New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-01
FINE RACING AT THE BEACH.
= G. BALD THE CHAMPION OF THE DAY.


uA1r-M1lE RECORD FOR THE TRACK
MAJOR. TAYLOR. THE coLoREp BOY.
RIDES wEII,-A CLOSE RACE BE-
TWEEN HoYr AND MFAR-
LAND. AND THE pEc1-
SION DISPUTED
few more race meets such that held at the
Manhattan Beach track yesterday by the River
s,se Wheelmen would he sure 10 increase the IN
ras, 4, cycle racing in this district and enrich the
Golfers O, the hustling clubs. 1t vas an ideal oay
for the sport at the track. so generally sweep. py
OCEAN hreezes. for the breezes were somewhere
else and while the spectators sweltered the riders
were In their element. and fast time was mace
4, nearly every race OF the day The club deserves
every praise for conducting so fine meet. ana IL
won the leather medal for so successfully keeping
from the public the good things 1t had In store TOT
them little preliminary publicity, announcing
,not the fast riders OF the country would meet,
would have brought more thousands 10 the track
20 witness the battle royal
As II was possibly four thousand people jour
neved 10 the track by the to witness as the
.o,o,,,v exnected an ordinary days racing In
stead the sport close TO. II not the pest seen
IN this district this year. A meeting between 'he
four cycling stars. Bald. Kiser Cooper ana "aru'-
ner is a cycling incident which does not come 10
New-York more than once or twice year. anu
when such a meet has been arranged the puohc
should be informed OF the fact
Aro,her feature which added further interest 10
tho meeting OF the fast riders OF the country was
the fact that IN the one-mile open Bale ana hiser
vera 10 run off the final in their tie race held al
raw CITY Mich last week. The race at Bay CITY
had been for a 81 900 nurse. and each rider had won
one heat They agreed TO have the race oeelueo
IN the mile open at the beach track yesterday.
This would make first place worth $lr" " ei''e-
Of the riders mentioned.
paceu,akers were put in in each heat and they
we're allowed qualify for the final titus sho"eu
some of his old time form In the first neat ana ne
won cleverly. with Kser second the la'te' "o
overexe-ting himself at the finish BAD hnis"eu
Ike a whirlwind in the second heat and won easily
.-o,, t1ovt and the "cannonbalW from Bunalo was
loudly applau led. Major" Taylor captured 'he
third heat in 2ls 25 the best time so far MAUI anu
the ex-mascot of the South Brooklyn "heeiihei
vas cheered literally and mis- friends went around
Altering even money that the Major "ouu NC
Yong the frs, three in the final. Their enthusi-
esr, oozed out before they had placed much fnohe.
al that figure. Stevens and Mcf ariaHu ~
first and second. respectively. in the iour'h "e"N
while the fifth went TO Gardiner, with cooper see
ond. 49,. DIT,
.,aa Mott decided TO have semi-hnals 10 reduce
the size OF field. Bald again won WIN -,
second Gardiner third and Jenny fourth, na!o
Tavior captured the second trial. with NiS
ord Cooper third and Titus fourth
A. tho cracka1acks were pretty well urea out
by his time the referee decided TO have the ma
cc,ne as the last race Of the day, and wheh II oiu
come the noble few thousand sa" oa'"e ~
they will not forget for many day
Rav Macdonald once a rider or some prominence
-, now fine food for the cannibas. was put III 10
mace and his wind held out long enough io' III"
:, set clipping pace for three-fourths OF 'ne 'ou
nsv Kiser Jumped and flashed In oenino Macuon
adj with Bald next and Taylor. Hoyt Gaf1ner IN
Sooper. TITUS Newhouse and Jenny following IN M
order This order was maintaned un'1s me-" Nm 10
the top of the bank and made sprint ior me i
The trick looked Ike god one rn nuo and
Jenny did not steal much Of Lead FaS' ,n down
M backstretch the wheels seemed scarceiy 10
touch the track Jenny was still IN fTon.i nert ans
Bald not far behind Turning into the stretch, CO..
ored fash came out Of the 1uneh; a n1, sreak me
ibronsh ard the yen increased roar for every
body Hne% mat i5 5he Taf Down the
Bald swept with speed that was aPP@'i,is he was
worth but ne might well try to stop the iIp
Cooper Cooper did not defeat the plucky i 49, Ga
Ina and the pace for the last MALT had Deeh 20
furious the Others were oeginMng 10 The last
half-mie was made fast time but as none 81 IN,
timers csHgn' ,h it, 1ec Is lP or the track
Kiser rode an exhibition, paced by me ~. nv, nre
q1 quad m IN Mas y' made by CHARLES Earl Of ne
kings county Wheelmen. O:54 % In the t%O Idk
MAJ rfsed 70 be- satisfied with the decision OF the
judges Hoy, and Mcfarland GtoSs seGar ra them
Wien Fred Burns announced that the Judges ma, mao
Psced 9y 5n nrs btachere The amateur contests
by H. J. l.oughiin OF ll tyhssimen r "
Richt of the south brooklyn Wheemen and o. y,
Babcock and A Miller sS OF the cab niT, Inhibition
OF fancy and trick riding. the best seen al 'e "'N
The Officials were as follows: Referee. Albert
Mott chairman National kas9 Y9r B9 s,ae Raeng
B1ard, Ayerv ID Andrews. Police Commissi oneI'
W s Bull secretary treasurer New-York state
Division League Of American Wh1elm P1isl H Msn
haitian Bicycle Club and Robert Genie snntsr sS e
ponsg ses DSs0 staabsc s
bse Gye5s Charles sd f Rssi
nent Gyclers: ump:res j. NJ Long captain TIT
umph Wheemen; s. II Lumms; captain 3:rae1 11fH
Wheelmen. and W J White. captain ,S New, G;bh
Cogny chef afrk of ooarse chaTes
Weeks Riverside Wheenen; starter; E. A. Powers
BatebeGer earme Of American Wheelmen
n0uncer. F W Burns. Quill Club Wheemen
THE SUMMARIES.
HA1.F-MII.E NOVICE.
@ 81 % s.:, y Tsss@
gu F aa5 32" "A 20 3'9 1Rrd Time third hsi
s 9@ BY second beFTy4aM cKney St. Luke Whesm
EopT Tass e' S. WON SE bG %a
Ter Foulkes ST. Luke Wheelmen. third l1me-IA's'
FINAL HEAT.
" G BsfTyrnsn NewY York ...........'......'...'
Ferdinand Dnuba NeT r,9s, s:
Won BY ten lengths. lengths between second ana
hird
OXE-MII.E SCRATCH AMATEuR).
F' @saEY Nin.I sy h1 EysI n
;vajo Kings County wheelmen thrd tn H. linen
scond heat-Won by r. A. Miller. Greenwich waSa1
Bay Murray Pleasant Valley. second W p. M s,