The sun., 1897-09-28
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
LONG ISLAND AND NEW JERSEY
OPPOSED TO CONSOLIDATIoN.

The Demand for BcScle Brhkea on the In
creaae-winninEa OF the Principal Riders
on the National CircuIt-Mnny Gew Records
for Canadian Riders-Routes and Notes.
The plan for the consolidation of the New
York. Long Island, and New Jersey Associated
Clubs into ono central organization is unlikely
to succeed. The idea is approved OF by n large
element, but the Long Island and New Jersey
associations arc opposed TO it. The idea orig
mated with p. A. Brock, President of the old
Metropolitan Association. who has been work
ing earnestly to bring about the consolidation.
The winnings OF the leading men who follow
the National Circuit are as follows:
Bald. s2.la7; Gardiner, el.1so; Titus, sl.l7b;
Cooper, svl9; Taylor. $3.50; Mertens, t722; Stevens
s725; Nat Butler. ss40, Newton, s640; Mcfarland,
$500; Kmblc S5e5; Hoyt. e370; Joughead. s2I5;
Newhouse. Ssoo; Coleman. $500; Tom Butler, $3.50;
Eaton, el80: Randall tel0; Cabanne, $40; Seen.
son. $3.50; Becker. 81 soi Wells sleo; F. Butler. $780,
Aker. elo5; weinig. e12l; Hedstrom. 500.
The bicycle manufacturers report that the cy-
cling public is fast awakening to the necessity
Of using brakes. During the present year tho
demand for them has been In excess of any pre-
vious season. The increased interest in touring
over all conditions of country roa is is attributed
to the change In faith OF the public for brakes.
The veteran riders are their strongest advocates.
Tho racing Board OF the Canadian w NDeelmen
announces that the following records against
time have received official recognition:
Amateur-Quarter mile. unpac.d. standing start.
standing start. a. McgaeGern minute Is sccoaus
half mile, unpsced iy ,ng start, Frank Moore, min
A. McEschern, 3 minutr. is seconds; one mile, un
paced ny nS start IN A. Mctashern; mngae,, @ 10 So
son. minutes go seconds; one mile, paced flying
pac, d. standing start. A. McEachern minutes 20 25
seconds Ave miles, paced. standing start. 4. McEach
start. joan Davidson. sS miles .Ssa yards
Professonal-Haf mile. unpaced, flying start, c.
paced nying start. Mccall and Greatrix. = minutes
| seconds.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 27-Tho largest century
e yesterday % Thrce Randrsd and thirty
started from here early in the morning for
Frederick, Md; Among them were three women.
Three hundred and eight reached Frederick aud
fell from her wheel and hurt herself; She re.
finished the run About $50 arrived here on
time; Tho limit was o'clock last night, but
| the schedule hour and minutes.
GREENwrcH, Conn. Sept, 27.-The Port Ches.
ter Union Cycle Club held a series of races at
| Field Point track here to-day. summary FOL.
lows:
HaltMlle scratch-Final heat won by John Neil,
son. Halsey hunson second. Louis Morreu third
Time minute is19 seeonds
sen % Hasey hunson second. Charles Guthrie third.
Time minutes soia seconds -,,
nsi n4. a Ia. W. n S.SdTs 100 yards sssond ao Louis
| Hnsey Munson lowered the ten-mile track
record OF 27 minutes 40i4 seconds. paced by sim
mer record as held by Fred F. Hiiderbrandt Of
the New York County Wheclmen.
opened to-day with national circuit bicycle
meet. strong northwest wind blew down the
Kiser and Gardiner failed to qualify for a place
In the final OF the two-mile professional handi.
an So niles SqS
the track record of 8 minutes 81 As seconds.
h nass tsoSs Ms 'hs Seas
be %ehiidren's day =" at the fair. Thirty thou.
| sand tickets have been given 10 school chill
dren IN this and adjoining counties. Summary
| OF to-day's races:
One Mile Open, Professionalism by L. @. Bald
| Ks'r. DAYTON o, thirds Thomas N. Cooper, Detroit
One Mlle Novice % Amateur-%on by L. E. Cunning.
ham Ttenton; joseph Edgar. Jr Rel Bank. n. J..
| minutes 40 seconds.
lett New HAVEN; E. c. Hsuscman. New Haven. sec.
Snd; Ray Dawson Boonton. third. Time. minutes
| man and George II. Collect New Haven; Walter q.
4, NUM- and mate, Springfield, L. t.. third Time.
Two,Me Handicap, Professlonal-won on by Nat But.
Ter c9mords.i ort 80 yards nr A l. Brown, cLevs.
third J. T. wash Boston, ioo ards fourth. ''! Tms.
| minutes 80 seconds.
man scratch; H. C. Gardinsr PnsaeiPhis 20 yaqis
second; Ray Dawson. scratch. third. Time. min.
Manayunk succeeded in lowering the bicycle
| record between Gloucester and this city to-day
by seven minutes. He made the distance. sixty
| miles. in two hours and thirty.eight minutes
| Tho last nine miles wcrc made unpaced. hc tan
dem that WAS pacing the rider having burst
tire above Absenon Flanagan was paced from
Moore and Ad ans brothers; Berlin to Hammon, M on
ton by Wenze, Turner and another man on a
trplet; Hamn,onton TO Egg. Harbor by tho
| Manayunk Clubs tandem and from Egg IIar-
| VIM. Mischlich. Jr. 1t was tho latter machine
| that broke down.
day J. w. Stocks, the bcyclist, broke all records
for from six to lhirty.threc miles. Ho rode the
onds. In one hour he rode 81 miles 2.os6 feet,
tho longest distance ever made in that time.
ROUTES.
F.JP,-To ride from FIFTY second street and Park
| avenue to Lake Hopa cong go to Mads and
tSSw s 90 T%eatS fourth the Tsst Twn,y
through ETshsass pses street % Hend 70
son street! TO Mercer STREET, to the Hudson County
% ,ais Broad % street e Clinton sysnus TO ITvnston
Dover. Port Dram. and Lake Hopatcons. Tho dis.
II. II. afH asr,mss.To man 'fSi ride to Hudson. N. y.
starting from 10th street and Seventh av nue.,
| go TO llBth street, TO 81. Nicholas avenue
street. TO the Washing bridget cross Feathe
ing road, 10 nailey avenus to nssbridsei Continue
to Yonkers, to the turnpike TO a. nwoot. HaAtinss,
| Dohhs Ferry, Irvngton, and Tarrytown; follow
broadway past Andre mon lment to ST Paul's NJ
Church, to the turnpike to Sing Sing; go TO Peeks-
kill. GarrsOn's. Nelgonvle, Fishk.n Village. and
Wappngers Falls; cross creek 10 South avenue. to
Pouphkeepsie; ttke the turnpike TO Hyde Park. TO
SiaatSbnrg. Rhineheck. Red Hook. Upper Red Hook
Ciermoni. Blue Stores, McKins tryville and Hudson
1 miles.
H. w.-To ride from Highland Park, New Bruns.
wick to Red Bank, N. j. follow George street TO Old
| Hrldra q MnI lHn nm Iha