The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-17
NEWS OF THE wHEELMEN.
JIMMIE MICHAEL LOWERS OTHER
RECORDS At sPRINGFIELD.

ne Cilp. nearly SIX Seconds or the Americas
Time for Ten R1Iea Hausn,an Captures
tho Five-Rals 4. A. w. championship
Bnid = triple winner-Routes and Notes.
sPRrNor1ELD, Sept. 16.-The closing day Of
the bicycle tournament was attended by 10000
persons, and the races were fast and interesting.
Jimmy Michael, the hero OF yesterday. appeared
on the track with his PAGERS and had q try at
the records for ton miles. Ho clipped several
notches Oft the American records which he held.
Tho result follows:
Ono mile, l.GA 3.b; two miles, 1888; three miles,
$500 30; four miles, 7:1e SO; Ave miles, 1900 Q.o;
six miles, l0:50 10; seven miles, 1898; eight miles,
l4:bt l.5; nine miles, 1885 l.6; ten miles. 1897 40.
His previous record for the ten miles was 10
minutes SO 15 seconds. Casey and Eckbcrg
lowered their own records for a third and half
mile, the third being covered in 35 seconds and
the half in 81 So seconds. The hve-milo anna
tour L. A. w. national championship was won
by L. G. Hausman Of New Haven in 10 minutes
SO 3-5 seconds. A feature OF the day was the
appearance of the smallest tandem in the world.
ridden by two little girls 4 and 3 years old.
They went around the half.mile track. to the
delight Of the crowd. Summaries:
One Mile, 2,15 Glass, Amateur-won by Victor Eek
berg, Worcester; George II, Collett, New Haven. SEQ
ond, Z. c. Ferre, Springfield. third; X. NJ. Alexander,
bb rsbepi G,e .UIt1ni !, sixth. Time, I ! minutes I SIS SEQ ao.
onds.
pa haI pu anS William WIN; t II Rsndal1. RocSe.te Sy second;
John 8, Johnson. Minneapolis, third; Tom Butler,
NTH. Time. i minute . go seconds.
One. Mile Open, Am9sear-Won by R. p. Ludwig.
Ellery M: Blake. Keene, NTH; George II. Collett, New
Third Of a Mile, Pfofessionsl. L. 4. ". National
Ssa%SPIiSSnsslP,w ssso by = FRED e, B1 3. io oMS,S5s" s ssynIs.
third; Tom Cooper. Detroit. fourth; owen $. Kimble.
Louisville; at.h; "; M Randall Roch ster' sixth
one.Mile Open, Professional Record Race.-won by
Butler third, Fred ). Loashssd fourth. Major"
Taylor NTH. Tom Cooper sixth. Time. . minutes
{. Mile open. Amateur-won by John $. John.
fourthi Z: G: Hausman. New Haven. nth. Time.
HaIf.Miis Handicap. Profe.s,onal-wo by o. s.
kim6le. Loaisyllle. 81 Sards; ", y. Randall. RoGhes;
s sard 80 y ysiTd; i TS% butler pE; a; a y; S1Swn; H,ey 20 Yards d.
fourth; Watson Coleman, Springfield. 80 yards. hfth;
Il; b Freeman, San Francisco. 40 yards. sixth. Time.
Half. Mile Pursuit Race-won by John 8. Johnson.
Five;Mllo Amateur, /. A. W. National o~hampio
dsnce. third; IA: Powell. New York, fourth Time.
Two.Mllc Handicap, Profe.sionM-we by owen 8.
Francisco, I4o yards second: Austin t. croofs, Bur.
faio, third; L. A. Callahan. Bufsio. 90 yards, fourth;
storm King, leo yards, sixth. Time. 4 minutes 20
seconds.
oneMile Match Race. High wheel-won by George
Time. 3 minutes o5 seconds.
The Joint lantern parade of the Mantle Wheel
men Of Jersey City and North Hudson Cyclers
600 riders in line. seventy being women. The
wheels were illuminated with colored lanterns
Sea ,s' sIdnR ID. dseG lIns q a gs WsFe also FSs nSSn ISn RESI-,
under the leadership of Capt. William Ladue,
left tho clubhouse. Jersey avenue and Third
wheels to Glenwood avenue and the Boulevard,
where they met and escorted the North Hud.
The route was over the new viaduct to Mercer
street. to Coles street, to Hamilton Park, return:
ins to a nSH1 1hen s.5e so tho to H Siantic:s :;ls to Taisd
The parade was resumed at $3.50 o'clock, the
route being through Third street to Henderson
ilton Park, thence back to Coles street. to Mer.
GER street, to Grove street, and around the City
Wood avenue, to the boulevard. and thence
down to the Greenville Schuetzen Park. where
the cyclists wound up their outing with q sup
per and dance.
Increased interest is manifested by tho local
clubs in long-distance riding with the return OF
runs are planned to Be held during September
Cycle CLUB Of this city will conduct a century
run to oakdale and return, while a ride to
1 ~ ouCh Will 10 nelu unueT inc
auspices Of tho Montauk Wheelmen OF Brook
Ign. On Sept. 20 the Acme Wheclmen OF Jersey
as Tar as fPiainaeid and return rfe" The They orRViliee
Wheelmen Of this city will hold u run
on the same day to oakdale and return.
New York Firemen's Cycle Club, and this
organization Is preparing to conduct an at
3. On Oct. "a tho Century Wheelmen will hold
its annual fall century ride over u course EN-.
% SrSS'J jersey grand and s 81 sSSa 1s sSsas u In E tSs s aorE;
century runs women riders manifest great In.
terest. and they think nothing of covering 100
miles in ten or twelve hours.
The Firemens Club will introduce something
of a novelty In Its first run on Oct. 3 by using
A well-known local rider Informed THE Sun
reporter carly in the week that he has acted az
season. which adds materially to his mileage.
Runs have been arranged by tho local clubs
Tor Sunday as follows:
New York-Century W., Mount Vernon; Linwood
w. Babylon; Arch W. Lake Hopatcong; Klondiks
W. W. t cae.x i,I ssa SI F,nSiSo W. TSrrytown; Lyseg9
Double < c3tcris W; Orange ascension club Cyclers
Staten Island los robel W, oatwood Park.
Ign u. c. pompton Lake; ~Bu,hwick W. Amityvi lie
Eastern District w oySter Bay; Nassau W.. Morris
away Beach; Carroll Park W, Morristown; Concord
o; New HS sr,sT@ soa.a hr9 % 3 %; Gsl,"s" Point.
LONDON. Sept. 16.-Cordang. tho Dutch cy
clist. finished 319 miles and 600 yards In IN,
Crystal Palace this morning. covering the dis
lance in twelve hours and beating the world
record. He finished his neutrality-suspicious. ride
covering GIG miles and $40 yards, ~eclipsing tn,
worlds record.
ROUTES.
Sprocket.-TO take q % or 10 mile r'do would Auy
Be'ta Trip to Hampstead; 10 To the Last Twenty th!rC
street fcrrti cross to Brooklyn. ride to Bed ford ave
nue., :" EASTERN Parkway or sackett street. to III,
hlulcVntd. and follow the route to Ozone Park pub
Iish"l. In TIM Sun to-day; then c~onttnue to Jamaica
l.o.lis. Queens. Hyde Park, aud Mineola TO Hemp
Btnud. The roads are fair to nne.
FL. To ride from this city TO Ozone Park, I. l.
cross 10 BROOKLYN ride 10 Prospect Park playr an(
foll"W IN" S1ckCtt 'trpet hnrIlrv ard ~ stone ,,cnun
e. .4irnninI"R Ncuun, - Funrll 5irrni 1 , hrDluI, ~
TO Ozone Park. The roads are IN good condition.
NOTES.
\ meeting OF the Central Wheelmen OF DrnnkIy,
Will be held on next Tuesday night.
The match race between Michael, McDunie Mn,
Lesna on Saturday, al Boston, VIII no for twCnty.fv,
miles. So
A tcn'n'lo handicap Dad race will he run betwec
Babylon aud AmityNil!e Tomorrow.
tn" Mantle Whsflmcn W Iar-cy CITY Ina, sh,,,
don"d ~" idoa NJ ioliIIs n rcEtury run ms sc,r%u
The Tlnkertown Whcelinen VIII hold IA race mec,
on Sept. Is. "''
a meet ng Of the Associated Cycling Clubs II Lon.
Island VIII he held on nrTt NonGay b,llIf,
The Nominating IoMalIttru Of tine Il nnA,ly.uL
1 ~ - 80 NA.I az IN