The sun., 1897-06-06
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
COLOMBIA WINS THE INTERCoLLE-
GIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Second Fiace-Three Records DroLeu-
Riders make Eine Display in the Up-
town Parade-oeed RacinG at PatchoEuo.
Columbia University scored decisive victory
in tho intercollegiate bicycle championships
held at Manhattan Beach yesterday. Her riders
captured Ave frsts, four seconds and ono third
place, scoring 1vo points. Yale scored two
points, and Pennsylvania one. The meeting
from o racing standpoint was OF a high order,
but the attendance was less than 1900
The track was In excellent condition and REQ
ords went by tho board in three events. The
Columbia team, which Is made up OF some Of
tho speediost amateurs In the East sustained
its title to tho championship by defeating the
long and short distance cracks from the diff
ferent colleges. While the entry list was large,
number Of men failed to ride Tho Princeton
team did not compete. although even a point
would have placed the Tiger combination ahead
Of Harvard on the full track and field pro-
gramme.
The Yale riders failed to Justify the high esti.
nation in which they were held. Capt. Hill,
who was expected to prove dangerous rival TO
the Columbia men. rode In rather poor form.
Tho trial heats were loafs until the home
stretch. whom the reserve speed Of the men was
used to advantage In the short spurts to tho
tape. Tho winners Of the first trials only quail
fed for tho final events. Semifnal heats were
run for the second place mon in the preliminary
trials. the winners qualifying.
In trial heat OF the one.mlle event J. p.
Williams Of Columbia reduced tho collegiate
record from minutes IL 3.5 seconds to
minutes Is 1,5 seconds. Tho record was
previously held by Ray Dawson. While all tho
members Of the Columbia team rode WELL Ray
Dawson and Irwin Powell divided the honors OF
the day. The latter was expected to win every
+. l. Schade, the curly. headed rider who won
the five,mile race handily last year. proved
oStp"ood and IL By W the h"Sss
OF the blue and white.
race. Capt. Fearing GO Of the Columbia team Pae cut
the pace for ths entire , Coming into tho
the outside. and grand rush followed. Powell
succeeded snSc -, in ,,i9 closing up and passing
Yale man, took i advantage 'f''ssG% Of scbado's
to beat him on tho line In tie; lie one.miie @ raes,
pace maker was put In to inject some life into
Dawson won In the record time Of minutes @
as S.S seconds; The previous Intercollegiate
a sei b
Of Columbia finished in the order named in the
| half-mile event.
were sent on In one heap: 1t was In this event
man and Hays of Columbia he alternnted In the
lead throughout the race. Dawson led at ono
seconds. The two-mile mark was reached in /
minutes 4s seconds, with Schade leading. 1.-TWO
the high banking rider In a bunch OF eight
| sweryed and threw six men. Three members of
the Yale team @ Eere in the lo. which spoiled the
and several other riders withdrew from the race
At threo miles. That distance was covered By
at four miles. His time was minutes 81
seconds; At this stage q Yale man
exhaustion. The peeemakers were withdrawn
at four and a half miles. and one Of the most e1-
schaae shot into the lead. and was then passed
by Harvard rider. Dawson, Hays. and Water
man. the Columbia trio who held good positions
and. entering the homestretch, a close race took
plSfS Pawson managed t,, to jump to the front
essth apart An o@. By
Dawson lowered the Intercollegiate record ord Of II" IS
minutes 45 seconds held by Schade to II min
Tho Uniyersity OF Pennsylvania riders fared
poorly until the tandem race was run. This was
wRicS T. the Williams boys 81 pushed I DAWSON ana
Powell. tho Columbia pair in tho event yester-
day, proved that the Pennsylvania riders have a
During an intermission o. ". Babcock Of tho
Harlem Wheelmen rode an unpaced half mile
with q flying start in l minute 2 2-5 seconds.
The succession of victories secured by tho Co.
lumbia men can be attributed in some measure
|
finishing sprints. Summary:
Quarter Mile-Final heat won by W. II. Fearing. Jr.
ss
fourth Time. SO S.o seconds.
bio; l. a. Powell. coiumSia. secSnd 5 %s !. % Baor
Yale. third; A. J. webster warthmoro fourth. Time
Half Mile-Finh heat won BY l. A: Powell: Column
hFs %ne HSr%ard II toar @ Time u
l minute as seconds.
Five Mile-won by Ray Dawson; Columbia; W. H.
| HAYS, Columbia second; +. l.. SChAde, Georgetown
third; II. S. Waterman. Columbia. fourth +. C.
Everitt Stevens. nth. Time, IL minutes SO l5 SEQ
onds.
ps@:Ga o.: S R 5GEsn and Ray
y Of esn9.S 9R,1 sssoRd WseF 1s and
Yale, fourth. Time, minutes 10 l-o seconds.
The bicycle riders of this city, Brooklyn. and
New Jersey were out In line yesterday
p eS s R as The e
ty,seeond street up to Ciaremont was c crowded
with riders. Women attIred In the most ap
aaorns and nnas s riders sn es$s asss
turnout along the Boulevard and River.
side Drive. parades attained y popularity last
The clubhouse OF the Century Wheelmen on
Seventy first street was the headquarters Of the
presented the appearance Of a bicycle encsmp'
ment after the noon hour. The details OF the
several months, showed perfect management
The officers Of the parade were selected from
inc leadlnR CLUBS as foilOWs:
Grand Marshal. Capt c. p. staubach Eighth Regi
ment, y. CT Chief OF Stan. II. II. Beldng. Jr n. Y
A. O.; AdJutant, Will r. PitmAn. New York Racing
Board. LAW stan-capt. l. Freeman Eighth Regi
ment; Capt. Arthur NJ Tompkins Sinth Regiment
Capt Frank Isherwood, Twenty second Regiment
CAPT william l. HaIen seventy -drst Regiment Capt
q. Arthur Coan. Snth Regiment; Lieut.. George r JAG
oby. Eighth Regiment; Lieut. Charles Heerdt, Nintf
Regime mt; Lieut. Arthur NJ JGcobus. second battery
n. O.; Lieut. II. g. Leonhardl, Ninth Regiments; Fred
erick NJ Frobisher, Local Consulate J.. A. W :; Loyt
Coils, John +. Kelly. Xavier Wheelmen; Alexander
Bemanno, A. Cressy Morrison. First Vice Presden
L. w: chn1, n Cohen, Manhattan nicYCln Club: T.
Z. =. Williams. Dr.; NJ; l. Rhein. Alfred Chasseaut
RnickerbockeT A. O.; STAN Buger. James l.. Know les
stan orderes. w. J. Blair. A. W. Bartlett. and v
Palmer Ross
. Marshal Military cyclists Major Washington Con
tent, Twelfth Regiment.
Marshal New York Club. John H. Yates. n. Y. A.
Marshal Floral Decorated Wheels. Maurice Aron.
1 Marshal Brook Clubs Capt. W, Lewis Garcia
| Fourteenth Regiment and BrOoGiyn Bicycle Club.
Marshal New Jersey Clubs, Frank l. c. Martin
PlAinheld. N. J.
Marshal Fancy Decorated Wheels George J. Cooke
Harlem WheelInon.
Matshai out OF Town Clubs. l.. X. Fries. Presiden
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