The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-10
NEWS OF THE wHEELMEN.
LIVELY RACING ON a SLOW TRACK
AT THE HUDSON COUNTY MEET

miller 81 the Greenwich wheelr,eu makes =
pcrsors ChsrEs Asainst sutphan o. uewark-
Pri-es wet distributed hreng aeadinE
Riders At the H. A. W. Rational n1eet.
h Hudson County wheelmen held their
postponed races at the West Side Driving Park
on Jersey City Heights yesterday afternoon. A
f~air-sised crowd witnessed the events. The
half-mils trottinG trace was in poor condition,
making fast time impossible. The meet was
limited to amateur riders. tho entries includ-
Ing the best local flyers. Powell. Dawson and
Ripley withdrew their entries and did not ride
In q heat Of the one-mile handicap Dewey and
Ruol collided, causing . spill and bringing
down half q dozen riders. The officials allowed
Dewey to ride In the anal heat In the tandem
handicap race It was expected that Miller and
Babcock, the Greenwich team. would win hand
lily. but, although they qualified In their heat
they failed TO finish in the 6nal.
After the races were over, Miller protested to
Referee Norwood that sutphan, the Newark
rider, was incorporating under an assumed
name. He declared that he was In reality
Charles Sodon. the Newark rider. who had been
placed in the professional class. An attempt to
discover the truth of the complaint failed. - the
accused had left tho grounds with his prize
Summary:
One. Mile Hand,cap-Fi.t hea. won by ". J. Van
s sseeiiyn. G iCS ya isisna sses sS '@i Time. a minute n Es.y; -
seconds. seoGnG hea, won b. G. Puilerton. Y; Va
ond ~ fine, / minute: tS1 sceo ise.h Third heat won
By I. A. Jackson. Jersey oily, 100 yardsi w. 3.
BE. 9. NsSssi. 90 yards, CT . . widths. BrooFiyn.
fi rs 3I sss. yGR y H \. S x.h VIE i : & 6; P,,s% or.
won BY 90. hSGnirs. 5 N. W, so Esrds; Jack Jas.
E. Ri as y seconds p; g; r T,s ytir %cn 's ~ n. %su, 1i%s; : ;. % q. Ne.
'Guire. secondi IL. b. cAshell. third. Time, 2 minutes
one.MIe open-Final heat won by r. A. Miller.
New York; J ]. Hutchin. Brooklyn, second; George
Reith., New York, third. Time. y minutes, 81 s'e
one and. a.Half. Nile Tandem Handicap-First heat
Miller ana f Bsereo s.S New Yorf. scratch. :eoSnd; Van
Busfirk and Wells, Hsckenseck. 80 yards. third.
By byT B:;eS a nahu crswfos I'd. i TSsaSstb. s' g yards isas s.cror
and Dewey. Jersey CITY: 100 yards; second Jasper
q 40 seconds. Final won BY Rogers and sutphan.
ss;0rer ! and md, Dewey second. naSb and Crawford third.
hslf, Nile H an ~hsat Ton BY c; 4 Wells 4,
yards' second % y fins; i ! S ri SSef ! st.o StGoks Second SS
heat won By Q; Hallock. Jersey City; o. yards; 7. T.
seconds. Third heat won by Il d. cashcli. Pater:
son. 80 yards; J. Q. Mcclure, Newark, 40 ysrds. SEQ
c,.y q yards, second. Time. minute seeona;;
lnina.. tsF99ssn seconds rasia''i sixth e heat Seos w ,s1S ~ b. s arPs; /.
second. Time. l minute 2 as seconds. Final won
by Cashell, Hutchin second, Mcclure third. limo.
! minute 7 80 seconds.
One Mile Championship, Hudson County-won by
Thomas Firth. Harrtsoni c. o. Dewey. Jersey City.
second; A. Michels. Jersey City. third. Time. ,
minutes Al LIS secondn-
A comparison Of the results Of the races held
at the national meet of the L. A. W. last week
show that Loughead, kiser, and Mertens were
the only professionals to capture two first placed.
The prizes in both the amateur and professional
classes were divided among all the leading men.
amateur to win two events. The results in both
classes were as follows: