New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-06

they qualihed on Saturday. az follows:
f. hrb h. Bad s;,l,, g G. W. Buffalo scratch
+ a. Mcfarland JOSS Cal Is yards
l. 4 Callahan R. b. c. buffalo. % yards
H. X Steenson Dayton. Ohio. .............. 90 yards
L. = Akr. Philadelphia ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 80 yards
x,,tTe Mnngapos .....'''''..'....'i yards
X A. Miller II W. New York ..............l2o yards
T. M fcer, SI Assu Kn farS yards
%hts Lyn1 ToS... Long Island yards
Moshcr Mcfarland Titus and Bald appear to
be the fayorites. but any prediction is almost use
less Besides the big race there viii be quarter
mile dash. one,me handicap and ive-me metro
poltan championship for amateurs. and a mile
open, with 1926 in prizes. and half mile handicap
for the money-chasers, Over three hundred MEM
bers of the League Cycling Club OF Philadelphia
arrived yesterday and will attend the big meet in
Island Railroad and the first race will 230
p. m.
Two extra contests that have been arranged are
a nve-mile paced exhibition by CASTOR Rivierre
who arrived from France on Saturday and third
mile paced exhibition without handle-bars by f.
II. Taylor. Of Jersey City.
The first bicycle parade Of magnitude which has
ever been attempted In Mount Vernon. or in West
chester County, Will be held the twenty-one
miles Of asphalt and macadam streets OF Mount
Vernon to-day. The parade will start sharply at
o'clock and the prizes will be given Immediately
after It's close. The city Is gayly decorated with
flags and emblems. f. T: Ker chairman OF the In
thousand wheelmen Will be IN line. and that New;
York City and Brooklyn will be well represented
by civic and military clubs and 1t Is possible S t that
Yonkers will send delegations both from the cycle
and military clubs and Mount % clubs ama
making formidable array Of contestants for the
fered The reviewing stand will be at the hope Of
Coroner A.: T. Banning, In delightful shady spot
In South Fonrih-aye Asr the parade os. Sinner
men In their clubhouse near the reviewing stand
There was a dignihed charge OF cyclists through
Printing House Square yesterday morning which
caused the oldest City Hall Park lodger to open
his eyes in wonder as to where all the wheels
came from. The cavalcade swept across the car
tracks and onto the Brooklyn Bridge in excellent
order requiring nearly half hour 10 pass in
front Of The Tribune Building The cyclists were
delegation of visitors from rnadephia nn ahe1
city and a delegation Of local wheelmen from the
members Of the Associated cycling Clubs OF New.
from the 9pnksr Gy ng t IN ~ two ssc1Ons
body OF the visitor decided TO take The boat for
Newburg where they wished TO spend the day. but
the majority placed themselves in the hands OF the
local committee and proceeded 10 Coney Island.
The parade an imposing one. and the riders
attracted much attention all the way to the Island
The Philadelphia delegation was headed by T.
D. Haines president. and Captain Barlow. OF the
League Cycle Club OF that city. Edward Ger
bcreux was the grand marshal OF the run, assisted
by Mcssrs Engehart Gibbs. Bridgeman and Fitch.
Among the local escorts were from ten 20 twenty
members from the Harlem Wheelmen, in charge
OF Captain Morrison; Century Wheelmen. In charge
OF Captain Gibbs; New-York Firemen Cyclists IN
charge OF Captain McAcaree; Royal Arcanum
Wheemen in charge OF Captain Frlngs; Green,
Gelceations from the Riverside Wheelmen. York
yiIle Wheelmen and other club members OF the
\. A. &. The cyclists had to be distributed al
three hotels at Coney Island for dinner The re-
turn trip was started at ?i5 O'clock taxing sne
across the Bridge over to the West Side asphalt
strip. and up 10 the Boulevard and Riverside Drive
Grants tomb. by permission of the Park Depart,
mont had been kept open for the cyclists until
o'clock. The run dsbandcd at Fifty ninth-st.
some OF The visitors went back to Philadelphia on
the 100 train. and others ut midnight. Many how.
ever. remained over TO attend the Dig race meet
1T Manhattan Beach to-day
The century run TO Oakdale Long Island. OF the
Empire State Wheelmen OF Brooklyn next sun
day. has many attractions for century riders. AMI
entire clubs have postponed their scheduled runs for
trophies offered for the largest number OF sur
yiyors. Some prominent clubs Of the Eastern Dis
YORK Indian ZAP Wiener Happy Co Lucky, T.
Howard Wheelmen. c. and q. club and several
ShSTs not IN cy nT among hem many
viii nelp make this one OF the most en1oyable
divisions both leaving the fountain. Bedford-ave.
Brooklyn.
Two Indian Princes OF Koetei are now visiting
Europe and recently stopped NJ Amsterdam. While
there they met American representative
for that district. ard were so impressed with
the quality Of the American wheels that they I'M
.redateiy ordered two duplex machines After
they have become accustomed to cycling ana
think themselves capable OF mastering me m'!-
cl1 two singles and tandem VIII be added 10
their stable.
TIE nrtecn-nllc road race Of the Huguenot
Whcclmcn has been postponed TO September Is
The other races were run on saturday. ana re-
emitted a. follows: Boys race. Leonard Go!dsmitn
hinvcia shoes. one-me challenge. !. MADDEN. sill
: rr- mounted pipe: one-mile handicap James HaT-
riaon gold ring The prize IN the hteen-mile
road race will be- an eighteen-foot saratoga skill
Cyclists desiring 20 Join the League OF American
Ubeemen NAV obtain full printed intormaloh
mi membership blanks by sending names ana al
ir.sses tn the Cycling Editor. The Tribune
TRIPLE CENTURY RUN BEGINS.
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