New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-31
A GREAT DAY AT THE OVAL.
SUCCESSFUL MEET OF THE ASSOCIATED
CYCLING CLUBS.


ILLUSTRATE THE BENEFITS or HEALTH
Full INTEREST IN wHEELNG-AN
INTERNATIONAL RACING
INCIDENT.
Berkeley Oval, where the first annual meet OF
the Associated Cyclirg Clubs OF New-York was
Mold Yesterday presented as pretty sporting
r,ctura ne aver was seen in New-York Trees and
foliage and the unusual greenness Of the grass.
coupled with the gay attire Of the riders on the
track combined TO present a picture Of activity
nrd beauty difficult TO excel at race meeting
The Oval Is certainly an ideal spot for bicycle
meet. Pretty girls were there yesterday IN iarse
numbers many Of them going there on their
,yheels One OF the enthusiastic wheelmen who
rad redaned his way from the city proper was
Mayor Van Wyck. In becoming costume inc
Mayor said he didn't mind the ride much, put mao
10 halt occasionally on a hill Tho ctys Chlet
Magistrate was In a particularly amiaoie mood
during the entire afternoon, thus forciby ihus-
trating the wonderful benefit Of healthful ihVis-
Grating out-of-door exercise. He had smiles ior
everybody. and for once everybody "aS a o'''
for the Mayor.
WEAK INTERNATIONAL RIDING.
The weather was ideal. tho sport throughout was
cxcenentlv MANAGED and rather bulky pro-
gramme was run off In good time The races were
confined almost exclusively 10 amateurs. the one
exception being an International pursuit match ne
tween Gcugoltz and Lamberjack the champions
OF France and Sager and Swanbrough. or Amer
lea the supposed lively Westerners WHO fece""!
established tandem RECORDS.
It was pretty generally known that tho French
men were much dissatisfied with tho treatment
they had received from their managers In this
country and It supposed that they "ouid ho'
break their nerks In consequence. as they expect
10 return TO their native heath next Saturday. at
the start OF the race the chain on the frehchnehs
tandem broke and those OF a suspicious turn OF
mind smiled knowingly. Time was allowed 10 the
Frenchmen In which 10 get new chain, the TWO
miles handicap being substituted meanwhile.
When the race was started II was observed that
the Frenchmen were dressed in American coiors
while the Americans wore advertising SUITS 't
course the majority OF the uninliia'en SuPp"S''
that the Frenchmen were Americans ana VIZ"
versa 1t was no race AZ ALL the Frenchmen fairly
eating ID space ana catching their opponents In
three miles and thrce-quarters. the time being -
POWEI.Ls FORM IMPROVED.
Tb. amateur races throughout were excellent
Tho onening race was a mile novice handicap. an
innovation in this country. Every heat was wen
contested. T. a. Powell OF the New orK A'n'euo
club. showed a wonderful Improvement IN i'r'h
due largely 10 the warm weather. he chP'"'o'
the race in easy fashion, and duplicated this per-
Torrance IN the two-mie handicap "Hn's o''"
moro easily In the second race
The intcr-club team pursu'; race fnrniSheo ~"
other Interesting contest Pahcock ana neoe''. "a
the Harlem Wheemen. showed almost pcIiee'
team work and won after two miles ana ono '"p
had been covered. Loafng tactics OF mo u''n
mark men did much TO spoil the finish In the maj
hao, ~ tho ona-rnll. tandem handicap. Tho result
was that the long markmen had the finish 10 them
selves u and F. J. Sed,ey. the youngsters from
Bensonhurst. won rather clevefy.
All <ys Mott. chairman o.; the lthclhs DOM" Va
TIL /, 80 OF American Wheemen. was p''se.,.'
an6 while no admitted that some Things In inc -
-. : racing world had not moved smoothly
they might no though, that every ming would
sfraighten Itself In short order tn" announcing Of
Fred Burns was u delightful innovation after lis
,ening TO the amateuri4h howiers Who have been
announcing AT some OF the other meets IN 'his us
trict.
MEN WHO MANAGED THE MEET.
rn. officials 10 whom tho success OF the meeting
was largely due follows
Refercc-Isaac y Potter president Of the League
OF American Wheelmcn. judge . T. Snin, u
f. id5rr ir vicc-constl Of The Nev- York state
division. Lsague OF American Whe>lmeT Jon y. ..
Hcrile COitmissloner OK Accounts, N"w- Nork 'lty,
yaseph Oanan, Alderman; Ne~rf9rk ~ ,1" cr,
George r Moran Morris Wheelnen. NJ - Freid-
enrich. Harlem WAeemen. Sydney -. hq 4i
Whcclrnen; j. T Delaney chairman Of the Race
Committee, \. G. g.. o. Ions Island. sccr,cIs-
Ae9a Stsh m@Ie mrHur nyor Roya Ma
mum WAecn,en: Edward h Ryder, Pierce Wheel
mcn. umplres-Wqrde Bingeyi cenntary y Wheel.
S II iumis yorkyllo Wheelmon. Clerk q course
Chares Weeks Hyerae Whreimr' N NJ Tar,S
Ncw-York J II. Valentine. Harlem whsclmen.
Competitors ccrk-William g. lluson harlem
Wheemen Announcer FFredcrick "; Burn
gum Club Wheemep Neutrality-suspicious. " l.
M.Cer'h% osa h q = P%.on QUIZ Cub
Whcomen Grand marshal samuel Walter York.
Wheemen Of North New,York. Edward Ieterson'
yigilant Wheelmen; Ihip A. Decker, ri York
Green WheeiTen Re- Ea%arq 'eG
h pa, sh2'P yfrSta yce cgs r. RYAN
Rowling Green Wheelmen: !. NJ Gentle Riverside
Whecmen. and VI. L. Bridgeman Metropolitan
chairman. Knickorbocker Athletic club Whcelmen:
Louis Harding Morris WhecImen; James 0'Nsl.
Mecca Whecmen. Frederick w. Donohue. Harlem
Whcemen: Ar,h9r T. seig. a. C. Wh 8,i',e
Klinker Century Wheemen: Melvin A. Rice.
Orient whecIrnen: James p Harris. Bowling
frssn eyds Gu5 6 M
Tourist Wheclmen: Hugh w Best. Triumph
Wheernen An" w r. Mcconnell Royal Arcanuml
THE SUMMARIES
These summaries show tho results in detail:
MIL yo poyss F pa hat Won Won Ny We 20 A,w
New York 90 yardp. T. J. scdley Bensnhnrst Scratch
second Time.2lG's. Third heat won by j. bolibear
JeGsey c go {aIa ga.. vl Esdp Ss,, nFGay"
scLcn s,c e, yor 20 - XIV, Wr hsa, won ny a.
go yaTds). second. Time > ~. Firth heat by 81.
Co y% y send 1 e ssh ' Ses wos BY
Wood New-York go YARDS, ]. BngGort New-York 40
yar1sl. second. Time 23l n
FINAL. HEAT.
r Seward. NeS.YoTk -" 'oS yards: ......."..
T. J. s-dey Benaonhurst scraichb..................
Time :.!.s.
10y lengths: a length between and third
Nile (scra,ch, First heat by J. T. williams jr
New York 4. g.. Geo-ge Cameron. Riverside Wheelnen
second: william Frank Yorkville third Time $50
Second heat by l. A. Powell. New York A. G.. H. Y
RcdD. Harlem Whoelrnen second. r. ]. Young New
YorK third. Time-2.-.-s. Third by 9 r
cev,- York. 4 Coff