New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-05

SUPERIORITY OF THE ANIMAL OVER Thu
UNPACED RIDER SHOWN
NO DIFFICULTY IN LEAVING THE WHEEL -.
HIND-scHooL BOYS. MESSENGER BoYA
POLICEMEN AND LETTER-cARRIERs

POLICEMEN AND LETTER-cARRrERs
COMPETE FOR PRIZES
As the general public does not seem disposed -
take regular bicycle racing seriously just at present.
q programme OF what Ia known as freak raoeo
was run Of a, Berkeley Oval yesterday The pub.
lie did take this seriously. either. ana - .
result The attendance was anything but large.
Possibly fifteen hundred spectators were present.
They found the climb Up the hill from the railroad
station rather whiting. but when they reached
the oval a gentle breeze greeted them and repoS9
them for the discorNorts which had gone before
The programme consisted OF for public
school boys for policemen. fremen. letter-carrisrs
trick riding and contest between a wheelmao
and a horse. The hrernep possibly found II I'm
possible TO get leave OF absence on such day
and they present. while only two letter.
carriers took part IN the race arranged for their
special benefit. There also ten-mile paced
race arranged between n. Y Bedeu. OF the Pierce
Wheelmen, and Arthur Pae,scher, OF the Yorkvtuo
Wheelmen. The tire Paetschers bicycle OF.
ploded just the race was TO start. ard az Il WAS
getting late the contest was declared on. and
Bedell. instead. rode hve-mile exhibition.
The principal feature OF the day was race Of
mile heats between a horse, ridden by Snapper"
Garrison and Teddy" Goodman. on q bicycle
Goodman rode on the turtle-back bicycle track.
while the horse the cnder track inside
The turns were rather sharp for the animal but No
handled good style b. the former we'll
known jockey and he won both heats and the
contest rather easily What horse Garrison rode
Is a mystery. except to few. The animal was
a -year-old flly OF rather handsome lines and
some speed According 70 Garrison be bad secured
the Ally for the race. but the owner had requested
that her name and pedigree be kept secret He
said she had started this year. but that she
would do in few days She Is dark bay
with white markings the two hind legs and a
the forehead.
The first heat from q standing start, ana
the horse gradually overlook the wheelraan. and
rather easily at the end In the second heat
the management anxious TO have II look more
Ike a race and II was agreed that the start should
| bs flying. 1t more OF battle this time. AID
Garrison and he horse won by possibly ten yards
| The time for the first heat was ill., and for tie
second heat 2.s % Bicycle riders making
wonderful time when paced by mutieycles. but the
time has not arrived when unpaced bicycle
rider can defeat thoroughbred when 5e Is IN
good condition aud under capable. jockey.
Michael McDutree. Linton and several more paced
b. big machines can run away from any horse
that lived. but for unraced cycist TO do
the trick Is another question.
Frederick II. s. Onge, once racing man OF some
rspute. gave a clever exhibition as tramp trick
cycst. Then a red. white and blue trlpet team,
the riders being dressed respectively In those coll
ors. made exhibition half-me In o'F Is. The
final Of the one-nlile handicap run in driv-
ing ranstorm Tne riders slipped all over the
steep pmbankment at the start. After three fall
ures the starter announced that the attempt
would be tho last and that the riders who fsu
might cons.:er themselves out OF the race. Three
went down and ,here much grun bling in con-
sequence The was finally won by $. GODFREY
from the 70-yard mark
The programme arranged BY The Morning
Journal" for The benefit OF the Maine Monument
Fund The officials follows:
Referee, John Barnett. JudgesxGeorse y. Need;
nam Edward Ger5ereaux, Thomas Roe and
| Charles r. Heydt. Starters-J. II. Taylor and W.
! B. Young Hlndicapper- George L. Mccarthy.
Joseph cdoney. second Time@i:io second nea, won ~
hea; w,n ey II D Hoffman Hon. Fredsr9k Hssen second
! cooney second II D. HOFFMAN. third. Tine :ssE.
Wen by four lengths two lengths between second and
ms 0o'mT ss .s ssa xo T0 ~ sT
Srie"'n ais Tslr4 6s%; %aa S~ ss
yms-2s2 FSys,h hsa' won by Fans Es,n Tn
second. d seaman ,hird Tiu,e-?:str. Won b. two
f9sos n i1u' pS9s raeewor by r. saese o.orss
Mckay second Thomas Mularky. third chsries Hsnss-
BETWEEN second and third
one NILE haaa;sp smsssu,,7rr; x.I heat yeo ~
woods % yards thrd T J. Adams 90 ysrdO. fourth
yan A,we f'GH co ys sa Livingston az
ya thru Eosn az 20 yass. fourth s n.,s. Limo
cameron rs Yards, second G Nolan 20 yaresj third:
R. slakey 100 ya-dsl foarh 1TneC2l2. Final heat hes,
second S R Blakeiy 100 YARDS, third TimSaloS
Won by lengths fifty yards between second and third
VET station L: E. G Pescis station B. second Time
23sss veit led all The way and wnn as he pleased
Ter: B. R sscket second; George Mckay third. Time
22i% Won by foot, half length between second ana
ons-rn- tandem tpolc. championshp,-won by John
Suarsy second B. saskett and Dou soa third
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