New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-18
CYCLING.
PROFESSIONALS AND AMATEURS MIXED
UP IN THE FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT.

ABOUT TWO THOUSAND SPECTATORS PRESENT AT
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PERFORMANCES.
II there were many frenen policemen and letter.
carriers in lower NewYork yesterday afternoon 1t
was because they were there on business and their
duties would not permit them to take the journey
10 Berkeley Oval. The first open race meet and
athletic carnival OF the New-York Firemen's Cycle
Club was held at the oval yesterday, and possibly
between fifteen hundred and two thousand specta-
tors made the journey TO Morris Heights TO wit
ness the various contests. The Letter-Carrers'
Band furnished the music. and plenty of 1t. The
athletes Of the various city departments were at
their best ard some OF their performances were
meritorious IN the extreme, considering that the
competitors working men. who have little time
TO devote training.
Among the spectators were races FAMILIAR In the
affairs Of Tammany Hall and in ward politics. The
picture Of Mayor Van Wyck adorned the third
page of the immense programme. but anxious seek
ers for the Mayor said that he was not to be found
Two attempts were made 70 create new records
but without success. NJ. T. Dove. the colored
champion OF the Calumet Wheelmen, tried 10 lower
the half-mile record made by /. A. Powell, OF Co.
lumba University. but the best that he could do
was "a seconds. His pacing was not of the best
Powelps time was three-ffths Of a second faster
gcycle Policeman Schussler tried to break the
police record for ten miles, held by Tory Gavin OF
Buffalo and probably would have done so had he
not fallen after going three milps and quarter
His time for that distance was 1903 20.
A peculiar feature OF the meet was the indiscrim-
nate mixing of professional and amateur riders
schussler who is a professional. paced by sew.
eral amateur teams Wide the bicycle policemen
are supposed TO ne profesiQnas the etteg-carriers
and nremen not. Whether the League Of
American Wheeli.en officials VIII take any action
or not remains 10 be seen Some OF the men have
,fd ne except in the one-n!e handcap and in
refused 10 ride fast, ard as a result the race was
Ear above the time limit Of 2;i0. The referee or
dered the race ran again. and the riders
again ''loafed." he declared the race off and the
handicap ". r. Dove. the colored rider, came with
a fine burst Of speed in the homestre'ch and capt;
ured first place rather easily. He was disqualified
for an alleged foul and some people were of the
opinion that It was case OF drawing the coor-ine.
Dove. however. took the mater g ooa-natureaiy,
and when asked why he had been deprived Of the
said o1 Of 6s aces weTe r 1na true 0q S
form. except In the fve-rnile Championship where
Mullarkey, schusser and Haussler. three of the
best men fell on the upper turn
The summaries are as follows:
BICYCLE RACES.
handcsP-Won BY . Gas Weis,Ds l Harle
Msesmen md ySIas Won By two nstns
two lengths between second and third
o Mund; Madison square Ranch J. J, norton, Harlem
Branch ;econS IL csn a S,a ir between second
onc~m4 Championship Police Deparimenq-Tirst heat
I,cycc squad second John schussler. Bicycle squad
third Time Second heat won BY J. +. Con'e w
nycs squad Brace Bey S., sTad ssciIS rn m
heat won by b r. saeke John sehas'er seeopa ~ ~
Iagsser thlrd 90 Won o by f2o. 'en's'e
One, mic race championship. Fire DepartmenCWon
@ 4y sn Engne Company No. 49, second A. g Hickman
Hook ana laeder C9mpany E9 H. {n iwen second and
t third '' '"''F '''S'''' '''' ''' 'a~
office departmentsl-Won by T, vs. Mullarkey and {, ~
Bicycle squad John schussler and John Saeket
bicycle squad, third Time-4:3e. Won by ten yards:
same between second ara inlTd z, a.. po.,oescs de-
partnen.si-won BY John Ferguson Engine company No
B gsG,a| sdudS ' h sIy' S'a Won by ,hrs.
engths ams 6etTesn .ec9nd y ana ,ngf Nv
sackett John schussler second BENJAMIN Brace third
Time-j:i6 Won ty length; half length between
onemii. race for sturss Trophy club member,
Eerguson Engine Company No sscd ssSo Time ,hss Cum
minss has the trophy.
ATHLETIC CONTESTS.
hundred yard dash Ir R9IiSemen Tem s sn s
Precinct % yards, H. J. creesan First Police Precinct
or sd; second Lyo rs, S h, ya r2s'oI ss
yards between second and third.
s mile well hq % r for P1smNsn suY TeTsn p sS1
5S" . "sTS sn c P SG i
nj run FOR s1sn F5. sTa o yaT
cFegsn First P1ecn S 'Ss y9'% ARDS tha ms
e05x Wen by a foot yards between second and
third -, ,,...,.
Running high jvn.p--Won by S W Johnson Bcye s
Squad ) H. "a in. C. W Sturgs. Mounted squad, H.
~ In second John Sedel. Engine Company NO 10 IT,
/ 3 in. third MI -. a.,
Postofrce DepartmentsWon by u O'sullivan police ~
tecO Charles MadIgan Brooklyn police rs iee sscond
NJ J. Cregan. First Precinct tscratchl, third IlWe1
o.osss. Won by FIVE yards ten yards between see'h'
Two hundred md -wenty-yard dash. Police. Fire ana
Pos,oce Departments 'handlcapl-Non oy ~ J. rr ,Ss
Twenv-nfth Precinct 90 yards' j T. ItoWe Ehst .ns
COMPANY No II Q3 YARDS. second. NJ j. Cregan po.cs
q ards, third Tine-o:23S. Won by one yard FOOT
between second and third - -. ... T.,
Half mile run for nremen-Won by w j. lennon, En-
giro Company No II scratch; L. Brennan Ehs.ne In
pany No. 81 (scratchl. second b. Conon hNsine
I u1ny No II Us yards. third. Time .US won "
Yard. ten wards between second and third - Ia.
Putting the sho--Won by T. w Hilnan 1wen'y nnsa
Precinct - II. 6> in; Patrick Cranha haSlss
conpany No A. O3 feet). a. IT. Ia m secohu'
Natixar BROOKLYN police Is feeu 81 H. "a n. thl
Running hop. step and jump-Won by y W Joa ~ 20
Rrvre SGuaf ~ r. TA +. J. C3rey. station ~ o. o.
H. II. in second. Mart Regain, Police Department. ~
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