The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-25
NEWS OF THE WHEEIMEN.
n1CRAKB DEFEATS LRFFERsoN IN A
EFTEEN-AIILE RACE

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Ths winner Rides ITsst oR the Distance with
q Debated T1re-Raping ct Record Speed
on Aabury Park Trhok-Bald Wins the
One-ALne l.. A. w. Championship-Gossip.
A holiday crowd TO the number OF about four
thousand persona. drawn chiefly from the
hotels and cottages Of Long Branch. Asbury
Park and Ocean Grove. attended tho National
Circuit meet at the Asbury Park Athletic
Grounds yesterday afternoon. The chief fea-
turo was the meeting Of Linford Jefferson.
the pet local professional, and Jimmy Michael
in q nfteen-mile paced race. Taken all round
II was an Interesting meet and the
quality Of the entertainment would class with
that OF any Of the meets seen about New York
this summer, although the racing had TO be
done on o three-lap dirt track Improperly
banked. The grounds made q handsome set-
ting for the bright costumes Of the summer
girls who seemed to DO in the majority on the
crowded grand stand. and for the stylish rigs
that were ranged about the course stand
ing In among tho cedars. The scene
was one pretty enough to DO almost
worth the trip from New York that was
made by several hundred enthusiastic, even
had tho sport not been good. Scattered In
among the fashionables. the retired business
mon and their families, wore several repre-
sentatives OF the f1stic world. who lent o demo-
ocratic tinRe to the gathering. This muscular
division included Bob Fitzsimmons. Kid La
vigne, Ray Doyle. otherwise known az Cor
belts punching bag" and Con Mcveigh and
Tom Lansing. also from Corbetts camp.
1t was q foregone conclusion that Michael
would defent Jefferson. even though the latter
had a handicap OF half a mile. and beat him the
midget did, after riding nearly all the way on o
punctured tire. The time made in the race
was faster than the knowing prophets ex-
pected. It. was thought that because OF
the track the miles would be very slow
and that Jefferson would be able to hang on
and have q good chance OF winning out in the
anal sprint. Dave Shafer. however. who
doomed up and took charge OF Michael's pacing.
In spite OF the stories Of their having split,
spoiled this programme by sending his teams
QUITO cut q hot pace. and the consequence was
that Jefferson began to bake in the first 1ve
miles. It was anticipated that the big
pacing machines could not hold the turns
at anything under q 2-minute gait. but
IN the second mile. which was the fastest Of the
race. they travelled in 1:50. Tho next two
miles were reeled of in 1:54 and LIST. and this
proved to be. too. much for Jefferson. From
did it riding easily. as Lefieraon's pacing crews
had to slow, down to suit their man.
mounted Vo on t HfpS si9 Snd .Pa sGfi%tsh"erSS Michael eRSel
rode a wheel Ee ARE to I0S bH while md Lef aess pnss
the he s sSSSaSa an In fYp' seventh K mile SIleGasl had
SSSsss for E EeG@ e&s' % 81 Ia iTSS rear q stern fiPe
Ssn pl ain u i heard rdeG 5Gm Pns 'e over The rough
places OF the track. Skater refused 70 allow
hi him 20 to sSs stop a and S change Z r hiS Mhe ea he ssll ling. him IN
consequence Michael had a hard pull of 1t for
thirteen miles. and at the finish was almost as
IN this eoSatry in which the men en- started
was promising. During the, first Ave miles it
was a stirring struggle. with the SPECTATORS
deavor to decide which was gaining. It was
also the first occasion on which Michae! has APP
RI sya ! WHEN When he he w spsct nSS sn 9 IsGersen 1esE
midget" and was cheered on to the end.
riding. with snappy finishes. to furnish excite
ment. In the final of the one-mile champion
s Was est aSH hedoT While Ii the worlds record was
probably beaten in the one-thlrd OF a mile am
% SaesT not al.t aS z T TRs .W a%s Is record teS ff IN Somp @sh
ton for the distance was Al 2-2 seconds. In
toSa a iF5h he sfs p tk EsstsfSay;sn marx nShaEl in IS h6p seez
and was only about One-ifth of a second be-
In the first heat Of the one-mile champion
ship, the men took, turns in pacing until the
Bald followed him. and Il was. a hot battle be.
tween them up the stretch. Gardiner had the
cause 9 " the RS' po Ssf ba Tide m and Came see up f" ON the the
outside; Gardiner kept crowding Bald and
t tSTsedh a hi% S9s Snl % a saS E Foinr a ne the is ei%e
and looked like the winner. After being
forced oyer he sl9Ted up. ,o 6Ht finished
G SSSShn action was due 70, accident
rather al .n than min, intent mt but but. the e iR Sa(S d fSs tbied
Reat 3 5nf {. F Walsh sG PlaE Rsat his IS q ss!sii game an ef in s opea
races. and sacrificed himself by making pace
sna t5S TP CALDWELL TsIT % 10 SSa i fRe t @Msjor he1 TaS SPa
tape, and lost the heat to stevens, The crowd
to duality for the anai. The hnaI heat was
started by Arthur Zimmsrman, and two pace
Was aerc Sef but TT Bald won BY SH nearly a length,
with the Same distance between freeman and
In the two-thirds-o off, mile amateur, Kramer.
who won the one-mile championship ut the
PHtiS Seat 6 %sssi 1n SPs Seati ms l o1t I %a ~ e@f I'm:
ger and Dawson by a length in the finals.
Summaries:
one;Mle !, A, W chsmpionship-Fln&l heat won
by Z. q. Bald, II. d. Freeman second. Tom Cooper
third. o. L. Stevens fourth. Time. 2 minutes 8 90
,. L. Kramer. Riverside Wheelmen. ". F. ,wAhren-
i. j.. third. Time. / minute ~ 20 seconds.
THo,Mi!e Handicap. Profeasi9nal-FfnAl heat won
yards y g. second; u. {. 'csslitdE%s siii . 20 yards S.f tSird; r. "a 4.
A1 one!T 1RSiSI NH; 'f aandio ai%' A a%sNn.eif SsP0 Reat
won by Harry Rushton. Asbury Park, 30 yards:
Ray Da%sOn. 4. 7. 4. e.. scratch third. Time. Z;
FiftOSn.Mil Paced Race, Jimmy Michael and 1. g.
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