The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-08

cha&man Mott. of the i. A w. Racing
| Board, III his bulletin gives the following
| as the score in the national championship
| contest
Arthur Gardner. es points: Cooper, 45;
| Bald, So; Major Taylor. 30; O.. l.. Ste
yens. q; Freeman, 16; Mcfarland. a; Tom
Butler, 8, Kimble. 9: Mertens, s: Bowler,
:; Fred Sims. 5; DR.. Brown, .; Jaap Eden,
A; Becker. a; Nat Butler, s; Karl Kaiser,
8; Bourotte, 2; G. NJ. BLY,, 2: Hills, Jr, q;
Kiser. 2; Watson Coleman, l..
At the race meet Of the Hillside Bicy-
| Gle Club. held ait Belleville, Saturday,
Adolph Michaels, of the Mantle Wheel
men, secured first prize in the one mile
handicap event, from the thirty yard
mark, in 2 minutes &c rs seconds. John
Seal, of Union Hill. won the two mile
handicap from the 200 yard mark. in .
| minutes and 4 seconds. Michaels also won
| the time prize by covering five miles IN
70 minutes and p seconds.
The race between Jimmy Michael and
Edward McDuffee, at Philadelphia. Sat
! urday. has been awarded to McDuffee as
a result of a protest made to referee
| Jhler. The grounds for the protest were
about as follows: McDuffee and Michael
had contracted to ride fifteen miles with
! limited pace. but when they appeared on
the track the event was announced at
twenty-five miles with limited pace. Nc
Duffee had trained only for fifteen miles,
bat consented to ride the twenty-five to
please h large crowd and save his repu-
tation. Michael started in at the third
mile to bring fresh p~aceinakers into the
"a SKA - -
race and did SO again in the twenty-thlrd
mile. A protest was lodged, and when
referee uhler was on watch. j. G. Ken
nedy, a member of the association that
controls Michael. admitted he was using
more pace than the contest allowed. Tne
race was then awarded to McDuffee. 1t
will be remembered with pleasure, by Nc
Duffee's followers that with the great adj
vantage Of training for twenty-five miles
when McDuffee trained for but fifteen.
and many fresh men in the pacing team,
Michael crossed the tape only fifty yards
ahead of MeDuffee.
Edward TAYLOR rode a mile unpaced and
with a flying start in ] minute 81 80 Sec
onds, Saturday, at Indianapolis.
Harry Elkes defeated Tom Linton, Sat
urday night, at Philadelphia, in a twenty
live Ifll4E atiCtu idtt. 0ilb R4ohS
inc records from the fourteenth to the
twenty-fifth mile.
The Areanu1n Wheelmen went to Arcola,
| yesterday, on the regular club run:
The Castle Point cyclers went to Coney
Island yesterday. A large number OF the
members turned out. and followed the
lead OF Captain Burne.
Midland Beach was the destination of
the Dewey Wheelnen, yesterday.
The Three Link Wheelmen went to Val
ley Stream, yesterday, on the weekly
club -ua
The Mantle wheeln1en had no scheduled
| run yesterday, but a large number of
the members visited the Volunteers. at
Sea Grit.
The Imperial Cycle Club went TO Lake
Success, yesterday.
The Defender Cyelers went to Coney,
yesterday, on their regular club run Cap
tain Miller and Lieutenants Muhlenbeck
and Mohn led the party.
Al large number of the Monticello
Wheelnen went to Sea Grit. yesterday,
wher several. of the members are sta
tened.
Mr.. James waylett, of the Mantle
Wheelinen, returned last night from his
wedding tour. He and Mrs, Waylett. nee
Miss Anna Seltmann, spent a pleasant
time touring through Asbury Park, Sea
Grit. Pleasure Bay and other parts of the
State. They will live over Mr.. Waylett's
/ place of business. 5a4 Jersey avenue.
Mr.. Wayiett is one of the charter mem
bers of the Mantle Wheelmen. and at the
| present time is discharging the office of
| treasurer. A peculiar thing about the
men who have filed this office is that
each of the three have married while
filing the position. There are a large num-
Der Of the young men anxious for cleo
ton to the Office. while a few fight shy
Mr.. Waylett will give a dinner to the
| members Of the club. next Monday night.