The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-09
CYCLING CLUBS RACE MEET
GOOD RACES AT ELM CITY PARK
 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

Only One Bad Spill and No one Hurt Exciting Tamden Handtcap-E -EXhi- bition NInc by ColIett-sunmary of Events.
 The second race meet of the New Haven Cycling club at Elm City park yesterday afternoon was well attended. T here were almost as many women and girls present as men and they seemed to enjoy it fully as much. The Second regiment band furnished the music, playing at the end of every heat The track was in excellent shape, but there was a strong wind blowing against the riders on the home stretch and under there circumstances the time made was very good, The entries from other cities were not numerous. The best known were R. F. Ludwig from Chico pee, Mass, H. E. Dickerman of Water bury, and B. T. Allen of Bath Beach, N. ". The New Haven stars, Collett and Hausman, were in excellent form, and as usual won the majority of the prizes. There was also one bad spill, and no one was badly hurt in that. It oc- cured on the far turn during the final of the one mile, three minute class.
 The races for the most part were well contested, and furnished several excit- ing finishes. The loafing generally wit messed at a bicycle meet was done away with by the substitution of a pace maker, who received one of the smaller prizes in return for doing the hard work.
 The one mile open was a closely con- fested race. The best part of it. to the crowd was the sight of the three New Haven riders, Collett, Hausman and Rlrtz crossing the line in the order named ahead of all others.
 The half mile handicap furnished the best races and the fastest time of the afternoon. The handicaps were well placed and the scratch and limit men were mixed up at the finish. The time 0 fthe first heat was 1:02, of the second 1:o1, and of the third, 1:02
 James Ainscoe, the oldest member of the New Haven Cycling club, rode an exhibition half mile paced by tandem ridden by Jacobson and Hugo. MT. Ainscoe made one attempt in which, because of his wheel being out of order, he was unable to hold the pace In the second attempt he rode a fine half, and finished strong in 1:15 fiat.
 The race which aroused the great est interest and excitement was the one mile tandem, handicap, with Collett and Hausnlan on scratch. At the very first shove from the start Collett's sprocket wheel broke. The limit men were pushing ahead at full speed and were almost around the track before they could be stopped. The rule is that rider in such a case must stop before he reaches the ten yard mark in order to claim new start, but all though the scratch team did not do this it was inst that they should be given another chance. Another wheel was secured and a new start was made. The finish was very exciting, each of the four teams appearing to be a winner at different times as they flew down the stretch. Co1lett and Hausman fin ally showed the results of their team work by crossing the line with a com fortable lead.
 The afternoons events closed with ar exhibition mile by Collett He was paced by Rutz, Anderson and Haus- man on the trip1et, and after movine slowly twice around the track got of with a swift flying start. The triplet team worked we'll together and Collett held the team finely. The wind al. though not as strong as earlier in the afternoon, was high enough to make il doubtful whether or not the record of I:5T would be beaten. After the frs turn had been safely rounded the mer bent over their work and fairly flew over the ground. The excitement o1 the crowd increased as the men wen around, and again the people fairly held their breath until the time was announced The time which was an nounced by the timers as :51 was iron four to five seconds faster than that O several watches in the crowd, but al though the time may not be exact, Col let certainly rode beautiful mile ant undoubtedly broke the state recorC held by R. F. Ludwig.
 H. B. Dickern1am of Waterbury rod' an exhibition mile to establish a stat, record IOE du uupdCttl IIlle, WlCn fly ing start. Although there was strons wind blowing during his trial he mad a beautiful attempt and made the mil In 2:15 245.
 The summary follows:
 One mile, minute class. First hea rP. G. Van Cott, New York, first Robert Hoffman, Bridgeport, second l.. N. Sullivan, city, third; W. R. Nun TO. city, acted as pacemaker and wa allowed to qualify for the final heat Time 2:2S 3-5.
 Second heat-J. P. Jacobson, Nev Haven, first; William s. Fenn, Bristol second; H. P. Townsend, third; Barne of New Haven qualifying as pacemak CT. Time, 2:26.
 One mile open. C.. H. Collett, Nev Haven, first: F. c. Hausman, Nev Haven, second; Rutz, New Haven third. Third prize was given to tn pacemaker, B. T. Allen, Bath Beach N. Y. Time, 2:11.
 Final heat of the one mile, three min ute class: P G. Van Cott, New York first; W. s. Fenn, Bristol second; L. N Sullivan, New Haven, third: H. F Townsend, Bristol, fourth. Time, 2:S2.
 Half mile handicap. First heat-F Seward, New Haven, 50 yards, first; c H. Collett, New Haven, scratch, sec ond; J. J. Grady, New Haven, 70 yards third; B. T. Allen, Bath Beach, N. Y 5s r