New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-04
CYCLING.
GOOD SPORT AT THE CENTURY Wheel,
MEMS GYMKHANA.
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE SEE THE CARNIVAL A.
BERKELEY OVAL AND ENJOY ITS NOVEL
FEATURES-NEWs OF THE
OVALS FUTURE.

| FEATURES-NEWs OF THE
| ovALs FUTURE
| While the members Of the Century wheeims.
were disappointed at the attendance at thai,
cycling gymkhana and carnival at Berkeley Ov.,
yesterday he two thousand people who made IA.
tourney seemed to have enjoyed their outing In
mense The trip 10 the oval. however In ,uc,
sweltering weather that OF yesterday is not On.
| to look forward TO with pleasure and that ma,
have accounted for the absence OF expected thor,
sands The management was excellent and N.
various contests were run of in good order.
| A cycling gymkhana is novelty for this de.
trict although such a feature has been ponpI,,
on the other side Of the Atlantic. II savors n,o,
OF the gymkhana given by Squadron A. except thai
/ bicycles used instead OF horses The new form
| OF entertainment IL sort OF mixture Of buro.
and sport. and those who have had too much a,
! serious contests may turn TO 1t occasionally win
| some anticipation of pleasure.
The games began Mt 80 o'clock, and the sno,,.
| kept the attention Of the spectators until g. Then
there was a display OF fireworks. which was fol-
| lowed by music and dancing on the lawn Tn.
heat early in the afternoon was intense but abou,
4 O'Clock a delightful breeze swept over the pre,tv
field and just enough eaden clouds spread over IN.
| sky to deaden the rays Of the sum- making exist
/ ence once more bearable.
Isaac b Potter, the president Of the L. A. W
was expected TO be the referee, but he telegraphed
! that he had been overcome by the heat, and tina,
! he could not be present. John Barnett therefore
acted as referee Ii was announced in the course
! OF the afternoon that Matthew Glib, president OF
the Century Wheelmen. would be the manager OF
the Berkeley Oval hereafter William Young Will
remain supernendent and trainer both for the oval
and for the Country Club
Some Idea OF what n slow race Is can be deter.
mined when the announcement is made that the
winner in this contest rode 100 yards In sg.A
Most OF the riders fell of their wheels The race
for fat men furnished considerable amusement
The riders were strung all the track before the
leader had gone third OF a mile. j. H. Cecil Of
this city. who weighs "235 pounds without my
Wheel" as Re expressed 1t. sailing along In
front when he suddenly lost his breath and tun.
bed down the embankment. heap OF superhous
| flesh and erease He rolled around like a porpolse
before he could regain his feet Then he fumed
and fused around for time. said that all the
other fat men Holsters. and offered 10 race
the winner a Newark policeman. for anything from
500 10 1000 4 side.
Yes and TO beat me they will have TO 90 better
than 22O" said the fallen one, as he waddled away
Other gymkhana features riding over hurdea
dsmorntlng and crawling through barrels, dis
mounting and lighting cigar and hosting an UNI
brena and then mounting again. Liberal prizes
awarded.
Some OF the best amateurs in the district took
NOR, In the mile handicap and the mile OPEN F. l.
K.amcr the National L. 4. W. champion. captured
the mile handicap making up lot OF ground In the
bomestretch Dawson and Hausman were close up
az the finish. Kramer ala NOT sho" the sams
cleverness In the mile open. ana ne was beaten IN
tho Anal sprint By both Collett ana iausMah'
SUMMARIZES
Orc mile handicap .or policemen-"on by
sackett scratch: c. II. Iaussler brooklyn uo ysfd0
second: J. schuesser New-YOrk scratch. third Tint
2lb. ssckeu won by foot, Haussler Vas hai'-lensa
before schuessler.
one mil. handicap tnovice)-won by E. siiingssca
ysu,burg 90 YARDS. " A. McClelland. M"-fork IN
vara.D second; j. Gargsrc Union wheeimen 90 yaff'l
,h,,a. p Hedr,ch Hastings 80 yards fourth Tine
. 1884, Won by haf-iensth same distance oe'"eee
sscond ard third.
O,s mile FOR hesvywe ghts-won by John Le'rel's
Newark: J. u Tuily. Century Nhselnen. second: Will
as, Malbere Century Wheelmen thiri John H. s'erve-
sand cr..cen, whe.lnen. fourth rime-2:Ss Tuhy
who 4, Newark policeman. won by 100 yards quarter
y, a mile between second and third J. u Cecil when
leading by 90 yards lost his breath and 'umoed on 'ne
track and rolled out on the grass A''e'NA'a ne 'S
- race any man OF his weight foT slVp sue
,,u. b,nd,can (amateur)-First heat ron by T. Y
trausran. Nassau wheelmsn scratch; 7. Nye' w.
New York 80 ysrdsl. second. " Ound jersey NY ""
/ ysra,, third Tlme-2:il Second heat won ~ =
Kramer Riverside Wheemen scratch; II VI hon'AA
York 80 yards) second. r. Giesse. Pierce "hssE
won 10 vards, third Time-219s Third heat won
" + V,brenb-rger New York scratch: W l. Crun%
rnslewood 90 YARDS. second J. W. Hois re"
Whe.lnlan 80 yaris). third Time-2;isr f0uHn n~
von by George H. Coictt. Nassau wheelmen 'SHen"
Ray Dawson. B,onton scratch. second w e i'''~
clio Wheemen 20 Yards third. Tme--il"'
FINAL HEAT.
= I, Kramer. Riverside whcelmen ecrstch'...--..
Ray Dawson. Boonon scratch .......:. '''''''''
E c IIausrnan Nassau wheelmen 's'raeh ''''''''''
Time-2:li ~ .,... ..co.l
Won by n hall length same distance between w.
and third.
Slow race OOo yaris)-Won by Ralph oitoiro; D. 1eS*
Century Wheemen second. Tme-o;3''s
II required expert handling to keep the Wheels I.
motion. ard only two riders remained on 'neF WIN"
and finished
Gymkhsna race-won by VI. J. Dove. Calumet "hsr
men. Ernest Noble century wheelmsn second s. Wen
stock Century wheelnnen. third. Time-s
Mile Century wheelmen champ!onship-Won by HUG
3 y G''1 Timc;-ass. = '"'e'''' u..
"'T' r tinn.cbI5t finished arst bu, he isaualha
FOR foul riding
Wheel race-won by J. II Goodwin. r. F. Juns~
second. Time-i0 min.
Combination race-wcn by Gus Ludwig c. W; Z.
taa's We
Obstacle race-won by s wenstocS. c W; +
s2ss
Mile scratch tamateur)-Flrst heat won by rr'"s
Kramer Riverside Wheclmen. ". +. Wahrenoerser' ~
York second, W. +. Kuchen. Ardrae Wheelrnen' 49,
Tme-2:27% Second heat won by Ray Dawson d.
ton; Walter Roomc Clo wheemen. second W ToIane.
Greenwich Wheemen. third. Time :as, THRU wv"
won by G. Il. Collect Nassau Wheelmen. T. I IT,
man Nassau Wheelmen second F. J. Merke'' '
York, third. Time-2:s0is.
FINAL. HEAT.
Z
E G. Hausnan. Nassau Wheem@n tscratchl :.''''''' 4
F. /. Kramer. Riverside Wheclmen 'sciatch'' '''.''
Time 2.32is . .s,d
Won by foot: half length between second '
Peiale.s race-Won by n. Ziesg. C. W; = "e'n.
C. W. second 4. y. Ransom. Jersey 'i'S '"''"'
i:ot% Dstance-One-q quarter Of nile
Octagonal race-won by F. @ Robinson, |. W.,
Weinstock. C. W. second: J. II. GoeiNin' = w.