New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15
THE FIRST RACE MEET.
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE ATTEND THE
SEASONS OPENING.
FOREIGN RIDERS SHOW Up POORLY-THE lNCoME
TROPHY RACE A FARcE-FRENcH STYLE
OF RACING UNPOPULAR IN
THIS COUNTRY

THIS COUNTRY
The outdoor cycle-racing season was opeheu d.
Ambrose Park Brooklyn. yesterday In the pres
ence Of 1900 interested spectators lie ne"
grounds located In Thirty seyenth-st. near 'He
Bay in South Brooklyn. The track a quarter Of
a mile affair and the stands. capable o. seating
from 1900 20 900 people extend almost around the
Enclosure. The meeting was held under 'ne aus
pices 81 the Riverside Wheelmen. and tDe manage
ment OF the track had arranged promising p'O-
gramme
There were several vexatous delays. ana az
result the spectators did not get away uhu hl'e'
o'clock Possibly the management VIII re'ne's
this at future meetings. The chief delay occurs
in waiting for the appearance OF iittie Ml0"ae'
who rode exhibition race OF five miles re
paced by Quadruplet and tandem teams o"' ~
best that he could DO was FIVE miles J" : '"'nu''s
and IS seconds. nothing remarkable IL 'hes' ~.
OF fast riding on the bicycle Mlchae. do no' sem
"a ha T., the best Of share He rode the hrst miles
in l:5s2-5 two miles IN 3:52l-5. three nhes III
$50 2-5 four miles in rs 25 and the I'VE n'ies III
SIS His fastest miles Was the second wien no
MAG In l:534-5, and hts slowest the iou''" wiz"
he was paced by tandem tn 2Oo.
The income trophy. invitation race. the winner
o, which "a 70 receive SOS week until be Is beaten
was much Of farce. The men loitered IN rea'
French fashion in all the heats and the spec,iao =
Kissed All the heats were so" pun 80. ~ om.s,der
Freeman a sportsmanlike. young. hustnns my ny,
who mas no, amounted much heretofore. ~.
eser GsH Ba Cooper and the best Of the
foreign riders would better look 70 their .hu,es -,
it;rsearnan II is A different sort ~ animal me
nnal heat IN the r. ma kn pie tihe OF
than L took the amateurs 10 'lds tactlcs
distance France may enjoy such ioshh av Scre
ana jockeying but IT should be iro"ned cow 49, e on
the races aud to throw out any neat over i the
limit More time was wasted whi.s 81 rrck
shanked youngster gave an exhioi,.cn % Ht,e
riding Trick riding at race meets IS se'''re '''''
The press stand was unique and startling the e
reporters Were Pe,Ghef s 'P 2o6t o. the grandssnd
1t had sort OF orioenest look bu, ~ s"o I nYs
feel comfortable in gale OF vino as the o'ii hs
Sens The swinging stand trensbled and !erked.
Frightening the t!m!d reporters haf out o, 'ne ,o
,hat coop il is likely mat he Will have plenty
Of trouSe pawsons win IN The tNo-9,ile . race
was about the best contest OF the DAY Inc '-''''
maries
One hnndicapF'r heat won by Johnny land Land
s .cr,.c MnH. .scon Aser go ysrd;
third Tom Butler Camertdgeport ~ ysras1 ou'sa.
h .s %sn ~ - P s.la F Charles
Hatfield. Newark 80 YARDS, secenc imam f.1sichp
i 5STfl - Trm ya sos sn''' JAP '1
Fas h.sHon by Tnsn Eden wa ss'3 BY as @HS
fee, he same .eiaIarins .sssna and ;hT ,,
Err Ssw-Ye5. a.. '"1 rh ags' S va
Won bv o. ' Babcock Sev York. Time i io's Fol.,T
heat BY George sconed Richmond M TIN.
iish sixth heat. by o H 'oie''. Ne"-h'''h
T!re-l.l0 ,,. -
Final haa-won BY Ern. co,et' So Nd Ha. .:aa..
third Time ilis Won 10y io'' ''e s1"'' -
Soe handicap F,,' hea, son BY COZ 81
Colle,, Haven scratch 4 kars n Jef'.S - :,
100 yarisl. second Tine ~ re'oni hrat "', u'
C. Hapsnsn New Haven scratch, Eri+ H- =,
5sri.,. mira Trms .2.. Third hsa' ~ t IA
Tau.s n B1onon scratch Q scpreld fticni, ~ ~
10 va-4s second 7 Uufcf-l Bt'- kyi -, ~
,ri-t Tim.-s4- Fourth heat an p, : !. NrNsrn,f
Se-nrk go yardsb. O Il Bats-oc&. New f"rh y" yarS
..c,nd Joseph Thomps,n. NeV-Yors 80 yHTs'' h''-
Time 48-
i-ral h,a; won ~ Dawsrn scratch. 'oIe,t 49,
se>ond scoNslt 10 Yards. thiri. Tine - N'h
rsP @rgth same distance separating 500 M "'''
one rr,'e scratch Onv',a'i protest. ms ne IN
I'm. T-,.sy-Fi-sf hest wor nf ia-s h''~f
F-vl,,s. : Aker. Philadelphia - nd lii' -,
se"ont h,a, ~sn rs II freeman. ff'lhni I'm
49,, ylo.,on second Time 3 So Tnl.4 h'at ~ ~
.--onn C,r.rer Detroit. william Martin i""'h Second
Tfrn--2 I~ 49,. .... 70 .~r...r
,htri Tins 81 wan hy length ani hn., -,
-.-rrii. ,arisra handicap in'erfA'f"i ~
F,rs, heat won - Goodman and Mi''isA "a w
Fo-nval, and Dcv.oiin secorf Tim" :, srohl u" "a
Won ~ Cionsoir and I1srnt sr'ack - Marin ana Y"
" itick- " -, yards. second linz . " ,-..,.
Final boa, won by Gougoi'r and lnH1,~,'A ~
= ,-,sn and Marin 90 y.rt-l. second. m~r''i Az
NV. ~ YARDS. thlri Tine -@'"N