New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-31
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RACE.
JOHN MCCARTHY. JR.. OF BELLEVihNN'
THE WINNER.

TIE COVERS THE TWENTY-FIVE 'iihH' "
,,o,-n srxrrEN MINUTES AND FoRTY-FoCR
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MAR THE RAGE
AND CAUSE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS
~ !, os ,,,.,v IN the morning and threat
%, =. r,n tho sun managed to struggle through
,ho clouds about 10 O'Clock and as result up a."
~ efteen thousand people were spectators Vi '
tenth annual Mlburn-Irvington twenty -.Ve,n"s
road race held under the auspices Oh 'ne T'' '
Wheelmen While the wheelmcn did all IN tn,'t
power to make the race success they were Sa'
hardIconned bv the lack OF proper police protec
,,on For about a hundred yards on each sine OF
the starting point a temporary iehce ia"
erected but despite the strenuous exer"o'.S ~ 'e
race officials the spectators persisted In closing IN
unon the ira * until 1t was almost imposs'pe o'
tho wheelmen to make their way through.
T-s lack Of oufficient police protection lea 10 one
10 rho most serious accidents Of the day. Inc
racers had Just completed their first lap ana "e''
going past the Judges stand toward irVheton "nen
the first rider OF a squad OF ten struck Speo.ao'
who WAS IN the way The rider was thrown iro"
his wheel and the others who were oehlnd MN.
waro n,ed in a heap and William G. KHby, OF
Newark was picked up In an UNCONSCIOUS 'o"o
ton Kirby had received a cut above the esc'
and vas also injured internally and had to be car
ried from the track The other riders esc"Peu "''
bruises but their wheels were wrecked.
While tho racers were their second zap En-
ward pruden Of Newark while driving to Newark
managed TO get inside the Enclosure. The horse
he was driving became frightened ut the racers
whizzing past and attempted TO run away o"o Va
the officials In charge grasped the frantic morse ps
the bride and attempted to lead the animal 10 one
side when Pr,iden installing his Intention struck
him with the whip crowd Of indignant specta-
tors surrounded the buggy and had II not heen TOT
the efforts OF the official Pruden would have fared
badly.
JOHN KING. OF NEWARK. LEADS OFF.
It was at II 80 that A. H. Chamberlain. U. c. H..
tho starter. sent John King and j. w HIGGINS tho
men on the seven-minute mark. on their weary
tourney The handcaps gradually lowered until
the scratch mon F. Alton Clark ~ the Water
bury Wheelmen: r. p. Tracy. Of Norwich Conn;
James R. Harrison. Of the Huguenot Athletic Ciuo'
and r. NJ. Alexander. Of Hartford. Conn. had been
sent on In all there were ils starters out OF l32
entries. OF these Alexander was probably the best
known on account Of his victory In the mud last
year and he was greeted with much applause as
ne rode past There coored man in the
race A. G. Oliver OF Irvngton He was attired IN
a summer undershirt and swimming tights. but was
not among those who secured a place.
The track was fast, and for time Il looked as
II Monte SCOTS record OF hour minutes and Fl
seconds made IN 1875. would be beaten but II was
not 70 be. To the surprise OF every one. King. or
Newark who had been generously aided By the
handica PIPER. swept past the starting point on the
first lap OF hvs miles away ahead OF his field. IN
IL minutes ~ seconds Inc nearest man 10 MIN
was Higgins OF Jersey City. who had received the
Same handicap. The next man followed three min
utes later and II was here that the Pruden Incl
dent occurred To avoid collision some OF tho
racers had TO take chances and David Jenkins. A
A. Dufrance A. W. Koss and ". Perry were
thrown. but escaped serious injury. Alexander
was the first scratch man TO appear. and he was
closely followed by tho other scratch men. His
time 70 minutes IS seconds. The second lap
was finished. King stu In tho lead. In % Minutes
II seconds Alexander again heading tho scratch
in q minutes Is seconds. King still lead
ing. though showing signs OF the strain at fifteen
miles which he made in a minutes 81 seconds
Alexander had fallen back here and Tracey
leading the scratch men In a minutes 40 seconds.
BALDWIN. OF BLOOMFIELD. LEADS
At tho end Of this lap Sullivan. Schiu NOLAN,
McNeary. schimmei and Daniels were thrown and
hurt. Schlu had his coarbone broken and had
70 bs taken home in carriage II was here that
King showed tho effects OF the terrific three minute
gait and gave way TO Baldwin. OF Bloomfield. who
Radwn wss cosGv foowe nv e ooner
the Good Roads club OF Saratoga " Y. Cooper
Ike winner. but on the last lap he was thrown
and njurei ahtut the head and face; He was
Cooper DID not know where his clothes were or his
name. and The members OF tho Atalanta Club took
him IN charge and had doctor attend him. He is
came GS' p ard Sndns tho scratch
%as far IN the rear and out OF the race At this
Zap fe and mad 70 be content With fh pa Ss.
although he succeeded in carrying of the time
prize In hour 10 minutes and 20 seconds which
though not tho record Is better than the time OF
tho winner OF Lost year by minutes 10 seconds
MCCARTHY. OF BELLEvILLE THE WINNER
In tho last ruarter-ne OF the race John Nc
Carthy. jr.. OF Beevile who was on the six-n,n.
ute mark. Jumped through and won in ! hour 10
minutes and ~ seconds, corrected time McCarthv's
prize Is diamond medal offered by the Atlanta
Wheelmen.
The gold and silver medals given by the Atalanta,
were won by ; Baldwin. OF bloomfield and r.. n
Wilmington OF the Passaic Fails Wheeim
The time OF tho FIRST ten was IS follows:
uc., Inns Inns
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