The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-16
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
KRAMER LOSES A sENSATIONAL
MATCH At MlNHITTAN BEACH.

On0or MS own 1on-
| ditions-Elkes Easily Wins tho Pnc ed Race
-Sohoheld Seriously Hurt in n Tumble.
The most sensational race meet OF the season
in this locality was held at Manhattan Beach
yesterday. under the auspices OF the Atlantic
J Athletic Association. For the first time In this
country q paced race with motor cycles and
three competitors was run. Tho result was
, that Harry Fixes. who holds the ono hour rec
! ord. defeated Burns Pierce and "Doggie"
! Stevens In fashion which showed that he
outclasses his rivals as distinctly rs Jimmy
Michael did those who sought to grasp his
laurels couple Of years ago. Although record
time was not touched at any stage. the race
OF yesterday placed Fixes on the pinnacle
OF popularity moro firmly than he had
| been perched before. Pierce. whom he de-
| feated by hall mile In the twenty-five. Is
| concededly great rider. and recently estab-
! lished the records from one hour to twelve.
! which before had always been held in England.
| Earl Stevens. the third rider, was simply out
cassed He followed his machine doggedly to
| the end at pace that he could not improve.
The race was new demonstration In favor OF
motor cycles. and for the second time 1t was
proven at the track by the sea that this type Of
machine can be used with great success in
! paced racing.
| The feature OF the afternoon that caused
more sensation than the big paced event
starred on the programme was the lowering OF
the colors OF Kramer. the amateur cham pon
First he was signay defeated by Wahren-
berger In the match race and Immediately
thereafter he was beaten out In one OF the
| open events by Nye. u clubmato of Wahrel-
berger These two Victories put tho team OF
the Greenwich Wheelmen in the foremost
place. The third sensational occurrence the
| day. although in order of happening it was
| frst while tho paced race was last was most
| dramatic spill in which George Schoneld. tho
star Of the Kings County Whoelmen. had his
arm broken. while p o. Mundt. another Brook
Ignite. was. carried from the track so uncon-
final heat q the schodeid two;miie hanii-
Ing the tape. A, tire stripped from ?. g. Van
Colts wheel and he went down In twinkllpg,
Tundt lay 'g motioness Willie 'f the others
began to rise Five policemen and
wits s1 Ss and 16 rSnSTs rushed to ns
! frighted and hushcd and forgot to pay atten-
ton to the other men who had escaped the
and and scGoe
their wheels were removed from the track Just
broken; Mundt was severely bruised ana cut.
the fall he recovered quickly. The other men
escaped with slight injuries.
| There was less wind on the track than usual.
but it blew too stilly ,up the stretch for any
II 6hs to fsd
tandoms, and stevens one tandem Fixes was
fore the race started tho pacing machines
paradcd, and as the Ave passed the grand
naphha sSyns ncE arG 1npd
succession. the noise was suggcstivs = a
men received a standing start from the same
marE and rpgGSt their maShines which wer:
IN bshnG ha aFs nI better He of
creased hs lead. and wa, nifty yards ahead at
finish Of the NTH mile; when Pierce caught and
psTsea him 5sht at The tape Before auother
never was headed. Stevens at this time was
mile Fixes Tapped stevens. and two-thirds Of
mile further along Pierce did the same. In the
fifteenth mile. when Fixes was lap ahead OF
nd 81 thu a9 mile ahead se Of
and Fixes leaving it. put his f head way V doWn
and spIrinted without pace for more than a lap.
dem was quickly run out. and although he
had lost 400 yards, he was still ahead Of
Pierce when he caught it. He quickly made up
dropping further anu further behind. E!kes
while stevens was two miles and nearly two
laps behind the victor The difference between
There was more excitement during the duel
between the e, crack < amateurs. Kramer and Wah-
The men rode as though their very lives were
a. stake. and the exhibition was a glorious ono.
The first heat. in which the men had pace for
| two-thlrds OF the distance. was generally con-
sidered to be kramers and he won it in the
opposite sides of the track. both rode like tiends,
and WahTsnberger won by Aye and oqe-nfth
by a toss. which Kramer won. and he selected a
duplication of the iirst heat 1t was then
and the defeat ofthe amateur champion in this
heat was tho biGgest surprise that has oc-
rrntly that while Kramer is the better OF TIE The
two in ordinary events with short sprints.
Wahrenberger is his master when the final
rIadcG by char ley Earl, with Kramer lead lead
straight. evidently with the intention Of Killing
of Wahrenber.er by a terrific pace He killed
tape. when WahrcnbergeE passed him, Kramer
quit. being ridden T out Wahren berger won by
was called Immediately after this. before Kra-
mer had sufficient time to recover. It was a
from Kramer 10y length Summaros So wa"
schohsid H2ndicap.,rw9 mile.; amateur Final
heat won ,n ey J.. O. hnner keSrny, n d. ,l2o yard.;
Brooklyn, i2o yards, third Time, minutes % Is
one Mile Match Race Between FL, Kramer. Har-
lem M nl, Nn MY, ". F. "ahrs9osrscr Green
won BY Kramer. Tine minutes % 20 seconds.
| Second heat pursuit style, won by Wahrenberger.
, Time. minutes 10 4-i seconds. Kamers time
minutes 10 SO seconds Third heat paced for two
laps won by Wahrenberger Time. minutes IL As
| seconds.
ons;hira Of Mile Dash; A% N heatxon
lem ", second J. Ii. Lake, Harlem W. third Time.
~ IL seconds.
! 26Milc Paced Race between Harry Fixes Burns
| Pierce and Earl stevens. with motor cy cles
! pacing each man. limited to two lnRchlneI-Won by
Elkss Pierre Sc 'onl, Stevens third: Time, ~ min
utes IL 80 seconds. Time by mllcs-On" mile
minute 81 . seconds; two miles. = minutes - 10
seconds; three miles. minutes % +" seconds:
four miles, ! minutes IL 20 secOndE hYo
. miles minutes 10 s,,onGs six miles. 10
I minutes ID - sec pnds; seven mIla+ - minutes
Is A. seconds; eight miles. - minutes - Id
4 uuds; nlne m.!ch. 10 minucs - -; seconds, ten
nles IL minutes 10 second; eleven miles. 10
minutes ~ - seconds, twelve mllrs ~ minutes
~ 10 seconds thirteen miles, % minutes = 40
seconds; fourteen miles. - minutes 20
seconds; fifteen miles. % minutes 81 8.5 sec
| unds; sixteen miles, IN minutes * seconds;
seventeen miles. 30 minutes as 10 seconds;
eighteen miles. ~ minutes ~ 45 seconds nineteen
miller. "a minutes : A. seconds; twenty miles. ~
! minutes rs seconds twenty one miles, ~ min
| Al 4 % Seconds: twInty-t two miles 80