New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09
CYCLING.
GOOD RACING. BUTPooR ATTENDANCE
AT BERKELEY OVAL
KRAMER. COOPER. wAHRENBERd' LANE N'
RAYMOND THE wINNERs-THE UNLIMITED
PURSUIT RACE REDUCED TO A
FIVE MILE RACE-BALD WAS

NOT HIMSELF
Tho s.o-,, hid OF Yesterday just long enough
for the racing programme TO be nnlsheu d. -
Ioy Or,I There was some excellent racing IN Tue
afternoon but here only few huhu'eu ~
,ators ,bere 70 witness IT, The oval never Pe
santsd q nrettier sight clothed in It's summer sa'V'
and II seemed a pity that with SUCH -,
ings. coupled with really interesting racins' ."'
throng came not Empty benches were 80.
whore and the hand OF seven pieces might 49,
had whole reserved stand had II ues''N
outlaw racing proceedings are proVlhs a." Ias
s,ve Injury for somebody but. Ike the brotheIhoou
outbreak IN professional baseball several yea's
IT had 10 come and possibly for 'he iu'u'7 -
OF the sport II could not have come al "
time than the present. But as meh''o"'N -
the OUTLAW chiefs are digging down ueep ~ go.
pockets and II Is only matter OF urie 49,
they strike the lining for the treasures come n.y.
and I'm the opinion OF some good judges tneS a.
not likely 10 be found. The battle ior rae 1T
will descend into sort OF guerilla warlH.e Ii.
Sunday racing balloon ascensions' usH'-'O'
ing and cakewalk accessories .,...s
But the racing men do not bother theniSe'''-
with The financial side Of the question and so ions
as they get their prizes and are allowed 10 uo q"
they please they will be satisfied Inc lae',e
throughout good. although the star 80
usual went wrong II was announced on ''0 -
grarnme that there 20 be an unIml'eu "n'i
pursuit race between the Harlem Wheelmen anu
the Greenwich Wheelmen, and as the oid rl'a'',
WahrenberEer and Kramer, were 70 Oe -
against each other another thrilling ehcou"'
many miles was expected not unlike the srea. %
tie between these men at the Kings county ""Vu
mems meet The Greenwich Wheelmen' ho"e'I'
refused To abide by the conditions, and a coi"pIo-
mise was effected by having five mile pursuit rhce
instead. This won by the Harlem w -
the three men. Kramer, Lake and beue' NUNS
well throughout Wahrenberger rode hh"Iy a'So'
but his mates ID not help him a. Kramer was
ont
Wah-enborger and King 20 battle against three
men. In the last lap Wahrenberger cut loose Iro'ii
his comrade and tried to make up the los' gIou"u'
He finished like streak. but the Harlem team
won by about fifteen yards
The next best performance OF the day was that
Of Leroy See Of Brooklyn This youngster Is only
SIXTEEN wears old vet ne has made name for nm
self on both the bicycle track and the ice. lie II
undoubtedly the best rider and skater for his age
IN the country to-day. With the fear that ne might
be overworked II announced yesterday ''"' "e
would not race again this season. see tried 10
break the half-mile record OF 80 seconds and "hle
no AID not accomplish this feat. his performance
was excellent. In his frst attempt he was pa'eu
hv .l.intuplet but the riders on the big machine
could not go fast enough FOR the handsome niue
fellow and when he finished IN" haIf mie j." 81 ~
seconds he said that he was convinced that WI"
faster pace he would be- able 10 make oe'er 'i'e
A few minutes later he came out with tripier
The pacing was much better. and See made the
half in 81 - seconds: within second = am ,% os
tor I an the wheel is almost erect, much Ike that
OF Michael ,, =, .b ora mile
omen for amateurs. winning as he pleased he W. W.,
smut our in the handicap Tor the HrS' nm ~
80 Tbis rice went TO J. II. Lake, team mate
Of kramer after A lively tussle down tne nom
s-retch with sullivan and NEe. >. Na1HoD -
yonkers won easily IN the novice class. In'i -.
seemed 10 he more enthusiasm and real lntereSt IN
the amateur than IN the profesSloha - ,cneraii,,
-ir,a made in the preliminary heats was general f
batter Bald was not himself and did poorly. ne ne
~ i,t,i getting into shape and he ought 10 20
be,fer hereafter Cooper captured the one mi =
D-ofessfonal with Kiser and his Kangaroo lolt d
H. eecori Tho professional handicap was d
80 ,av race for p A Raymond, who led an me
way and won by ten lengths the o'he's "e'''
ting near him.