The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-29
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
SUMNER WEA TIER BRINGS DOT TIRE
MENDoUS SUNDAY CROWDS.


MEND0US SUNDAY CROWDS.
A Mile In One Minute Behind q Locomotive
Will he Attempted by Charles NJ. Muir
phy-The Prospects Century Ruu-Mc-
Dufee Defeats Taylor In "a Pursuit. Race.
A man who has lived in the mountains and
watched the crows sally forth in the morning.
hocks OF various sizes and stragglers starting
out toward all points Of the COMPASS and at
night streaming back in long professions,
here thickly assemb.ed'and there in open or.
der. SAYS that the sight was wildly recalled by
the never-ending army OF cyclists who moved
everywhere yesterday In brlRades. regiments.
battalions and small companies. Looking up
hill along a cross street OF one Of the main bou-
levards. the rolling cyclists. o.. whom only the
bodies could be seen. suggested an intcrmina-
Bile swarm OF swans autobiography past in
the perspective OF the street. They came from
every where and went everywhere and in rec
ord Observation-Disclosures. 1t was the warmest
Sunday OF the season. the first one truly sum-
merry, and 1t brought a summertime turnout
that made even those who have watched the
number Of Sunday riders increase week by
week open their eyes. In the forenoon the
mass in New York was moving uptown toward
the region beyond the Harlem. In Brooklyn the
direction Of the riders was toward Coney Isl
and and the macadam roads Of Queens coun .y.
In the evening. like the crows. all were home-
ward bound and in close order they whirled
up the cycle path and down Bedford avenue;
travel to Coney Island was tremendous. the
s%titutinR a double attraction. Summer cos
tunes were out, and the bright colors made
An attempt will soon be made on Long ISL
and to ride a bicycle one mile in one minute.
who, vii. make the effort is Charles NJ. Murphy
OF the Kings County W~heelmen. the former
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i b. ,s tS,,s S5sSsSheS q, the Som subject {s 4. i FT9% time 5ss, 70
It has ney.I mstsriaiized, owing usually to the
between the rails and placing a locomotive at
MSS5Ieh y ,s dispq 2 for n practice 3 W.s,srD Mean Iidsr
adopted the idea and made a trip behind a
locomotive IN minute l 80 seconds. This
6 dnssfsfs , OF the l .i argu IN br.t that It S would sot be inn m,
such a pace: Murphy has always peen a re.
n saSIe. IN Sh 5idst Ii. 9 9b. g h sSTas t 5ys3n 4oi,e Of t a"d
has TO be ridden and balanced the Same as on
the road. Murphy has covered q mile, In less
sanRuine OF his success In the effort to accom-
plish the much-discussed feat behind an en-
The scene Of the performance, will be a two
mile stretch Of road near Babylon that is
straight And Level a smooth flooring Of
get Roadway and half a mile in which to slow
Timers and other ofheiaIs W win be IN the h rear rear
platform Of the car; while other Judges will be
rear Of the car win be built a Wind shield Of
Large dim en RsIt something Ike a hoppe In
s upop the se r rhHs IRE ffom Sh aboHe. a belS osnn op al o the
blow upon his back, The ride wifi be made
~ or 30 or July /.
The onen century OF the Prospect Whee!men
successtul in having all Of the 100 starters An:
Club was merged with the trip Of The Pros
poets. and the prize for the club having tho
lie Road 9GHituIbst or r. the i1fIes e TH e' Wsee y
faIS 'sRs1e, M M4s' 1 IiRss I9.% snG M MTs: Kk ssiGJaass NJ f.:
men. The clubs represented were the Pros;
TT=Ih 1s Mslross Tgrn;rs; Gaip%et Syeis
G%9lpred men; T. " HYDE. VI E: osborne;
Brush eompieted, double cen centaries. ."" GUS
ERlofi made a tripls c%entury. Young Roe. the
Gns-e diTisfo5 meF Tem Wa S9y. na ainish sSs With dtst t q.
p pi.iSn va sG Iss Sv T W: + the hed ses0nd sp ard I The bsm fast
rest.
RACE psF TstRsss h,sy@s sy' 2 Ts7ies and 1Y fGaiss ssl
t6,,o y u, NSeb.isSs ~ gssssisSS m%PSShi"s ssss
mile pursuit race between the two men was
started 2. ,Ss i Sr is PP place. in M Sl}s ~ vas ss The Leader S,fTT
c eoysasd IL IN 4 !ss 1 s 3 IL ' esus sEo his %'' opro oetaF
70 70 IN inis I't tSe n ras a mss w Which n %Ss ci Geihafis or
McDuffee. The big Boston boy expects to de.
eide the championship with Church at the
A g O. maaf on TnaadaV Sum m arias.
Taylor; second. Bobby Thompson: third, F. :. XEer;
TWO Niles. pPofe.sionalH@on by C Charley SsFS9u Church.
scratch; second. John zi~mcrman, 100 yards; third.
Time. D 3 minutes !! sls se aSMd AF'n'e N'h"neFn'
.c 9nSiMi sse aaada! i. +. t t%sfsn1.S SO 1s sE f. t 4 Kl't 9.
b; Weaver; IS yS5ds; fourth j. r. Gift. scratch.
,t B4 .n.nIcs. Il M Ky y2 Z. bicycle Msys races under
sass he n ' work diO? He Snff Foaaeisr. = xh ssa 1sds
scratch in the Sslf;%iie SsndIcsP race
the distance In the first heat. making 1:o2.
The most important event on the card was the
Uns,P By r. rRs a Mliier Of nsNn New York wh The Sess
general riding r g. the o night t. was done by F G,
s Msras.a and Clearly eli sa9 o s9sS; ne si won oid T R pivaIs Ea ri
Kiser. who was pitted against him frequently.
Crack Athletes Entered for the X. A.. c.
Carnival.
The intercollegiate champions will receive
an opportunity to test their mettle against the
cream of local athletes at the Knickerbooke
A. C. carnival. to be held at Knickerbocker
Field. Bergen Point, tomorrow. Nearly all OF
the winners on Saturday have entered. A. C.
KracnZlein, the wonderful Pennsylvania ath-
lete. will be the chief attraction. He will try
for a, new record in the l20-yard run over
the high hurdles. and Judging by his
form on Saturday has a great chance to
run the distance in ar oven 10 seconds.
Tewkshury. who won the lOO-yard dash on
Saturday in the fast tinlo, o! 10 seconds, will
compete in the 100 and 30 yard runs and will
try to establish a new record for the hundred.
In this race he will meet such cracks asJ L.
Mulligan of the Georgetown University, Board
man Of Yale and others. These men will also
meet In tho 2~20-yqrd dash. The s8O-yard
as It win bring together such men as
Canadian record, and ii. Z. Marvel. the
X. A. c. crack runner, who is the