The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-02
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
Serious Accident at the GuttenburE Track
and Also FiSticuds.

and Also Fhticuds.
The cyclic races scheduled for tho Gutten-
burg track yesterday were postponed. Some
said the post pOnomcnt was owing to the high
wind; others attributed II to the lumpy con-
dtion Of the track. but those who have the
responsibility Of gate re ,eipts aud expenses.
said that they were afraid OF the authorities
They explained that the ministers objected to
bicycle races on sunday, that tho Grand Jury
would meet today and that they had receveda
tip to Tie low" While there were no races ac.
cording TO programme there was diversion in
plenty. furnished by an impromptu fight i'll
which two men we're hurt painfully aud an i'm
promptu race in which one man was seriously
injured.
In an amateur contest between three riders
Emil Neufer, Of Jersey City. oolllded with
competitor and was thrown to the ground.
He landed on his head and was carried to the
clubhouse unconscious DIR. L. II. Shenior
OF West New York, was called. He said lie
thought Ncufer was suffering from conclusion
OF the brain An ambulance from Christ Hos
| pital removed tho cyc!ist
The surgeon otthe ambulance. WHO refused
! to give hlA name. said that he could not toll
what was the matter IL was thought that
SSensr T S s & was. bR
man named Schi trer OF renNl'y and n smaller
mss nj who is IN the sEyGs fns
} the result Schiller hacking himself to KNOCK
/ out Ward 4, five minutes Al the end OF the
| first round Ward had been sent to grass several
J times, Ito was on his knees and Schiller
/ was about to strike finishing blow when
| business. While schiller was getting his face
ba1idHaged ne expressed desire , to tom meet Ward
could see out Of both eyes.
At vailsburg ycstertlay about 1000 persons
| cause the feature of the day, the paced race
a. & not LoR 9Ht J. was match match between John
| Ross was hopeessy beaten and quit before
kins had r finished ten miles. tho farce wa, was
IN S Hc pro ht hs ses
| this handicapped Ross: He was u lap and a
half behind when hs quit in the ninth mile.
one-miIe race. in which three "quads" that
started fell in heap at the upper turn in the
| were the only ones who remounted and fin
| isheG, and so won the race. 1t was in ths
smashup that the PAGERS for Ross were hurt.
-QuartcrMie Novice-Final heat won by, T T.
ond; ] Q. sardy, New York, third. lime, 50 20
Msqla on..;Milo Iandlcap., Amateur-Flnal hea,
SsT s H. Se% Is
yards fo9rih: Tine, minutes i 5 seconds;
Won by Otto Maya: I'D yards; r. $. Ireland $50
yards second; II. WRthour. 80 yards. third John
Ruel. 800 yards. fourth Time. II minutes ~
| Olympia Dash FOR. "Quadt," one Mile-Won by
jacobson. Firth. Warren and schultz. No time taken.
| Ten.Mie Paced Racc--Wou by John King. New.
ark A ". Ross second. Time. Il minutes IL 40
HaIfSfc Eyhibl,ion-By ]. II. Hunter. Time. %
HalfMic Handicar, Profcssional-won by R.
Thomps1n, 80 Yards, T. :. ireland 4oyards second:
| 20 seconds.
day in numbers. and those whose last year 4
rigs were too sha bby either stayed at home or
al anEl1 hahn .ltf,aF
trip. There were nearly four hundred starters
in the Dewey century Of the Century Wheel;
finished. but their eyes were watery. their
noses red and they complained Of cold more
than they will next December.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1.-The chief feature OF
Charles ", Miller Of Chicago. paced by Joe
Judge OF Boston and A. j. stone OF Philadsl
nna nn Of
led in the first and fourth mil es only He
pushed the champion hard In ne th ,th. sixth
WEAKNESS to the end. finishing over half lap
in rear.
1t was Illuminating to the Columbia cycle
team. after many years Of victory. to have been
shut out In the intercollegiate meet last June
SompSs.d fe almost w of Hs Ins
schwartafhe speedy sextsx had all graduated
The team is to start wor at once totry aud re-
| deem It's lOSt pfpStEs A. II. hllan OF MOntc!hlf
has been unanimously elected captain. and
Jack Gray. now with the Varsity team. will
| have charge Of the training.
The following players Of last year have re-
turned to college: Allan. Morrill, Hudson. Rae
and Corwin. These will form thu nucleus OF
the team for 1Sla-1aOO. Among the new men
are Charley Neidlnger OF the kniCkerbocker
A. c. and A, Jones, the champion OF the Uniyer-
sity Of Georgia. Capt. Allan rode n excellent
form during the srmmer months having won
many Grsts and seconds in Jersey meets. He
is still young. and his work in the Princeton
and Cornell dual meets last spring promises
much for his future work at Columbia. The
| candidates will do gymnasium work and road
riding until January. then the hard training