The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-05
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN
FIFTY THoUsAND SEE THE RACE ON
THE CYCLE PATH
II. Il. Blocker, an Unknown, Wins First
Place and Time PuEs-Motor Cycles
Race and Upset at Manhattan beach

II. Il. Bleeoksr, an Unknown, Wins First
Place and Time Prize Motor Cycles
Race and Upset at Manhattan Beach-
Cracks Win OH Hudson County boulevard.
Since the first cycle path to Coney Island was
opened In 1895 the twin wheelways to the sea
have seen many big days, but never such a
one as yesterday. when about thirty thou
sand rderstrnversed the paths and during one
hour In the forenoon fftY thousand persons
Assem- bled along them to watch the frst race
evor held there. 1t was the annual twenty
five mile road race OF the Associated Cycling
Clubs OF Long Island. and was held with tho
special permission Of Park Commissioner
Brewer During tho hour the race was held
not only the paths but the main driveway also
were closed to tho public.
There never was such perfect police service
at a road race before. Acting Inspector Camp
bell had large detail OF men who lined the
course and kent tho crowd back, while squad
OF mounted officers and the entire force OF BIZ
cycle police under ltoundsinan Collins attended
The praise for the Park Comm issioner ON the
and unst!nted. The paths and the driveway
sunday. The heavy rain Of that night made
several very muddy spots, but the Park work:
by the time Of the race the only bad place was
muddy stretch near Church avenue
wCs rsm tban
such events considering the number entered
and the crowd along the course. The scoring
fusion and an accuracy never seen surpassed
by any OF the many veterans, present. Finally.
the race was won by a dark horse, II Z.
same man was winner of the time prize. which
IL most unusual In fact, Bleecker won so
handily that he fell under the suspicion Of the
committee as not being the novice he was
supposed to be.
Tho start was made at 1857 O'Clock, with
81 OF the III entered eros sing the tape They
were all dispatched on the seventeen foot
path without an upset and only one man got
away ahead Of HIS time When they made the
upper turn on the sec nd lap. with l6', miles
covered there were only sixty;six left in the
race 1t was seen then that the scratch men
were not gainlnG, as they should. which in
same values rs on a level stretch. The finish
was made in the main, driveway into which
ana hno sight was presented as
white tape p, ia hnnehsss Of from three
and won. was twenty or thirty yards ahead OF
+ tho second man. He got the first time prize.
and Clyde ChSsc. the SECOND man won second
| i. GOwdy. who inished fourth.
There were dozen cases OF punctured tires
was hurt seriously, This was W. a.. TilyoG OF
! Philadelphia. who hal his arm broken. J. A.
| Haxton, who came from New Haven for tho
race. fell and scraped the skin from one arm
and leg The time OF the race was good FIR
| thu distance. but it was much slower than was
expected. This was largely due to stIir Wind
| the Coney Island direction.
II was as strictly an amateur race IA any
mittee declared that two-thirds OF the starters
were novces. Fred RIGHT. the IrvinGton- Nil.
! burn winner OF a few years ago who started
from, scratch, with Schohcd; had ppncture
and had to take from friend a wheel that had
no, toe clips on It. The prizes will be dis
| trIbuted Thursday. The scores