The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-10
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
BIG CROWD WATCHES EXCITING
RACES At VAILSBURG.

ing Pluck-Tom Linton Arrives Here
Collins Law Decision by Judge Wallace.
The threatening skies evidently deferred
many cyclers from taking excursions into the
country as planned. for the local bouevards
were thronged yesterday. The crowd included
thousands OF the better class OF riders. all the
freaks and wabblers and strange looking ped
alters who make It fascinating to sit at a road
house and watch the passing crowd.
At least 5000 persons attended the races Of
the New Jersey Racing Association at the
Naisburg track yesterday and witnessed
some fine sport. The crowd in attendance was
an orderly one, but apprecative. and the riders
were encouraged by liberal applause.
In the half mile. open for amateurs. there
was n sensational finish between Nye. Collett
and Wahrenberger who crossed the tape
nearly abreast. The judges placed them in the
order named. but the victory was one of inches
The honors Of the day fell to Al Newhouse 10y
reason of his great ride in the professional
one mile handicap. This was a particularly
hard race for the back mark men. AS the limit
men cut out hot pace all tho way. Coming
up tho stretch. when Maya and Babcock
we're fighting thrilling duel. Newhouso from
back in the bunch started out. and. riding on
the outside all the way. nirped tho leaders at
the tape and won by afew feet. The two-me
amateur race was another handicap that gave
the scratch men struggle that was fierce
one all the way. Little King. who has been
doing some brilliant work since he rode sec
ond in the Irvington- Milburn. won this event
by n beautiful sprint. The five mile pro-
fessional handicap was an exciting contest
that kept half the spectators on their feet.
There were thirty-one starters. and the limit
men, at $50 yards. were. OF course. started
close behind the scrat, Ia men. Up to the third
mile the men rode in three punches. each OF
which was well strung out. At three miles
they closed UP. and Mertcns. who started alone
from scratch. caught the others and went to
tho front Of the struggling string. At the he
ginning Of the ffth mile Mertens was forced off
the track He ploughed rluckily through the
long grass OF the inheld and reganed the track
on the other side OF tho turn without having
dismounted. He then started after the others
while the crowd stood up and yelled. IIs WAS
too far behind and too much tuckered by his
inneld ride however. and gave up tho stern
chase In the last lap. The field jostled to-
Eether toward the last and there were many
fouls Becker entered n complaint against
Fisher for fouling. and Eaton was objected to
by Fisher and Lawson. The referee took the
protests under advisement SUMMARIZE:
One-Mile Match Race--Bost two In three heats
FIRST neat won ny Joseph mcguire; John Hall sec
ond. Time. minutes - 3-5 seconds. Second heat
won by Mcguire. Time 2 minutes - seconds
Borough Handicap-Two miles. amateur-Fnal
heat won by John King. Newark. 10 yards; J. II.
Hunter. Kearny. 1so yards. second; Jack Jasper.
Bayonne. 90 yards. third Time. 4 minutes 80 %
seconds.
Five Mile Handicap. Professional FINAL heat won
by j 1. Fisher, 90 yards; lyer Laws2n 100 Yards.
.ons;Third q a Mile Soyice;%Finsl heat won by
W H. Morris, Jersey City. third. Time. 80 80
Halt Nj l. Dashaway Amateur--Final heat won. by
A. 7. Nye. Jr.. Greenwich "; G. II. Collett. New
w. hrI S W. a. Kut, New Haven, fourth. Time'
minute 30 seconds.
hs 1oR won ia a S
New YIEk; l21 ards, second otto Maya 40 Yards
utes 10 seconds.
Tom Linton. the little Welsh rival Of Jimmy
Michael. returned unexpectedly to New York
on the same steamer with Charles W Miller
motor cycles of French make. and announced
that hereafter he vii! c0ntine himself almost
wholly to twenty-five. iiity and one hundred
mile contests behind pace; Linton had with
him one motor cyclc He said that he would first
lenged him last year after he had fixed his time
OF leaving for home, After that he says he Wi!
6n the C. aat take on EXEC b or any q"
OF these two men will give an infusion OF new
blood INTO the sport that has been greatly
needed all the season. and with them in the
field some interesting events are to be ex
pected Linton volunteered the statement
that no fore en- riders Of repute, will attend the
international races at Montreal in August.
court decision was made last week on the
new Collins law relative to riding without light
that is of interest to all riders. The Iaw SAYS
an ordinance requiring lights shall not apply
Som PdT %@1 sh ni ra nd
than six miles an hour and sounding an alarm
every thirty feet, HuyIsr Ellison. a mem
York State division was arrested at. Free
port for being without light He was
dng "w anf he Fn %as within hS of
Judge Wallace decided that he would have
been all right had he been out necessarily
without light but that all the circun stances
seemed evident he had started from home in
making a test case he imposed line OF 50.
The decision + considered victory tor cyclists,
in hs G hns is
Ellison will carry the case any further.
The Clipper Wheelmen of this city held a
series OF wel-contested events at Maspeth.
Long Island. yesterday. The programme EN-
braced both professional and amateur events
and a big turnout OF most ont husiast.c specta-
tors proved .hat sunday cycle racing IN tho
East is popular and remuneratve. The sum
mares
one. Mile Professional. Handicap-Final heat won
by Henry e. carson. New York, 76yards; Thomas q
LockrOy. Boston, Mass, scratch, second William II.
Mcclure, Brooklyn. 30 yards. third. lime ann
utes 3yLa seconds.
One.Nlile, Handicap Amateur.,Flnal heat won by
John A. Fielding. Bnshwick Mheelmen. scratch
john D. Clarke Williamsburg Wheclmen, scratch,
second. Frederick j. Ryder. Clipper Wheelmen. 80
yards third. Time, 2 minutes as seconds
QuArter-MIle Handicap, Amateur-Final heat won
by john l.. Clarke. Williamsburg wheelmen. scratch;
second; William K Moseman. Brooklyn wheelmen
20 yards third. Time, ~ seconds.
Three Milo Professional HAndicap-Won by Will
liam r. Mcclure. Brooklyn, 200 yards Thomas c.
Lockroy, Boston. Mass. scratch, second; Charles A.
HOFFMAN,, New York. 200 yards. third. Time, i
minutes 1874 seconds.
Halt.sIile Novice Race. AmAteur-Fnal lheat won
Wheelmen: James !. Gladwish, Clipper Wheel linen.
second; Richard McTaRgar:, Brooklyn Wheelmen
third Time, minute 80 seconds.
Two-Mile Amateur Handlcap-Flnal heat won by
John +. Fielding. Bushwick Mherlmen scratch
John ID. Clark. williamsburg Wheelmen. scratch
second; Thomas d. LongmAn. Seminole Athletic
Club Whcelmen l25 yards. third. Time minutes
81 seconds
Quarter Mile Boys Race scratch-won by Ben
jAmIu w. LOwenthall Majestic Cyclers; Henry c.
Kruegrr. Peconic Wheelmen, second; Frank j.
Greene Clipper wheolmen. third. Time 67h sec
onds.
Three Mile Tandem Handicap. AmAteurawon by
John d. Clarke and Water " benjamin, WlliamE-
burg VIE elmsn. scratch Thomas l.. Townsend and
Henry II. RIeboldt Clipper Wheolmen, $50 Yards.
second John A. Fielding and David j. HannlRan,