The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
OF THE WHEELMEN.
COOPER WINS THE FIRST RACE FOR
THE n. &. 4. CHAMPIONSHIP.
Bald Rides We

THE n. Z. 4. CHAMPIONSHIP.
Bald Rides Well, but Fails to Got in the
Money-A Series of Sharp Races In
RuEurates the Grand CirCuit-Hariem De-
tents the Greenwich Team other Events.
Some exceptionally good racing was wit
messed at the first Grand Circuit championship
meet OF the n. C. A. held at Berkeley Oval yes
terday. The event was at one mile. and II was
won by Tom Cooper after series of holly con-
tested heats The Detroit boy therefore starts
OF in the season with championship points:
Earl kiser. who was second. with 3: Bob
Walthour. third man. with >. and owen
Kmble ] for riding fourth. The race
was run in four preliminarics. with an
added heat for those who finished second,
the winner OF which was to qualify.
Every heat resulted In n grand fight up the
stretch with the men making blanket finish.
Earl Kiser captured the FIRST trial by length.
with j. 7. Fisher second. The latter is n
Chicago man. who has Just hopped over from
the L. A. W. In the second heat Eddie Bald
won from Merens by about a length the
others being punched close behind. Tom
Cooper won his heat. the third. by a couple Of
feet from Kimble. In the fourth heat there was
piece OF fragrant team work by w. E. Becker
and jay Eaton. and Eaton was disqualified
after finishing first. this giving to Walthour tho
first place and Stevens second. kmble cap
tured the extra heat. Coopers victory in the
final was won by length. but behind him the
others were spread out. with only foot or
few inches between them. The placing Of the
Judges gave Bald the last place and not point.
but he smiled pleasantly. as usual, when leav-
ing tho track 1t is no surprise to Bald and
those who know him best that he Is not in
form. His riding yesterday showed that no
has improved since the beginning of the sea-
son. and may he expected ~ come around all
right hut late, as is usual with him.
The one mi lie amateur and the two half-mile
handeaps afforded hard riding to the tape and
handly. but in the handicap event for ANA
tours he finished third in his heat. being beaten
van y IRE rom IRON t4e h v nnu PILL
nally good race. The times made were very
fast. the first heat being ridden i'll one minute,
with SchO1rld. the scratch man. close acc
ond. The half-mile handicap for professionals
proved 70 be runaway affair fr RAYMOND OF
quail before and therefore received seventy
yards by the handiGappsr. Raymond won his
was made interesting by the others
The flve-mile team race was as Interesting as
any event Of the day. Ny,e of the Gr""nwich
was ended. but his team mates continued the
battle against the three Harlem wheelmen
Of the race was run in the rain. Starting on the
last lap. the Harlem team had lead OF about
fr6 yS Ss Gat umPnE ia aTh h
finish, and was only few feet behind as the
three ai;hs Of second difference in his time
Oval was small ana il looked smaller than i
and their arrangement Summaries:
One Mile ,nren. Amateur-Final heat won by F.
asoni HtrlS~ W Xxi kny 5r ntR
third Inns Ms minnte' H. ,"conts ,,., r..,,
heat Won F 81 w.hoty ESrs ~H l. rl
New York, second, o. Wllhers. Brooklyn. third
'irana cirG"t'. on Me %psn profo.sonaI-Ftnal
~ I Sra, fd kseT be
Hsif Nile H"ndirap. Amatour--rinal heat won by
van. dreenHich W. 20 , yards. second; a r Sye.
Greenwich W. 20 yards third. Time. minute 35
Half Mile Race Against thu. Record 30 seconds.
psGCa and WITH FLYING n tt t Roy see fret trial.
by Ms ""a'4G e rSsH. Mr ss' ar.
Kr r"% F"i" H' sSa Ev Hsf w f i
men. and ". +. Wa!remiergrr, A. r; N.Y. Jr and J.
Lake ait Bedcll. Time. II minutes / - seconds.
Time OF Wahrenbcrger ii minutes II 20 seconds.
COPS" on the Coney Island paths.has been
made by Roundsman Collins, the head Of the
Showna Of The custom Of the mon to leaSs S The
paths In Il body at the evening hour Of relief.
have been In the habit OF taking advantage OF
IT, Hereafter the men will 60 in singy and at
different times and the sly scorchers are like ly
to TO- run across a cop when they Do pot expect It:
all that is rosstble with the lamentatly small
force on hand across the bridge.
downtown tradesman remarked Yesterday
to tho imrrovement.of internal binders and
1dIuf1abs hanfie bars printed in TIFF Sun was
formation that 10 needed By a great number Of
riders. but there was one point missed. The
internal binders of the type described having
taper plug for an eXrauder at tho lower end
OF the bolt make n hea9 Of trouble for riders
sometimes when hey.uns"rew the bolt on top
the end OF the holt and drops down inside OF
the head OF the.wheel or inside OF the.sent post
s asS @S MIR III. Ec Td PT
when they, want to shit the position of their
bars or saddle post. 1t is necessary TO mako
OF the bolt and then give 1t II tap 10 drive the
bolt and rus downwarI Another thing that
riders need to lie warned about is that OF tight.
snlng up too much when setting the bars or
post, A taper plug with screwbolt in il is II
tremendously powerful contriyauce. and il the
bound TO give. either the threads on tho bolt
the nut he ID or the tubing thar is being ex-
strength into tightening these expanders
They hold WHEN set up by small wrench used
At ono OF the roadhouses on the Merrick
road the bicycle racks are in charge OF q ro-
rairman who has his workshop alongside the
hotel. The repairer charges nothing for check
ing the wheels. but looks them over and fire.
Qusntlv gets a piece Of work hv giving rider
some good adylc" concerning what should bs
attended to on his wheel at once. The outside
o. the work is covered with signs quoting
prices for pumping. oiling, puncture msndine.
overhhuling. and go on. ON the Fourth of July
young man. whom the repalrsr now refers
TO as Mr.. Ten Bones Weekly" rode up TO tho
hotel He was nnsp"uouSlv dressed In knick-
era OF II arge plaid II red fell hat and starchsi
linen with horizontal stripes. lie had a
wheel that, although dusty WAS evidently new
His manner betokenad sslf.conscuusness and
m de it.evident that he WAS far from being an
experienced rider. lie ilecked the dust from
his shoes and clothing after dlsmOuntinG and
handed his wheel to The repairer with a et-
percli wave of the hand. and said:
"Er give that wheel "a thorough going over
DOv."
Twenty minutes later the Eeat Young man
emerged from the hotel and sought his cycle
He found il in the repair shop with the wheels
out, the chain OIL and bearings apart. The re-
palrman'R assistant was working hard clean
ing the chain aud other parts that die not need