The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-14


| At the VailsburEh track yesterday. where a
programme OF good races was witnessed by
four thousand people. Downeys ride was the
feature. He appeared for a nve-mile exhbi-
ton behind pace and rode the distance in 8
minutes. 90 AS seconds. The Vailsburgh
track Is not n fast course and for each Of the
i've miles. Downey's time was better than the
best time made there by Jimmy Michael The
time for the five miles s also better than Elke g
record. Downey is the boy who recc ntly rode
mile straightawny in l minute. 10 2-5 sec-
onds lie foil after finishing his five miles yes
terday because OF running forward into his
pacing machine. but he was not injured.
Jay Eaton's neat running OF the half-mil lie
| professional event was. next to Downey's rapid
| spin the most interesting feature at Vailsburgh
yesterday. Eaton rode the last quarter alone
In 81 . seconds and won by yard from Wal
| than. Kmble and Mcfarland. 1t was rous-
Ing finish in every respect. In the flve-mile
amateur handicap. there was spill In which
twelve riders won't snrawling. but not one
was seriously hurt. The accident was caused
| by the bursting OF tire. Summaries:
Quarter. Mile Noyice-Fnal heat won by f. Rosen.
Rns THAI n Ma SSSnas by cn
22oyards, second J: H. Lake: il. W. 10 yards, third;
spredweiI Handicap-Five Miles. Amateur-won
J. H. Hunter Newark. 100 yards. second; Thomas
Wells i: W 400 yards. fourth. Time. II min.
VIII % BOB Man, q,
FA ISFarsnd Sam jose c"i' Fourth AE i Timi
sonal-w9n by Hardy Downing. San Jose, Cal. 100
EnTa: Gs; a. kPRme5 GhieAES 10 yarts sesond
White Lynbrook, L. l., l2o yards fourth Time
Boston, paced bv Judge and Chas Miller on petro.
| leum tandem. Time. minutes. 80 40 seconds.
Wheel riders felt the heat severely yester.
| day. but there was great thrCng Of the Sum
| day regulars on the ronds. There has been q
perceptihle falling offiduring the past few Sun
days IN the crowds on the local boulevards and
cycle paths. This is usually the case during
| the heated period and especially in August,
| but the hotel-keepers say that the loss on
| Sundays Is more than compensated Tor by the
| increased number OF night riders during the
| week. Yesterday might be said to have been
| the first day Of the Rolden-rod season with
cyclists, as the flower has como to bloom since
| the Sunday before and huge bouquets
| OF It were carried home by the riders
| who love natural beauty and have
| eyes for other things than
the ground that lies Just ahead OF their
| front tires The roads were not dusty and the
| riding generally was reported to be excellent
| The absence OF many who join their families
| out OF town every Sunday brings into promi-
| hence the uncouth and clumsy rider on anti
puated machines He was much in evidence
yesterday on the Coney Island cycle path. and
| when he did not occasion alarm with his wab-
| bling about on squeaky and rafting cycle OF
! 1893 pattern. he caused amusement There
are enough Of these long-trousered Sunday
| nuisances out nowadays to almost give an
| answer to the question: What becomes o; the
| old whecls?"
The second part OF the Veterans Century
| Rum which was held yesterday for the benefit
| OF those failing to enlist with the 600 who rode
| In the first run OF August a. had between
| eighty and ninety participants They were led
by Daniel NJ. Adee. OF the Century Road Club
who was chief pacemaker. over the course to
Coney Island. Rockaway. Seaford and return
| and the majority finished on schedule time
Tho run was full OF Incidents. In which
punctures figured largely. Chief Pace
maker Adee had experiences with couple,
and half dozen men had one while Charlie
Earl the Kings county racing man. received
four or five. and was late at the finish II
was the expressed opinion OF Pacemaker Stau-
bach and some others that tacks have been
deliberately strewn on the upper part OF the
Eastern Parkway. Some OF the incidents OF the
hundred mile. ride were at once painful and
funny. These were adventures with chickens
and dogs which fell to the lot OF the pace
makers and courers Just beyond Lynbrook
on the way out Paul Thomas a pacemaker.
ran into chicken and was thrown heavily
and his front wheel smashed. Tho chcke en- was
thrown fromThomas'swheel to staubach's and
he also took sail through the air. but his
wheel did not suffer. Capt. Staubach finished
the century wearing few feathers In his cap
which he said represented the best part OF
what was left OF the hen. couple OF miles
further on several hens were encountered and
two other paccmakers suffered tumbles be-
cause OF them. At Rockaway Louis Rousch-
kolb courier. ran into dog. and both he and
staubach, who was behind him. we're thrown.
Households clothing was torn to tatters
Teddy Edwards who holds the phenomenal
record OF covering $50 consecutive daily CEN
turtles. announces that next spring he will
attempt to break tho record between san
Francisco and New York Edwards ia Mt
present In Chicago on his way to San Fran.
cisco. he Is making the trip to the coast by
easy stages. Edwards found two factors TO
contend with in his ride to Chicago. He SAYS
that from Albany west the wind was almost |
constantly against him and he also found that |
the hills were sleeper going than returning.
For that reason Edwards intends to try for the |
easier The record which Edwards homes TO |
break Is 81 days. but he expects he can cover
tho distance in less than a month. On his !
Journey back Edwards will be paced by relays |
all the way.
To-day at Boston the annual national meet
OF the League OF American Whsemen begins.
IL VIII continue until Saturday night One OF |
the peculiar features concerning the meet will |
Dc that OF water carnival at the Watham |
track on Tuesday evening where in the after |
noon an y. c. A. meet will be held This ia the |
result OF an amcable adjustment after a bitter |
fight between the rival organizations for com |
pIete control OF tho track on that day The l.. |
A. w, national championships will be run of at |
the Charles River Park track on Wednesday
and Thursday afternoons, Friday night and
Saturday afternoon. Besides the races, the
other principal features OF the week will be-
the assembly OF the local consuls. an al-night
smoker Ia Mechanics Building. picnic at
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