New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02
MURPHY cHEERED AT AMBROSE PARK.
ZIMMERMAN LOSES THE HANDICAP N WHICH He
RETURNS TO RACING


Another outlaw bicycle meet held yester
day AZ Ambrose Park Brooklyn About eighteen
hundred people present. Efforts to attract
large gathering had been made by announcing
that a great Jimmie handicap. which
half-rnile professional would be one Of the
star features of the day. A. A Zimmerman did
not prove 10 be the racer that ne years ago.
for not only did ne lose the handicap which he
was expected to win but he failed qualify in
his heat This put him out Of the finals. As the
final heat of this handicap was the last race on
the programme many people left their seats 30 as
10 cut across the field on their way 10 the gate
after the finish F. A Mcfarland Of the
scratch men CROSSED the tape first. but he was
disqualified for Stevens his team mate. the ref
cree said paced him. At this the spectators
scrambled into the field and track When it was
announced that Mcfarland was disqualified the
spectators Kissed and jeered for several minutes.
The opening contest was a half-mile novice.
which was run Of IN four heats. r. O. Durham won
easily In the two-mile amateur handicap the
handicapping was poor RIGHT won the first heat.
sitting straight up In the final heat L. r. Lake
with 2lO Yards won; F. w Richt with 80 yards
was second. and A. Armbuster, with 10 yards
was third Ill. O.. --
seconds on Friday. rode exhibition half-mlle IN
iOi9-5 When Murphy appeared he was loudly
checred by the spectators. The summaries
Haf-me novice Csmaeur-tnai hee, won by r. e.
Durham. Brooklyn. " g. stelman. Hacken.ack second
II r Feek-r Brook, n. third. Time II =.
Ouarter-rnlIe exhibition by Arthur A Zimmerman
Two mil hlndcap Cama,eur,-Fina heat Won by l. R.
Lax. Hrockly t2lO yardsl Frederick ". Rcht br0,h
iyn 40 yards. second Edward Armbuster. Brooklyn
ll2J yardsi. third. Time Hb- -, ,,..,,.-
Quarter mile dash 'smateur,-F1rs' heat won oy Ma'f'
R,tb NeW,-YoIk. Frank l. Kramer. Fast Orange y j.
s~,,nd Tlme-O.33+ Second heat won oy W. +. Wan
renbarger Greenwich y. y George Reth Harlem, sec
opd rme-134S Third heat won By W r M3shef'
Harlem: Edward Armbuster Brooklyn. second Tim
0.s3I Fourth by A. T. Nye. j.. ,frrenGlch.
I y 1et- port Richmond second. Tme-O&3-s Final
beaf won hv Frank Kramer East Orange George scho
acid Richmond. second; ". r Wshrenbergef' thlra.
ChsmpIon mite open profsssonall First heat won BY
q 7 stevens O,tumWa, Iowa Eddie Bald. bunalC.
second Time-2:iT.s second heat won ~ Tom
Cooler Detroit. Jay Eaton. Elizabeth. second Time
2.9tl. Third heat by F A. MCFARLAND. san jos
cor.' " Al" Newhbuse. Buffalo. second Time .Zs'5.
F1uTth hea, won hy Owen : KimDle LoulsSI.e h0her;
y-ai,hou.e Atlanta Ca. second Tine--H2O-t flnaI
hesf won by owen : Kimble F. A. McFarland. se,oLl'
a. I stevens third. Eddie Bald fourth Iine--.V<
Ttalf mile handicap tprofessionsl neat won DE
= MCFARLAND (scratch). O. : kiHioe 10 ARCS -
ando a. New house 80 YARDS third W l. hSnes,et
,,r Orlsnto Fla go YARDS. fourth Time19v NJ.
~ best won hy o. /. Stevens 10 yafdsl koDrtt va
. q, ads second; Tom Cooper scratch third;
y Srons Denver Col 80 Yards, fourth M me-
o.saS third heat By E X. Ki.sr DAYTON. oh9 ~
80 Hardy Downing go yards second Outo Msya
10 - -a1 third Frederick Shafto brookyn % yIrus!
,ou,ts Time-O:55S Final heat won Dy, = ON ~
~onrsr " l. Hunestetter 20 yards s-ooht -
K,ser 10 vards, third A r stone '"' y@'us' 'o''