Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-07-20
GREAT RACES.
Ihe Professional and Amateur Races Give
G latest Possible Satisfaction.

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latest Possible Satisfaction,
Professional riders made their debut
on the Iath of the Bridgeton Bicycle
Track Association at the Tumbling Dam
Fdrk Saturday afternoon in one of the
most successful and fastest meets ever
held in south Jersey. The day was an
Ideal one for fast work; very little sun
ana slight or no wind in the early part
OF the afternoon, but toward the close it
oiew gale, and prevented Davenport
from breaking the track record.
The events were both professional and
amateur and they were run in such a
manner as to alternate and the result was
last racing because every man was fresh.
Every event was paced and rot a mile
but what was run faster than 20 in both
classes.
The mile open amateur in three heats
furnished excellent sport and was only
marred by bad spill on the 20 yard line
just at the start of the second heat when
haif the field spilled. G. NJ. Richardson.
OF camden, became badly tangled up in
a wheel and it was some time before he
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were badly torn by flesh wounds.
Van Hest, and Gillon were the popular
favorites and they finished one, two
order in each final of the amateur events.
van Hest winning each time by half a
wheel.
Cliff, the fiier from Philadelphia. was
in hard luck. In the mile open he
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started again and broke a chain putting
him out of the event.
The mile open professional was run in
two heats and final, and the fields repre-
sented the pick of the Quaker City's
crack men including the great Starbuck,
who proved he could not squirt in com.
petition but what he lacked in that line
he fully made up in the pursuit race and
he thoroughly satisfied the audience that
in the unpaced game he was right at
home and could ride the legs off of any
thing in the country.
j. G. Colgan, Trenton and Charles A.
Church. of Philadelphia, were fast men.
Church took the mile open professional
Colgan, second, and Turville, third, in
2.lO4. Fast time that. The three could
have been covered with a blanket the
finish Wa so close.
Two-.late handicap went to Colgan,
Ia yds. Church was scratch man and he
never caught the bunch until the last lap.
1t was limit mans cinch from start to
finish.
E. F. Davenport tried for the track
record held by Will Moore, of this city,
206 andNa-fracsion. Davenport was paced
by tandem but the best he could do was
2.07. The wind at this time was blowing
hard.
The final event was an Australian
persuit race, Starbuck, Wentzel, Turville
and Acker. 1t took just two miles and
two laps for Starbuck to win. 1t was a
tremendous piece of plugging" Time
6.l6I
The summary: One-mile open amateur
Two, and the pace-maker to qualify.
First heat, won by George n. Wallen,
| Philadelphia; second, Walter A. Bell,
| Philadelphia; third. E. F. Davenport,
Philadelphia; time 2.l9a. Second heat,
won by George B. VanHest, Gloucester
City; second, B. r. McFeeters, Philadel-
phia; third, Fletcher Somers, Bridgetop;
time 2.ls. Third heat, won by T. G.
Gillon, Wilmington; second, 81. D.
| Hackett Pleasantville; third, Frank Rob-
bins, Millville, time 2.ls1-5. Final heat,
won by George B. VanHest, Gloucester
City; second. T. G. Gillon, Wilmington;
third, Frank Robbins. Millville; fourth,
Fletcher Somers, Bridgeton; time 2.14!.
One mile open professional. Three,
and pace-maker to qualify. First heat,
won by Charles A. Church, Philadelphia;
second, j. c. Colgan, Trenton; third,
Charles Turville, Philadelphia; fourth,
Bartholomew, Philadelphia; time 2.l9.
Second heat, won by E. 8. Acker, Phila-
delphia; second, Charles Hentzel, Phila-
delphia; third, Ray Grouse, Norwood;
fourth, w. G. Wentzell, Philadelphia;
time 2.lS is. Final heat, won by Charles
A. Church, Philadelphia; second, j. c.
Colgan, Trenton; third, Charles Turville,
Philadelphia; time 2.l04.
Five-mile handicap. Amateur, won by
Geo. B. VanHest, Gloucester City, so
yds: second, T. G. Gillon, Wilmington;
25 vds. third, Joseph B. Cliff, scratch;
fourth, George 81. Wallen, Philadelphia
100 yds. Time l1.27.
Two-mile handicap. Professional, won
by j. c. Colgan, Trenton; 175 yds; sec.
ond, Ray Grouse, Norwood; 13O yds;
third, VIM. H. III. Cressey, Philadelphia;
200 yds. Time 4.29.
Trial for track record by E. F. Davsn-
port, paced. Time 2.07 lacking second
of the record.
Australian pursuit race was won by
Starbuck in 6.16a. Distance two miles
and two laps.
Bismark's Iron Nerve.
Was the result of his splendid health.
Indomitable will and tremendous energy