New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-18
A BIG CENTURY RUN ON LONG ISLAND.
THE COURSE LAID OUT BY AN AUTOMOBILE
TWO MEN HURT.

TWO MEN HURT.
There were several thousand spectators at
Bedford fountain last evening TO see the finish OF
the century run under the auspices of The New
York Journal" The first TO finish Charles
Staubach and his couriers. who were King and
Oatman Of the Manhattan Bicycle Club; Fay Of
the Rough Riders Club: Thomas, Century Road
Club: TEDDY" Edwards Gus" Eglon. Century
Road Club and the triplet team composed OF
fletcher. Schwartz and Steinbach. The tripet
team tried hard in the to get big lead on the
others. The leaders single wheels. however,
were able to keep up with the team. and rode
eleven miles. between LynbroOk and Rockaway, In
twenty-seven minutes
An automobile laid n paper trail for the riders TO
follow The machine was operated by p. J. Fisher
The course from Bedford fountain TO Bath
Beach. Coney Island. Prospect Park. Jamaica,
Lynbrook. Rockaway. where they had dinner; then
to Lynbrook Freeport. Hampstead. Valley Stream.
Queens and Jamaica. finishing at the Bedford
fountain Most of the riders finished on schedule
time
A serious accident occurred in the tandem d.
vision. While riding in the vicinity Of Prospect
Park Dr. Herman II. Jardemaal and his wife came
into collision with another tandem and both wheels
went down. The doctor caught finger in the rear
sprocket Of his wheel and had It almost amputated
He became unconscious An ambulance called
and he removed to a Brooklyn hospital
NJ V OBrien OF the sixth division found
unconscious the road a little way out OF ROCK
away. He was carried 10 the Atlas Hotel and a
physician pronounced him to be merely suffering
from exhaustion.
There were ten divisions. The start Of the first
division made at 6:1 a. m. with f. f. Marriott
Tom Ward. y. II. Mackay, F. G.. Gay and T. L.
Kenna as pacemakers The second division was
sent off twenty minutes later and was composed OF
unattached riders. in charge OF George c. Wheeler,
L. ". Hampstead William Poor and f. W Travis.
The third division was called the ladies division,
and there were about fifty women and their escorts,
the women wearing large blue badges. They were
in charge OF Charles Brush. who was chief pace
maker. His wife, Irene Brush. c. b. Rush, Miss
J. c. Iatman and Mrs. u. Z. kelar were the as
sstant pacemakers.
The fourth division also for unattached wheel
men The pacemakers were F. l.. c. Martin. l..
Rauschkaub. Andrew Peterson and Charles Moch.
winner OF the 2OO-nile road The fifth division
was composed entirely Of members OF the Century
Road Club There were many women riders In TINS
division. John T Wall acted chief Of the pace
makers and was assisted by Albert lvimy, Daniel
Adee r. @, Weyh and K. c. Werner.
The sixth division brought out tandems by inc
wholesale and they got of In bunch. The CHIEF
pacemakers were John Castles. OF the Fire Depart
inent and Lieutenant j. F. McAree. The seventh
division composed Of club members, was LED ny
w II Anderson. James Farmer r j. Magic ana
Frank Cody The eighth division was one OF the
strongest numbering more than one hundred II
was led by Oscar Frankie. F. S. Root, j. r. Culling-
ford and Mack slegel. The ninth division was IN
charge OF Charles Earle and the tenth and last a.
vision was paced by c. A. shedd, A. sutclinei n;
Mcdonald and J. Z. Post. OF the Ne"-iorK A'h'euo