The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-31
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
ZIMMERMAN DEFEATED NJ BALD IN
4 ONE-HILE RACE.
The Former Champion of All showed Much
of His Olh-Tlmc Anael. Int Mna Not

terday when the famous Jersey Skeeter."
who formerly was tho conqueror OF oil cham
pions. succumbed to the superior prowess OF
Eddie Bald Tho champion Of the last i've
years jumped" Zimmerman at the eighth Of
mile. when Jimmy seemed to be mapping.
and literally ran away from him to the tape.
winning by from fifteen to twenty feet.
The race was for ST 600 at one mile. and in
only one heat. on tho four-ap board track at
Nnilsburg, Just outside OF Newark. The fact
that zimmerman recently broke the two-mile
paced record by riding the distance in 3
minutes and 20 seconds. added to his excel
lent showing in training. caused him to be
favorte. 1t was popularity thought that the
"Skectcr" had regatned that wonderful old
time Jimmy sprint" Bald himself confessed
to being not very confident 1t was u race OF
vital consequence to both men. for IL only
Zimmerman could defeat tho present cham
pion ho would leap at once TO the
front OF the ranks again. aud in such event he
intended to go to Europe. For Bald q defeat
meant that he would ut once fall into the has
been" class in the estimation OF the public
Tho result Of the match showed that while
Jimmy has much OF his great sprint left
he has not tho Jump" necessary to de-
feat Bald. The men appeared on the
track before crowd OF from 5000 to 5000.
who had paid double prices Both men
have been worn by them in memorable vic
tories. Bald wearing q white suit edged with
purple. with an American flag draped about
his waist. while Jimmy wore n shirt of pale
blue tuck Ha cd into !, pair Of blsck TRUNKS 10th
rider who formerly paced for j mmy Michael.
was PVT in to make pnce on sing wheel for
the mile. The rest Of the dist lance they were to
go without pace. Bald won the toss for choice
G Ct. positions nido and elected to give Jimmy the
he rode sehnd the Isl eatsr The pacing %ai'S
Tas slower than the men seemed, to expect.
dropped out. Bald remained behind thinner
Then he made superb lump" shot past
Jimmy and was fifteen or twenty yards ahead
ting up the necessary steam and foIlowimmc. but
when ne was fairly straich out his old;
pa 81 s SS he eaa
great, and the distance too small Tor the total
loss loss to be recovered. and Bald crossed the
Sffe SSfs h sOS o fsF ni
nance of his opponent. He said u expected
the Jump hut couldn't get after him quick
self because / thought Bald would hang on to
me ss and keep behind until the last few yards.
lam big fellow, viii made splendid wind
breaker Tor Bald. | know now that have
AL against gain =, any one" II was thought BY some
quarter he would have done better as he can
ride that distance faster than Bald has done.
match. but it is thought doubtful 1t Bald will
accept: ORLANDO s Stevens posted $500
lore the race to cover Challenge Tor ann match H
race for that amount with the winner which
There was some good sport and some that
was poor furnished by the other events OF the
day. Jay. Eaton came out with a showing OF
professional events in fast time by jumping
away from the bunch in grand style few
Ha q,
sshame,ul'y to The UPPER edge OF the track and
tandem handicap made hot race. and d the
Nassau Wheelmen team. Rutz and Hausman.
won from scratch in Ane style. Summaries:
s SssaI Son second ss ioe e.
htsr Ss*ah thd Ts 81
b Free Trsemsn third liver Lawson fourth. Time. i
onsM9 Mstch ,, EaGs1Betyssn Arthp, Tim
vsndoms Handi:.p H.l,,Mhe Amateur-rin.l
hnntsr Nerark 20 third Waiter B"Sc Pa,dr:
~. cannon BAH, Hand!csp, one.M,ie PEots.sion.l-
60 y.rds second otto Moya 96 yards thrd f.
Mciue. 1870 yards. fourth. Time. = minutes Sec
One. Mile Tandem Handicap, Amateur-Final heat
won by +. G. Hausman and ". A. Ruts. New Haven.
Yards, second: g. G. sshreiber and j. H. Lake. New
York. 10 yards, third. Time. minutes seconds.
The regulation Sunday crowd did not put in
its appearance on the bouleyards, yesterday
oat in force and made np the ssht pT
upon H them BY tie weather OF a week BEFORE;
on the PATHS alongside OF Prosnect Park
Wa m 1S appreciated In ,s connreion
mats given Along Ss OsySs srs a read
ha have 20, been
5 kS uf Of BseFs
sGTeTy Ssrse%
closed TO- wagons bYt open to cyclists, whom he
HARTFORD, July 3o;-The biggest bicycle
road race this city has eyer seen WAS run yes
There were ,iso entries, Waller i; Booth q
%, seconds Time prizes were awarded ns
minutes and AZ seconds; /. G. Perry, Chicopee.
Mass, second: c. Yeutsch, New Haven. and
latter %on he Thr roe falls and
lisions fifteen riders were hurt. few quite
seriously.
MONTREAL. July 30.-A prelim mary list OF
entries for the worlds wheel meet to be held
in Montreal Aug. z to y was issued tonight.
Among the professional entries are:
Eddie McDuhee. Major Taylor. Boston; Nat Butler.
Tom Butler and Frank Butler. Cambridge. Mass;
John T. ColRAn. Trenton. n j.; James B. Bernor and
Ed Llewellyn, Chicago; Tom Linton. London. Eng
land; Charles McCarhv. st. Louis; Charles Porter.
Detroit;;. 4: A: MacLean. Hugh MaGLean. Chelssa.
Eli j, Bushry. Shelhurno VT; James j. Carly,
Worcester. Mass.
The leading amateur entries are:
A. ]. Cherry. London England: T. summersRill,
Leeds. England Bon doodSon. New South Wales.
glasgow, 81 otlanl: Albert TaillAndier Paris; Tom
Grady, dlens Falls. n. Y. Lester Wilson, Pitts.
burg. Pa.
Lively Sport OH Track and Field.
over 800 members OF tho Bay Ridge A. c. Jour
ne-ed to New Dorp Staten Island, yesterday. to
take part in the annual outing and games OF tho
organization ball game between The BAy Ridoe