The sun., 1899-09-17
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
MISS JANE YATMAN STARTS OUT
TO RIDE SEVEN CENTURIES.
To Win the Honor She Covets She Must
Complete tho Distance in "a Hours
Kramer Wins Two Races at White Plains

Unwilling to sacrifice her laurels as the
CHAMPION woman century rider. Misc Jane c.
latman started last night to ride soven con-
secutive centuries within eighty -four hours.
Miss lotman is one OF the best known OF the
habitual women century riders and seldom
misses any OF the runs that leave the city. She
has ridden number OF double and triple cen
tur!es. and until this summer stood at the
head of the list because q triple century was
the best performance OF any woman before
TINS season. Early in the summer Mrs Irene
rush became the record holder by reason OF @
4OO-mle ride on the road in forty light hours.
Miss latman did not allow a fortnight to pass
before she started out and succeeded In again
taking the lead by reason OF q quintuple cen-
tury ride. Then Mrs. Mary Lindsey eclipsed
her by sextuplc performance and Miss Yat-
man. with characteristic ambition and spunk.
Is out to regain her prestige. The course she
Will follow is the officially surveyed one OF the
Century Road Club on Long Island. a trlanRu-
lar sort OF a trip from Valley Stream to Hemp
stead Miss Yatmans headquarters dur
Ing tho ride will be at Valley Stream.
where State Centurion John II. Wall and
other officials OF the Century Road Club check
the time and distance travelled. Miss Yatman
Will be literally paced by tandems and other
multiple machines during her trip She 10 q
young woman OF slight build. Weighing about
ITO pounds. and does not in any way look
strong enough to have earned the long string
OF century bars that she Possesses.
Final heat won by j. G. Nelson, portchester; Paul
aeidrick. Hastings. second H, 4. Thornton. .bobbs
A A., {; team, r. j., GOODWIN, ", E Malone pani
second; P. vog, Mansback q. b. GoiSs. Il. Strong;
g i S vi 'rd h. ossph b.,nds o
Time. - minutes 81 Al seconds.
The White Plains Wheemen held their an-
grounds there yesterday afternoon and some
first rate sport was witnessed. although Frank
ed beth the IN he
four men was the feature OF the day. In "a
rnfe aGalnf TIE rpnninG horse Starlight Henry
straight heats. Summary:
one'Mile No;lce-Won by r. g. Goodwin. Has
Malone Hs.'nss third aT 'iTnS. Tm. :''Gaa %iaa,s. w. E
K.sns:s ope.Mls H5,ndsap, AmsteuF-goa BY F. L;
Chester. so yards. second; NJ T. Dove. Calumet c..
f Handbags g. T.
Kramer, scratch; NJ T. Dove 90 yards. second; Wal.
seconds.
The annual fall races OF the Sem mole Wheel
men were decided yesterday morning on the
hoffman, Boulevard. near Newtown. Long 1s-
land. The road was in capital condition and
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last riding by the contendinR cyclists. The
eyent OF the day was the ivemi!e open race
IN my wfieh & sixteen riders struggled for suprem
Jr. summary:
ltalt-Mile Club Championship-Fina heat won by
second William H. Reynolds. Jr, third. Time, i
ininute = seconds.
oGo.Mlle Open Handicap-Final heat won by John
D. Devanty bmshwick c. 76 yards; Henry X
4 nderson Jamaica ". 30 yards, second; Ernest X.
I9rttncr: Brunswick Z. c. scratch third. Time. 2
mi nutcs olt4 seconds.
,v rT2 w,,,,, Nile, Open mandssp Final heat won
James X. Iannigan. South brooklyn ". 100 yards.
second; lanes r. ReNington. Bushwick 9. e.
Three Miles Club Championship, Scratch. Won by
second Edward Z, BrouRhlin. third Time. 1aD min.
anh aeerg by
PEI onic Cyclers, $50 yards: James L. brennan and
mhop SS sna So S ss55s
Bu.hw1ck e C.. le3 yards. third. Time minutes
, FIVE MiIe Handicap. Omen to All-won by Henry
Ut Ute. Esssd @ sr wsn HGw TSrf tine = min
s sn % ii 'fG 'S nd'
". fourth Wl,nm F. Davidson. Eclipse W, NTH.
prize. tossed for the trophy and Bishop won.
The annual fall race meeting OF the Column
Ri" "hssme9 city was held at Maspeth
thronp Of spectators Witnessed some good
racing Spills were frequent. duo as much as
ants that started IN each event. but the mon
were not badly hurt. Summary:
Half. Mile ,NoWe, Hscc.-scrstch-Final heat won
Ioyej?y, Ecntaur ". second John u, French. Pen:
n@pt nhO &, X hT'; IL Time & minute & - seconds.
yard ascrss v By Ms %i%s
neGoy Wiamsburr W. * yerds ,hrd Il ;,hs Men
minutes 4n\ seconds.
Two miles hsnlicsp-Final heat won by John d,
ll0yd; Qrint ". 200 yards, second; william i,
Gtsciey. EeG mic C. G. 100 yards third, Tms--G
- Three miles t3phccm hnndtcap-won by James L.
In9mn. I% aar,. @ ana Wltam r. Bennett National
lipsou, Seawanhaka G. G.. $50 yards. second; ami.
G. 500 o ARDS third. Tim. mnmso M snop 5g ps'9nid
onds. WV '0''
eYartsrmiIe boys, race serstohTnal he.. won
hanson, New Yorh. second and James L. Gladwish,
Tins" J: i;nIiH;2n, oregon W. David Ss 0n hea Sy
Dgmott BrooEIyn w. third Tlmea "oa1Ga minutes A''
fySmiis heat won By William
Net time-l4 minutes ll4 seconds. James r. FOLEY.
lhrn"tyn lts W. sss"Gd and John D. Clarke. Jr. Viii
Consolation race for winners half q mile.
rea"nc O. Hsn Ra.rser 9oGn 5r Bs,sndsn ,Ddsses W
second ana Frederick q Edwards. National l. c..
third. Time-l minute 81 4 seconds.
Linus j. Schllinger. s. A. A.. o-day won the
23-mie unpaced road race from Syracuse TO
Manlius and return with finish OF two miles on
Kirk Park track. His time was l hour 10
minutes. 45 seconds, George Schultz Y, N. 6.
A., was second and George Wiley, s. A. A..
third a.. 4 A. Anderson. $. A. A.. fourth. There
arranged between Schllinger and l.. S. Cooper,
OF Saratoga. the champion Of that portion OF
New York state. The race is to be one mile
heats: paced. best two ou' OF three and is 10
be held at Saratoga within three weeks.
=, The annual club races Of the Kings County
Wh"e'men were held yesterday afternoon on
The, stratch between Milburn and Hem pstead,
J.. !. The events were a mile open, ha mile
and two-mile handicap George
Schoiield took two Of the three races and might
have won, tho other had It not been that his
wheel slipped in tho sand when he
started. The one-me race which wss
for the club championship was run in two
prolimipary heats and a. final and the men
made a jockeying affair OF it each time. In the
two-mile handicap the, finish WAS so close that
some thought 1t dead heat. The course was
last, the races we'll managed. and fne sport
was furnished to a crowd along the road half
OF whom were from Brooklyn Summary:
One.Mle Open. for Club Championship-F heat
won hv George schpaeld; NJ Nnnderwall, second;
red kicht. thru. Time minutes IL 2.5 seconds
Second boat won by G. W. Lciiard r. NUM- sec-
ond A. Br"NendOrf third Time, minutes 3 20
seconds. FINAL II eat won by George Schoheld: NJ