The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21
CYCLERS BEGIN RACING.
FIRST MEET OF THE ". c. 4. VS.
4 GOOD-SIZED CROWD.
M Very Fast Time shown Owing to n strong

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His Attempt to Beat the One-Mio Rec
ord-Downey Breaks His Collar Bone.
I Ambrose Park yesterday the opening race
meet Of the season was run of successfully.
1t was the first meet held under the auspices
OF the N. c. A., and tho l.. A. W. was. to all
practical ends. nou-eIistcnt. 1t is probable
that many in the seats did not know the differ
ence. Since the establishment Of the n. {. A.
the riders and promoters have Deen dubbed
outlaws" but yesterday all was decidedly
regular. and only tho printing on the pro-
gramme gavo evidence OF the fact that the
meet was under n. c. A. jurisdiction and not
L. A. W.
According to the boX-oTIice count there we're
5000 persons present, and they displayed an in
terest and enthusiasm that augur well for tho
sport this year. The list Of officials was a rove
lation to those who have thought that the N.C.A.
was an evanescent body OF strife, a pretence and
a bubble. Nine strong and equitable clubs were
represented among the judges. timers and
other officers. Tho greatest surprise was the
presence Of John Barnet OF the Logan Wheel
men acting as a Judge. Last year Barnet was
the local member Of the j.. A. W. Racing Board.
Tho racing was good. but the strong wind in
the last turn prevented very fast time. and
while there were several fine finishes the day
was without an incident OF tho thrilling class.
Harry Fixes. who was scheduled to try for the
one-mile record. abandoned the idea after
riding a lap and a half behind the motor
tandem. The internal machine" as 1t 10
called. was sent a half mile in AZ 40 seconds
TO show what il could do. The record line for
the distance is 1919 seconds, held by Major"
Taylor. The tandem used was ran by Z gaso-
we motor. With I; S. Hc"shaw and Henri
A wini shield was fitted on the rear of it.
lor the novice racc. there was the %unprece,-
dented number Of eighty.tour entries. and.
with a few exceptions. all We're on hand to
start. 1t required twelve trial heats and two
final. Every heat and the final was a race from
IL" p2r of the piSt3.. and the unknowhs fur
nG,SniS% a B is.f Sra Of toe %,ef fri ney s Sp team Won The
INST prize ty a L"nGth. the Others being each
the same distance apart: The first CONJUNCTION
when the fourth heat of the half mile Ambrose
dash was run. Fixes. thu one-hour champion.
starters. The latter led by about u yard
until within ten feet of the tape. when
skimmed past freeman enough to be the win,
ner by a few inches. The final furnished a
Ti amd S aRa pretty Sb tGe stre, etke tos snd Tcf amd
breasted the tape so evenly. that the Judges
took several minutes to decide upon the winner
and the second man. In the one-nile amateur.
scratch, NJ; T. Dove. the colored rider. tried to
run away from his fellows in his heat. He
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the Kings county crack. won this event handily
from Wahrenbcrger and Hausman.
The first serious fall OF the day occurred In
the final heat Of the one-mile. professional
n navq rnn pfr T he tr BUS "a as s thew we're are c irSssy R3 the
tape for the finish and pitched headlong over
al, ALUMINIUM megaphone that was lying in the
intcld. DOwney's collar bone was broken. In
the half-mi,e amateur handicap there were
several, spills. but the only men bruised were
Columbia University. who. pitched over one
another in the tagkstretch in the third heat:
arranged for W II. Hicks, the Brooklyn boy.
who was, on the limit mark Of 100 yards. He
yi"nd his xi hg" ia and 6n the iq }91iv ri xlTss P pnn the E WAY
hbaan'ddicaap. caught the "%ainit.% Which, started
by nearly a lap. summaries:
ouarter.Mile Novice-Final heat won by Gordon
son %heclmcn, second; Warner 0lund, Jersey City.
third. lims. a3 30 seconds; .
won by Howard i. freeman. Tortlsnd, Ore; Harry
j. Elkss. Giens Falls, second; F A. Mcfarland. San
minute is 25 seconds
George 9%s;M 5El5 s ( K;tA A.' coHntl VA y e' F T TaR sy
berger. Greer wich ", second; L. G: Hansnan. New
Wild West msnaicap. one Mile. Pr?fessional-FInal
heat won BY w.. =. lfirks Jr. BROOKLYN. 200 yards;
Dayton. O.. 20 yards. third. Time. : minutes 10 20
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SsLSeTi Grgsn w 1. vi. III ,bi ysrds f, seson !, n W. ipu A. EG a.;
invitation Mnlttcycle Handicap. Professional
$50 yards: +. 4. Mcfarland and .. l.. Stevens. tan
st re- Burns Pierce. u. b. FIurn'an and Bob Val.
tLour. ""qulnt - team. scratch. third; G. 8. Honshaw
3 n minutes IT, 80 50 sa"Snis. J." OD'' 1'"0'
Halt. Mile Con.olation Race.For prof1ssionsls whs
Moran, Washington; +; I; Kent, "althsm. second;
Paul. fourth. Time, l minute II AZ seconds.
The racing rules Of the l.. A. W.. as amended
for this year, show some important changes.
The cham plOnShips will no longer be made
ridiculous by the award Of, sixty points at
ten points. The plan Of ,suspendins tracks
has been modified 30 that the managers of the
meet may, be suspended without the track
Historic Black Horse, Tavern at New Dorp:
some interesting road races. Last Saturday
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the Pierce Wheelmen. Manhattan. met in q
contest for the ehamnIonship Of Richmond
iSnees and deieni the III" The course
start and finish at the tavern. The race was
won by Hlldebrandt IN 10 minutes ! second;
the Richmond County Wheelmen is now being
planned.
The New York representative Of tho I. A. W. RAo.
ing Board has issued a circular warning all riders
against connecting in unsanGtioned meets or against
that the l. A. " still controls cycle racing.
Ono of Gideon s. Days Two-Year-Old
Killed at Morris Park.
The first accident to a thoroughbred at the
Morris Park racetrack since the horses com
menced to work there this spring occurred yes
terday morning while the trials were being
made. Edward Feakcs sent out a batch of two
year-olds. the property OF Gideon & DAILY. After
going the circuit Of the track. and on entering
the head Of the backstretch into the Withers
pNila UnlGnan hn1Inl and ran into thn nrna
Of the fence and was killed instantly; He was
glen. He was bred at Holmdel, n. j. and. like
the entire, bunch OF the progeny OF the great
sire. was highly thought OF. .Helsman worked
some good trials overt the track at the farm. and
was supposed TO be one of tho cracks foaled
in 1897.
The coughing epidemic at Morris Park ha,
increased. and nearly every stable at the track
has q horse that Is n sufferer.
Keeper Ruled on of Jockey Club Tracks
The towards Of the Jockey Club held a meet,
ing at ithe Morris Park racecourse yesterday
afternoon. L. Il. Hitchcock was appointed