New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-25
CYCLING.
PLUCKY RIDES BY WAHRENBERGER AND
BEDELL AT MANHATTAN TRACK.
THE AMATEURS WIN ALL THE HoNoRs AT THE
KINGS COUNTY MEET AT MANHATTAN
BEAcH-KIsER AND ALLEN CAPT
IRE THE CONTESTS FOR
PROFESSIONALS.

Two amateur riders of this district won all Of the
honors at the race meet Of the Kings County
Wheeimen at the Manhattan Beach track yester-
day afternoon They were n. Y. Bedel, OF the
Pierce Wheelmen, and W. F. Wahrenberger OF the
Greenwich Wheemen Bede defeated c. T. Earl,
OF the Kings County Wheelmen. by only few
inches in a nfteen- mile paced race. although he had
the worst conglomeraton % pacing ever seen here
about. in the early part OF the struggle MOST
riders would have given up In disgust before going
three miles but Bedell stuck TO his WORK and was
rewarded with victory after the closest paced
race seen In this district
The other struggle that brought the spectators
to their feet was an intercub pursuit race, and
the victor was compelled TO ride over fifteen miles
before capturing the .aurel wreath OF victory This
sort OF race Is this district, and that tnere
will be of them hereafter II certain. Fouf
teams OF three each were entered, ana as
Kramer, schriber and Lake were to start for tho
Harlem Wheelmen this team was naturally IA
yorite For the Greenwich Wheelmen Wahren-
berger was the only man from whom much was
expected as Nye and Sullivan were more or less
unknown. Van Colt Brown and Eglor formed the
Nassau team. while schoheld. NUM- and Reiyear
composed the Kings County team.
The teams were started a twelfth OF a mile apart,
an equal distance separating each two as they were
distributed around the track As soon the riders
Of one team were passed by a rider from one Of
tho nurs,ne teams. the men left the track The
mace from the start was terrific eacn man IN turn
pacing for his team mates. Brown and EgoH were
quickly disposed Of and Van Colt made piueky
effort 10 go on alone but he. too was compelled
10 stop after going a mile Then Nye, OF the
Greenwich team. quilt, and few minutes later the
Kings County Wheelmen team went up into the
air IN a bunch Schriber had found the pace 100
hot for him. and this left only Kramer ana Lake
for the Harlem team and Wahrenoerger ana suii'-
van for the Greenwich. Then sullivan was COM
pcled to pull out and this left Wahrenberser aIohe
m do battle with Kramer and Lake. II looked as
II the plucky Greenwich man would have 10 sue
curnh quickly but he did Kramer and Lake.
nv exchanging pace, went along at good gait
hut try as they could, they could not gain an men
upon Wahrenberger. Then Lake tuInoiea o'i IN
wheel exhausted and only two men were lett-
Wahrenberger and Kramer - -.
Wahrenberger gained steadily on his rival anu
passed him and won the race, after traVelihs "''
teen miles and quarter OF a lap. There was
shout of approval He rode the last eleven mice
unpaced. which is remarkable teat III 80
racing. 1t would require a big purse TO induce .ns
average professional TO attempt TO du9i'ea'e Wv
feat Wahrenberger's time was 1914 30 -,
Will ,bo naced race between Earl and Beden
was close and exciting the pacing cunts "orAeu
SO unevenly that this detracted ma'eria"! n'
the struggle Bedells pacing In the carry pai' Va
the race was so bad that the Kings county ma"
caught nm TO the smaller rider Bedell, however
did lose heart anu as His 9'"''i9
wbia Earl's got worse Bedell gradually wore down
the lead taken by Earl. In the last lap beoe"
nIcked I'D nicely and, according TO the tiineheep
ers. he won by a few inches or t"o-hi'ns " "
second in time. AS the men nnisheu oh oppo'
,es ~ tho track the spectators could not tell VINO
had won. The men we're never near the record d.
any time in the race. The attendance was tair' Out
far below the Kings County Wheemen svefagg
Bald is fat and did not ride In the proiesso ono
rocesNin fact none OF the scratch men aCCoI s
pshed anything Allen won the handcaP Iron roo
leo yard mark Kiser brought ous hs mile open
snrint long enough to capture the nail oP,'
Gardiner Yell In this race. and McFarana was he
,nrfered with ard pulled up In the sretch' i"e
80 for noyices was won by Walter smith u.
fourteen-year-old youth of Bro9kyn IN she walk
,ar In the point competition the Harlem Mhee 10
men and Greenwich Wheelmen are ueI, w., W." for
mn mn wbts Nassau and Kings County are ueu hOs
third Mace with points each. The tap.e snJ" an5
ne times made in the paced race between Eur INV
nadeU is as follows: