The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-04
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
THE INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPION
SNIP WON BT TdLE.


ut Berkeie, Oval-Ripley Makes n New
Ounrter-NIiIe Record - Crack "Pros"
Contest at Fluahing-Bald in Poor Form.
Tho collegiate blue ribbon Of cycling was
captured by the blue wearing team OF Old Ell
ut Berkeley Oval yesterday afternoon. 1t was
we'll won after a series Of hot competitions and
close finishes 1t was an all-blue day in
earnest not only for tho New Haven
tenn and its supporters. but also Tor
Columbia. for while Eli finished seven
points ahead OF Princeton. the second
place team. the erstwhe champions from the
New York University failed to score a point.
Columbia's fluke was the surprise OF tho day.
being much more unexpected than the victory
OF the Yalensians. Tho scoreiof points at tho
finish was: Yale. 21 Princeton. IA; George
town O; Cornell, 3; University OF Ponnsylva-
MIA J. Swarthmore and Syracuse kept com
pany with Column bia in earning goose eggs
Harvard was not represented.
The crowd In attendance was astonishingly
small 1t illustrated how all-importnnt to New
York ers is tho accessibility OF a place. Those
who we're present we're enthusiastic. however,
and the riders were spurred on by con-
slant yelling and cheering. Nearly half OF
tho spectators were girls or women In
bright summer costumes. and they were as
ready with their applause as the follow stu
dents OF the competitors. The contests were
the first cham ponship races OF the new
intercollegiate Bicycle Racing Associn-
ton. which recently began separate ek-
ietence from the IntercC 'egiate A A. a.
A. Eight institutions were represented. and
there we're forty-ilve individual entries. W. Is
Curtis was referee, and tho day was ono OF
keen sport unmarried by any accidents OF
serious character or any Acknowledgement. 1t
was team work that won the victory for Yale.
I'll ,f hn harn
1t was Coiumbas inferority in this re-
spect that shut her, out. The Prince
ton men also worked well together.
Once or twice the performances OF the men in
amuteurish. and excited lively comm nt. In
the one-nile event for instance. Beaham and
following Beaham. Near the tape Ripley ulled
out and won, while Beaham fell back into tho
mgS d aS n%t had e re
for the quarter mile The record for the Dis;
by i. L. DannemtllGr Of Georgetown. Bert
Ripley. captain Of the PRINCETON team. won
Of rS's Second TO do this h. saved Kin:
event and while il lie had ridden and won
that race It might not have prevented lales
victory, the action sayored Of seeking personal
the to minis Of so%a Of those present.
The tHndem tb race was fn.y Yrs nd na Tor
ham OF Princeton had done such great work
together that they were regarded as almost
furnished one OF the exciting moments OF the
day. strouso Is crack tandem rider. who
does not compete on single
The closest finish occurred in the first heat
OF the mile race. in which, four Yale riders and
Princeton started. Ludwig OF Cornell forged
70 the front and looked DANGEROUS on the
9%rnSy 4omS and put h. pad mndG his sprgt
back ana Farley Of Yale and Dame
miller look The lead. Farley made a
with and PASS Danncmil Ter. TO, spectators
opposite the tape it;seemed as if he had won by
about an inch. The Judges conferred u long
time and then, announced Danncmillcr as
the .ETlnnGGr. IT vas the 9nIy decist66n
Full tSS apS Of the 'ee Crowd n3 @aHS ha he
mile record was madc, by, {. c; +. schwartz.
but was unsuccessful. with tandem pacing he
Yale team will remain intact another year.
Summary OF tho races follows:
Quarter heat by C. Beh1m
81 80 seconds. Second heat won by W: ] Enrich,
Ts sy Of F rP@ second fi Pratt
Tine 81 81 SSGEaS Third heat won by
versity of Pennsylyana, second. Time. 80 40
seconds. Fourth heat won by n: W. Dean,
seconds; Ftfth hsa; won by J. q. Rae; Columbia:
F 2 T Gilbert Yale: second Time 81 80 md.
80 rs seconds. Final heat won ~ Burt Ripley.
W. j. Enrich second, Il. i. BeaunnI third. Time,
80 - seconds, h'ang the Intercollegiate record by
md L il l%s. 11s 9o! hopkins S And nGoF'
Bsrnitz, University Of ptnnsylvantn, second. Time
meat and y sPons
Final heat BY M Moor an I sseo Bart
Ripley and &. r. Beaham second. j. S. Hopkins and
n 4r9 br TIM N B.r, Il fsSop Plnc.
tor: W. j. Enrich Yalc' second Time minute
A. X,
4F %S sGTs 10 s,% I fSts '2 nsai
Won Hsn . by Moore Yale T. hansen. GoF;
heat won ESP Stone Yale \ Hail. iIH c6umb ,h
second. lime, minute - 2.5 seconds sixth heat
cnG ' Final lat F w"n By En9eh r + nG:
wig second l. Tweedy third. Time. minute So
one Mle-Ftrst heat won by l.. F. Dannemtller.
sw"r1hmore dead heat Tor s'tSnG place ! Ttme t;
minutes ~ - seconds. second heat won BY Burt
Time. 2 minutes SO seconds. Third heat won won
by g. 7. Reaham, trncet9r; a. W. stackhouse
hca, won ~ f A strong, Yale; P ii. Petit Cornei.
second. Tine. minutes - seconds Fifth heat
Finn, heat won by Burt Ripley. +, A. Strong second,
II r. Dannemiler third Time. minutes 40 AS
Five Miles, Trial Heats at Two Miles-First heat
ond 4. X. Allan Columbus third. Tine, i minutes
10 seconds Y heat "Sn ny F. fasE
more. third Time, bminutcs 4a | 3 seconds. Third
hcatwon by l.. +. DaMnemll"r, Georgetown; $. II.
Stone, Yale, second Time. minutes ~ A. sec.
onds. Final heat won by L. t. pAnn"mlrr f. W.
farlcy second ;. H. Stone third. Time. IA minutes
II % seconds.
The first meet OF the National Cycling Asso-
citation in the New York State circuit was held
yesterday at the track Of the Queens County
Cycling Association. formerly the Flushing
Driving Track. The grounds are one milo out
OF Flushing and quarter OF "A nile from Muir
ray Hill. the nearest railroad station. Only
1,5OU or 1000 persons were present although
the card presented the most complete aggre-
cation Of crack riders likely to he seen together
this year. The half-m,lc dirt course was
loose and prohibtive Of fast time The
racing was fair far as its COM
petltive character was concerned. but at no
time did il reach excitement pitch. Eddie
Bald made his first public appearance n the
year, but he did not get any part Of the money
He was not upto his form andtrailed to the tape
II the ,ruck or tho two professional events
Mcfarland won the open, while the handi-
cap went to krramcr. on"of the far-mark men.
who rOmrod nome about an eighth Of a mile
ahead Of the scratch men. Kramer the cham
pion amateur maintained his aurcls by taking
q first and second In the final Of the ateur
half It. handicap RoOmc and NUM- cOllided
and fell N the start. hut the race went on and
they We're barred Zimmerman, the former
champun received a warm greeting from tho
crowd, His mile in minute 81 10 seconds