New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02
CLOSE OF l.. A. W. MEET.
w. G. DOUGLAS RIDES PLUCKY RACE
WITH A sPRAINED ANKLE
MICHAEL II. DONOVAN Is CREDITED WITH
BREAKING THE WORLDS HEE1~AND-
TOE QUARTER MILE RECORD.


TOE QUARTER MILE RECORD.
Patchogue. Long Island. July (speciaD.-The
nual State meet OF the New-York Division OF the
League OF American Wheelrnen was brought TO a
close here tonight with bicycle parade In which
OF the riders in this district took part.
We'll as many visitors from Manhattan and Brook
lyn. The programme for the day included sails on
the Great South Bay tours through the country.
bicycle races al Roe's oval. and the parade at
night.
The races were well attended and interesting
There practically foul riding and from
purely amateur point OF view it was about as good
a days racing has been seen in this State in
many a day. The track was in excellent condition.
There only two falls in the afternoon
w. A. Ladue showed an excellent burst Of speed.
and his riding OF the features OF the day.
He badly injured in a fall at Mineola recently.
which interfered with his training yet he captured
both the one-rniIe and quarter-mie State cham
pionships in clever style The members OF the New
York Athletic Club team were confident that one OF
their number would apture at least one Of the
championships None Of the Mercury foot men
could live with Iadue. however. in the final squirt
down the homesiretch Ray Murray OF Pleasant
Valley. rode well in both championships. but lack
OF good condition told in the final sprint for the
wire and the best that he could do 10 finish
third in the one-mile
FIVE-MILE TEAM RACE.
one OF the best in a long time was
the fve-milc team for points. The New-York
Athletic club. the Patchogue Wheelmen and the
Nassau Wheelmen each entered three men, and
the race resulted in Of the most stirring con-
tents OF the year The men that finished first in
each heat scored three points. the second man TWO
points and the third point. This made it
a sprint for the wire every lap. and as the track
was three laps to the mile there were practically
fifteen in one. The struggle to get home first
lap keen II the ending Of each
lap was the finish OF the race The New-York
Athletic Club team won. the riding finely
throughout The New-York men scored oil points
to % for Patchogue and 10 for Nassau
The work OF W G. Douglas of the New-Yor a.
c. was as plucky exhibition, excepting Murphy's
mile behind the locomotive yesterday az has been
seen this year. Douglas in the hands OF ply
stefan all the morning, he having wrenched his
ankle In alighting from a public CONVEYANCE Inc
physician OF he opinion that one OF the smali
bones in the ankle was broken. but this seemed
hardly possible considering the work that Douglas
did He not only rode the entire hye miles. aidlng
his comrade materially, but he rode the last two
miles with his tire fiat. II was p;ucky piece
Of work. and he was loudly applauded when he mn
Michael II Donovan. professional walker. was
credited with breaking the quarter-mile record ore n
heel-and-toe walking. The old record was w 20.
made by Murray in England. D0noyans time was Mas
announced as - 2-5 seconds. He tainted al the
finish falling into the hands Of his trainer: Dono-
van walked quarter-mile While Peter flsher rode
a half-mile backward, and Donovan won. }. Sypar,
adoski OF Waterbury, captured both the one and
two mile handcaPs. The summaries
one-third mile cnovice,won by BelsIl; W Parsons
second. c. Gardner third Time-O:46t. Won hy q
length same distance between second and thrd
one mile (State champiOnship)-Won by W. A Iadue'
c e. r Schwarz. second Ray Murray. third. Time
5000 by half length a length between second
third. ~
Quarter mile Estate chsmpionship)-Won by W A
Iadue John T. Williams second. William II Fearing
r. ihird Time-O:35Is Won by length. half lensih
between second and third
one mile handcap-Won by J. syparadosk 90 YARDS
". 7. I,)see go Yards second O. T. Holman CD YARDS
third Time-2.lTh. Won by three lengths, a Iensth
between second and third. $1,000
Two-mile handicap-Won by J. Syparadosk 600 yardsl
W @ Douglas 80 YARDS. second VI Bedel 100 yarls'
third Time-5O6B Won by two lengths, a leue'h De
second and third
Five-ml- team for poiuts-Won by the New York
Athletic club &C. &. F. Schwarz. W q. Douglas and y
II Fearing jrl. ~ points patch0gue Wheelmen ~. J..
Bergman J. l. Alhin and j. F. Phaunemiller). ~ points
second Nassau Wheemen w. l.. Lose John 7. Hughes
and J. Syparadosln. 10 points. third.
In the parade at night there were many grotesque
get-ups The prizes follows
For the largest and appearing club Westchester
Wheemen. fof second largest club Niglant Cycle club
second prize
some particular subject Miss Carolyn To tho woman
wearing the soonest costume. not representing any
particular subject Miss Florence Roe To the man wear
Ing the hands0mest representing particular
subject John Chquitte. For handsomest costume not
representing any subject. Alexander SchWaihach.
r. having the most Handsomely decorated
wheel Julia Worlhull Women having the next best