New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-31
CYCLING.
POOR ATTENDANCE AND LONG DELAYS
AT THE BERKELEY OVAL MEET.
THE ROADS rnRoNGED WITH wHEELMEN EVERY

THE ROADS THRoNGED WITH wHEELMEN EVERY
WHARF.-THE STARS QUIT.
While every popular route with wheelmen within
fifty miles Of NewYork was thronged with riders
Yesterday the old saw about all roads leading
somewhere did not apply to Berkeley oval. The
only race meet held in this immediate district was
that OF the outlaws at the beautiful Enclosure at
Berkeley Oval The piratical crew did not find any
Of Captain Kidd's treasure In Gowanus recently,
and neither did 1t dig up any at Morris Heights
yesterday Compared with the magnificent turnout
people at the baseball games. regattas, the horse
and athletic games. tho attendance at the
races above the Harlem were discouragingly small
and insignificant.
In one or two of the races the finishes were close
and exciting. but the fifteen hundred people pres
ent weariod at the delays, and many had cold din
when they got back to the city last night
Schofeld captured the two most important races
for amateurs. winning In handy style in each con
test.
The two advertised star features went wrong
was the at the meet at Ambrose lark
me pr9gramme was marvellous prodnct'on IN its
together that it resembled Chinese tuzzle 70
those who did not carry magnifying glasses with
r@mme In tqo opncr s B Am
champion OF 1893. Taylor. Bald and kimbe VIII
posSioy NOT sesh rnis P G,d ro linear as he
raced elsewhere. Gardiner and Kiser. the scratch
Quitting before half the race had been run and
kiser stopping at the head of the stretch The
programme announced that the first prize IN tne
professional race would be N5 90. 1t was probably
a mistake OF the printer unless the outlaws intend
to do business on a bargain-counter OASIS: inc
fve-mile paced race was all right II taken from Il
humorous instead Of a serious point OF view: Dove
the coored rider. by more than half a lap
after the grotcsque mixing up of pacing teams
any track. At times both riders were
In the one-mile team race Columbia won, with the
Greenwich Wheelmen second. the Prospect Wheel
men third and the Princeton team fourth.
SUMMARIES.
Bronx Borough Dash 400 yards amateurl-Won by
George schofed brooklyn; George C. Schneider New York
schreiber set the pace. followed by IL Roy See sea
back beaten the turn into the homesretch, ana
advantage end and easily by length Schrei
Der was as ahead OF Ripley. -
one mile handicap professlonan-Won oy SOP val
thour ALBANIA 90 yards. F F. Goodman. New l9rk
go varfs second. Victor Verilhac New York Gao yards
third. +. j. White, Lynbrook so YARDS. fourth Time
2.O2As Won by length; length between second ana
third Gardiner quit after going half mile and kiser
out before the honestretch reached leaving the
long mark men 10 hght 1t out among themseitrs 49,
York: y j. Kelly New YORK. second: r. f. Morrison
New York third Time .40b. Won by half length;
Halt mile. handicap tamateur) Won by George Soho
field Brooklyn ,scratchl W F Wahrenherger New York
1'rne iO5A Won easily by half a length length
between second and third. II was practical walk
Team race one mile (amateur> bv Columbia II
points Greenwich Wheelmen ~ points second Prospect
wheemen. 10 non,s third Princeton. II points fourth
The was run In heats The best time made m any
Malucycle handicap. two. miles Csmateur'cwon By
George Schreiber and W T. Wahrenherger Greenwich
Greenwich Wheelmen GO vards,. second Time %.
length; three lengths between second and third
met wheeuen. W. S. Torrance. Greenwich Wheelmen
second. Tme-lo40