The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-28
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
TWENTY FOUR HOUR RECORD
SMASHED BY CHARLES MOCK.

Also Breaks the Figures for the Second
Hundred Miles-Lehritter Finishes Eff
teen Continuous Centuries, Making Rec
ords for the Last Ten-vailsburEh Races.
A new twenty-four hour road record was
established yesterday by Charles Mock
OF the Century Road Club OF America,
over the officially surveyed course on
Long Island. He rode q total OF 3S6 miles
and few yards The former record for
twenty-four hour ride on the road was 355 g
miles. held by A. w. w. Evan. OF New Bruins
wick. mock started at 1925 o'clock Saturday
morning and finished at the same time yester-
day The first 100 miles he rode In hours
and 55 minutes. which is a little over the
new record recently established by himself.
For the second 100 miles he established new
record. completing the distance in IL hours.
2eH minutes. The best previous record for
double century was that Of Evans, IL hours.
Al minutes and 45 seconds. Mock also created
new worlds record Tor q twelve-h hour ride. by
covering trihe more than 2l0 miles. which Is
i've miles better than best previous figures for
the time. Not only tho amateur road record
for twenty-four hours was shortened by Mock.
but the best professional record az we'll This
was held by Frank Waller. and was 1888 miles.
Mock exceeded these figures by eighteen miles.
After finishing his twenty -four hours Mock con-
tnued 10 order to make quadrupe century
and make new record for 400 miles He rode
the distance in % hours 81 minutes. Mock is
% years OF age and weighs $50 pounds He
was paced throughout by several trlplets and
tandems and at the finish he seemed fresher
than his pacemakers. John I. Wall. the State
centurion OF the Century Road Club. with W.
II. Anderson and Paul Thomas OF the club.
were at Valley Stream throughout Mock's ride
and took his time.
At 2:50 O'Clock yesterday morning c. A.
Lebrtter OF the Century Road Club Of
America finished the first series Of fifteen con-
tinuous centuries ever ridden in this country.
and established records for each one hundred
miles after the tenth century. He wanted to
beat the record Of Gus Egloff for ten centuries
but fell short OF it by a few minutes
Lebrtter started to ride the 1.50O miles at
4:10 O'Clock on the afternoon OF Aug. 10.
He went over the official course OF the
Road Club on Long Island and was
regularly checked He finished at Valley
stream. Much interest in his performance
was worked up during the week and plans
! he rode up to the hotel and dismounted sky
rockets and bombs were sent np in the air
aahish was Mayor Van wyck and he was the
man in the early twenties who is trying hard
TO win the mileage record Of America for 1899
He was in excellent condition, after his long
trip and professed to feel no i'll effects except
seepiness. During his long ride he subsisted
on beet tea. raw eggs ice cream, chicken broth
stopped He, frequently atGa whole chicken
and his meals were considered enough for
three ordinary men. He was off his wheel
total OF III hours. the greater part of which
me was sSHs Ssep o Hs te 1g the DIS
records are: LOO miles. l3l hours. ~ min
utes; 200 miles, l43 hours. "a minutes 1000
| tlaa hF II nifNtt tna ,il.e IL
hours. "a minutes: LOO miles. l7S hours. 80
minutes.
| The popularity of handicap races was en-
| phaticallv demonstrated yesterday on the
| Nallshurg track, The card for the day con-
racing OF the season resulted. while the attend
ance was the largest that has been seen on
named T'Gf after tho tsam eSums MefsrP
land and, Stevens was very properly won
Ssns hsvnr with eneS S'eSfns sGspnd ss
way up the stretch. Kreamer made the finish
exciting by fine piece OF riding. and was only
| six inches behind Stevens when the tape was
crossed In the multieycle race Ross and
and Hunter on their tandem caught the limit
Rs Re to h'
proved faster up the stretch. This was "A race
Priscilla Handicap was made interesting by The he
s: FS F$as cum
the North ii Gdson, County Cyeers and nt"t the
| Mantle Wheelmen. Immediately a tier starting.
the chain Oh the Mantle tandem broke and a
new start was ordered. At five miles the
| Nantes were gain ing nicely on their rivals
| when the rear tire OF the tandem went fiat and
| that virtually ended the race. Summarizes
Quarter mile Novice.-won by Roy Mellet Jersey
| City John Brewer. keyport, second Stuart Roberts
| Jersey City. third. Time. 33 seconds.
Priscilla Hsndicap-Quartcr.mle, Professional
| Won by ]. T. Fisher 3 yards. Il. s. Ireland 40
| wards second J. W. White. 10 yards third. o. |.
| kreAmer. % yards, fourth. Time, 30 s seconds.
| Half-mle exhibition. by j. II. King. paced by q
| quad Time, 63 IL ln1S,
| Half mile Amateur HanhIcap-Won by A. W. Ross
Newark 20 yards; 7. Krebs, Newark, a. yards.
! second; q. II. Collect, Nassau W, scratch third.
| Time, ! minute 8 l. % seconds.
TwoMile Amateur MulticyClc Handlcap-Won by
J. H. King W. r. Mosber, J. z. jacobson and r. c.
| Schultz on quad soyards: J. Il. Hunter and A.
| W. Ross. scratch. second on a tandem; W j. Reete
and r. Kreb-. on a tandem 800 yards, third. Time
| minutes 30 - seconds.
-" and Stevie TiyeM Handicap, Professional
| Won by +. A. Mcfarland, scratch; o. l.. stevens.
scratch, second; u. l. Kreamer, 200 yards. third; r.
| Miller 100 yards. fourth. Time. IL minutes 27
| seconds.
| Tandem Pursuit Race. Unlimited-won by j. F.
| Jasper and J. T. Higgins. North Hudson County
Cyclers Adolph Mlchaels and W. Glossy. Mantle
| W, second. Distance. 1-l6 miles. Time. IA
| minutes rs seconds.