The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
U1HRENBERGER THE HERO OF THE
MdNHdTT1N BEACH RACES.

/ MaNHdTI1N BEACH, RACES.
By an Extraordinary Ride Alone, tho
Greenwich Crack wins the Interclub
/ Event-BedeIl Defeats Earl by Two-ffths
of n Second in Fifteen-Mile Match.
! Amateurs furnished the best sport OF the
| afternoon at Manhattan Beach yesterday, and
| in two events put UP the greatest contests OF
J their kind ever witnessed on an American
! track. The principal attractions OF the day
| were the intcrclub team pursuit race and the
! fifteen milo paced contest between G. T. Earl
and H. y. B"dell. Tho team struggle Afforded
tho gamcst spectacle for eight miles that could
be asked for WahrenberEcr who was left
alone on tho track Ivy his two team mates rode
after Kramer and Lake. who were pacing each
other nv turns, and beat out Kramer, the ANA
tour sprinting champion. The paced event was
the closest ever seen on any track. the decision
being given to Bedell by two-ntths OF a second.
1t was tho eighteenth annual meet OF the
Kings County Wheelmen. strong wind blew
down the stretch all tho afternoon. but died
away Just before the start OF the paced race
The attendance by count OF tickets was 300
The day was siRnally free from mshaps. The
professional men showed strongly only in the
half-mile dash, which was won by Earl Kiser
with only foot separating him and the next
ones Mt the finish. Wahrenbergcr's ride In
day. although Van Colt and Kramer and Sulli-
van received share OF the honors. The race
was run In the Australian fashion and 1t was
the first event Of the kind on a m etropolitan
track. The four teams were started at equt-
distant points. the rule requiring that every
man as soon as overtaken by any ono OF the
riders behind him was out Of tho race.
The teams comprised three men each. Tho
Harlem. Greenwich. Kings County and Nassau
whecmen were tn" clubs represented. Brown
and EglofI of the Nassaus were quickly put out
Of II hy The Greenwich riders. but Van COT.
riding alone, put no a, gam" hight against the
cumbcd. Next the Harlem trio ovcrhaulcd the
Kings County mem First NUM- and then i ;n1
yards ahead OF tn" Harlemitcs when Kramer
created n sensation by boiling away from his
fellows to- g. alter MS late at, rival sGhonsId was
lik" novice, After this Kramer settled hnck
between the Greenwich and Harlem teams.
Nyc OF the Greenwich trio give 1t w at tive
drapToi H ont e esvne two "Fe each team
seven miles Sullivan had To- quit. but
N1ne nGG y ns seve HTin {;
gle. The Harlem ror. in sIite. Of the adyan;
gain on WahrenterGer, hut on the contrary he
began TO gain. A. the end Of the fourteenth
ng st 4H s'S Of & and Guar e more H
WnhrenbeTger oy"rhnucd AND. PASSED the
chnnmpon. thereby winning for bis club. A.
start He, had better pacing and more OF It.
At the end Of the first mile tn" Kings County
hall n lap ahead as they started from opposite
sides. Throughout the rest Of the race it
Tas the othor as
multicycle. Earl's fastest sextet, went out
OF commission with report like that 4
Ing tire. quad Of Bedell'. also broke
down. In the tenth mile Bedell began
slowly every milo thereafter 1t was either
mans race during the last Ave miles. and at
ns n1h h" Of wSrf Sna1S R tho
men passed their respective finish marks on
opposite Sides of the, oval as near as any ono
nfIhs Of a second in favor Of Bedell.
concluded. occasioncd unusual interest by
reason of the winner being n l4-year-old boy.
Tn9 ap"d ont in the nnSl as h dt in his his
fore the others fairly knew that they were
racing won handdtly splendid iiSid faced The
open. but Kramer proved that he easily out
classes all OF the other amateurs. Summaries:
Half.Mle Dash, Protessional-FinAl heat won by
third Time SO i 3 seconds.
Hall. Mile Handicap, Amateur,Fi heat won by
Harlem W. 10 yards. second. A r Sye, Jr. Green.
wich W" 10 yards, third. Time. minute 20 sec
Interruh Team Pursuit Race-wou bv Greenwich
Wheelmcn. ". +. Wahrenherger; Harlem Whee Ell.
/. l.. Kramer second. Distance. 1874 miles. Time,
81 minutes - - seconds.
Fifteen Mile Paced Match Arrst"ur-w Won by II. Y.
B-drll. Pierce wheelm"u, {. Earl. Kings County
Nhtelmen. second. Tme-One mile. minute
81 20 seconds; two miles. 2 minutes ~ 25
seconds; three miles. . minutes 80 3.5 sec.
onds, four miles. minutes AZ 20 seconds:
five miles. q minutes ~ 10 seconds: six
miles, II minutes ~ IL seconds; seven miles.
II minutes AZ seconds. eight miles. - minutes
~ 3.r seconds nine miles, II minutes ~ > sec
onds: ten miles. ~ minutes ~ l.; seconds eleven
mills 81 minutes 30 seconds; lively" miles. - min.
utrs seconds thirteen miles, 20 minutes III 20
'unds fourteen miles IS minutes - 20 seconds;
fifteen miles. 30 minutes % seconds.
FALL RIVER. June 24.-Harry Fixes rode five
miles exhibition at the Fail River cycle track
and clipped little from the American five mic
record He was paced by his motor cycle and
his time was minutes - . seconds. his
former record being minutes 81 seconds. He
was handicapped by a heavy wind and rode as
il he could make better time had he cared TO do
so. The miles were: minute ~ % seconds.
minute ~ 3-5 seconds. minute A. 40 sec
onds. ! minute A. 30 seconds, l minute so
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