The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-02
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
GREAT LCTITIIY ON THE ROaD THE
FIRST Dlr OF the YEAR.

A Woman Makes "a Century where
Men Fail-Jrn-rson Wheclmen Win u
rriEe-I. A.. ". WIN Meet ut Philadelphia.
The midnight race otthc Associated Cycling
Clubs Of New York. from Fifty. ninth street 10
Tarrytown, that was started with tho New
Year. was won by II. Y. Bedell Of the Harlem
Wheelmen, with c. Il. Stafford Of the Triumph
Wheelmen second and George c. Schroeder oi
tho lIorlems third, in q close finish. The time
was ! hour and ~ minutes. which Ia only u
minutes slower than tho record time. At
l~Onkers tho wine was won by Schneider.
Beiell and Stafford being then respectively
second and third. The time to Yonkers. 80
minutes. was record breaking by ten minutes.
The men found he roads in good condition for
the season. aud 1t Is said that the race was as
hot as any ever run. Tho wind was not very
strong and blew more in favor than against the
riders. although it was not directly behind as
1t was with those In tho run to Valley Stream.
Bedell. the winner. has finished several times
as one OF the first three in this run.
The race TO TurrytOwn Is a classic In cycling
annals IL has been every year since the night
OF lSNS-S', when u bottle Of wine was offered
70 the irst rider arriving there from New
ridden through snowstorms which were
almost impossible to negotiate on n wheel. hut
always there has been some hardy cycler de-
- Nv ~ 4 IA Nv III lliil W an. !
AT first the race was a frce.fOr-all affair with
nnt arrangement or rules, and this made II
In SrSnm &c on. .,,l ye S6o fey 2 couple Of f. !9s"rI on a
By the tim" the rightful winners arrived
Nc wine hal been consumed and tho laughter
Of tho hilarious rair wa, tho only reward OF the
true %v.rtOrs. Last year, however. The event was
taken IN charge Nv the A. {. e. Of New York.
Inc bottles won on these trims are esteemed
along with tronhlcs OF silyerware and similar
prizes. BESIDES the wine, which custOmarily
Is sayrd and drank al the club with much for
ma'ity, there Is also at stake a Perpetual silver
prize known as the Gerbrreux trophy. The
winners Of the first race. on Jan, ]. 1888. were
J. l. iialsted and Pop DE Graf ofth. Harlem
hours and p N Inutcs. In 100 ". +. Penileton
md j. II. Hansen u the Citizens Bicycle
cub, on a .]tr,cyrle. were the winners. and the
Years, lN'2. saw one ~ the most difficult com-
petitions IN thr history Of the race. The roads
were covered with ice and it was %slecting aud
Morrison OF Tho Harlem Wherlmen had pre-
PARED for the, conditions by wiring his front
whecl 50 that It would not revoIye and Iashing
tire a. IN" rear wheel he fastened u
p SSi Of SEaoya., win sharP,ene9 riyets pro,
fee aat1 prevent s"i'rS.] ilpppiRne." VIII th Gis son KIN r"s
he rode pnrtof the way through three inches 81
snow. After n while be found i; necessary 20
remove tn" runner and loosen the front wheel.
According & MS own account Of The ride II was
NOT as swift as Paul Revere's but was fun 81 ex-
wa, 0Y the wheel aimnst as muchyys h" was on
Tho h.cyn q I"' rnTo WAS M nm mniiII.l IN shi" !" 'sSaT}nn''
" with solid tires md with his novel ennip.
lnentl : weighed about FIFTY pounds, Morrison
anil % mirr,tas and a jttln iotor EssLi,, nmJ
Bird arrived Oh a tandem. In 1903 another
member ~ N" llnrom., +. u. O'mstend. was
Irad + Titus II tho Ryarsila Whep'mon won
the trophy. Tho nrTt year. 1875. saw a change
bottle Tor the f,r,t rider :" ar-iye thern Sinca
then tharo laN, been usually two ciassca nf
],,ar'efs. those bound Tor Tarry,own ara those
race was again ridden through deem snow
C. VI. Frtz ~ tho Rivorsides VIVA th, trst
10 reach ionkcrs. while OImstead OF the
Hlflnm. wa the winner ut Tarrytown. Good
man and Harbpauofthr Riv,r.iIas got ,Lrnuuh
L. IOnkors IN ~ minutes in lSlgi which ia
razor fima VbIl, w oul rrlrr' a" a ~
minutes T. Nafl8u Of tha Harirms Was lead.
Ing at one time. hut 60, lost in the lark and
Brown had arrived. In 1899 brown nni
Goodman 81 tho Eiversilrs were the win.
ncrs. Last year the snow began 10 fnIl
"st one OF MI TLcira' ware " sly Sfor rtr .1nr,uaii
only two Of thcm reached Yonkers. These
were W. II. Wiley AMI II. Y Bcdeii. Ittook them
hour and Is minute. 10 ct TIM, far
Bclrll pushed on for Tarrvtown alone. After
waiing through heavy drifts hr arrival tharo
almost hell las from exposure, ten and a
half hours after Starting.
For b~iovolipg tbn new voor hog,, ~ ,rerl-
cfauslv, ~ n" M, ,,, bTyyaa - - nu'l,.
sritn If tha mn ni,,L ~ snrw ON H. 80; ~
~ ,n,Is ysr. nj uftor' I'.o rt.,i yoH s,aDruHnu'
I!r. iIr. tI'.a who rrrti,|pat.J in tba miVnHnhht
th4rr were A im'1imnrTr Who waro on" ',t " b h.t'f w.
yrlr hogan ir'.uf ON rijnv +, cantirv or ~
han. of s,mpiy s],artlnE' tG,ir mHe5asc ra, ir
ia their fivorrta snort with1u, I1ss
OF time. Moro than lalf a dozen ~ those
st,r-uI i'm tho rlr,, ~ NoT.v Sty,,r
dll :, with the Intention of continuing nfIar
tho race md ii.iuv loo rri.- prIUyn',nt
,h,-n wore Gu- FpinN pbiir pn,t
Iutrt'or. q L. Nyloudar' Ch1rras N,nt
arI IauI Thomas ali noted ronI rijars Nj !
.ryrrai 'anI.us waiting inr him r. moko |
/ aro after the finish nj Na7Iey SIR am his IN
|trntiln Icing 10 ride loo miles In rncnrJ Tins
hnl have the Arsi ceutur, Of the wear re- his
credit These hnrIy riders NH ,reyt on nft,r
tho race Uas Oy,r. hut Onn ofter aunth.r Inv
gHvo M their attomu' 10 comul.te 100 p,la.
the snow torn. Tber, was one. how,
ever. wlolid Gnisha century Mrs iraue IrySh
has stur'oi nj midnight Dee. 81 every ynsr ior
the last threo ana mai, n century She roia
was paced by a tandem manneI hy her hn.hond
and William Brown. II was her inienti'n
when starting from Bedford Rest at midnight
b. make u double crutury, and she did 20 forty
miles on the second 100 miles boCnrp Laipg
Dhl got 10 quit Bp-idos the century entbuoC
there was n struggling march Of other
riIo,s moving over the snow during the 6nv.
.igh' hours. Several got W carly in the morn.
and sought - he The nrst Of he wear TO %
Yer the Cunry Island cycle raihs. Rncauso 81
.h"r' hniUL no -y~'rmatinai checking done IL
Is MT Agthant'aIlv known who won this dis.
|r. iior. Tha last rider over 'ha maths i'm ISro
= bike cop. who made the round tTip and