The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-09
NEWS or rHE WHEELMEN.
Prize for the Irvinstoa- Minbsru Road Race
Not Yet Awarded.

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The prizes for the Irvinston-Millburn race
have not yet been awarded. They have been
held up until Referee Pitman decides some pro-
tests. the chief OF which is that against the
second man.. b. Danmann, made by Z elliott.
who finished third. Some interesting circun-
stances concerning the failure OF J. Frank Gal
win to make the second turn. which removes
from Calvin the odium OF an attempt at unfair
ness. have come out since the race. II
Is Galvin's statement. fully substantiated
by SPECTATORS, that Just before reaching the
second turn he fell. Some by-standers picked
up him and his wheel and helped him TO mount,
The kindly ones turned the wheel the wrong
way and headed him back for the start. and
Calvin was too dazed to motto ut and remember
that he had not turned. Calvin finished second
In the race after a remarkably strong ride, and
was almost broken-heartsd when he learned
that he had been disqualified.
Ii has been a matter fer considerable com.
nent and wonder that both the amateur and
professional racing men are shoving such fine
form ~ early H. the season. The times made
this spring. are in many cases up to the record
figures and In n few cases ahead OF them. In
other wears the men have not been able 10 ap-
proach record figures until late In the season.
This has been the rule East and West. and not
only have the old-tipe racing men been going
unusually fast, but also the ~novices have been
In line with the high speed tendency The track
at Vailsburx Is not a fast one. bnt on u
In : minutes "a seconds. 4 minutes q ?-5 sec
onds and 4 minutes s, seconds. Three novices
the other Sunday rode from the i0O-yard mark
and finished in l minute and 20 seconds which
let's great work at Berkeley Oval on Decoration
Day, when he broke the one-hour amateur rec
ord and the Intervening records for ten, fifteen
and twenty miles. after having madea new
record OF 2 minutes and rs seconds for the
mile. Il one Of the most remarkable perform
ance, ever heard Of In the month Of May. when
form. The dead heat between Kramer and
Mcfarland in the two-mie professional handi-
cap at Vailsburs on MAY 20 was ridden in Z
faster than the famous Quill handicap was. won
by. and within less than two seconds Of the
record made on the fast track at Washington
last year. Out in California more than q month
ago q new handicap record Tor a mile
OF 1 minute 81 25 seconds was made
by W Freeman, and at the first race OF
the season at Louisville Mcfarland rdStsvens
rode a half-mlie handicap from scratch in hfty-
nine seconds. 1t is not easy to grasp all the
reasons why the men are going so fast in the
spring. but there are some circumstances which
probably have something to do with the mat
ter. The reuniflcation OF the sport under one
governing body has brought once more the
y TssSIs s Ss1s IsaI i1,S 0 ISai. ss%AF Pona III and .a ths
1T Is a harder game FOR a man who wants TO be
champion than il was two years ago. The APP
Teararce OF fresh blood Ike mat or Kramer
and the return OF Bald. Taylor and others made
the men rea ize while training that they had to
travel fast In order TO be In VI. The rivalry Is
now so keen and the conditions so strenuous
that the season l. likely 10 be an unusual one in
the establishment Of new competition records.
A story OF a lucky deal in bicycles that was
made by a doctor at Seattle, Wash ia going
the rounds Of Western mining men The doctor
ami his wife had ridden until the tires
were well worn lie concluded TO sell them.
A dealer offered him SIS. for both wheels.
He refused and looked for a private sale.
In a few days he found a man who
wanted two wheels OF any. kind, but he
had no cash. II looked like no sale, when
the, man who was anxious to get the bicycles
a cent a share when I took them | think l. Ia
worth a little more now II you'll take that
I'm sure you can get $50 or $40 out OF II before
long" The man was so solicitous TO secure the
wheels and get rid Of the stock that the doctor
made the trade. The doctor Investigated the
mine and concluded 10 hold the shares a while
II rs not known what has become Of the wheels
| or what the man who bought them thinks Of his
deal, but the stock is now worth W cents a share
or 81. 800.
Cyclists from New York who find BEDFORD
avenue between Gates avenue. and Atlantic
avenue closed to them because Of the repayins
in progress. can avoid the walk Of eight or ter
blocks by turning down Gates avenue i've
blocks TO Grand avenue. there turning left ano
riding half a mile 10 where Grand avenue is
Joined BY Washington avenue, and bear.
ing to the left. on that road continue &c
Eastern Parkway and across il down the brich
hin. This is an all-asphalt route and will be a
handy one for New York riders TO be familiar
with for some time TO come.