The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-18
EXCITING CYCLE RACES
STATE RECORD FOE ONE MILE
AGAIN LOVERED BY COLLECT.
Also WON Ten MIe-MotOr Paced Nneo
with Johnny Lnkc-Acciaent NJ va"
Close of the latter.

From the standpoint of the spectator
the bicycle meet at the coliseum TRACK
last evening was the best ever held ON
n Connecticut track The events hela
furnished a number Of surprises when
set the crowd applauding and eouple
of accidents, which fortunately dld hot
result seriously, furnished an aaaeu
element of excitement
At the start off Dick Garfield OF TINS
city, riding in the quarter mile IoSiee'
made new state record for that event
Outdistancing all the competitors IN nus
heat he rode the quarter In 80 10 sec
onds. Garfield also won gln Tue
finals Then George Collett, also Oh tulS
city, celebrated his departure from the
ranks of amateur riders by breaking
the state record of 1:46 for mile by
S 2-5 seconds. He was paced by GID
son and Blye on a motor tandem. Inc
first half mile of this race was rlddeh
in 50 10 seconds, which is record lor
this distance also. The record was heiu
up to last evening by Caldwell OF Wa
terbury, who rode a half mile in 81 30
seconds on July 5.
cap some excitement was caused by
| George A. Edwards of this city collid-
| ing with William Munroe, also Of TINS
city. The collision occurred as both
were rounding the curve on the last
stretch, but luckily both riders rolled
clear of the others Neither was hurt
and suffered no inconvenience other
than the annoyance of losing their
/ chances Of a prize.
The last event of the evening was
the most exciting and from start TO
| finish was one of the most interesting
races ever seen on a Connecticut track
| Paced by two motor tandems CoileLe
started out to race Johnny Lake for ten
miles. Lake is the record holder ana
as was expected some very fast riding
was seen. The first three miles ridden
, furnished a state record for this dis
lance and with the pace makers just
warming up to their work it looked as
though the ten mile record would be
| broken easily. On the next lap, now
ever Lake in trying to follow pace too
closely ran off the track and for nearly
three laps was out of the race. Collett
had his pacemakers slow up and loafed
noticeably until Lake was mounted
again when the race was holly re-
sumed. Lakes pacemakers by beau
tiful squirt in the next mile took him
more than half a lap In the lead of Col
lett and at one time it looked as
though they would pass him. They did
not do so, however. and after doing the
sixth mile in 1:55 Collects pacemakers
allowed him to rest. The last mile was
done by Collett in 1:51 So after pass
ing Lake on beautiful sprint and
thus winning the race, The time for
the ten miles was 20 minutes 3-S sec
onds.
After the riders had passed the tape
at the finish peculiar thing happened.
Collett following his usual custom sat
up straight in his saddle and allowed
his machine to run up the steep stretch
on the turn, thinking that the tandem
behind him would pass him on the in
side. The latter was steered by Blye,
with Harry Gibson of Cincinnati on the
hind seat Blye was probably unable
to turn in, for In order to avoid Collect
he ran up high on the track and col
nded abruptly with the fence. The
machine Immediately keeled over &c
one side and striking Collett bore al
three riders down the steep incline tc
the bottom. Collett and Blye We're UNI
hurt beyond a few scratches. but Glib
son had to be carried to his dressing
room. He was examined by DR. Lam
bert, who found that beyond a sprainec
knee and several bruises he had very
luckily escaped injury.
The summary of the various events
follows:
One-quarter mile, novice-Flnal wor
bv Dick Garfield, New Haven. Time
SO 3-5. Second A. Alderman, New ma
ven, Third, w. T. Minor. New Haven
First heat won by A. Alderman; seconc
heat won by Alfred Larson, New Brit
ain. third heat won by Dick Garfield
New Haven.
Quarter mile handicap--Final won by
James Hunter, New Haven. Time 8.
3-5. Handicap Is yards. Second, b, Z
Thayer, New Britain, 10 yards. Third
Joseph Szparadowski Waterbury,
wards Rode in 80 is seconds-tht
state record First heat won by Clyd'
. Chase. New Haven, 40 yards, time 8
2-5 seconds; second, Harry Hyatt New
Haven 35 yards; third w. r. Munroe
New Haven, 40 yards. Second heat VOL
by James Hunter. New Haven, Il
wards, time 81 2-5 seconds; second, K
: M. Alexander, Hartford, Is yards; thlrd
! Joseph Szparadowski, Waterbury,
wards. Third heat won by Alfred Lar
son, New Britain, 40 yards, time 81 sec
onds; second, B. C. Thayer, New Brit
, ain, 10 yards third, John Lake, yards
: Collects mile, paced by Gibson an(
. RIye was here ridden in 40 So
The two mile motor tandem race be
tween Gibson and Blye on one TANDEM
) and Porter and Druel on the other wa
: won by the former in $3.50 2-5. Gibson
/. is the 100 klometer champion motto
cvcle racer of the world.
Two mile handicap-Won by r. M
| Alexander, Hartford. so yards. Tim
: 4:34 Second, James Hunter, New Ha
ven, 10 yards Third, B, c. Thayer
New Britain rs yards. First heat Wol
by Joseph Szparadowski, % yards, tim
4:32; second, John Lake, Port Rich
t mond, so yards; third, Ped Hickman
l New Haven. Second heat won b.
f James Hunter, 70 yards, time 4:25 3-5
Y second, Floyd Krebs. Newark, N. j., 4
t yards; third. B. C. Thayer, 10 yards.
5 Ten mile motor paced race-Won b
f-oo,ro TT CnIlatt Time % minutes g.