The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
NEWS OF The WHEELMEN.
". A. LADUE'S SENSATIONAL CYCLE
RACE AT MANHATTAN BEACH


with Teams Of Men TAkins Turns Helping
Each Other Against Him He Rides Aloae
and Is Gaining when Overcome by Heart
Failure - Major Tsylor's Rsappearance
An exhibition Of pluck and good riding. such
as never was seen before on a bicycle racetrack.
at least by anybody in this section OF the country.
was made yesterday afternoon at Manhattan
Beach by W. A. Ladue of Cold Spring. n. Y.
In an unlimited pursuit race between the three
men teams Of four clubs Ladue wore down
nine Of the twelve men on the track. He rode
alone for more than seventeen miles against
the remnants Of the other teams. and finally
the last two mates OF the Kings County Wheel
men. who We're. Of course. taking turns pac-
ing. He was in the lead from the start and
was gaining on the last two riders when the
strain began to tell. For three laps he lost
slightly. and then. utter having ridden a total
OF twenty-five miles and one lap. he toppled
from his wheel and rolled helpless on the track.
DR.. |. NJ. Holly OF the Kings County Wheelmen
pronounced 1t u case OF heart failure and gave
lin a hypodermic injection Of nitro-glycerine
within a minute. and Ladue was revived and
saved from anything more serious than the
temporary collapse.
The race was one OF the Kings County Wheel
mems nineteenth annual meet and there was
an attendance Of about three thousand. There
were three features on tho card - the inter-
club team pursuit race. the paced race between
nttle " alter Smith and Johnny King, and the
first appearance OF the season in New York
oil Major Taylor, but the purslih race eClipsed
every other event almost totally. Its an odd CO.
incidence that at the *, {. W meet OF last year
there was "A pursuit race that became historic.
1t was that OF ". +. Nahrenberger Of the Green
Wien Mheelnlen, whose team mates dropped
out and left him TO fight out a pursuit for nearly
seventeen miles, which he did and won against
the combined forces Of the Others. Ladue's
ride Of yesterday was. however. Tar ahead Of
Mahrenbereeris. The distance was, greater.
the wind stronger and he Mas earlier lett TO his
own Resources. -Four teams started. The New
burgh Wheelmen were represented by liadue,
ihomas and Grace; the Harlem Mheelmenh had
Lake.. Schneider and Bedell for champions.
the Kings County Mheelmen entered Schoiield.
Rogers aud Brown.
The Riverside Wheelmen had in Ratllfr, Nor
rison and Beyernan. The teams started from
different places on the track, eQuidis,ant nom
each other. The rule was that any man over
taken by one, Of those behind was out. After
going one mile Grace OF the Newburgh Wheel
men quit. Early in the fourth mile Morrison
OF the Riyersides cracked and Grouped out,
Before the fourth mile ended IaDne and
they We're against .Hi teams Of three. oVertoeE
and put the other Two Riverside men out Of the
race, In the iiith mile Thomas was forced
TO quit the hot place for LaDue. In the same
mile Schneider OF the Harlems gave out. This
left IaDue alone to battle against three Kings
county, men and two of the harlems. Not
only did the the couple and the trio. taking
turns at team pacing, fail to gain on the lone
rider, but he actually gained on the teams.
Tho crowd was frantic with enthusiasm for
the plucky man who was breasting a stiff ocean
breeze alone while the Others we're getting
sheltered behind one another turn and turn
about. Ia the eleventh. mile Bedell had 10
stop. In the thirteenth mile Schoiield Of the
X, c. W, sprinted ahead Of his mates to over
Harlem team left. The enort. baked. him
s snS R be and Of e Ia re K Z, VI Th tS b lss, on R ou s, SiiR
LaDue. They went on from thirteen TO twenty
two miles with IaDus gaining a little, almost
very lap hs had orlsinaliy 4 gay. OF three.
miles had narrowed this down 10 less than a
quarter Of a lap. The SPECTATORS were on their
feet cheering HIM and he looked as u nothing
he fell over IN the first turn, laDue is a young
man who last year won the J.. 4. v. state cham
pionship at a mile, and finished third in the
treated by a physician la Due crossed the
field and started for home and the occupants
OF the erandstand gave him such an ovation
II was announced that the club would give
him n special prize. LaDle was the leader
in the rgcc from the second mile on. His time
for the five miles was II minutes S 3s-5 seconds
for 10 miles. q minutes 10 3L5 seconds. for fifteen
miles, 81 minutes 80 rs seconds: for twenty
miles 40 minutes "a rs seconds These are
81 'lili'' VI hibh''h iAAitN IA Nhht "
fv" miles is lower than the unpaocd record
against time and within eighteen seconds OF
the best competition record, The fifteen miles
is within four seconds OF the record and 10.
twenty miles II is less than one minute in excess
Major Tayior pTSyet hlmfsIf the sPeedS
in a close finish in the half-mlle open. lie
remarked before the race that he was good
but not quite right. yet.
In. the paced race the two YOUNGSTERS Of
OF two and IN the last four laps were never
more than twenty yards anart. King fire.
anently lost his pace though not seriously
record breaker Smith as the winner. smith
was leading in the ninth mile when he seemed
TO crack. lie lost his pace and Klng passed
him. Smith could not take the stun dose OF
pace then necessary and King slowly drew
ahead until he. won by. q full half mile al the
end Of the tenth mile. thereby saving bis repu- |
In the handicap for professionals the dis
tancc men held pace that prevented the cracks
on scratch from beat ug them, although they !
punched IN the stretch. II. was a similar case
in the half-mlc handicap for amateurs. The
mtle ama'rur open was captured BY schrieber
one. Third Of Nile. N~ovlcc-Flnal heat won by {.
+. Doyle, Alcor Whcelmen; G. ". Greene. X. G. W,
second; J. h. Laws, Brooklyn, third. Time, "a A.
one Mile open. Ama,egr-Final h.st won BY o {.
Schr ibct, Harlem W; George S%choneld. X c W.
second; ? Jacobson, Harlem W., third Time, .
Two. Mile handicap, Professional - Final h.a, won
BY oscar Aaronson, Brooklyn, 2lO yards: /. II Let |
ferSon. Astury Park. 2l0 yards. second Charles
Hadneld. Newark. isa yards, third: r. A, Miller.
New York city, 100 yards. fourth. Time. 4 minutes
Is IS seconds
InterCiub Team Pursuit Race, Unlimited Won by
Kings County Wheelm,n. Rogers and Brown; New.
burgh Nheclmcn, W, A. Ladue, second. Harlem
whaelmrn. Lake and Brtell. third: River side Wheel
men. Ratclli ard Bey-rmAn. fourth. Distance,
.2 "a miles Time. SO minutes % . D seconds
Half nile open, profes>ional-Flual heat won by j.
7. Fisher: Jay Eaton, second. Major Taylor, third.
Time. minute 5 2 ) seconds.
Half Mile Handicap. Amateur Final heat won by
Gus Wtlsng, New York. 40 yards, frst: Daniel Sui
Ivan, Harlem ". IS yards, second: j. : Fulton.
brooklyn. 50 yards, third. Time, minute IL
second.
Ten Mile Motor Paced Rste Amateur, between
Walter W. Smith. Kings County Wherlmen, and John
King. Harlem Whetlmen - Won by King Time. 10
minutes IL 50 seconds Score BY miles.
Leader. Time. Ltader. Time.
1. King ..,.". 2;o2 Is 9. Smith. ~..."1i;27 As
2. King. -..r.3:40 IS 7 Smith. ....1327s-5
3. Smith. .....,6;55 As T. Smith ..,...i5 - SIS
A Einy ZAa a King