New-York tribune., 1900-09-03
CYCLING.
MANY TOURS INTO THE COUNTRY
RACES YESTERDAY AND CONTESTS
TO TAKE PLACE TO-DAY.

TO TAKE PLACE TO-DAY.
riders of the wheel seen on the roads yesterday.
/ The double holiday enabled many persons to ar
range for a two days trip into the country some
started on their tours Saturday afternoon ana
will not return until tonight or tomorrow morn
ing. Thousands went away yesterday TOT sholt
trips through Long Island, New-Jersey and New
York. Still the number OF people seen in the locai
popular wheelways yesterday was greater tnan on
any previous Sunday in the last two months
Riverside Drive the driveways in Central ParK
and the roads in Westchester were well patrohlzeo
during the day. There also a large turn out
of riders the popular Hudson county
Boulevard Many more continued on over lhe
! ferry at Bayonne, and made short trips over the
Brooklyn the largest number OF riders was hsseS 70 S
! ali day and a goodly number went out in the Mer-
rick Road The absence Of the & bsS were not
/ missed except by the scorchers. The North shore
Se on Il Is hs fsU coaster largely
responsible for this. for those who nnderstaho
se ore ea5S ng Tyeed aS under
m s09d rde sfar e np the next hill before he
is compelled to again put on more power
The Pennsvlvania Division of the League OF
American wheenen succeeded last year in seeur-
| ing the appointment of a Road Commission by the
State Legislature. In accordance with instrue-
tions given by the Legislature the Road Conmls-
SiOnerS
State upon which to base a road measure to be
submitted to the Legislature Of 1901. The method
adopted bids fair to place in the hands of the
Commission valuable data as to the condition of
roads throughout the State and the wishes and
needs Of each section. Circulars have been pre-
pared and copies have been sent to the State
Grange the Farmers Alliance, creameries, county
and local agricuifura socleties ana otners
filled in with the desired information The Com
sired for the country what the number of miles Of
be be are Of 10 oSahs goS @
system in in each locality and similar informa-
that will be satisfactory to the masses of the
people, and it is believed that the replies as to
viii greatly aid the Commissioners
H. B. Freeman rode fast quarter mile yesterday
at the regular Sunday bicycle at the Walls
burg track Newark The a flying start,
and the best Kramer could do to get third
place. George H. Collett. the former amateur
champion, the two mile professional race from
the 9O-yard mark. He rode fast until he caught
some Of the limit men and then rested up until
the stretch was reached. The match race be-
tween W s. Fem. of Waterbury, Conn. and w. F.
| Wahrenberger OF the New-York Athletic Club. and
was one of the best races Of the day. 1t nip
| and tuck all through. The first heat went to the
Nutmeg man and the second heat 70 Wahrenoerger,
and in the final heat Fem won by small margin.
| The half-mile amateur handicap also by
Fem with a 2o-yard handicap. Wahrenberger on
scratch. finished third The summaries:
one7egartsF s mile noyiee~won by H r. R1sen6uTg,
Sew-YopR Yids r l. Turner Newark second; F. W. Bald
One half mile amateur Chandicap)-won by W $. Fem,
SGoS f. Te k'&s$H g.
wo5 One S sqd Epsqs ob Mi: % mg'iGyS' 1
go yards EdTin Bsnson Vasbnr
2G ksass % aa sd @ Time
S. KiInbar second; Kramer. Tine
Two mile professional GandlcaPl-won by G. H. Colett
burn 1 S15dS @ ys9ds eo99 biT 'S yards second william Co
ateSg 2ash yce s heats best two out Of thTss
Gonn?mF,st SoD 5 @ Rsat won by Fem
2;15 Third heat ana match won by Fem; time, 2:Oe4s.
John Bfdeihaaf Lynbrook, Long Island and
Georg sehoheid OF Richmond Hill, Long Island
were the drawing cards at the Guttenburg bicycle
track yesterday. They rode in a match race, the
first heat being by schofed and the second
and third heats by Bedell. The third heat went to
BedeH foul. but the plucky little rider would
not accept the race that way and raced 1t over
again, Schofed winning by scanty margin.
Charles schlee. of Newark. the half mile open
and finished fourth in the mile race The ten
mile race had many starters and the scratch men
! had hard job catching of the limit riders
The by NJ. T. Dove. of Newark. who
had a 24o yard handicap Summaries:
| one-half mile novice-won by Emile wycke New
york; NAY. El!sa6sth; n j. second; 4, Beraceio,
one-Saif nile arqstsar (qpsnlwon by Charles schss
Newark; Mont Rutter: Newark, second John BedelL
Lynbrook Long Island third. Tme-117H.
Two milo amateur lap race-Won by George c. Schrei-
ber NewYork: John Bedel Lynbrook, Long Island.
ond; George E. Homan. Lawrence. Long Island third.
Ten mile ss9 saatsuE Ghanaio4g.-won Dove.
Island (32o yards). second Homan, K. C. W.. Law
renee. Long Island $50 yards third Lap prize by
Darrell Sullivan. H. W. New-York geo yards); Benjamin
HiI Union Hill, N J. (640 yards, second Time-262i
Amateur match Cniie heats; best two In three;
John Bedsl Iynbrook Long Island ag George schohsd
| field.
! The annual century OF the Royal Arcanum
| Wheelmen, under the sanction of the Associa ted
| Cycling Clubs of New-York, ruin yesterday The
start made from the Circle at Flfty-ninth-s ST.
| and the Boulevard. Only seventy-dve competitors
| took part. There were two divisions the fast di-
vision, paced by Frederick Peterson Samuel Brod-
| dick, Charles Lehritter and Joseph Burke and the
! other division was paced by Miss Nellie Benson.
Eisenbraum and Mr.. and Mrs. Brush.
The American Century wheelmen held their 100
| mile the Long Island course yes
terday. They had about seventy-ive starters, but
many Of the local clubs which had entered failed to
appear The first prize was won by the Century Road
| Club Of America. with thirty-six starters There
were many women in the run, among them being
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