The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-14
EIGHTH REGIMENT CYCLE RACES.
Lively Contests That Are Likely TO Make
Trouble.

Many spills with no one hurt was one Of the
features that distinguished the races at the
Eighth Regiment Armory last night, Up 10
the pursuit race that wound up the programme
there were, thirty-six heats, including trials.
semi-lnals and finals. and there was an aver
age OF one upset for every heat. The entries
were greatly In excess OF what could re reason
ably handled on the chalked of circle on the
fiat polished floor that required twelve circum-
navigations to the mile.
The races were under the auspices OF Com.
pany X and were the first held In the armory
under a permit Of the y. q. A. They were gem
orally considered to be the final blow to the al
lance between the Military Athletic League
and the l.. A. W. Apart from the racing one
OF the noteworthy facts Of the meet was
that In the chief event OF the even
ing. the team pursuit race. open TO
all regimental riders, there were teams en-
tered from seven reglm ents. This. IL the
l.. A.. W, Intends to maintain is stand in the
racing field. should end its relations with the
Military League.
An event that created enthusiasm was tho
lowering Of the record for the armoiy floor by
Charles Murphy, who rode a mile behind
g locomotive last summer in 81 4-5 seconds.
The record was > minutes - 40 seconds,
held. by r.. j.. Goodman. Murphy went N
, minutes y 80 seconds. In, the one-mIle
open, JnnRkln0, VINO was making MS urst
appearance in an y. c. A. race. WAS thrown by
an outsider and, by consent OF the other riders,
was allowed to star, in the final. The first
a walking affair. Mosher rode across the tale
first. Jungkind and Terrence went down to-
gether when within q few feet OF the tape,
They both arose hastily, and catching hold
Of the same wheel walked across tho tape.
II was Jun2kind's wheel, and according TO
rules he finished second. florence had made
q mistake in the wheel The judges. however,
decided Jungkind to blame for the spill. and
disqualified him giving Terrence second place.
1t was very late before tho final event was
decided. This was the feature race Of the pro-
gramme. an unlimited pursuit race between
teams composed OF three men each as follows.
Eighth Regiment, W. O. Frank. II. Burdzc and A.
A.. Morris, Twelfth Regiment, W. florence, c. Tor.
renee and Fred. rick Suller; Thirteenth Rsgim nj,
q. ". Crook. I. Lovejoy and J. Doherty: Twenty.
second Regiment, W. Y Mosher, ". Il. Connors and
A. :. JunRklnd; Tsenty-thIrd Regiment. +. G, Bar.
mum, G.. W. Iediard and A Brelendorf, Forty.
William schroede: seventy. arst Regiment, q. II.
King, p. Nc. Cahtll and A. Hubschmidt.
The following are the summaries:
Haf.Mile Noyce-Final heat won by J. 4. Fulton,
Brooklyni Raymond Noss, New York. second; W.
oanhe!d. New York, third. Time, / minute 20
seconds.
One. Mile Open-Finsl heat won by W, Y. Mosher,
Twenty second Regiment; A. =. Jungk nj. Twenty
second Regiment, second; L. sulzer, Eleventh Regl-
nent, third. Time, ? minutes 30 seconds.
One'MlIe Hand ap-Final heat won by W. q.
Frank. Eighth Regiment. as Yards; J s. Fulton,
Brooklyn. 90 yards, second; W, F.. Mosher. twenty
second Regiment. l5 yards, third. Time. ? minutes
20 10 seconds.
Two. Mile Handicap Final heat won by W. @.