The sun., 1901-08-11
NEWS or THE WHEELMEN.
KRAMER WINS AGAIN IN A CHAN.
PIONSHIP RACE. s..
Lawson shut Out by q Trick of Ceiicts
and the Latter Ii Beaten by Kramer
Fixes Wins From Mcfarland -F1no
sport Seen In E1ye-Mlle Handicap.


Six events. one being the last circuit cham
pionship sanctioned for this season In Greater
New York, drew a crowd OF about three thou
sand to Manhattan Beach yesterday afternoon.
The races were only ordinarily interesting and
all at short distances. The beach patrons have
been highly educated In the line OF middle
distance paced races and that Ia what they.
seem to want. The only paced race yester-
day was the match between Elkes and McFar-
land. best two In three heats. at one. three
aud five miles, but the third heat was un.
necessary, for Elkes won the first two with
such ridiculous ease that II made the spccta-N >
tors feel sorry for Mcfarland, who Is not IN
shape for good work. The championship
was robbed Of some OF Its normal interest :
by the absence Of Major" Taylor and ths
shutting out Of Fem and Lawson. lawson
was disposed Of In the semi-lnal by Collett,
who caught the Swede mapping and opened
up a gap Of four length. by a sudden jump,
Kramer shut out Lester Wilson ana ien
the conclusive duel between Kramer and
Couett which was a proposition that did
not promise much. They crawled around
until the watchers were weary and one specta-
tor in the grandstand In response to the an
nouncer's explanation that II was French
race" cried out that 1t had better be dubbed
mule race" Coming up the straight Kramer
made Collett look like an amateur and hs'
won by fifteen yards. The fve-mile handl,
cap professional was excellent and the hrst'
ones across the tape finished In bunch.
with the scratch men among them. Ine
flye-mile amateur handicap was runaway
for Wilmington. who received 800 yards start.
and won by fifty yards.
In the match between Elkcs and McFar.
for the one-mile heat and II was granted
10 him. He could not hold his pace at the
rd-breaking clip that was set by likes
and was beaten by fifty yards The time.
minute Al 2-S seconds. tied Iaylors recora;
In tho ihrce-mile heat Mcfarland showed
still more poorly and was beaten by moro
than 100 yards. In the final OF the one
third Of a mile amateur La Due and Benyon .
fell and La Due was badly shaken up. sum
mary.
Hal,Me Circuit chsSp2nsslp FL, Fi,' s,snd
second Time, i minute 10 36 seconds. Second
grand semi nnal won By 7 L. Kramer; Lrslei wilson.
second. lime, minute ID seconds finnl won y
Kramer: collet', second Tine minutes w 10
p1 0ns MlI, Professional aio Class Final hca, won
BIZ Jack Green. England. q. H. lhander, hecond
Hardy Downing third Tine > minutes 10 10
Tso Thirds OF a Mile open. Amateur Final heat
won BY Gus Wesing. Harlem Whrelmen' Shsfles
k4s!entIeck Broosyn second; ,1 =; Courier N'"AS'
Match Race, Motor Paced, between Harry Fixes
ana Floyd cFarland -Firsi heat AZ one mr. s.aho-
ing start won By Lihss Tme % dTnT mnSE ssar "a son
by Fixes. Time, 4 minutes 20 seconds ,-,- .
Five Nile Handicap, Amateur. Won BY T. Win
nlngton, New York. $50 yards: Menus bedsii Lyn,
Vso' w. scratch third George G. schreiber Harlem w.
scratch, fourth Time. Il minutes 90 seconds
Five Mile Handicap, Pro'esslonslEwon bY ION ION
Bedeu. 200 yards third " s. Fem. scratch. fourth
Tine II minutes Is seconds.