New-York tribune., 1901-09-03
CYCLING.
G. PERDEN WINS THE CONEY ISLANT
HANDICAP-EDWARD FORREST CAPT
URES TIME PRIzE-MUCH con-
FUSION AT FINISH

More or less confusion and disorder generally
characterize bicycle road in this country but
the finish OF the Coney Island handicap the
Ocean Parkway, in Brooklyn. yesterday was more
chaotic than any of it's predecessors. The race. tn
the opinion Of the judges. won by c. Perden.
of the Howard Wheelmen, who had handicap OF
three minutes. Edward Forrest. of the Kings
County Wheelmen. won the time prize. covering
the twenty-five miles in hour minutes and As rs
seconds which is a record for this annual road
contest.
While lowering clouds and occasional sprinkles
of rain dampened the ardor of many people yester-
day morning. the unfavorable conditions did not
detract from the attendance at the annual twenty
five mile road conducted on the COney Island
cycle paths in Brooklyn. About fifteen thousand
people lined the when the officials selected
by the Associated Cycling Clubs took their pO-
sitions and prepared to send the eghtyeight riders
their long journey.
Promptly at 1O:49 o'clock Frank Borland. starter
and clerk Of the course sent away the limit men.
who had a start of six minutes, Then the troubles
began, and they lasted until long after the race
had been finished. The riders. ii is said received
no instructions to the course. although II was
generally understood that 1t to extend from
Cation Place down the cycle path for and
half miles, and return orner path This
was 70 be repeated. except the last leg. Of two
and one-haIf miles. where the final struggle was
TO be the Parkway. In order TO give the riders
plenty Of room to finish.
The police. under the leadership of Captain Nc
Namara and Inspector Campbell. had their hands
full keep the curious off she course The spec
tators however. could not be kept in their places.
and frequent collisions resulted in consequence
Several of the riders bleeding prOfusely be-
fore half the distance hag been covered. Dan
Horton. cne-armed rider. set the pace for the
first fifteen miles and he heartily cheered all
along the line. He rode surprisingly we'll for a
supposed novice, and officials will investigate
his record Horton finished fourth. according TO
the way the were placed. He Is said 70 have
ridden in many such races up the State.
After the race it discovered that some OF the
riders were more severely injured than was at first
supposed. Adolph Plum twenty-seven years old;
Henry Cranston. eighteen years old. and Henry
where their wounds were treated
desperate scrambles seen in race in this
Parkwav but For some reason the riders turned
into fbc return rvcie path Instead AS a result
the officfais were facing the Parkway when the
leaders finished the cycle path behind them.
Many of the riders crashed into the spectators
and 1t IS fortunate that serious accidents were
avoided. Some of the riders after the race said
that policeman had told them to keep Off the
them continue the cycle path. The positions
OF the first six men and their time is as follows:
Position Name and club; Handicap. Net time.
q. Dammann. Century Wheelmen leo 1:O3:474s
3 Oscar Goerke BusEwick Wheemen- $50 1:O6:1TS
g D Hortln Brooklyn 500 LOS: LOS ts S =
elliott, Howard wheemen Scratch 1O2;4s@s
The next nineteen finished about in the ap-
pended order near the officials could deter
mine last night:
A. L. shannon Prospect wheelmen 5000: r. c. Rat
h E;tversde Wheenen eco; Edgsr Van yeIsor HoE-
BT9oyn oxsI 22 n z Knd REo0kyn So- % -
Royal Arcanunn Wheeimen (scratch): R H Brown
Kings County whselmen d:00)i Jonn Olsen NoVssman
Maitland Howard wheelmen $500: Anthony Manzo.
5:oG): Charles Weber Mohawk Athletic Club $50 J.
Hurley. Norseman Cycle Club u0O: W F Hartman
/ wheeInen 3:0O; John Edmond. Harrison 4:O0).