The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-28
COLLETl AND LAWSON WIN
GARRY OFF THE HONORS AT THE
 BICYCLE RACES LAST NIGHT.
Kramer and Lawson Shut Ont in the HaIf-Mtle Champfonship-Gre In- terest in the Ten Mile Open-World's Record for That Distance Broken by Lawson-Bta Crowd Present.

| The bicycle races at the Coliseum last night were run off before a crowd of | 5000 people and they were very success | ful. The honors of the evening were i carried away by George Collett and Iver Lawson. Collett won the half
 mile championship event in hollow
 style, the crack circuit chasers, Kra-
 mer and Lawson, being shut out in the
 semi-finals. Collett met in the finals
 with young Fenn and he won by about a wheels length in a hot finish. Kra-
 mer, Freeman, Lawson and Fenn met
 Lawson were easily shut out by Fenn
 and Freeman. This was a big surprise
 to the spectators, who expected to see
 Kramer or Lawson in the finals. Fenn's
 riding was great and he won by two
 lengths. Fenn and Freeman met in
 the grand semi-fnals and the first heat
 was dead heat It was run over and
 Fem won handily. In the second semi
 final were Gascoyne, Collett, Cooper and Rutz, the first two riders qualify
 Ing. This placed Gascoyne and Collett in the second grand semi-final, which
 was won by the local man by two lengths Fenn and Collett met in the finals and the first three laps were loaf ed, Fenn being in the lead. Colett shot ahead on the last lap and held the place till the tape was crossed The time was slow.
 The ten-mile open for the profession als punched all the big men with the exception of Kramer and Kimble, sev- enteen starting. The race was q beau- tiful one and was one of the best of the evening. Lawson won 1t in a good sprint, closely followed by Cooper Fenn was third and Newhouse fourth. A prize was offered for the winner of each mile, and they were won as fol- lows: First, Jacobson; scond, Wilson; third Fisher; fourth, Caldwell; fifth, Gascoyne; sixth, Wilson; seventh, Cad well; eighth, Caldwell; ninth, Gascoyne. For winning the fifth mile Gascoyne got prize, and the winner of the most laps Caldwell, also got special prize. He led the bunch in twenty-two out of the eighty laps. The time for the ten miles was 22 minutes 35 2-5 seconds, which breaks the worlds record for the distance in unpaced riding. Cooper es- tablished record in Hartford Monday night, making the distance in 22 min- utes fl 2-5 seconds. Last nights time beat the record by six seconds.
 The state record of J. P. Jacobson for the mile unpaced, made in 1899 at Elm City park on the dirt track, was bro5- an by Herbert Welton of New Haven, who made the mile Last night in min ltes 13 4-5 seconds. Jacobson's time was minutes IA 2-5 seconds.
 There was not spill during the eve ling The summary follows:
 Final heat s"Cyclone" quhrter-mile 1ovice-Won by Bert Werle, New Ha- zen; Clayton Russell, New Haven. sec ,nd. Time, 1925 seconds.
 One half mile circuit championship, | First heat-Won by | Frank Kramer; H. B. Freeman, second ! Time. minute ? 2-5 seconds.
 Second heat-Won by Iver Lawson; ~. $. Fenn, second. Time, 1 minute E econds.
 Third heat--Won by T. J. Gascoyne; seorge H. Collett, second. Time, 1 min te seconds
 Fourth heat--Won by Tom Cooper; E V. A. Rutz, second. Time, 1 minute econds,
 First semi-f -final-Won by Fenn; Free nan, second Time, 59 seconds.
 Second semi final--Won by Gascoyne; 'ollett second. Time, 1 minute.
 First grand semi final-Won by Fenn gainst Freeman. Time, 1 minute 5I aconds.
 Second grand semi-final-Won by Col tt against Gascoyne. Time, 59 2-5 ,conds.
 Final heat-Won by Collett: Fenn, scond. Time 1 minute 22 seconds.
 Ten-mile open, professionalism by yer Lawson; Tom Cooper, second w.
 Fenn, third; Al Newhouse, fourth. ime, 22 minutes 35 2-5 seconds. Win