The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-06-19
THE COLISEUM RACES.
Good Sport There Last Night-McFar-
land Breaks Record.

|
land Breaks Record.
A fine race meet took place ct the
Coliseum on Howard avenue last night
The crowd that turned out to see the
/ big professionals numbered $500, and
they We're thoroughly satisfied with the
exhibition.
| All the best professionals in the coun-
try We're there, including Mcfarland,
Kramer, Fisher, Freeman, Downing,
! Collect, Newhouse and Cooper, and each
race was close and exciting. There
was but one spill and that resulted dis
astrously for Sam Palmer, a New Ha-
| ven boy. The spill happened in the ten
mile open, amateur, in which were
about twenty riders Clyde Chase and
Palmer were close together nearly all
the first part of the race and after go
ing five miles Chase left Palmer on q
sprint The front wheel of Chase's BIZ
cycle hit the rear wheel of another rid
er and Chase was thrown to the boards.
He was on the high bank at the time
and he fell across the track to the post.
L dlllleE was COlillllS elOlIS dl d ldPiu
rate. and before he could get out of the
way he struck Chase, throwing him
headlong on his head and shoulders.
Chase picked himself up, but Palmer
was unable to move. He was carried
to the dressing rooms under the track,
where he was examined by DR.. Lam
bert He was unconscious for two or
three hours and it was feared that he
would have to be taken to the hospital,
Palmer got over the injury at late
hour last night, but the scratches he
received will serve as a reminder for a
long time
The professional events We're very ex-
citing, Mcfarland proving the star of
the evening. He captured the half
mile open in great style and broke the
worlds record for an eight-lap track
for the mile, going the distance in l
minute SIS 3-5 seconds. The former rec
ord was l minute 81 Is seconds, held by
H. B. Freeman.
The summary of the events is as fol-
lows:
Evening Leader Handicap--First heat
Won by Sam Palmer; Clyde Chase,
second; w. c. Dobbins, East Orange,
third; Walter Haggerty, Bridgeport,
fourth. Time, 2:05,
Second heat-Won by Dick Garfield,
New Haven; George A. Edwards, New
Haven, second; G. w. Chaffee, Newark,
third A. ]. Perkins, Westville, fourth.
Time, 201.
Third heat-Won by w. A. Bardgett
Buffalo, Warren Zurbrich, Buffalo, sec
ond, w. A. Linley, Bridgeport, third;
Carl Yenscht, New Haven, fourth.
Time, 2:06,
Final heat--Won by Linley; second,
Bardgett; third, Garfield. Time, min
utes 22-5 seconds.
Ten-mile open, anna teur-Won by |
George schofield, New York second, w. |
e. Dobbins, East Orange; third, George !
Schneider; fourth, w, A. Bardgett. |
Time, 24:12 Winner of most laps, Dob
bins; winner of five miles, Bardgett |
winner of eight miles, Dobbns.
Half-mile open, professional-First
heat--Won by McFarland Freeman,
second Fisher, third. Time Ia 3-5
Second heat-Won by Kramer; Will
son. second. Time, Ia As.
Third heat-Won by Fem; Downing,
second. Time, Ia 3-5.
Final-Won by Mcfarland; second
Fem; third, Wilson. Time, IL 2-5.
One-mile professional-First heat
Won by j. P. Jacobson; second Wilson;
bird, Saxon Williams; fourth McFar-
and. Time, 1:5S.
Second heat-Won by George H Col
EFT; second, w. S. Fem; third, Kra-
ner; fourth, Caldwell. Time, 1:5S rs.
Final heat-Won by Wilson, second,
Solicit; third, Caldwell. Time, 7.55 rs.
time from scratch was
55 3-5, which breaks the record for an
ight-lap track.