The Jersey City news., 1901-08-10
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN
Kramer Makes New Record and
Increases LeadHurley-
Beaten-Two Fast
Miles.

Frank Kramer, of East Orange, cut
into the worlds record for the half mile
at the bicycle races in Madison Square
Garden last night, and five thousand
spectators saw him do it.
In the fourth heat of the circuit cham
pionship he drove over the line a hard
winner in So seconds. The heats in this
race were hard and nobly contested
The final was narrowed down to a fight
between Kramer and Tom Cooper. Kra-
mer permitted his opponent as usual to
make the pace for him. He closed up
on Cooper when two-thirds of the dis
tance had been clipped off, passed him
with a burst of speed that electrified
the spectators, and won by couple of
yards.
Much was expected from little Iver
4 Lawson, but he was unfortunate in both
the half-mile circuit and the mile pro-
fessional handicap in which he started
In the second heat of the half mile, for
instance, his toe slipped from his pedal,
he wobbled into Caldwell and both were
left at the post. In the mile handicap
4 again Lawson, who started from scratch,
] delayed his sprint too long. When ne
I did cut loose he found himself in a pocket
I from which he was unable to escape.
An excellent programme greeted the
4 Pan-American Exhibition visitors on the
nth day of the national amateur bicycle
meet of the N C. A. The feature was the
Gefeat his first on the Stadium track, o.
Marcus Hurley of the N. Y. c. A, in the
five mile national amateur championship.
+ The trick was performed by T. j. Grady
1 of Chicopee, Mass. Hurley remained in
fourth place with Grady close to his rear
wheel Entering the last turn Grady
spurted and gained lead which Hurley
4 tried his best TO cut down, but failed, the
men finishing almost even across the
tape.
The saml-fnals of the two mile national
amateur championship were won by
Grady, Mcconnell Hurley and Hoffman.
The grand semi-final and final will be run
tomorrow.
The one-half mile amateur handicap
was divided into four fast fields. The
only scratch man to qualify was Warren
Zurbrick of Buffalo. but he was not In it
In the final the race being taken by Will
lam Morton of Toronto with a handicap
Of so yards. 1t was a close and exciting
finish.
Walter Smith of New York rode five
miles in $50, the wind being too strong
for record breaking. Marcus Hurley viii
ride in the handicaps tomorrow, it being
the first time he has been induced to en-
Ter such races. A large crowd witnessed
the sport The summarizes
Five-n1ile National Amateur Champion
ship Final-won by Thomas J. Grady.
Chicopee, Mass: Marcus Hurley, n. Y. A.
c., second: Fred Schade, Buffalo, third.
Time-l2rn 4-5s.
EIaif-n1ile Open Handicap-Won by Will
lam Morton, Toronto $50 YARDS; w. G.
Johnson, Buffalo $50 yards), second; ii
Y. Bedell. H. W.. Hackensack, N j.. l9O
yards} third. Time-lm. 2-5s.
F'loyd MaoF arland and Harry Elkes had
g preliminary brush on the Mammalian
Beach bicycle track yesterday.
MacFarland appeared on the track early
and rode Ave miles at a slow gait AMER
he had left the track Harry Elkes came
out behind HE French pacing machine, re-
Earded by some az the fastest a. the
Beach track. Before be had gone two
miles at slow gait, MacF arlatid, VINO