Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-23
RACING AT vAILsBURG.
Records Broken and One of the Worst
 Spills of the Season.

Newark N. J., June 23.-That source of perennial wonder to onlookers at b1- cycle race meets, Marcus Hurley of New York, was the hero of another record breaking whirl around the,hoard oval at Vailsburg yesterday afternoon. 1t was in. the half-mile amateur race. Hurley himself made the best previous worlds record, 5S seconds, when he rode at Vailsburg on July [, 1901. His time yesterday was 57 3-5 seconds. The finish of the last heat, in which the record was made, was heart-break- l ing. A bunch of the contestants went around the track at top notch speed and finished close together. When they crossed the tape there was a difference l of opinion as to whether Hurley or Teddy Ellington of Vailsburg, another scratch man. was in the lead. After some deliberaIion the. judges announced that Hurley had won.
 | In every one of the heats of the half mile novice the track record was broken or equalled. This record was minute, Il seconds. John A. Top ping of New York won the first heat | in 1 minute. 9 seconds. John Neal Of l Upper Montclair led the bunch over the | tape in the second heat in l minute, 10 seconds. R. S. Guttridge of Neither wood won the third in 1 minute, II seconds. The time of the fourth was 1 minute. 9 B. sec5onds. A. Dulfrano of Newark won. The work Of some of the novices gives promise of success ill the amateur ranks. Conditions were ideal for record breaking.
 One of the worst spills ever seen on the Vailsburg track occurred i'll the two-mile consolation race. About I-I, ,o11 ,o11 hnn and rolled down the steep incline at the first turn. Wheels were smashed to junk and dozen men received in juries. One of the most badly hurt was E. C.. Goblet of New Haven, who had a gash in the lip and a deep and long cut i'll the back of the head, i'll which it was necessary to take fifteen stitches. He was carried off the track by his brother, George Collett, the pro- fessional Another rider who is likely to go out of business for a time because of the spill is M. T. Dove of New York. Dove went down in spill in another race earlier in the day.
 In the five-mile event Menus Bedell won his first race in the professional class. The long-markers had every thing their own way Frank Kramer and w. $. Fenn, the scratch men, were not heard from.
 The summaries:
 Half-mile noyice-Won by. John A.. Topping of New York, Otto Hambach- CT of Watsessing second, J. Hurley of Brooklyn third. Time, 1 minute 12 sec onds.
 Half-mi1e, amateur, handicap Won by Marcus Hurley of New York (scratch), Teddy Ellington of Vails- burg (scratchl second, George GIasson of Newark (fifteen yards) third, W. A. Penn of New York (eighty yards) fourth. Time 75 3-5 seconds.
 One mile, pfofessional-Won by Frank Kramer of East Orange, John Bedell of Lynbro0k second W. s. Fem of Waterbury third, John T. Fisher of Chicago fourth. George Collett of New Haven fifth. Time ? minutes 10 sec onds
 Two mile, consolation (for amateurs who started on the Vailsburg track in 1902 and did not win)-Won by E. Stauder of Rochester F. Ernst of Roch- ester second Elias Sindle of Dundee Lake third, Oscar gGoerke of New York fourth. Time, A. minutes 29 2-5 sec onds.
 Five mile. professional, handicap Won by Menus Bedell of Lynbrook (3OO yards), R. Ns Carni of Worcester, Mass (3O0 yardsl, second. Jack. Coburn of Newark l3O0 yards) third, John King of Newark (3OO yards) fourth. Time, 10 minutes 19 2y5 seconds.
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