The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-24
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
Law son IN UNBEATABLE FORM
AT BELLEyILIE.
Finish in FiSe-Mile Handicap Spoiled b,
Neglect to Keep Clear Track for
Cont Gyclist Young
Thrown and Three Ribs Are Broken.

The whirl vind-lik speed that liver Law
son developed at Manhattan Beach on Satur-
day. when he clearly outsprinted Kramer in the
ten-niIe handicap. remained with him yes
terday. and more than 5000 SPECTATORS were
treated TO a show OF it at the Belleville j
races
In the two-thirds Of mile. open. McFar-
land and Lawson were teamed and SO we're
kramer and Fenn Mcfarland dropped Law
Son IN the lead at the head Of the stretch
with COllett tackled on TO him and Kramer third
on the outside. trying TO get past Collatt
Collect aimed TO do nothing except 10 follow
Lawsons pace, but the Sweda moved 40 fast
TINT the New Haven man could not hold II
and the sprint was too much for Kramer
Lawson finished length and a half ahead
OF Collect and III" latter was a length ahead
OF Kramer II was freely commented that
no one could beat Lawson II he could always
slow the speed he did in this race He was
evidently on the finest edge Of good form
and the only danger is that he cannot hold il
In the fve-mle handicap grand finish was
spoiled by fragrant neglect to keep tn" track
clear. In this race Kramer pulled Fem. and
he did it heroically throughout the last lap
and half dropping him in tn. lead in the
stretch. John Bedall took a sleigh ride
behind Fem all the way and al the finish
slid In second. two feet back OF Fem There
was room for only two 20 finish abreast and
BardRett and Menus Bedell who had been
trailing Fem and John Bedell slipped through
next. and then Kramer found the lane. law-
son and Mcfarland who We're on the out
side 20 make their finishing sprint, had 10 sit
up because OF the crowded track The time
i.or TINS rae, II minutes - seconds. is very
fast for dirt track
Hurley s,ll refuses TO ride on the New
jersey course and the other amateurs are
Of mile by length and Gus Perden the mile
handicap, in which the scratch men failed
to get up, BY length and half
p Hal; NE NS9yyyise-Won BY Ernest schu,,ess;
Short.ii. Brooklyn. third. Time, / minute q SIS
Ellington vaiisburs Joe Fosisr. y a G., stcSnd:
George Glasson, Newark. third. oscar Goerke
y r a e. ii t2sri In. Tine as s:soHts
liver Lawson. Salt Lake City; George II. Collect
New hs a. second: Frank l. Kramer, Eas, oranr.
ihlrd. W ;, rem waterbury. Conn.. fourth Time,
Five Nile Motorcycle Race-won By p H John
r Geisler Newark, third Tine, ninl,'sS ST.
seconds Intermediate mile times / 80 5. 3l2I 5.
:, one Mile Handicap, Ama,eur-won by Gus
pcrden Brooklyn 30 yards o Z. Schwao New
soF S,dt ,b yaTds second Jam, Zane. N.wars
Time minutes Is seconds
G rye ,Nlis Handicap, Professional Won by "
> rem, waterbury, Conn. scratch. John BcdrlI.
Lynbrook l. | 10 yards, SECOND Walter bard
gett. Buffalo, l50 yards third Menus Bctcl Lyn-
brook L /. 80 yards, fourth, Frank L. Kramer
East orange. scratch. ifth. Time. Il minutes
p seconds Lap prize winnerS-Hadac!d 10.
Doioear. ?: kiag, l; Kramer, /.
The Century Road Club OF America had m
ov"ruis ht double century run on the Long
Island course saturday and yesterday
! orty riders started saturday night and al
except few finished Thirty-fv" srarred
yes'"rdGy morning to complete the double
century and twenty-five hnish ed the zoo
four hours. Henry Vet was ga plain Of the .
run. The course was from Bedford Rest,
Jamaica, FreePort, AMItyyille. Fr"eport, |
H"mpstead. Valley Stream and back 20 the /
start
The. century riders returning last night |
brought news of an accident 10 r l. Young !
Df tn" Alpha Motor Cycle Club Young Il |
gas said. while riding his motor bicycle near |
alley Stream. hit stone and was thrown |
breaking three OF his ribs
Boston. Aug % -Bennie Munroe OF Mem
Dhis wen the three-COrnered hour. motor |
oacsd race at Revere track last night, cover
ng 80 miles 3s5 yards Walthour would have
Son the circuit but for an accident to his
brown heavily on the track, but escaped
With only bad Commissions He mounted a !
pare wheel and continued in the race after |
iunroe had obtained lead Of a mile and |
~ fast pedalling cut this lead down 10 han !
he distance before the end Of the hour
Pat Logan, the one mile national amateur
won The mil" handicap and ten /!
nile open, establishing a new record for the
rack Of : minutes and l-j second