The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-05
new CENTURY RACE RECORD.
MOCK LOWERS WEEk-OLD FIG
URES IN BIG CYCLING EVENT.
Century Road Club Of America Has ZOO
Starters In Long JOurncy--C1OAo Strug.
Gle for the Tine Prixes-JOhn McWii.
liams the First Man 10 Finish.

Another rousing road race OF one hundred
miles was held over the Long Island course
yesterday and it was even more OF record
breaker than was that of the previous SUNDAY.
for the records made week ago. both IN
point OF the number of contestants ana the
time made. were eclipsed. The sights on
Eastern Parkway near Bedford avenue yes
terday reminded one OF the pa,my days OF
wheeling, when the craze for t he new sport
was at its height. Old-timers present. and
there were quite a few, commented that it
surely was no sign Of the decadance OF the
sport when on two successive Sundays
fields of two hundred entrants could be OBJ
tanned for rival races at such distance AS
one hundred miles. No such entry lists
nor fields of starters have been known IN
twenty five mile events.
The race OF yesterday was the individual
record century" run by the Century Road
Club Of America. and Of course big effort
was put forth to make it greater race than
the same annual event Of the rival organ
ization. the Century Road Club Association.
held last Sunday. The EFFORT was thoroughly
successful. While the association had l58
starters the Americas had 2Oe. The former
record was broken in the race OF last
week and the new mark Of hours SO
minutes 40 seconds set up. but to the
record was made by the star riders Of the rival
body. Joe Kopsky and Charles Mock. who
captured the first and second time prizes
respectively. Yesterday Mock and Kopsky
again won the first two time prizes. but the
order Of their finish was reversed, Mock
beating kopsky in the last jump for the tape
* Length 6ms yssteday
and As seconds better than Kopsky's time
The course yesterday was the same as used
Rest to Massapequa. to Hicksville, back to
Massapegua and, in to Bedford Rest over
the Merrlck road to Jamaica and then the
Parkway The race was started at $50
O'Clock in the morning. and as is customary,
all those who finished were entitled to medal
il. There were twenty place prizes and
and their net times were; Charles Mock.
IS seconds; Joseph Kopsky, 9. r. c. Of 4.
scratch, hours 81 minutes SO seconds ].
Eiher. c, R. c, A.. scratch. 4 hours g minutes
a. 't 50 Minutes. hours no rsfS William n Wilkins
Sunset Wheelmen. 80 minutes. 5 hours /
minute, Mock.S PLACE In the order Of finish
E Eas hiff ny,pfrsi Kopskys fortieth and
Mock. Kopsky and Eifer had a hot sprint
to the finish nh ,i and crossed the tape Lengths
man. though there were several OF the best
c. r. c. A. riders in the race for the purpose
OF capturing the best prizes. as is the gentle
There were no women in the race OF yes
terday although the limit handicap was two
hours and thirty minutes. Groom the man
rode the race. pednlling with his one good
leg. and finished in the thirteenth place. there:
by winning n pair Of link cuff but tons, Had
he would have been in hard luck by being
presented with a pair Of bicycle stockings
Groom's handicap was the limit, two hours
and half. but his net time Of 9 hours
rs minutes Is seconds for the hundred miles
was a remarkable performance for a one
legged rider.
Following are the first twenty-five to finish,
with handicaps and net time.