The sun., 1903-08-02

LAW son DEFEATS KRAMER AT
MANHATTAN BEACH.

winner Now Leads In Cycle Championship
Marcus Hurley Captures Doth Anna"
teur Eycnts--A had Spili, in Which
One Rider Sustayns Broken Collar bone.
liver Lawson wrestcd the lead from Frank
Kramer In the national professional circuit
cycle cham piOnship az the Manhattan beach
track yesterday The present champion &
downfall occurred in Il mile race. which also
carried with IL the one-mile championship
OF the year. Previous to yeeterday's a raco the
championship score by points stood: Kramer.
l2 Lawson, TO- John Bcdell BGrdgett ana
Fem, 3 each With the places won yester-
day went double points, under the rules.
it being championship race also for the
distance. After its shaking up the table
read: Lawson. 20; Kramer, Is; Fem, 8;
Mcfarland, 4; John Bedell and Bardgett,
3 each.
The race was run in four trial heats. two
semi-inals and final, the first and second
in each qualifying for the next series. Fenn
and Kramer und Lawson and McFarlano,
who qualified for the final. were announced
as paired. teaming also being permissible IN
champi0nshi9 races Fem went Eaynyd aw"y IN and md
Lawson in order. In the middle o. the ,ar oa"K-
stretch Fem sailed away with hramer. r:
Mcfarland was on the alert. and was quickly
on even terms with Kramer.
The champion led into the stretch ~ nan
length. Lawson went after him hamnier
and tongs, and hard struggle between uhis
got over the line an inch or two IN front OF tns
champion Mcfarland, who was half Iensth
BACK. beat Fem by foot for th,ad sIod place; was
sensational In the fifth mile Menus Bedell
jumped the field. which had punched az four
miles. For two miles Bedell rode IN tnc
lead. Lake then sprinted away, caught uh,n him
nd "A al q
mile Lake weakened and left Bedell to 60 II
alone, 200 yards In the lead. The lap oeiore
failed 10 reach Bedell by ten yards, The PACK psG
was forty feet behind him. MctalIiahhd ,ha
pulled LAWSON by fsnn Sho and capiured
third RM ID money m t for himself and fourth for his
mate. .,
both tn Of Of the huanSt amateur M events the hali,me
open bandily. but the two-mle handicap
only after hard chase in fast time ss,o.,
there In hs sse4d psa h .n Afa nsny Rs Spy
his coiiarbo broken and bled badly from
the ear An ambulance was summoned' tnd bpt
EhHppsy Eniippp inssed on going to his home IN N'''e
One Quarter Mile Noyice-Einai heat Wv won Ior,y 5y
second G. Van den Dries, g, r. c. OF A. Nc" io'A'
'h5n one ME- i'f Naaonsi protssson. champ'cnsAp
First won by vSy seconds j. ogd
Krebbs and John Bedell also ran.
second Semi -FinalWon by +. A. Mcfarland
Frank kramer second. Time. minutes AZ 3;S
seconds, George schrelber and Menus bedeh
Final Heat-Won by Lawson by inches. with
Kramer second, half length ahead OF Mcfarlann'
who beat Fem by foot. Tine. minutes seconds
Half-hl!le Amateur. Open-Won by Marcus Hur-
ley. y. Y. A. c.; Joe Fogler, N. a. O., BfooElyn
second; Teddy Belllnyton. Newark. third. Time
1 minute t5 seconds.
Ten Nile Professional Handicap-Won by Menus
Bedell, 24O yards; Z. T. Root, 20 yards; second;
T. \. Mcfarland scrsica. third; lver orss LAWSON
Two Mile Amateur Haniicap-Won by Marcus
Hurley. n. Y. a. C.. scratch: George Glasson, New
ark scratch. second o. NJ. Dor1on, Manhattan
beach, T6 yards. third; D. j. Qutlle. Bayonne,
rs yards fourth. Time, minutes ii l 3 seconds
Many entries have been received for to-
days flfty-mle road race OF the Century
Club Association. Seventy prizes In all
have been offered which are said TO aEgre-
gate $500 in value. The race will be run on
Staten Island between Grant City and Tot
tenville, four times repeated. with the start
and finish at the former place.