The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-17
NEWS OF THE wHEELMEN.


There was rejoicing at Belleville, N. j.,
Yesterday by the cycle cranks, but II was
not of noisy sort. The court had refused
10 stop the bicycle races. finding that they
were mot maintained as n nuisance but
there was an admonition for quiet conduct
handed down with the decision and the crowd
OF 1900 persons that assembled at the track
In the afternoon was almost AZ noiseless as
the rubber-tired wheels themselves. To
emphasize the tip-toeing. reading-foOm char
acter of the sport the starters pistol was put
away and the races were started with a
whistle. The sacred concert" tone was
pronounced
Kramer and Lawson started in both the
professional events. but a good struggle
between them was not seen. In the mile
handicap che long markers did not start.
and with the furthest men out only hundred
YARDS from scratch the field punched At ths
end OF tho first lap. Kramer somehow got
tangled with the rear guard and was IN me
krebs, on the pole, led with Bardgett and Nc
Farland following and Lawson fourth on me
outside, Lawson sneaked the pole IN tne
Bardsett also got through and beat Krcbs for
the second money by foot ,
In the five-mile several teams were oe,
lawson she s snd brosners
Calvin, Krebs and Hadneld Hadteld had
won Ave Of the one-dollar lap prizes when
his partner Lent t0@c one az the
tape ahead of Hadfeld and darling his tongue
out in playful derision as he TOOK the pIihs
from him, Going through the baok stretS Yen
In the last lap Root jumped away from tne
bunch. They let him 20 to the turn and then
Collett went after him with Kramer and Law
son following. Collett caught the runaway.
they turned for home. with Collect second
and Lawson o good length behind Kramer.
Lawson was unable to close up ana they
Amateur Champion Hurley was spectator
at the races and was interested to see Fred
Ernst. who Is developing more and more
speed capture both amateur events. Giassan
was shut out in the two-me amateur by
having his chain jump the sprocket IN MS
trial heat.
ON. third Nile. Nov,ee-won by John Hsll s.s
Piper. Newark, third. Time, ~ is seconds.
rs, Ms oR say * rsd
Two mile Handicap. Amateur-Won by Fred
haitian Beach. 90 yards, second c. l.. Holllster,
Springfield. 1870 yards, third: q. G. Cameron. Brook.
Ign. 100 yards. fourth. Time, minutes AZ 10
Five mile Pursuit Race. between Elias Slndle Dun
dee Lake and Robert Meyers. PIeakness. n, j.
Won by Sindle In I q miles. Time. minutes
One mile Handicap, Professional Won by liver
basio % sS yards ' second Foyd KreSs
40 yards, third; r. A. Mcfarland, san jose. Cal,
''ffsSn HeF Open % By Frank
1, Kramer, Eas! Orange; liver Lawson; Salt Lake
CITY, second Walter Bardget.. Buffalo third third;
II minutes IL seconds. Lap prize winners, Had,
neld s; King. a: Bardg-tt. q Fem. Armbruster and
BOSTON. Aug. ls-Albert Champion won
his third victory Of the season over Bobbls
race at the Revere, Beach Cycle track yes,
terday evening Tho Frenchman, finished
one and one-third laps to the good and his
from opposite sides of the tracks;
Champion, went into the lead at once. and INC,
opponent; Then fs his rear Tire ire Was Punos;
ured and in dismounting he, tumbled and
hit his nose so hard that II bled freely dur
Wshour also got fe rpSs and lost four
then had his former lead Of half lap. and
IN the oTy @e he was one and %
third laps TO the good From this point
until the finish Of the race It was hard fight
the PAIR o 69s neither man could
sion of the brain. from fall. several weeks
ago. was entered for the ten-mile open handi-
spectator and was Carried to the dressing
room. There it was found that his only
injury was bruse over one eye.
There we're $50 starters In the supplementary
moonlight and double century" run over the
Long Island course yesterday by the Century
Road Club Of America. The riders We're in
four divisions. hich started hal hourly from
q o'clock on motor bicycle division Of
twenty-three riders started at o'clock and
of these all except four finished. The fret
two motor bicyclists in covered the course Of
100 miles in hours 10 minutes. They were
George B. PEPPER and J. NJ, Beck Henry
Veit captaned the run.
There were twenty starters and twenty
to finish in the postponed double century
Of the Century Road Club Association yes
terday. The start and finish were at Bedford
Rest Brooklyn.