The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-04
BIG MOTOR CYCLE CONTEST.
Tharty-Two Riders start On Tnree-Day
Run or HsDA Miles.

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nr'y-one OF the tnirty,hve rluers em.o, , ou
Tor the second annual endurance Gon.ess t fSs
Metropole Cycling Club and the New York
,,ntp ~ So s ~, va, -. - o,,I Sov.nth
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avenue promptly at CLOCK yesterday morn
ing for the trip to Worcester and back. One
other man started four hours later. This was
w y Wnbrsnhoreor who was arrested for
.a',,. ""ni enpo,s VIZ na NOD o., -, 70
speeuing the night peiore anu hou w so y"
court in the morning before he could start
Wahrenberger was at the starting place,
rinus bia hic,cla which no had left at the
- t' Wv W., ,,~;, No amid h.
s . mouse as pan secur'Iy' nv sou nv no
let out his motor simply 10 jump across tne
tracks between two cars approaching from
opposite directions on 125th street. and that
~, ,,.a ".,,," ' va ~. Ia n,,a acrn.a
ne Nv WIS ouppea US soon ,o u. in ,his ardu-
VI the thirty-tWo competitors III thls aruu-
Gus contest one IL a woman, Mrs. Emily
Rogers of Schenectady, n. Y. She IL the wife
Of G, y: Rogers, who also started in the run u.
son OF MIR. and Mrs. Rogers was AT tho start
on a motor cycle to see them of. Mrs. Rogers
claims the distinction of being the first woman
motor cyClist in this country She wears
divided skirts and rides a regular diamond
frame machine.
The run to Worcester and back will be 30.
miles 1903 miles going and log miles On the heI re-
of the Motor Cycle Club at 1904 Broadway.
two, miles below the start.
The run /, to demonstrate the reliability
gold medal, only one. Is offered 70 tne nlh.
who adheres closest to fifteen mle-an.hour
schedule laid out by the 0f1lclais. hheTe
VIII be silver and bronze medals Tor the others,
awarded on the point plan. ,
festerday's run was to Springneld, Ia
miles, The turn at Worcester, Ivy miles away,
VIII be made mt 9:3S O'CLOCK TINS morning
by those riding on the fhst scheanle, anH
Tonight will be spent In Hartford. Inc iinlsn
Is scheduled Tor the last men nv 4 %. ciock
Tomorrow afternoon in this city. Inc distance
second day the distance Is 100 miles, ana LOT
lhs thlru day 10 miles
mere are many out-of-town men in tne r1 III
Two from as far away as st Paul MINI. oh
nnursuay hlyht, at Iile noust Oh lhe Wv LOT
n aoeot yGie oiuo, iso4 btoanway' 'neie ""'
ieITShp.iom aor ai ths colloss.an,s bov bosn
a IIles ~, lnis Iuni rre, , H." to n
of tha r,, ~ being pervar,aS MIC race M
sow, f,,, i, ~ h Saa,,,ua IF the nbo
I ;pin ISnreI mRht De because o, t me anb
stit,,ton n ~ "hcc,,ing wbinh does nor oblige
tbn ri '" ~ tnr'm,nH Mic uoee .nt ,i,na Of
denartmrs TSep ru rhr NOW no rnomire that the
time Of orrivnI a ', MI nH chez points shall
he recnrdaa and ~ ,b mi t;mes Sil enter into
consid"ratinn nhen tho wards are made.
NJ, mn odditinnnI nrayentiva nt tho night con-
trolls the times Of arrivals VIII be taken not
di.t,n a.. INC onoS,d I'm 'Sornfrnm and snown
on IIS'H =" ,h le, IA, c}r 'nei'i'''i ""u
Some salient points Of the rules are
"onI,, y,ntnr hic,."Ies enminnnd with cYanks
ana pedals hnd e"pnnIe II SGhS e. ori iDssieS
according 70 power The entire course must
be covered by the contestants own power
or the power of hs motor: me aot OF oTl Ing
owed or transported or permitting MS iliu-
chine to be Transported by any, other means
will carry with i dsuualitcation. Any
repairs may be made en- route other than an
entire substitution of bicycle or motor. but no
allowance will be made therefor immediately
on each arrival ut night cont ro the machine
remain in his custody or the custody OF his
assistants throughout the night On the
mornin - II Jnly4 and 3 the contestants will
he sllowed TO raplenish their supplies of gaso-
iene or inbricating oil in the control. when the