The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-06
NEWS OF THE XHEBLIEN.
KRAMER GAINS ADVANTAGE ~
USCONPLETED RACE.


1AwssN Faees 10 9Wallfy Ter NaAl Heat
at nlanAaasaa-The FInlsA RoNpsaod
a. n. Hsaalea wins Fssr-1sar Nicer
Cyvse naee ~ Cssersag lSS Miles.
Friends OF Frank Kramer. the present
cycling champion. were rej0ioed. while tkoss
Of liver Laws0n. hia great ri, nj. were corre-
spondingly depressed, by the unex peCted
happening ut Manhattan Beach yesterday
that seriously affected their relative positions
In the struggle for the title Although the
championship race was not completed.
Ksamer's chances Of retaining the title were
greatly increased and Lawson's prospects
made faint by what happened In the trial
heats. In the first trial heat John X Nc
and Frank Calvin made an unexpected jump
and stole away TO the front. while BardSstt
appeared TO be holding back the others.
Lawson was back In the bunch. where he
could not ret through. and although there
were four to qualify for the nnai. he was
shut out. Ii Ia doubtful Il Lawson. from his
position in the bunch. could see the two who
had made the steal. Kramer won his heat.
and as II was five-mile, doubie-point race.
he viii have big advantage over Laweon
II hs wins the dnal. - it seems certain that
he will. The final heat was postponed until
Monday because OF the rain.
The heats Of the championship. hvs-nse
amateur and . foHr-h0ar motor cycle rsce
were run at the beach yesterday before .
good crowd. and the other events will be
run or IN connection with Mondays rro-
g,rmme. which begins ut 2 O'Clock.
The meteor cycae race brought out the fact
that there In material for splendid sport In
these machines. 1t was a contest confined
strictly to ordinary road machines. with
amateur riders. The showing vas excellent.
as the winner covered a little more than
$50 miles in the four hours. and eight out OF
thirteen starters finished. II was a revea-
ton Of the speed. capability and reliability
the rats Of nearly forty miles an hour.
Instead Of being tedious procession it
proved to be very much Of race, There
must be Of less than Ave horse power. Il was
recognized that no che could ride the full
Tour hours without stopping and renewing
was offered for the oompetitor who went the
=. = oy. from the start TO Win this Prize by
judges q pace We're e. ,oo o By the REGULAR
pace maintained by this competitor. Z. J.
Edmond; The others passed him 80 regu-
not making more than ten or twelve miles
an hour. but he was averaging twenty-four
miles right along.
with the thirteen riders strung out and
going at varying PAGES. four or five In one
bunch brushing. couple further back strug-
Cling for leadership. the race had much
tho fascination Of the sixIday race. There
to five miles Duration in the course Of the
four hours. and q couple Of mishaps added
At the start Waliy Owen broke the chain
Of his cycle and the others had gone three
miles before be got started on another ma
with their motors and one because the speed
At which he WAS going heated one Of hts tires
SO that the cement melted and the tire came
This was James Ready 81 New York.
=, sensational tumble was taken by q. y.
Holden Of Springfield. after, the race pro-
burst right at the tape. and sixty yards be
yond 1t slipped from the rim as he tried 70
turn out for another rider. Holden fell and
tSe r.e IL hs %seoe
to one ede. turned OF the power and then
sank helpless to the track again. Friends
along With a fresh machine for him he IN.
sisted on mounting It and continuing, although
no was very unsteady on his feet. 1t all
happened with the loss OF just two minutes
over he cement track and i've times ma
est without u stop went to Billy Murphy.
the old-ttme sprint champion and Irwin gton-
Milburn time winner. He rode to within
seventeen minutes Of the finishing time and
was In third position when one Of his. tires
burst and he had 70 make change Of ma
chine The finish was made with eight men
strung out around the track and speeding
for all they were worth. In the hrst half
hour the leader covered just ~ miles.
At the enc, OF the first hour y. I. Bernard led
with 30 miles l,493 yards to his credit. q. y.
Holden was second, one lap. or $50 ~ yards
behind, and from that they. ranged down to
20 % miles. the distance travelled by Ed
mond. At the expiration Of the second hour
Holden was leading. Bernard having made a
two hours was II miles os7 yards At the
end Of the third hour and from then till the
end 1t was Holden. with the score OF il3 miles,
s2l yards for three hours Owen was then
1871 Ia miles before being Obliged TO stop.
Edmond WAS the only one who rode the whole
four hours without q stop.
Fivs,Mll Amateur Handicap Won by F. s.
Coilett, New Haven, 50 yards: Joe FoSier Brook
Ign. scrAlcn. second: Robert Aoker. Brooklyn.
400 third; Oscar Goerie. Brooklyn. $50, fourth.
Time. IS minutes Is seconds.
Four Hour Motor Cycle Race, Amateur Won by