New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

La7cSOn Defeats Kramer IN Cham
pionship Race Chappey Hurt.

The cycling races at Manhattan Beach yester-
day were extremely interesting. and. as on the
previous Saturday. there spill In the twO-mile
amateur handicap race. Henry Chappey received
a dislocated shoulder and other injuries. The mis-
hap in the second heat and several Of the
riders went down.
The contest of the day was the oEe-mile profess
sional race for the national championship In the
inal heat there were w. S. Fem. of waterbury
Conn: liver Lawson Of Salt Lake City; F. A. NC
Farland. of San Jose. Cal, and Frank Kramer OF
East Orange Kramer and Fem were teamed rs
also were Mcfarland and Lawson.
The race started with Fem in the lead. followed
by Kramer. Mcfarland and Lawson in the order
named. The men kept in this position to about the
middle OF the last lap when Fem set a great
pace, and at the beginning of the last turn he
pulled and allowed Kramer TO come TO the 'front.'
Mcfarland was following closely with his team
mate Lawson and before the spectators had real
ICED it Mcfarland gave Lawson the lead several
yards from the finish, and the Salt Lake City man
crossed the tape half foot in front OF kramer
Mcfarland and Fem were third and fourth' re-
spectively.
John Bedeu the star rider Of Lynbrook, Long
Island. captured the ten mile race by about ten
yards. Shortly before the fifth mile Bedell made
wonderful sprint and gained about haIr zap on
the other riders He kept this up to near the nlhlh
mile when John King. Of Newark. made sprint
and in a few laps had overtaken Bedell- He man
fraiIed back to the Slower division again. E. F:
Root the former fast Boston amateur in the last
few laps of the race put forth his best efforts ana
for Tine Il seemed that he would oVertakt ElS-i
He gaining the latter when the Iii.si
mark was reached. r y. Mcfarland was ttltIu;;
about sixty yards behind. prize of 8 was 0ileItu
to the rider leading every lap Beoeh per
formed the feat sixteen times
Marcus A. Hurley. the amateur champion. Gov
cred hir7sef with glory by carrying on hfSl pISS9
in the Oue-half mile and two mile hanClctP, coz
tests The former he won by ABOUT 4 WLIeei
length from Joe FogleT Fred belIihSeI' oI
Newark v no started from the scratch, was a CIuss
third The two mile enoec IN a oespeIalet
struggle. The finish so close that II was NJ
until the Judges decision was announced lhdt lle
crowd knew Hurley had won. he mana seu 20
cross the tape q few inches ahead OF SIeorr6o
C;asson of Newark. o. NJ. Dorlon was thlru ne
Quarter mile novice race began the days sport d4
was won by l.. Marshall, o. this city, Win L. T
Florence second in close finish The summaries
T5aIf-miis amateur topen)-Won by Marcus 4 hurley.
NsTrYar Athletic club Zoe Fogler y A. c. second;
Fred BelnEer Newark. third. Time, l:us'sS ~ =,
national championship tprofessqna o. ~
liver LAWSON. salt City; Frank kramer last
Orange n j.. second; F. A. Mcfarland san jose Ca-'
Ten-nie handicap (professionaDWon by John Fede s
I.ynbroo Long Island so YARDS. E r root boston
yards) second; Mcfarland san Jose Cal tscfatcn'
third; Lawson, salt Lake City tsoTateh' Iul''
Time 1884,. &C.,. r1.-,o~
Tvo-miIe amateur handicap--Won by Marcus Hurley'
n Y A C. scratch: Glasson, Newark (scTttcnl
second O. NJ Doron Manhattan es@h C5 yardSl third'
u. J. Guile Bayonne % yards, fourth Time 55l
One-Quar1er mile noviCe-Won BY L. Marsaail. NS"
York; F. =. Florence. New-YOrk second . van Len
Dries, Century Road Club, third. Time, O;S2+s