The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-31
NOVICE WINS Big ROAD RACE.
kROHN or BROOKLYN TAKES
Observation-Disclosures.
Charles schlee OF Newark Again Makes the
Fastest Time In Historic Cycling Event
Exciting Finish Between First Three
Few Acctdcnts-Mix Tn at the start.

CHARLES SChlee OF newark Again Makes INC
Fastest Time In Historic Cycling Event
Exciting Finish Between First Three
Few Accidents-hix Up 1T the start.
A dark horse" Is again the winner Of the
historic Irvington-Mi llburn 25-mile road
race. and 1t appears as II once moro the
race had brought to light new amateur
rider OF prime racing quality, for the reason
that the winner not only finished first but
won second time prize as well
Adolph Krohn, a young Swede OF Brooklyn.
was the winner yesterday. He Is journey
man carpenter, "a years OF age. feet II inches
in height and weighs III pounds. He did his
training for the big race over the famous loot
hills Of the Orange mountains and on the fiat
Coney Island cycle path. riding at night after
business hours. He never saw the course
until yesterday. Krohn has been riding
wheel for three years. He Is member OF
the Monitor Cycle Club. OF $50 Atlantic ave-
nue.. Brooklyn. Last fall he entered the
S 1Es o on and c da not s cycle path
That was his first road race. HIS only
venture In competition prior to that was
BE Ssa IN nd 81
The, wheel he rode yesterday was racing e
model Of .weaty.three pOubnd t, with rah 20
viii have his pick Of half dozen new high
grade wheels as his reward.
The first time prize for covering the distance &c
in the fastest time was won by Charles Schiee
OF Newark; wh9 won the time prize iast year
minutes y seconds for the pss hs d o1
the twenty Ave miles being hour minutes
S is seconds. Krohn. with hour 10 minutes
81 and ,he h second es 70
seconds Won shird ting prize e, ! it va. "a :
and at the finish the first three men crossed
the tape Tapped on each other, with only, q
few inches separating the first two. and the
year that the classic event has been held
e.. Day the an
Was andef TIN the Bay
The enafg 81 Sss quite the F'
there being iol entered this year, as against
los. last year Owing 70 a strike BY the
morning and lasted until the Middle Of the
afternoon. persons could not reach the start
nS ksSs ,se ree e
that have made the race O classic because
they test riders stamina AND Srit 70 the
there on
the course than ever before The crowd reach
ing probabl " between 5000 and 900 r,...
rough but on, the whole it was, fairly fas. a.
half an hour during the frst half OF the race
made the going slhW ., 81.
limit of I minutes handicap were pushed
OF. All went smoothly until the men with
4 minutes is seconds were started They
got a way at the proper time, but with them
went all the men on the marks OF minutes,
3 minutes and minute 80 seconds There
too much Of gap between them and the
others they were started minute 40 seconds
ahead OF time. This made a sad mishap
OF the affair for the scorers and timers after
There we're eighty-one starters, and the Ion g
markers got into a big bunch very soon.
Krohn. the winner. was among the first SIX
from the start. He was in second place AT
ten miles, first at fifteen miles. and third at
twenty miles.
There were fewer. spills than usual and
no one was serious ly hurt. Frank Cavanagh.
J. A. Eisele and j. II. Mcintyre. all Of Newark.
were three who got severely cut and bruised,
and there were several who had their wheels
Referee Will r. Pitman decided that those
who got away ahead OF time should be given
time prizes II they won them. but, that in
placing them the time they gained at =, the he
This involved such labor OF figuring that.
after couple OF hours of wrestling with it.
the officials postponed 1t until the niEht at
IS it that made Up from tho agpfes Of he shlef
scorer and chief timer, and ia in the main
correct Time has been deducted from the
net time OF the men who got away too soon.
II may be decided later not to, allow them
place.. or to put them further down the ist
away ahead Of time and whose positions, are
Movers, Edward Meyers. William Wilkins.
Jerome Steinert.. c. ". Widman. John W..
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