The sun., 1903-07-06
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
GOOD SHOWING IN THRFE-DAY
MOTORCYCLE CONTEST.

WOTOR-C1CLE CONTEST.
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| Farst rHAo-Ahe "ar'' tne ~"M' '"o
@oat' inc MAN anu inc motsr Cyc'e'
| A rsal t.s+ NJ motor hicvcles and motor
| cyclista was apiahed vesterdav and n was
n satisfac,orv one In n three days' ride of
aa4 miles from New York 10 Worcester and
! bach. nearly 20 per cent of those who under
| took to make the trim on scheduled time
| finished with n perfect score OF 900 points
| This was the showing made in the second
| annual endurance contest for motor cycles
| under the auspices of the Metropole Cycling
| Club and the New York Motor Cycle Club.
Last year the Metropole club held run
| from New York TO Boston and back over
! the Fourth of JuIv and IL nroyed IN tho sur-
VIZ Va -. vut %,e ~ ,S p,J doa, W y,
p piise VI every one W oe so"u ue"A v, ,oinp
Thirty-one started. thirteen finished and
won gold medals. This year the conditions
wara oh,nrad ,,,.ar,oll,, Tba rula. ,rere
ra,iood sn as -, n,ara ths ta.L bardar for
hoth so and ms " anSinss % 'v and "a' ii was made
| possible for only one man to win gold medal
Tbe ohiso, os a., atod ,vas no, onlv to demon
strate the reliability Of motor cycles-that
endurance end rance ant and ' judgment " and ID the ability
and skilfulness of riders in their operation
| ana care
The men were not required to be at any
] ins, so lorg t hut tbev % Ind to tart mt certain
!ue' So 'ohs ou' ,nos Ia" W 'sa' " aa',%aa
timehn the morning ana MAINTAIN spec.heu
average of speed until night and report at
the night control on time. The rule that
,od ,hn 90, ,,a =, ;o,Ior r,,, s.vore op mn chimes
llhae 'he ..s' M pa'.'ouia.ii ~. ,.,ia.,. o M
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allowed at the overnight stop from the time
Of arrival to that Of departure Every bit
of ronair;nO ndius,inp ubricatine or re-
plenishng Of fuel hnd TO be done on the road
between controls. 80 that the time consumed
was lost to the rider; and the schedule was
50 ui'ahseo '"h' NOV h'uo', '''ne 0ou'u oe ''
lost and the control reached on time
Thirty-two riders started from New York
under these conditions ut Q o'clock on Fri
dny morning They were divided into two
clnsses- Class A, those having mot ors under
"a horse power. and Glass, B, those having
fast and slow schedule was laid out for On ch
class fifteen miles an hour for tho heavier
cycles and zen miles an hour for the Lighter gl,s
Mass l44 niles the second day II was from
SprInetield 70 Worcester and back past
Springfield to Hartford, 1870 miles. and the
To- New York, 100 miles
Only nineteen of the thlrty-two starters
raoohal Sprinu6alb Nlnpt atartpi from
sprinsfeld on Saturday morning and eighteen
rearbed Hartford Eighteen left Hart ford yes
terdav morning and sixteen reached the finish
ing place, az the New York Motor Cycle Club,
il was considered by the officials last night
tTohable that fourteen made a perfect series
Of 1000 points. All those that have done
viii 20 to the man who adhered closest 10
the schedule, right down to the minute and
second The exact calculations necessary
q day or two, until the checkers and timers
at Hartford and Springfield make their re-
turns. .,,. .,r
George NJ Hendee, the high wheel champion
of years ago, Lincoln Holland or Joseph
Downey Hendee rode large part Of the
time with watch in his hand He had been
over the course three times before the con
test, and he was right on the minute at each
control. and the other two stuck close to him.
Most of those who dropped out did 40 be-
cnuse Of tire troubles, which delayed them 80
much that they had no chance TO make per-
feet scores The proportion OF those who
though n few had serious breakdowns } III
Bartlett finished with perfect score score With with
broken front forks on hGs me 90ae broH@
his frame on the way in from Hartford and
B F Doherty gashed his tire so badly on the
last lap Of the Journey that he failed TO nieh Trs
Hartford yesterday who did not reach New
York
The Xtppn who nnlSnPU ana tlPlT Ilmt Oh
arrival ARE given in order below The start
wns made al 9 o clock each day. OF the six
team finishcrs all excepting A Eoyt and
+ G Wanfeld are believed to have perfect
scores of ,ooO points lToyt Gashcd his tire
nnor Sew Rochelle filled il with 4n nd a nd rode
in thot WAY, Manifold remained with him
tn helm him thereby forfeting his own chances
Sor n medal
The Vicissitudes of tho men in this yet novel
and ardnous contest were many and varied
rhe nddast of Mi hnppened TO + r Domino
resteTdav Four miles east of New Rochelle
y n.ncaabIe biily ront stood in n field en-
pedet""!e pi , :, ono vail preity girl with A
sr~yhound Si"SS came along the road at the same
opH start n' cd after the goat The goat circlcd
and jumped the st one wall INTO the rOad Just
in time TO strike the 'front.' wheel ol l)omlna
Cvcie and the 1ont and cycle and rider and
deg we're in one mess in the road The girl
on iiad o6 the dog The goat went AWAY
n;,hout ,r,itinp to he told The mnn got IN
mItnu' h, va ths c,co was nicke m with only
uhnul, hhu ~. $3.50, "'' f''" N ''''' "'''
mnd RnhIu vroshhn sh an p,n,i,, found .ho,
Three niles Inrth'r on Donna i9uhu thhC
his exhaust waive was Drokth, ne saI lI
despair by the side OF the ROAD, when good
apDparpt the DerSOD OF a Junk