The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-17
POLICE GuARD cYcLE TRAcK.
sherwood wins One-ihlrd Mile Amateur
Title nj VaIlgburG.

Extreme precautions were taken Yesterday
to prevent any trouble at the Natlsburg
cycle track In Newark. because there were no
short distance professional races on the
programme and the management feared the
money chasers might try 10 organize another
strike. Early In the afternoon the riders
who had been the rinRleaders In the holduD
the previous Sunday were cleared out Of the
grounds and a police guard posted at the gate
to prevent their reentry. They tried TO get
even by calling out mo races to-day" ~
each trolley car stopped In front Of the track
but were chased away by policemen. Then
they went a few blocks up the street. to the
car barns, where all the cars stopped. and
repeated their mo races" cry until a couple
OF mounted officers sent them about their
business.
Another OF the National Cycling Associa-
tion's national amateur Championships was
decided yesterday. the one-third mile. and
both first and second places went 10 riders
OF the New York Athletic Club, Sherwood
and Cameron. Mock and +. W. Eifier OF the
Century Road Club Association we're the other
twoc contestants in the deciding heat. They
started on with Mock leading. ollowed by
Sherwood, Eifer and Cameron In the order
named. Eiher became ambitious az they
began the final quarter of a mile and started
a long sprint, with Cameron at his heels.
Mock took the lead away from EIter on the
N GSG behind Mock. Both Cameron and Sber-
yOS%ds 3e sSs ,s 20 taTn and both passed Mock
as he sWUng into the home stretch. Cameron
tried hard but Sherwood was the faster In me
race to the tape. winning by "A LENGTH wltn
Mock three lengths back of Cameron. Sher-
wood now leads In the points table. win u
points. Cameron being second. with Q. ana
The twenty mile motor paced match be-
tween Elmer Collins OF Lynn and James r.
Moran OF Chelsea was a very even. struggle
I'm 10 the eighteenth mile. when one OF COllins,s
tires, punctured. Collins was paced DE w z
Saunders, and Dennis Connolly was Moran.s
and they alternated in the. lead
until misfortune overlook Collins, Moran
gained a lap and a hall. while toilhs was
changing to another bicycle. CoinnS buS up a
lost his pace in the nineteenth mile. Colllns
gained fast on his opponent. but dld not nave
Moran winning with fifty yards TO spare.
The five mile amateur handicap had twenty
six starters and twenty-three OF them were
lsd W when .Ss the SsIS pe bI TaP p % ISr fnff %' Jumped iaH; Gt ahead
on the first turn and led to the eighth pole;
Kluczek then took the lead again ana Ieo a
tape. however, Kluczek was passed by, cam
eron. Eiher. sherwood and Mcdonald. the
latter winning from Sherwood, by half a
length. Cameron seemed TO be third, but the
Judges placed Eiier ahead OF him.
Half Mile Novice--won by, Joe Szedlak Newark;
one-third Mile National Cycling Association
A aood New SorE athletic Club: George c. Cameron.
New York Athletic club. second Caarlss MoES'
Einer. Century Road Club Association. fourth.
Time, 81 seconds.
F. Moran, Chelsea, and Elmer Collins, Lynn-won
BY Moran. Time 81 minutes 3 5 seconds
Mcdonald Tiger ". 90 yards; Charles 4. SheL-
wood, New York A. c., scratch. second: Frank W.
Ether, c. r. c. A., 20 yards, third; George c. Gam
eron, New York A.. G.. scratch, fourth, Time.
II minutes ~ rs seconds.