The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-24
SHERWOOD DEFEATS ZANES.
wins Five Mile National Amateur Cycling
Championship at vailsburg.

Charles A. Sherwood Of the New York
Athletic Club won the Ave mile National
Cycling Association amateur champion
ship yesterday at the Vailsburg cycle track
in Newark, but Zanes put up a great fight
until within a few yards Of the tape. Sher-
wood swerved toward Zanes as they neared
the finishing line and Zanes crossed the tape
sitting up. He seemed TO think that Sher-
wood had tried TO foul him, for he tried ito
punch him after both had dismounted. but
trainers kept the pair apart
Cameron Of the New York Athletic Club
and Mcdonald of the Tiger WheAmen we're
the other starters In the deciding heat. Magin
paced them for two and n half miles and
Cameron had 10 change mounts because of a
punctured tire just before Smith took Magin's
place as pacemaker. Smith did not hit up
the pace very much and Cameron overhauled
his opponents When the bell rang for the
last lap: Cameron started a long sprint. but
only lasted as far as the eighth pole. where
Mcdonald took the lead. Sherwood and
Zanes both rode around Mcdonald on the
last turn and Sherwood reached the tape a
length and a half ahead OF Zanes.
The twenty-five mile motor paced match be-
tween James +. Moran Of Chelsea and Elmer
Collins Of Lynn was divided into two ten
mile heats apd one Of five miles. Collins
was ahead when Moran was compelled to
change mounts on account OF a punctured
time In the fifth mile. Collins gained almost
two laps while Moran was remountinR and
made his lead a few yards more than two
laps as the heat ended. Moran took the
lead away from Collins in the fourth mile
Of the second heat after quite a struggle.
Collins tried hard TO regain the lead IN the
sixth mile and lost his pace in the effort.
Moran stuck to his task and won by one lap
Of the quarter mile track. Collins took
the lead from Moran in the first mile Of the
and Moran was never able TO regain II. He
in the first lap Of the fifth mile, He did his
best to catch Collins after catching his pace
again. but the Lynn man, won with forty
yards TO spare. Ashurst led for two miles
In his motor pa ced match with King. but
lost his pace in the third mile. King gained
steadily from then on and was almost three
laps ahead at the finish.
from scratch for the final heat, Of the half
mile amateur handicap; as did .Zanes and
Ma gin from the 20 yard mark. In the de-
overhauied Zanes, and Ma gin, but none Of
them would set the pace after that. While
t they lo %e ser marx 9TsTS'T mem ESf H soinE. S sfRe the Ss
result that the fast quartet failed to secure
a place among them.
Five Mile National Cycling Association Amateur
ChamplOnship-Won By Charles a. Sherwood. New
York A., G.; James Zanes, Newark, second; Urban
Mcdonald, Tiger W, third; George c. Cameron,
New York A. c.. fourth. Time, i2 minutes y SIS
seconds.
and James r. Moran Chelssa-First heat. ten
mlles-Won by Collins. Time, II minutes 81 sec
Onds. Second heat. ten mlles-WOn BY Moran
Time. II minutes 10 seconds. Third heat, Ave
miles-Won by Collins. Time. 3 minutes Q IS
seconds.
Half Mile Handicap, Amateur-won by W. Van
den Dries, New York A. G., QyArds; John Brennan.
Newark. 10 yards. second: Thomas Smith. n. T.
v. W. 50 yards. third. Time. 50 ? S seconds.
Half mile motor paced exhibition by Frank l..
Kramer. Time, 81 IS seconds.
Ten mile motor paced match between Alfred
Ashurst and John King won by King. Time, II
minutes 1 second.