New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-11
NEAR RIOT AT GAMES.
Mir-Up in Cycle Race Causes
Trouble at 8th Regiment.

Through the roughness OF some OF the mem
bers Of the Sth Regiment. the games OF the hos
pital corps of that body. held IN the armory. at
94th street and Park avenue. last night, nearly
ended in riot.
The last contest on the programme was the
final heat of the two mile bicycle race. In which
seven riders competed. Twelve laps constitute
a mile on this track. and on the twenty-thiro
Ian G. w Ledyard, of the 23d Regiment. cut
inside the chalk line the north side or the
track, passing the leader. George Cameron OF
the 9Th Regiment He finished first and claimed
the race.
The moment Cameron crossed the finish line
he jumped from his wheel and made a protest
to the judges. The spectators were with him.
and several hundred. including some women
swarmed like bees on the floor. surrounding both
Judges and riders The uniformed members OF
the regiment at first did nothing. but after the
judges had formed a group 10 decide the result
Of the race Corporal Egan and some OF his men
began TO push and jostle every one in sight
Some were inclined to fght. but Major d. j.
Murphy. of the judges, restored order.
There were cheers when 1t was announced
that Ledyard had been disqualified for cutting
in on the track, and that Cameron, the scratch
man, was the winner. with William Van den
Dries. Of the 47th Regiment, second The time
was minutes seconds.
The feature of the evenings sport was the
u1eQley relay race between Icdil5 OA tie pOA4SS8
fire and civil departments of the city. The civu
department team. P. Sullivan, Ernest Splitter,
John Sullivan and George V. Bonhag-won in
minutes 29%s seconds
Three of the athletes chosen by the Amateur
Athletic Union to go to Athens this summer
competed last night. They were George V. Bon
hag ]. P. Sullivan and c. j. Bacon, all or the
Irish-American Athletic Club. Bacon won the
sixth heat in the 300-yard run
The summaries follow:
sixy-yard Chandicapl-FlnaI heat by 2. Witt
holm, Young Mems Sodaity Q6 feep; George e. Hal!
lTtsh-American Athletic Club % feet. second; A J.
-Four hundred and-fortyyard novice)-Ft1al heat
by William L Batchelder IrtshATneTican Athletio
Club; l. B. Dorand. Elmwood Athletic Club. second;
Herbert D Green. Gordon Athletic Association. third
Time, 0:5S1.
Eghty-p0und midget relay Cnovice)-won BY team
Public School = Public School 90 second! De VIII
Medley relay between teams or Police. Fire and
Civil departments OF the city Of NevYork omen 70 Yun
respeotivey)-won by the Civil De-
pRrtmeut; J. p. Sullivan, Ernest Splitter Joseph sullivan
and George v Bombay scratoh)i Fire Department team
A George Daniel Sullivan. John V Sheehan and Timothy
OConnor( 10 yards second; Police Department team
rette C73 YARDS. third Time. s2S1s
(aandicap)-Ffnal heat By
H $ Wilson George Athletic Club 20 yards; P. J.
Murray Xavier Athletic Association 90 yards seconds
r. Koch Xavier Athletic Association O6 yards) third
Three-Quarter-nie run Oandcsp: ntysignt starters
Won by F LafOrsne St Bartholomew Athletic CLUB
be yardsl: r. Tracy West Side Branch Young Men
Christian Association j65 yardsl second L Herzsr,
third. Time 8:16Hs.
by George Cameron. 9Th Regiment (scraechl
william Dries I'D Regiment 40 yardsl sscondI
Charles n Cunningham, Attn Regiment go yards third
Time, 5O2. c. w Ledyard. 2Sd Regiment who finished
first was disqualified