New-York tribune., 1912-03-24
BICYCLE RACE A FzZLE'
Van Den Dries Falls, So That
Goodwin Wins Alone.
PLANT RACES TO VICTORY
WINS One Mile Run from Long
Mark at the Thirteenth
Regiment Games.

The two-mle match bicycle race between
Eddie Goodwin, OF the Irish-American
Athletic Club, and William Van Den Dries.
OF the New York Athletic Club. at the 18th
regiment Armory last night. proved dis
appointment TO the crowd of 1000 specta-
| tors who attended the annual sprirg games
OF the regiment Van Den Dries fell off
MS wheel on the second lap and Goodwin
hnished alone amid a mixture of cheers
boots and Kisses
The boys jockeyed around at the start
riding at snails pace, and both unwil-
ling To set the pace. The crowd hissed. but
neither showed any inclination to go out.
Van Den Dries rode across the track in
front OF Goodwin, and then had to cross
back again Goodwin held his wheel
straight and when Van Den Dries crossed
once more with his wheel pointed away
from the turn Goodwin jumped out like
scared rabbit
In twinkling he had a lead of 90 yards
and was riding Ike Gcnd The outgen-
eralled Van Den Dries bent low over the
bars as he shot around the track in hot
pursuit, but it was in vain Goodwin had a
good lead when Van Den Dries fell.
Goodwin added to his triumphs in the
one-mile bicycle race. Riding from scratch
he Won by for lengths in 2:23, which broke
the old record Of 2:2} -, held by Walter
Raleigh.
j. W. Plant, Of the GCth companv cap
tured the one-mle run from the S-yard
mark, defeating among others Frank y.
Riley and J. NJ. Meeks Plant rated along
ior the first two laps but on the third
turn of the track he ran his field into the
ground and won 10y several yards.
s. J. Riley was forced to the limit of ms
speed TO win hy five yards over Jim Buck
ley in the SSo-yard run after a bitter fight
Both started from the 20-yard mark, and
ran neck and neck for tho first 600 yards.
Their burning pace soon caryed them by
the limit men. but Riley had just little
too much reserve, and his finishing spurt
carried him over the line first
II. Sain Of the lst Company. scored in
the 6OO-yards snovice run after pretty race
against a speedy field jim Fagin gave him
fine fight for more than 40 yards, but
dropped back in the dash for the wire.
B. Edgerton. of the 18th Company, had
"a merry time in winning the obstacle race
Edgerton stopped only for the wall and net
He dove through the barrels, barking his
shins, squirmed under the floor net, tearing
his trunks, and gave neat exhibition of
the fallaway slide going under the four
hurdles on the last turn Of the track.
The summaries follow
Toward dash ,novicel Won hy $ q. Lce,h,
Company A; + Micchio Company x, second,
j. Budd, Company L. third. Time. oil -.
One-mile run thandicapl-Won by ". Plant
Company l. Cs5 yards; T. y Rieey, Company
r 10 YARDS, second J. Meeks. Company J. 90
yards. third. Time, 4:2l Sd.
44O-yard run thandcapI-Won by G.. Tewan'
II ,6 yards, second, s. Riley Company . IL
YARDS. third Time 0:5O 4-5
100 yard dash ,handicapl-Won by II. Hu-
shon Company 3, \. pinkerton, company Z
% = yards, second, Z Goldman, Company } q
Yards, third Tame, O:iO.
One-mile bicycle race thandicap)-Won by Ed
win Goodwin, Company 4 tscratch'i W Miller
Company G 90 YARDS. second a. Rodes, Com
pany a 200 var Isl. third. Time, 2.23.
1UO-yard three legged raoe-Won by James NJ
Rosenberger, Company y, and J. NJ. Ross. com
pany A scratch; H. Hushon, Coml'sny IS snG
4 Stearns. Company q q yards second ". +
q YARDS, third. Time oil Is;
Two-Ynile bicycle race-Won by Eddie Good
Regiment. second Time 6:43.
22o-vard obstacle race-Won by Egerton.
Company u W. Collins. ComBanz J. Sg:.ona' n
sack race-Won bv J. Picard Company B; J.
Murphy. Company II. second, G. Clarke, com
pany II. third Time 0:3bts.
Z 20 yardsl. Jim Buckley. Company + -
vards). second +. l. Gardner. Company r ~
YARDS, third. Time. 1.5Sls.
coward run noyiceJ-Non ny n. sam 'onl-
pany A: j. \. Fagin. COMPANY B. second W.
Horning Company j. third. Time, :23.
Two-me bicycle race Won Dl = nooa"lI;
n8O YARDS. second, e. Hausenoauer, Company
r C75 yards. third. Time, 4;h3.