New-York tribune., 1919-08-04
Fred Lux Wins
Two Races in
Cyclists Meet
Century Road Club Revives
Amateur Bicycle Racing
at Crotona Park, in Bronx
By A. c. Cavaenaro

Fred Lux, the prominent amateur
rider. carried off the two princ;nal
fixtures at the annual outdoor bicycle
races of the Century Road Club Asso
cation. which we're held on the Gro
tona Park track, The Bronx. vestcr-
day. More than two hundred riders
took part in the nine events on the
programme, which consequently noccs-
STATED many trial heats.
Lux scored his most thrilling vic
tory IN the thrcamiic run scratch.
when he had less than u two-foot ad-
vantage over Ray Caldwell, of the
{. X. &. A., at the finish. Caldwell
was persistent rival to Lux from the
start. Both avoided the clam" from
the thirty-five cyclists that started
and proceeded to make it a two.man
hight. Lux set the pace after the first
mile until the last 100 yards when
Caldwell attempted to jump him. How
ever Lux was alert and, immediately
accepting the challenge, outsprintcd
Caldwell to the finish line.
In the 440-yard sprint Lux again dis
played his superiority by winning his
trial, semi final and final heats in fast
time. In the decisive brush Lux had to
contend. with Edward c. Bend and
Bert Marquart The wheels Of ali
three of the riders bicycles we're
Tapped from the start, with the men
finishing as named. This contest at
tracted the biggest field Of the day,
htty-two contestants.
bendl derived some consolation later
in the one mile event, when he defeat
ed Tom Urbach and Harry Oliver. The
Italian forced o dazzling pace from the
start, and, increasing his advantage on
the final lap, succeeded in winning by
some ten yards. He was credited with
a fast performance of minutes Al sec
onGs.
Fred Lillienthal, rider of the old
school, captured the slow race at SO
yards which found many Of the thirty
competitors unable to remain on their
bicycles. Ray Caldwell took down Sec
ond honors. High wheelers were seen
again when Walter Grenda and Charles
Garin, champions Of decade ago, COM
peted in this speciality. Five entered
for the contest, but the committee was
only able to obtain two of these obsolete
conveyances, with the result that trial
heats were necessary. Grenda and
Garin engaged in the final heat, with the
former winning by two yards.
The riders congregated at Columbus
Circle at 10 o'clock in the morning and,
with Grenda and Garin leading the way
OH their high wheelers, rode to The
Bronx track. Prizes were awarded in
all of the events.
The summary follows:
44o-yard novelty race contestants run
100 yards with wheels. remount and ride
one lap)--Won by II. Volke, Acme Wheel
man; a. Scheber, G. r. c. A, second; B.
Marquart, c. r. c. A., third. No time
taken
One lap race Especial, closed to C. r. G.
A. men who have been in the serviccj-
Won by. Mayer Cigal. NJ Y. Division; 1.
Flores. n. Y. Division, second; j. Much
tin, Long Island Division, third. Time,
80 is.
Three mile run (scratch)--Won by Fred
Lux, unattached; Ray Caldwell G.. r. 9.
A., second r. MarGuart, G. r. c. A.,
third; w. CALDWELL. c. r. c. A.. fourth
II. Oliver. New England WheeTnan. fifth.
Time, 7:c9 3-5.
44O-yard race (ecratchl--Won by Fred
Lux. unattached: q. c. Bendi. unat :