Show INNOVATION TRIED IN BICYCLE RACE Unknown Distance Race taco in Which Pistol Shot Announced the theLast theLast theLast Last Lap I NEWARK NE Sept 15 Over er Over CI XV peo- peo eons Bons witnessed fl the bicycle races at the tue track Tho The unknown distance distance distance dis dis- dis- dis tance race for amateurs was an Innovation Inno a lion tion nothing like It having been tried before on either cither r side Ide of the Atlantic When hen the thc riders mounted their wheels none of them knew whether the distance to be te ridden would be a a. mile half or ten miles The referee ha had several cral slips In his hat and after the race started he ho wan waa wanto to draw one out The one he drew was marked four our miles The riders had been heen Instructed that tha 1 a f pistol would be bo fired at atthe atthe atthe the beginning of oC tho the last lap and md they accordingly l kept close together through through- out When hen the pistol was fired Glasson on was as riding In third position and Hurley fourth and Glasson Immediately sprinted and le led down tho the back stretch by over overa a 0 length In the home stretch Hurley drew up to even en terms and andt nt t the tho tapo tape won out by l about half haIr a length len th Glasson was t second and Lindley third Summary Ono One mile handicap amateur amateur Won Won by D. D J J. QullIe Quilie Bayonne SO ro yards yarda Time 2 01 2 2 5 mile Half handicap professional Won professional Won b by Walter alter Bardett Buffalo Duffalo 50 ro yards J. J T. T Fisher Fleher Chicago second Orlando St Ste Ste. ens vens San Jose 40 41 yar yards s. s third rime Time S 3 S mIle Five professional Won professional Won by by W. W S. S Fenn F. F A. A McFarland San Jose second Time 10 49 10 9 3 Hunting New Fields The local bike riders are now lookIn lookIng looking look- look In Ing for greener fields where the meal tickets will be distributed when the cold coIn winds are arc blowing at nt home Several Sev Sev- eral of oC the favorites Ca Intend to make Australia their stamping Grounds for forthe the tho winter Hopper Palmer Chapman and Hausman having made arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments to cross the briny deep Furman will remain here Hofman will leave soon for his home In Los An Angeles eles |