Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-21
A BIG THING ON WHEELS.
SECOND DIY or ANNUsL MEET OF
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The Races Monday Atternoon-Runnipg
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Grab NJ the Fiye Mile Medai-weber's |
walsaway-w whittaker's Record - hand |
Concert In the Evening The Parade |
this Morning-spread at College Campus |
The mn Climbing Contest.
The races at the Fair Grounds Monday
uI'trnoon were attended by something over
800 people. The excessive heat was enough
Ea break up any performance and it is re-
rarkahle that such numbers travcd the broil-
iug sun even to see the great bicycle races.
Fans were at premium in the grand stand
where the sweltering crowd were packed in
like sardines. On the whole the races were
very interesting throughout, the only walk
aways being those of Weber in the half mile |
open race and Whitaker IN the three mile |
record race. The interest was never per- |
mited to drag by any OF the little delays and |
mishaps that seem almost indispensable TO
races of any kind. Everyone remarked the
promptuess with which the racers were
brought to the scratch and the clock work
precision with which the thing moved along.
The track was in fair condition, having been
spriukled and rolled but in spite of all
the attention that had been given
II there were still few soft
places as two or three OF the boys
learned to their sorrow before the races were
finished. The track Referee,
W. A. Whitney, New York; Judges, A. +.
Pattson, OF Boston, and W. H. Miller, OF Co.
lumbus; Timers, C. j. Krag, OF Colun bus,
and F. 7. Sholes, OF Clevelsnd Scorer, A.
NJ. Farrah, Of Akron; Starter, H. S. Living
ston, Cincinnati; Clerk, Alfred Ely, of Cleve-
land.
Promptly at o'clock a few taps were given
on the cracked concern in the judges stand,
dignfed by the name Of ELL and W. Fl.
Crumley, of Mt. Vernon, appeared on the
track for the fancy riding contest. He
worked very hard and accomplished every
thing he tried but each act seemed to cause
him an effort. His FIRST act of course, was
the rear vault, then the stand.still, and then
the stand-still with his legs thrown over the
bar. He united the handkerchief on the axle
without leaving the machine. He reversed
his position on the machine and rode back
wards and then took moments rest for his
great act, the "inverted mount" lie turned
his bicycle upside down, mounted the wheel,
suddenly jerked it into position and mounted
the saddle, all without leaving the ma
chine, or allowing his person to touch
the ground. He then removed the rear
wheel and spine of his machine, but tailed
twice ir mounting the single wheel. He tried
it twice more and succeeded each time. He
then took the fork of and rode, standing on
the pedals and working the wheel with his
hands His last act was to remove the cranks,
rest bis feet on the axle and ride in this posi-
ton distance of about IS feet.
When he hal finished the Big Six struck
uu an air and W. II. Whetmore, OF Cleveland,
glded onto the track and circlei about tor
minute or two, mis- 1.-the form swayng grace
fully 10 the rythm OF the music. He s,so did
the rear vault and then followed with hang
iug al the side OF the machine and running
hy Que pedal, riding sidewise, and riding
without hands, all these acts being done in
rsDrd succession. He then rode forward with
'he rear wheel off the ground, both with and
hout hands and rode backward in
ne same manner, made all manner OF
INNING mounts, balanced the machine and
7lt on the pedal, rode with position reversed,
vaulted from the ground to the top OF the
machine with his foot on the saddle, sat on
the bar, balancing the machine, and inverted
the bicycle, balancing himself on top OF the
inverted wheel He failed, however on the
inverted mount. After removing the rear
wheel and brace he balanced himself standing
slll did the inverted mount, and ran over
block, all with the single wheel. He
then removed the fork and crsnks aud stood
still, jumped from side to side, and ran for
ward, all with the simple wheel with
no other embellishments but hub, tire.
and spokes Througbou: the whole per-
Torrance the motions of Whetmore were so
easy aud full OF grace that no surprise was
created when the judges awarded him the
first prize. Crumley, being the only other
contestant, naturally took second.
The first race of the afternoon, the one
mile novice, was called at 4 o'clock. Seven
of the original entries tor it had dropped out
and when they came to the scratch the con-
testants were found to be W. Fl. Cutter, OF
Chillicothe, H. 6. Wagner, of Cleveland, N
S. Pond, OF Logan, Austin P. Herman
OF ChiIlicothe, W. c. Conner, of Springfield
and Norton Stutson, OF Lancaster. The dash
was very exciting and productive OF plenty Of
enthusiasm. The race concluded in the fol.
lowing order: W. c. Conner, Springfield
first prize, record of 3:20i; II. G. Wagner,
Cleveland second prize, record 3:25 4-5i
third W. H. Cutter, Chillicothe; fourth, Nor
ton Stutson, Lancaster; fifth, Austin p. Her
man, Chillicothe; sixth, N. S. Pond, Logan.
The next, the Five-Mie Bicycle for the
State Championship, WAS the most exciting
race of the day. The contestants were
George Colister of Cleveland Karl
A. Pardee of Akron, and W. G.
Conner, of Springfield. Everybody thought
the race was going to be a walkaway for COL
lister because he had carried away almost
everything he entered for at Cleveland. Dur
ing tie early part OF the race it looked very
much as though such would be the case for
at the start Collister took the lead, with Par
dee close second and Conner a long third,
and this order was kept up steadily for seven
laps. On the 9Th lap Conner spurted during
the second quarter mile and gained the
lead, creating immense enthusiasm in the
Grand Stand This lett Pardee in the
rear, but on the next lap he
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