The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-12
nup1r Is CHAMPION OF znn HHnrr
a Msra Race IN spvssxAs1a - AsesAer
WORLDS neeord Breken.

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WORLDS necord Breken.
spnrsor1slp. Sept 11.--William W. Windls
OF tho Berkeley Athletic Club. New York city
IA tho American champion bcyclist. This was
clearly proven ct Hampden Park this AFTER
noon before Is. 600 pei sons. Tho aohfevemehs
WA made In what was termed worlds rec
ord's race. There were eleven starters in tho
event, namely. w. Murphy. Rich. zimmerman.
Smith. Rerlo. E. McDuffes. Taylor. Worden.
Graves, and windle. 1t was the greatest set
OF racers that could be collected together.
I,eferee Bull. previous to tho race. announced
that time limit OF minutes 20 80 seconds
should bs placed on the race, and providing It
was not run In that time tho nrst iour men
should re-run the race.
From the start the men set right to WORK.
George Taylor. the Harvard crack lot out aud
led ut the ilrst quarter In % secondA followed
closely BY Smith. Rich. and Murphy. tho rest
being veil strung out Attic half mile Iayior
attn led in minute AZ seconds. Here Taylor
dropped out for by leading at the quarter and
half miles ne had secured two diamond studs.
Tho lead was then taken BY Graves but Aim-
msrman and Windle crept up. and with tho
addition Of Berlo Murphy. and Rich. all were
punched in the lead on passing tho three
quarter pole. Coming into the stretch berlo.
Zimmerman. and Windls drew away
from tho crowd. and squirting tho last
eighth OF milo at top spsed. Windle
finished By foot in advance Of Bsrlo. who led
Zimmerman by q nose The latter finished
some two inches In advance OF Rich. The time.
when announced, was found to be ono nth Of
second outside the time limit This looked 40
tho race would have to DO re-run. but the REL
cree. after a consultation with the judges. very
wisely decided that the race should stand. This
announcement displeased the spectators. They
booted and Kissed for fully half An hour and
uttered cries Of "Fraud!' "Fakel" and other
uncomplimentary remarks. To appeass the
spectators tho racing rule referring to the de-
cision. and which upheld the referee. was read.
but even then the excitemenv did lot subside.
The referees decision was Just one for to
run the race again would be too much on the
contestants. as they made every effort to get
inside tho time limit. When It L. taken into
that the six leading men AN an
rssd read III 30 seen II What pace The sses VS.
ridden At the three. quar- ter pole. With Graves
the Lead % D II liz 4sos ~ SSuIs
Bieycls Club. Of which Windle G : membsr.
paradsd tho park with brqoms on their should
and rae. for second
place in the half. mile safety race. the former
and zimmerma y gold watches. 80.
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sspdsm s SAFE 0e0A Theis tms was mDusss
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At the conclusion Of tho races Brinker and
Banker went for tho mile tandem racord with
'sa:s second
r, J. Bsrlo CONTEMPLATED irving for the half:
milo record Of 1 minute 6x seconds, but could
. fast mile in the one-mils handicap safety.
tance In 2 minutes 29S seconds.
D.. The here racing men Leave hero ior Philadelphis
that city. Then they WIN 60 to peosls next
mile Ordinary. for Eovicss- Won BY = A Ian
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