The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-09
DOWN GO THE WHEEL RECORDS
Riding At tho Big Hartford
Meetlng.

HARTFORD. Sept S.-The most successful bi.
cycle meet ever held BY the Hartford Wheel
Club was held to-day. The first days races Of
this tournament, which were postponed from
Labor Day. were run to-day and resulted In
some Of the greatest races ever witnessed on
an American path. Over 5000 persons saw the
contests.
The large fold OF entries In tho different
events caused the starting OF tho trial heats Of
the races ut 1870 o'clock. The trials were over
by 2:3O o'clock. whom the finals were run. The
first event OF tho day was q novice race. which
was run In very slow time. The half mile
safety national cham pionship was the second
race won of. In this contest were tho fastest
riders In the country. The race was won by
Arthur Zimmerman In minute % LIS seconds.
He rode the last quarter In 20 AS seconds,
which is worlds record for tho distance. fly
ing start. There was great surprise at Zim-
merman's victory. In 80 much as he 10 q new
man on the safety wheel The previous record
for the quarter mile safety was 80 As seconds.
Willie Windle did not ride in the championship
race
Zimmerman again created new worlds
record standing stsrt for tho quarter mile in
race q The day: This young So" I'd Of the
wheel. starting from scratch IN the one-mile
sy IS. .seonds shs sho the mile IL
sd a. liz Ss ms and from Sapp point TO to
His last auarisr was made in 81 seconds, which
showed that after passing bis Held his pace
:. Attempts were made by Messrs. W. Murphy.
10 the heats o. ths mile hsndicsp
10 %hsr oS Tsr. h: asa ffs
1923 and 2:SO respectively. Ali the, scratch
on %sp ths es paSs IL tho
Messrs. Windle. Rich. Boerlo and Murphy. four
OF Americas M greatest rdsrs ~. we're on TIE
man seemed loath 10 cut the pace. and on this
actoun, fully three seconds were lost at the
Finally sb TO a the ~ sFprss Of Sysry
her. Rounding the three-quarter pole The
the field AID get to the front. Windle with
scratch men aud pulled down the leaders one
man b9t ". Worden Of the MenhatIa an Athletic
50 Windel would have beaten him; Wind IS
time was minutes rs seconds. But for the
delay I at the start ne would sasily have beaten
Rich and Boerlo were nowhere at the finish.
In oil the races there was an inclination on the
Who until teaa, hsd III Il. 1ord
record for competition. rode In miserable
shape. To-days results were:
r.
J Mcpufee, Lynn. 4 J.. Nelson Springfield second;
L Warner New York third Time Isl 10:
wG.smsn rionth, Won Ly 4. A.. zimm.rman.
n r. A. q; r. j. Bnerlo, ". A. e.. second W. r. MUIR
ply, ). A. G; third Time, .. Is:
N Murphy SYA. G., third. Time, 100 la
sprinxhsld; H. 9 Wheeler Orange, y, second; ".
onsrs "T" mil. s.f.sy1Won BY 4. zmn.rm.n n
Y.A, o; r., J. Bo.rIo a. q. second; W. b. Banie
TIVE mie ss,sW U:lo Ciasn pneSpaties barred
NJ second Z. A, Nelson Springfield third. lime.
$40 Ia
G. scratch 4. i siaITe i w; Z. yard. Second;
Rank r and + u. Erinkor Buralo' j ". draper and
onsmil: sa,.,y 4 n1c.GELWon y g word.a,
second; q. NJ. bosntsgs Buffalo. % yards third Time
80 IS,
Chicago scratch; ". Draper PhiL lphia oysr!H
second; q. NJ. Murphy, y, Y. A. C., d. yardA third.
Time 2:3S l.5.