The morning call., 1892-09-12

W#SSS He expects to do 1t Oh a
WSS= circular track, how
ever, before the end of
A. A. zimmerman. the season. Willie
Windel. who for so long held the worlds
mile bicycle record at 2:15, made half
mile on the same day and track In 100 1-5
The tw0-minute mark is now the cyclists
goal, and he Will probably get there while
horsemen are experimenting with ball
bearings and pneumatic tires with which
he has long been familiar.
Arthur A. Zimmerman was born at Cam
den, n. j., twenty-three years ago last
June. Six years ago, when the bicycle
fever was becoming general In this country,
he was induced one day to mount an old
Star" bicycle. 1t was not. however. until
the season of 1889 that his riding attracted
anything more than local attention. In
1891 he came to the front among American
riders and carried off the principal cham
piOnshi 1t was natural, after having
completed the conquest OF his own country.
that be should look abroad for other laurels.
He left New York February 6, 1892, for
Liverpool to compete with the champions
of the other side. His reception in England
at first was very cool one. 1t took some
time to become acelimated and used to Their
small tracks, but by the end OF May he had
gotten down to business in fine style. lie
beat all Of their crack men except Osmond,
who managed to evade meeting him.
Returning to America he won all the
Canadian championships, aud within the
past few weeks has established half
dozen worlds records at different points.
He is modest, gOod-natured and popular.
Windle, Taylor and Tyler are his most
speedy competitors in this country.
The following account of the races at
Riverside on Decoration day, condensed
from the Los Angeles Times, will be live
news to all wheemen up this way: Carson
Shoemaker, who won the 1874 mile road
race in the coast record time OF ! :01 20. is IS
years old. He has been riding only two
months. few weeks ago lie broke his
collar bone and the day before the race was
sick abed from eating too much watermelon.
He never had trainer, was never rubbed
| down, sat up straight and road heavy Gen.
fury Columbia. He's wonder, sure.
In the half-mile race in heats, Burke,
Stewart and Jenkins were in the first heat,
and Burke won in ID. jenkins second. In
the second heat were Foster, Kuby and
second time, 81 1-5. In the final heat be-
tween the firsts and seconds Burke won in
:l6 2-5. Foster second, Perciyal third, Jen-
Eins fourth.
The two-miIe handicap was won by Abel
in $3.50, Kitchen second, Cromwell third.
The oDe-mle lap race Burke won. lowering
the coast record to 2:36. Foster was not
entered. The team race was won by the
Riverside team, scoring "a. The Los An
geles Wheelmen scored 81 points and the
Los Angeles Athletic tluD Al. Lie pest
time was "A, made bv Fox.
The one mile novice was won by Fred
Holbrook of Les Angeles in 2:4l$4, 2:10; T.
Gatenbury second.
One mile open was run in two heats. In
the first heat Walter Foster Of Alameda, j.
Phil Percval Of Los Angeles and Win S.
Ruby of Riverside entered The riders
played until the last quarter. when some
good work was done, Foster coming in first
with Ruby second Time. 2:51. In the
second heat were ID. L.. Burke. w. W. Jen-
kins and A. /. Stewart, all of Los Angeles
There being no time limit on this AS on The
other, the riding was slow until near the
close, when Burke made a squirt within
twenty yards of the line and won by half
length in 3 :25. Stewart second. In the final
tine limit OF 2:45. Burke came In first in
2:52h but as they did not 90 within the
time limit 1t was declared no race.
The Riverside Wheelmen offered an extra
prize OF gold stop watch to any one who
would break the coast record of 2:36. made
in these races, Burke and Foster accepted
the offer and Ruby and Jenkins entered as
pacemakers. The pace was speedy through
out, and the coast record was broken, AS the
mile was made in 2 80 40 by Burke. There
upon Burke said he could beat that time,
and ran against time with Fox, A bel and
Pereiyal as pacemakeTs. and he broke the
record again, making the mile in 2: SO 40.
The Garden City Cyciers are entitled to
much credit for the successful manner in
which their first grand meet was man.
aged. Everything possible was done for
the comfort and convenience OF their guests,
and so far as the work Of the club is con-
cerned there was absolutely no cause for
dissatisfaction. There was genuine cause
for complaint, however, in the oafing tao
tics adopted by the racers. Even the two
small BOYS who were in one event caught
the fever and only laughed when President
Knox threatened them with spanking If
| they didn't move out of their district mes
| senger pace. The only race in which a time
| limit WAS set was not run within the speci-
fed time and the men had to 90 over the
| five miles again, which served them quite
| right A time limit must be set in all races
| hereafter, at least until the racers agree to
| give the spectators their moneys worth
| Otherwise the sport will anguish and the
| grand stands willscease to be crowded
The San Jose races demonstrated that
| Wilbur L. Edwards, the stoeky young Palo
| Alto student is the fastest and best rider in
| these parts, if not in the State. He won
| every race In which he entered with the
greatest ease. sitting well up and pedaling
his light Victor as though it was rare fun.
| 1t is not an easy thing to win two fve-mile
races With only fifteen minutes rest be-
tween them. The time lie made in the mile
is no test OF his speed. 1t was a dead loaf
until the last lap. His friends think he is
faster than Burke.
returned to his home in British Columbia.
Although he only succeeded in winning one
heat of race he was well pleased with his
visit, for he was well received and made many
friends. He is speedy rider, but should
have come down several weeks sooner so as
to get in condition and become accustomed
TO our peculiar tracks.
The exhibition of trick riding given at
San Jose by young James Ordway on his
new nickel-plated safety "D' was one OF
L..1t tfV,nS t.n and
Dan Canary has been here. jim had bis
wheel under complete control. He climbed
all over Ii, rode backward, hands off. turned
1t upside down and inside out, and never
once touched the ground. Once he was
called the coming rider. He seems TO have
arrived.
Will /. Pixley Jr., the popular captain OF
the San Francisco Bicycle Club. must have
rubbed his eyes when he read the dispatches
from San Jose. His name came over the
wires as Frank. Enough said
Tue Oak Leaf Wheelmen of Stockton
will give racing meet next Friday, and on
Columbus day October 21) there will be
another series OF races at Sa sacramento, under
the auspices OF the Capital City Wheelmen.
Both events should be we'll attended. and
the boys around the bay Will help to make
them successful.
The second ten-mile handicap road-race
of the Pacific Road Club will take place
next month over The same course as the first
one. A large entry Is expected, as the
Initiation fee has been dropped and the
charter opened for September and October.
and applications are coming in rapidly.
A. Nj. Burns, &. NJ. Meyer, j. T. Peck, of
the b. c. W., and w. H. Price, f.. S. Battles,
of the p. X. c., rode to Mount Hamilton
Saturday and took peep through the big
telescope.
The New York Recorder offers a grand
piano to the most popular wheelman in
| America. g. Minturn WOrden is leading.
All unattached wheemen should either
| join club or the L. A. w. In union there
| Is strength.
| Captain Vidy OF the California Club de-
| serves great credit for the way lie is bring
| ing that organization to the front. Its
| Hussar corps at San Jose took the prize.
! The Bay Citys, who also secured prize, is