Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-15
LESS THAN TWO MINUTES.
How johnson Made the Great Bicyc
Record on the New Wheel

How johnson Made the Great Bicycle
Record on the New Wheel.
The fast records made by John s. johnson,
the Minneapolis bicyclist. at the Chicago BIZ
cycle races have been discussed in the bicycle
papers at length. The official records Of his
races are given as follows:
Flying start-Thursday. Sept. Is Quarter,
.27 la half, SIS l-2; quarter, &c 3-A Judges,
]. R. Chesbrow, Waterloo, Iowa; Chas. A.
Rosemond, city; F. S. Hillsinger, referee
Timers. o. o. Tibbetts, city; John Hussy, city;
B. W. Tabor, city; C. A. LaDue, Luverne,
Mimi; J. L. Dougherty, Clinton, Ont.
Standing start-saturday, September II.
Quarter, 81; one mile, 2.04 SIS. Judges, John
w. Evans city; W. s. Tidball. city; Dr. s. B.
Spaulding. Starter for one mile, ". C. Little
john; starter for quarter mile. G. +. Tucker,
ref Timers: Fred Seacord. Judd seacord.
Dubuque, Iowa; ]. T. Martindale c. A. Thomp-
son. city; c. NJ. LaDue, LuVerne, MINI.
Wednesday, September 81, standing start
Half mile, .5S 3-5. Quarter flying start, .26 Is
Judges, n. Frank, city; Chas. A. Rosemond,
city; John w: Evans, city; c. F. Tucker,
c. A. Thompson, city;J J. L. Dougherty, Gin
ton, Ontario; II. E. Ball, Aurora, ILL.,; Charles
Camp, Greeley, Col.
Thursday, September %. flying start-Quar-
ter. .29h; half, .5ssI; three-fourths, L2s1<;
one mile, 1.56 S-5. Judges, W. c. Littlejohn,
city; John W. Evans, city; O. F. Tucker, ref,
city. Timers, Sam Cation, Dubuque, Iowa; C.
A Thompson, city; o. o. Tibbets, city; Judd
Seacord, city; ]. F. Martindale, Galesburg, Ill;
J. L. Dougherty, Clinton, Ont.
THE GREAT RECORD.
The l. A. w. Bulletin in its issue this week
prints the following:
John s. johnson, the cyclist who has 10
recently startled the world by making mile in
l.56&, had many things to assist him in bis
trials. Perhaps quite a number Of our leading
fast men could under similar conditions equal
II not better Mr.. Johnson's work. The follow
ing are the unusual features Of the trials:
First, Q kite-shaped track; second, running
horsos for pscemskers; third, . rigid canvas
screen back Of sulky to remove wind pressure;
fourth, an elliptical sprocket wheel. The
above, it viii be seen at glance. makes . COM
bination greatly In favor Of any rider who will
try for records.
Our correspondent from Independence saws:
''He always followed close behind the suIky. to
which was attached . canvas screen, dropping
Just back Of the seat to within four inches Of
the ground II was sustained in place
BY heavy wire frame"
Thus at one stroke arc explained the difficult
ties which encompassed the wonderful times
for wonderful they are beyond question-made
BY johnson. As long as horse records are made
without endesvoring 70 remove 70 sny extent
the atmospheric pressure superinduced BY the
speed ct which the animal travels Il would seem
hardly fair for cyclists 10 use such special
methoda
Johnsons performances. which were at first
dtscrsdtted, are now attributed 10 the wheel
which he rode and the kite-shaped track upon
which ho made the records. The wheel Il o
new pattern and has not yet been placed upon
the markst.
TEE Nxw WHEEL.
The new invention b an slliptioal sprockst
wheel. In describing The new invention .