Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-17
THE Los ANGELES CYCLONE,
Burke Breaks Two Pacific Coast
Safety Records.
Waller's 24-HOur Trial Winds Up
in q Fizzle.
Phenomenal Time Made by Zimmerman, /,
Tyler, WindIe and Others in
the Springfield Bicycle
Tournament.

STOCKTON, Cal, Sept. 16.-The bicycle
races today, under the management oi
the Oak Leaf wheelmen, were interest
ing to the wheelmen and the spectators.
Two coast records were broken by ID.
l.. Burke, OF the Los Angeles Athletic
club. He reduced the half-mile safety
coast record from :15 to 1 ~, and re-
duced the one mile safety record from
2:36 to 2:3045.
Frank Waller, the long distance coast
champion, commenced q race for twen-
ty-four hours to beat the worlds record
OF 42l15 miles, made in France on
Wednesday. Waller made 1863 miles
and 159 yards in twenty-fuur hours,
June 10th and 11th, at Alameda. He
started at $50 this evening, accom-.
panied by pace-makera. He made 1917
miles the fret hour, 381a miles in two
hours, and at 8 O'Clock mad made AN
miles. He was riding an average of a
mile in $40, and had fresh wind
against him.
He ran into the fence after going II u
miles, was thrown from his wheel and
gave up the attempt.
In the regular race meet, the one-mile
novice was won by F. A. Eckstrom, Of
the Oak Leafs, in 2 30 4-5.
The one-mile ordinary race had four
starters, and was won by L. S. Upson,
of the Capital City club, in PAS As /;
D. l.. oickard, second.
The half-mile safety race had three
starters, ID. l.. Burke, of Los Angeles, J.
A. Alexander, of the Garden City, and
o. l.. Davis, of the same club. Burke
won in l IL; Alexander second.
The one-mile safety for Oak Leaf
wheelmen, was won by F. A. Eckstrom
in 2 :57 1.5.
The one mile safety scratch had three
etarters-Burke, Alexander and Upson.
Burke won in Q 80 4-5; Upson second,
in 2 :36, which was the coast record.
The two-mile safety handicap had four
starters, and'was won by George Osen,
OF the Garden Citys, in s :29 4-5, Davis, of
the same club, being second; S. r. Van
Wyck, OF the Acme club third, and T.
R. Lille, of the Oak Leafs fourth.
The five-mile state championship WAS
won by Burke in 1855; Upson second.
The other starters were Osen and Lund.
THE SPRINGFIELD TOURNAMENT.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. 16.-At the
second days races of the Springfield
Bicycle clubs tournament, Harry G.
Tyler, in special trial with a pace
maker, brought the record for one mile,
standing start, down to 2:0S 4-5, amid
wild applause.
Zimmerman, by defeating all the big
men in the great worlds record race,
strengthened his claim to the champion
ship of the world. All the flyers came to
the scratch with Windle at the pole and
Zimmerman next. G. @. smith started
out with tremendous squirt. He
opened up big gap and led the first
half, when the crowd caught him. The
riders then beat down to work, and the
fight was between the old rivals, .Zm-
norman and Windle, but the New Jer-
sey man beat out his doughty little op.
ponent and won the race OF his life by a
scant wheel. Taxis was third, and close
behind him came Taylor and Tyler.
Time, 2:21 3-5.
H. @. Tyler, against time. made three
quarters of a mile in l :35 4 5, and a
mile in 2.0S24, both worlds records.
q. M. Murphy, w. A. Murphy and A.
L. Banker, on triplet safety, against
time, made a half-mile in :0I, the
worlds record.