The Indianapolis journal., 1892-10-02

~ tFIN their stead others. with
~ 0%dbnghtly furbished fronts.
lhave been erected. Willie
W1ndle set a new mark for five miles at
Springfield, making il in 11:0OA, against
400 25 made by zimmerman sept. q. with
It also went the three and four-miie records,
10 that the Manhattan Athletic Club
nan killed three birds with one stone.
This ride of Windle's is more interesting
from the fact that il portends some rough
roads for the champion, Zimmerman. to
travel in the future. Every authority On
cycle racing admits that WIndlc is the
DnIy man that approaches the New Jersey
lad, and By many il is maintained that he
il his superior It is a well-known fact
when Windle placed mile dash at 2:15, he
retired and said he would not ride again
until IL was beaten. 1t was In the latter
part Of the summer that Ut was forced
down to 2:11. 2.05l4. and finally to 2:O6. and
Windle true to hrs promise. took to his
wheel again, and, with little or no
preparation, entered the lists to
win back. If possible, his laurels.
He twice beat Zimmerman at Springfield.
Mass, week before last and In the other
events, which the latter won so handlly.
Windlo was Dut few turns of the wheels
away. 1t IS believed that next year, and
possibly this, Windls will again be king OF
riders and 1t is certain that, whether the
prediction proves true or not. tho struggle
between these two men will be grand
one. But Zimmerman Is now king. Long
live the king.
David Nesmith. of the Toronto Cycling
Club. broke all Canadian records for one
hundred miles at Toronto Thursday, ac-
complishing it in five hours, thirty-two
minutes and nine and one-hfth seconds,
which included q fourteen minute rest at
the end of the eighty-third mile. necessl-
tafed by stiffness.
The agitation over that 1856 2-5 mile made
By Johnson, the Minneapolis rider. at Inae-
pendence. Ia, some time ago, has not yet
ceased. Though it was discredited at tirss
by nearly all riders. they were open to con-
viction If proof was forthcoming, but their
skepticism has reached more advanced
stage as each day has gone by. In the first
place, Tom Eek, who 10 Johnson's trainer
and factotum, 10 noted the country over. so
the 'cy cling papers say. for penchant for
exaggeration and faculty Of being able to
whether il be o quarter OF mile or QuCr-
ter of dollar. Some post graver
charges in their columns. and it
Is q certainty that Johnson's mile would
handled By some one else. Then johnson
was seen at the Peoria. Ill, races last week.
started in numerous events and did not
inish first in any of them. He was beaten
by such men as Munger. Citizens. Bliss and
PICK of the western racing men.
ride second TO the Eastern contingent
of flyers. In his third race Johnson
either lost his head, or the pace was too
fast for him TO stand. and he commenced to
wobble. and then fell Though not badly
hurt, he did not appear on the track again.
Men who saw him race there are more firm
than ever In their belief that there must
be some mistake IN the Independence mile,
and IL Is more than probable that 1t Will
Join the myths of other times and things
The prediction that Windle would mako
Zimmerman hustle for his standing as
champion has proven true quicker than
was expected by his most sanguine friends.
and he closes the week by adding two new
records to the 'cycling list At Sprin gfield.
Mass, last Friday, be rode mile in 2:O4 40.
detrectlDg Just two seconds from Zlmmer-
mans mark. and the same day he Topped off
nine seconds from "Zlmmy's two-mile
mark. making 1t III ABS 3D.. Windle says
that he expects to ride Q mile in two min
utes before the season ends, and IL is now
quite proper for Mr.. zimmerman to hump
himself"
L. ]. Keck, who was in attendance on the
Springfield, Mass, races. is moro than en-
thusiastic on the way they were run. the
crowds that attended them and the gen.
eral interest taken by every one in them.
why said he, "the business houses all
closed up at noon, and the whole city ad-
iourned to the track each day. Special
trains brought large delegations from Bos-
ton and surrounding cities. All the big
Eastern daIlies had spscial representatives
there, and they devoted column after col
umn TO them The people fairly went
wild with delight There was profes-
Honal ball game In the Enclosure next the
track and 1t did not draw five hundred
people. The difference of the sentiment In
the East and the West is as marked as be-
tween day and night There the riders are
the leading business and professional men
and their club-houses are palaces of luxury,
while here it is principally the younger
men who ride. men who work
for living, and who have little
or no time 10 devote to 10y cling except as it
10 a carrier" Mr.. keck had long talk
with the champion Zimmerman, the "Jer-
sey skceter." as he is called. and he asked
him what he thought the record for mile
would be at the end of the season. ZIm-
norman. whose most pronounced charao-
teristic, outside OF fast riding. is modesty.
replied:
Il believe that will be able to do 1t In
2:04 before l 60 into winter quarters. Per-
haps some one else viii beat that"
Arthur Newby, Gene Minor. Tom Hay,
Josh Zimmerman. p. o. Rudy. H. +.
Hearsey and several others will make mp q
party for the Evansville races on Oct.
and z. A number o: Eastern cracks. on
their way to the Chicago meet the week
after, are expected 20 be there, and the
Evansville Cycling Club is said TO have
enough brooms in readiness to sweep up all
scattered remnants of existing records.
Harry Heaysey and Ed Eads are preparing
for novel tour this fall. They propose
making hunting trip on their bicycles.
They have their guns and their shooting
jackets and are now looking for couple of
dogs that will not shy ct Eads's blue Tam
Oehanter. and who will trail along behind
bicycle as reliably ss though reclining IN
the bottom OF . wagon-beds Eads adver-
tised for q dog. and he got an answer from
man IN Virginia. who said he had fine
pup which he thought would make good
inga He said that the only reason that he
did not train the dog himself was
because he WAS afraid to, and wound up BY
saying that he was certain that the dog
would like lads and that the TWO would
probably get along well together. He also
said he would warrant him to be able to
lick" any other dog IN the town In which
Lads lived. Any one who heard Eade' o
voice when be announced the bicycle races
ht the fair grounds cannot doubt but that
ne could subject that dog Dy JUST talking
Co HIM. =.
Harry Hearsey and Gene Minor returned.
Friday. from the Peoria race meet The
latter started In the one and two-mile
handicaps. In the first. with ninety yards,
he finished second, Munger winning, and in
the second. with 100 yards, he landed
fourth; Bliss across the tape first It is
more than ereditable show ing for a rider
OF his experience. considering that he had
the DICK or W Western flyers" TO ride against.
de VIII meet them again at Evansville