The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-10
Three Unusual Events at the L. A.
W. Racing Tournament in
Chicago.
Two Wheels, One Head and the
Worlds Four Mile Record
Are Broken.
Tho Great Zimmerman Also Laid Low,
Boing Defeated by Johnsnn-R Races
At Anaconda.

CHICAGO. Aug. 9.-Three unusual events
marked the L. A. w. racing tournament to-
day. se ious accident occurred, the
worlds four mile competition record WAS
broken and the great Zimmerman was
beaten. j. !. BtandenburQ, of Chicago,
and W. L. Murphy. Of SpringfioId, were
victims of mishap. In the last lap all
were making final squirt whom Branden
burR's handle bar got loose and his wheel
became unmanagenble. Swerving to the
left there was a crash as bunch rolled
into Brandenbure and Murphy was seen
plunginR ovor on the rail, fifteen feet into
The open, striking henvily upon his head.
IL was several minutes befo Murphy re-
covered consciousness. He was badly used
up. but BrAndsnburg received only few
scratches.
Quarter mile. national champ onship.
The 6rst heat showed Zimmerman in won :
derful form. He shot ahead At the start
and kept his great pace in front, although
Tuttle pushed him hard. finishing only
fifteen feet behind. Time, :32 johnson,
| in the second heat. held back until fairly in
the One stretch. when he made q beauti-
full spurt and finished q dead heat with
| lyle, in :32 1-5
| The two mile handicap was won BY
Meintz, the South African champion, in
4:55. Lumsden won the second heat in
4:39 3.5, BrandenburQ tie third heat In
4:37 A. d. Kennedy the fourth heat in
4342 90
One-third mile scratch. Zimmerman
was invincible. winning his heat in :4b Id
In AZ.
The five mile national mp,on ship was
the event of the dav. J. s. Johnson. Zim-
norman. Tuttle. Munger, Kinsley. Citizens
and Gary ente ing. Al the start Munger
took the lead, setting the pace for a lap
piled up it was seen that = wonderful fast
race was being ridden. Faster and faster
spun the Wheels and IA the fourth mile was
finishing Kinsley shot into the lead. As
the riders flashed 40 osa the line N. IA.
Van Sicklen ran forward and announced
that the worlds record for four miles in
competition had been broken, time 1912
g. giving Kinsley the championship record
| by one second.
But the race was getting still moro ear
nest. johnson and Zimmerman. who had
been keeping back. now moved up and
Zimmerman took the lead. As the riders
entered the finishing lap Citizens moved up
to a length behind Zimmerman. followed
closely by johnson. Mmme man shot into
tine finish with slight increase and many
thought he would be winner. johnson.
however, had been moving up into phe.
nomenal srurt, ana as the last two hundred
yards wers entered he caught Zimmerman
and dashed across the line winner by tivo
feet. Time. 12:41.
Zimmer man's trainer claimed his wheel
had a soft tire, but it was generally con-
ernlly conceded that johnson won the race
upon his own merits. Zlmme' landed
tho other two races he entered, including
the quarter mile national championship in
81 90. and the one mile. ordinary cham
pionship, in 2:10.
The other honots Of tho day fell TO 4. 7.
Crooks. Of Buffalo, who won the ono mile
handicap from fifty yards in 2:07 1-6, and
the two mile handicap from ninsty yards in
4:33 g. 5.