The herald., 1893-08-12
Several Unusual Events at
Yesterdays Racing.
Arthur Zimmerman Beaten by
John s. Johnson.
The Worlds Fopr-Mile Competition
Record Broken.
Two OF the Wheeimen Meet with q
Serious Mishap-The Grand Circuit
Races-s sprinter Tom O.
Morris Beaten.
Bvtba Associated press

DIV tne Associatcu freSs.
CHICAGO. Aug. 8. = Three unusual
events marked the racing at the L. A.W.
tournament today. A serious accident
occurred, ths worlds four-mile competi
tion record was broken and the great
Zimmerman was beaten.
j. l. Brandenburg OF Chicago and w.
7. Murphy OF Spril gdeld we're the vic
tins OF mishap which occurred in the
finish of the two-mile handicap. the last
race OF the day. There was big field.
and as the racers rounded the turn in
the last lap all were making a final
spurt, when Brandenburg's hands bar
got loose and his wheel became unman-
sgesble. swerving to the left. There
was crash as the bunch rolled into
Brandenburg, and Murphy was seen
plunging over the inner rail l5 feet into
the open, striking heavily upon his head.
1t was several minutes before Murphy
recovered consciousness. He was badly
used up, but Brandenburg received only
few scratches. The following are the
resnlts:
Trial, one mile handicap, six heats
Tuttls won the first heat in 2:12 3-5;
John S. johnson won the second heat
in 2 :l3 rs A. T. Cooks won the third
heat in 2:l2; Hoyland won the fourth
heat in 2:l4 2-5; A. l.. Baker won the
fifth heat in 2:104 45; P. H. Sercombe
won the sixth heat in 2:13 45.
Quarter mile, national handicap-The
frss heat showed Zimmerman in won
6erful form. He shot ahead at the start
and kept his great pace in front, al
though Tuttle pushed him hard, finish
ing only 15 feet behind time. 0 :32.
Johnscn in the second heat held back
until fairly in the home stretch, when
he made a beautiful squirt and finished
dead heat with Tyler in 0:32 15.
The two-mile handicap was won by
Meintz, the South African champion, in
A .55; Lumsden won the second heat in
4.39 So; Brandenburg won the third
heat in A :S7; A. L. Kennedy won the
fourth heat in 4 "a rs,
One-third mile, scratch-Zimmerman
was invincible, winning his heat in
AS l-5. The second heat was won by
Ii. O. Tyler in 0 :42.
The FIVE mile national championship
was the event of the day. ]. 5. john
con, Zimmerman, Tuttle, Munger, Knis-
ley, Githens and Gary entered. At the
start Munger took the lead, setting the
pace for lap, when Knisley took his
place. AS the miles piled up it was
being ridden. Faster and faster spun
the wheels, and as the fourth mile was
finished Knieley shot into the lead. As
the riders flashed across the line, N. III.
Van Sicklen ran forward and announced
that the worlds record for four miles in
competition had been broken. The
time wac l0.12qdE dE y Jsivihg Knisley the
cham pionship arecofdI oby lone second.
But the race WAS getting etiH more
earnest. johnson RI and Zimmerman,
who had been keeping back now moved
up and Zimmerman took the lead. As
the riders entered the finish lap, Gith-
ems moved up 10 a blength behind Zim-
norman. followed closely by john
con. Zimmerman shot into the
finish with "a alight increase
and many thought he would be
the winner. johnson, however, had
been moving up into a phenomenal
squirt, and as the last 200 yards were
entered he caught Zimmerman and
dashed across the line a winner by five
feet. The time was 12:41. thinner
mans trainer claimed his wheel had
soft tire, but it was generally conceded
that johnson won the race upon his own
merits. &
Zimmerman landed the other two
races he entered, including the quarter
mile national championship, in 81 25,
and the one.miie ordinary national
championship in 3 10.
The other honors Of the day fell to A.
7. Crooks OF Buffalo, who won the one
mile handicap from 30 yards in 2:07 1-5
and the two-mile handicap from 80 yards
in 4 :33 SO.
The ne.mile novice WAS won by G.. E.
Becker in 2 :42 4-5.
One mile, 2:4O class-First heat, P.
Grosch won in 1884 4-5. The second
heat was won by G. F. Emmerson of
Chicago in 2:51 35. The third heat
was won by E. s. Blsnvelt in 2:37 3-5.
The fourth heat was won by r. L. Goetz
of Chicago in 249 3-5. The final heat
was won by A. D. Kennedy of Chicago
in 2 20 3-5.