The herald., 1893-08-10
THE BICYCLE TOURNAMENT
Several Unusual Events at
Yesterdays Racing.
Arthur Zimmerman Beaten by
John s. Johnson.
The Worlds F0ur-Mile Competition
Record Broken.
Two Of the Wheelmen Meet With .
Serious Mishsp-The Grand Circuit
Races-sprinter Tom O.
Morris Beaten.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. o. - Three unusual
events marked the racing at the L. A.W.
tournament today. A serious accident
occurred, the worlds jour-mile competi-
tion record was broken and the great
Zimmerman was beaten.
J: /. Brandenburg of Chicago and w.
7. Murphy OF Springfield were the vic
Tins OF a 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 q final
squirt, when Brandenburg's handle bar
got loose and his wheel became unman-
ageable. swerving to the left. There
WAS crash as the bunch rolled into
Brandenburg, and Murphy was seen
plunging over the inner rail Is feet into
the open, striking heavily upon bis head.
1t was several minutes before Murphy
recovered consciousness. He was badly
used up, but Branden burg received only
few scratches. The following are the
results:
Trial, one mile handicap, six heats
Tuttle won the first heat in 2:12 3-5;
John S. johnson won the second heat
in 2:13 2-5; 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:l0 45; P. II. Sercombe
won the sixth heat in 2:13 IS.
Quarter mile, national handicap-The
haat pbn~,aJ xr1~
6erful form. He shot ahead at the start
and kept his great pace in front, al
though Tuttle pushed him hard. finish
ing only Is feet behind; time, O:32.
Jonnaon in the second heat held back
until fairly in the home stretch, when
he made. beautitul spurt and finished
dead heat with Tyler in 0:32 15.
The two-mile handicap was won by
A :55 +; LumsGen won the second heat in
4 :3y a-5; grandenburg won the third
beat in K :37 A. Il. Kennedy wcn the
Une-tnIru irrfss}A .oss.rcn-Zlmmerman o.
was invincible,s winning his heat in
0:46 10. The second heat was won bv
II. 0. Tyler in 0;42.
The i've mile national championship
was the event OF the day. J. s. john
son, Zimmerman, Tuttle, Munger. Knis.
ley, Citizens and Gary entered. AT the
start Munger took the lead, setting the
pace for 2 lap. when Knisley took his
place. AS the miles piled up il was
seen that wonderfully fast race was
being ridden. Faster and faster spun
the wheels, and as the fourth mile was
finished Knisley shot into the lead. AS
the riders flashed ocfoss the line, N, II.
Van Sicklen ran 6rd ana onnor.aa'i
that the world,8| fd for four miles in
hid Sen broken. The
time was 10 e 9iving Knislev the
championship r 5fd by one second
But the race - getting still more
earnest. Johnsen and Zimmerman
who had been keeping back, now moved
up and Zimmerman took the lead. Az
The riders entered the finish Ian. 9th.
Ems moved up to length behind Zim-
norman, followed closely by John
,on. Zimmerman shot into the
inish with slight increase
and many thought he would he
;he winner. johnson, however. had
1een moving up into a phenomcnaI
'purt, and as the lasr 200 wards were
entered he caught Zimmerman and |
iashed across the line winner by five
~SNs NAAO oiAAO w no IL stls Aium6r. |
mans trainer claimed his wheel had a
oft tire, but it was generally conceded
hat Johneon won the race upon his own
merits.
Zimmerman landed the other two
aces he entered, including the quarter
nile national championship, in 1925
nd the one-mile ordinary national
in $40.
The othar honorc of H.
:. Crooks of Buffalo, who won the one.
Tile handicap from 80 yards in 2 2:07 l-5
nd the two-mile handicap from 80 Yards
| 4 :33 80.
The one mile novice was won by G. E.
ecker in PAPA
One mile, 40 claas-First heat. p
rosch won in S:34 40. The second
sat was won by q. F. Emmerson nj
hicago in 2:5l 35. The third heat
as won by E. s. Blanvelt in 1885:
le fourth Neat was won by r. L. Goetz
Chicago.in 2:4935. The final hsst
2;29 35