The record-union., 1893-08-10
FIELD OF SPORT.
Three Unusual Events at the
Wheelmen's Racing.
AN ACCIDENT, A RECORD BROKEN
AND ZIMMERMAN BEATEN.
Opening Day of the Worlds Columbian
Regatta at Detroit-Winners of the
TrottinG, Pacing and Running Races
at Vallejo, Buffalo, Monmouth Park
and Saratoga.
Special to the RECORD UNION.

CHICAGO, Aug. 9. - Three unusual
events marked the racing at the League
of American Wheelmen's tournament to-
day. A serious accident occurred; the
worlds fOur-mile competition record was
was broken, and the gre at Zimmerman
was beaten. J. /. Brandenburg of Chi
cago and w. IT. Murphy of Springfield
were the victims of mishap which oc-
Cured in the finish of the two-mile
handicap, the last race Of the day. There
was big field, aud as the racers rounded
the turn in the last lap all were making u
final squirt. when Brandenburg's handle
bar got loose and his wheel became un-
manageable, swerving to the left. There
was crash as the bunch rolled into Bran
denburg, and Murphy was seen plung-
ing over the inner rail, fifteen feet into
the open, striking heavily upon his head.
1t was several minutes before Murphy re-
covered consciousness. He was badly
used up, but Brandenburg received only
a few scratches.
Following are the results Trail one
mile handicap, six heats, Tuttle won the
first heat in PIP 3-5, John L. Johnson
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third heat in 2:l2, Hoyland the fourth heat
in 2:14 2-5, A. L. Baker the fifth heat in
2:l0 40. and P. II. Sercombe the sixth
heat in 2:l3 40.
In the quartermile National champion
ship the first heat showed Zimmerman
in wonderful form. He shot ahead at the
start and kept his great pace in front, al
though Tuttle pushed him hard, only
finishing fifty feet behind in 0;32. John
son in the second held back until fairly
in the home stretch, when he made q
beautiful squirt and finished dead heat
with Taylor in 0:32 Is.
The two-mile handicap was won by
Meintz, the South African champion. in
400. Lumsden won the second heat in
4:39 3-5, Brandenburg the third heat in
4:37 and AL Kennedy the fourth heat in
434 2-5.
In the third of mile scratch Zimmer-
man was invincible, winning his heat in
0:45 1-5. The second heat was won by
II. G. Tyler in 0:42.
The five-mile national championship
was the event of the day. J. S. johnson.
Zimmerman, Tuttle, Munder, Knisley.
Citizens and Gary were entered. At the
start Munger took the lead, setting the
pace for a lap, when Knisley took his
place. AS the miles piled up it was seen
that a wonderfully fast race was being
ridden. Faster and faster spun the
wheels, and as the fourth mile was fin
ished Knisley shot into the lead. AS the
riders flashed across the line n. II. Van
al a-J a.
the worlds record for four miles in COM
petition had been broken time, 1912 I-5),
giving Knisley the champion record by
one second. But the race was getting
still more earnest. Johnson and Zim-
norman, who had been keeping back,
now moved up, and Zimmerman took
the lead. AS the riders entered the finish
lap Citizens moved up to length behind
Zimmerman, followed closely by john
son. Zimmerman shot into the finish
with a slight increase, and many thought
he would be the winner. Johnson, how
ever, had been moving up into a phe-
nomenal squirt, and as the last 200 yards
were entered he caught Zimmerman and
dashed across the line winner by five
feet. Time, 12:4l. Zimmerman's trainer
claimed that his wheel had a 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 OBI 2-5, and
the one mile ordinary national champion
ship, in 3:l0.
The other honors of the day fell to A.
T. Crooks Of Buffalo, who won the one
mile handicap, from fifty yards. in 2:O7 1-5,
and the two-miles handicap, from 80
yards, in 4:33 80.
Mile novice, won by G. E. Becker in
2:42 40.
One mile, $40 class, first heat, P. Grosch
won in 2:34 As; second heat, u. f. EN-
merson of Chicago won in 2:51 3-5; third
heat, E. S. Blanvelt won in 2:37 3-5:
fourth heat. r. L. Goetz of Chicago won
in 2:49 So; final heat, A. D. Kennedy of
Chicago won in 2:29 3-5.