The herald., 1893-09-03
THE LITTLE TOUGH ONE.
WIN. A. JENKINS BREAKS TIRE
BICYCLE RECORD.
A Npeabrs Event Yesterday at Athletic
Park-An Exciting Race Agsinst
Time with Satisfactory
Results.

A crowd of about 100 persons wit.
messed an unusual event at Athletic
park Yesterday afternoon. The
sttraction consisted in nothing la,s
thfn the establirhiug Of two
coast 'ieuords, for five end ten
miles respectively, by the crack yonna
bicycle rider, MIR. William III. jenkins
cf this city. His performances was most
piucky aud subjected his strength to q
severe test, which hestood pectediy
we'll. His record for five miles Was IL
minutes 80 seconds, and for the 10 miles,
~ minutes 2 3 seconds, reducing hie
previous record OF Ill, made at Santa
Barbara eight days ago, when be rode
from scratch in the l0-inile handicsp
event. The previous five mile record
was 13 :39. Jenkins rode out to estab
lish new 10 mile coast record, the rec
ord for five miles being also caught by
the timers.
The trial was announced to have
started at O'Clock, but 1t was some
time after that before Jenkins appeared.
The various other riders who are train.
ing for the Riverside events retired
from the track and helped themselves
to the best seats on the grand etand,
and calmly awaited the appearance of
the star.
Some slight difficulty was at f ret ex-
perienced in obtaining the requisite
number of riders to take their turn at
pacing. A number who had promised
to be on hand did not arrive until after
the event had started. Several Of the
riders, however, volunteered, which is
more than did couple OF young men
who ride red-tired wheel, and who
evidently were afraid that some one
would catch their time. and besides, the
Professor had told them not to ride
in public.
Finally Jenkins made his appearance
and the race against time was started,
with w. A. Burke as pace maker. The
first quarter was made in 424 seconds
and the second in 3S34 seconds. The
pace for the first few quarters was kept
at less than 40 seconds, but towards the
latter part OF the ride WAS dropped sew
eral seconds slower on an average.
Around and around the riders whirled,
Jenkins pushing his 25-pound Heating
forward at record breaking pace. Ev-
cry time they would cross the tape S. G..
Spier or Tom Adams. Jenkins hacker.
would call the time to him and yell some
words of encouragement as he went by.
Many we're the opinions expressed
after the first few laps. They all agreed
that if the pace was kept up the record
would be broken. but many thought that
Jenkins could not stay with it. But
what he lacks in weight he makes up in
grit, and his grit was out in winning
quantity yesterday.
Jenkins, however, is in elegant condi-
tion and was unusually strong in his
riding and maintained the came steady
pace throughout. He exerted himself
too much in making the final quarter
and finished somewhat winded, but was
in surprisingly good shape in other re-
spects.
There were several instances where
the pace making might have been bet
ter, the leading rider MT always acting
as wind-bresk, but as an entirety i,
was generally satisfactory. The otter
pace makers were Phil Kitchen Harry
Cromwell, Melville Dczer, jk.a,opfaTles
Cowan, Joe Mclaughlin andsyPhil
Percival. u5f9 Dns 81
The timers were HI. @. F. SaithsaW
J. Allen and P. L. Wilson; the seofersl
P. l.. Abel, 7. Hamilton Adams and Ed
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