The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-16
z1MM1E's ooLoRs DOWN.
Is Defeat in the International Race
At SprinRfield.


The cycling papers are full Of the de-
feat of Zimmerman in the great race at
Springfield Wednesday, when Sanger
rode away from the champion. Never
before on any bicycle track was there
such a fight from tape to tape as the 8 1000
SPECTATORS saw on that day.
1t was an ideal day. both for weather
and sport, and what little wind there was
died down by the hour the races began,
the flag on the judges stand clinging as
closely 10 the pole as did the racers. The
mile novice and the half-mile ] 10 class
had been ridden and won, but they were
merely sops to the crowds eagerness to
see the first great race of the big tourna-
ment, the half-mile open.
Out from the quarters stepped thinner
man, Bliss, Taylor, and George Smith
The men had mounted their wheels be-
fore Sanger showed himself But the
blonde giant did not hurry, and it was
three minutes before he prepared to
mount. AS soon as he touched his saddle
off went the gun. Sanger played deep
game, and fell back, riding at thinner
mans side. At the quarter Zimmerman
went round so quick that Sanger, who
was on the inside, could not recover in
time to catch him. Into the stretch they
came, Windle and Zimmerman riding side
by side, Sanger barely trailing them.
Down to the tape they came and thinner
man crossed a winner, with Windle sec
Ond and Sanger a strong third.
But even this was preliminary. The
great Derby race was to come and Sanger
was saving all his pluck and strength.
Soon they reappeared for the one-mile in
ternational. Bald had the pole, next
him was Tyler, who was the first cyclist
10 get into a 2:10 class; then came Meint-
ies, the best long distance rider in the
world Little Bliss, the wonder of the
wear, sat the next wheel, and then came
Sanger, giant with pluck that outstrips
them all George f. Taylor, once holder
of the worlds record, was beside him,
and close by was Willie Windle, who
held the mile record, while away on the
outside, so near the grandstand that
pe0plein the front rows could see the cords
on the back of his hands tighten as he
gripped the handle bars, was Zimmerman,
until then unbeaten and invinCible
Soon they are off. Such Il picture was
never before seen. The pace is hot one,
and the Buffalo boy bends over his wheel
and draws out the bunch into long sin
gle field. Sanger is employing the same
hanging back tactics. Into the half they
speed, and as they face the tape, as If by
a mechanical agency, the grandStand
rises as one man and a cry goes up such
as greeted the gladiators in ancient
Rome.
Sanger is slowly getting into position,
Zimmerman is watching him, anxious
afraid he will make his move before the
last quarter Bald is setting the pace
The quarter is reached, and like a
thoroughbred until then held in check
Sanger breaks his bond and starts
Around the bunch he goes and thinner
efa fsfc 70
way, way out they went, and then San
ger squared for the finish line. AS rigid
as a piece of steel his body from the waist
sits on the wheel. AS fast as the driv-
ing wheel of q locomotive move his legs
But the race was not yet ms, for WindlC
shot out from the bunch in his Old-time
Jump squirt He heads Sanger, and just
there, there by the distance stand, fell
Zimmerman. Confused and frightened
by seeing two men in front of him, his
strength failed him His wheel seemed
TO stand still while Tyler and Bliss
rushed by him and started for home
Two hundred yards from the tape Windlt
leads; with a squirt Sanger starts after
him. Soon his wheel is even with the
hub of Windle's rear wheel, inch by incl
he could be seen to gain, until he i;
even with him, Then a squirt and Sanger
crossed the tape half a wheel ahead OF
Tyler, who by a margin of rushes has
jumped ahead of Windle at the same in
slant as did Sanger
Zimmerman came in Vanquished, fifth
Down the track rushes Charlie Culver,
the ever faithful friend of Sanger, and
such a hug, 1t was like the greeting OF
the prodigal son. Another yell, for the
world record was brOken-the fastest
mile ever ridden by man in scratch COM
petition on a wheel.