The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-13
DOWN 60 THE BICYCLE RECORDS.


Sanger Lower. the Time In the One Mile
aud Two Miles In Competition.
spRISoF1E1p. Sept 12.-walter G. Sanger. the
Milwaukee lad. was the trump card in the
opening days racing OF the great annual
Springfield tournament Sanger added de-
cided dash Of ginger to what would otherwise
have been very tame days sport, breaking
the one-mile com petition record In the morn
ING and the two-mile in the afternoon. HIS
time for one milo was 2:08 10. three seconds
below the record. and for two miles. 4:46 1-5.
/ l-5 seconds lowor.
Two sessions wero held to-day. As only the
heats preparatory to the great contests OF
Wednesday and Thursday we're to be run. but
small crowds were present; twenty-four heats
were run in tho morning and twenty-five in
the afternoon. oil in n surprisingly short space
OF time 1t was in the third heat OF the one
mile handicap in the morning hours that
Sanger appeared on scratch. There was n
field OF fourteen starters ahead OF him. T. Nc
DufIee having fortyflve, A. W. Warren. sixty,
and Titus sixty-fve yards. At the pistol shot
Sanger was of with surprising speed. and Mt
the quarter was rapidly owing down his men.
But there were many good riders with long
marks and Sanger was forced to ride all the
way. His first half was done in :O4 1-5. with
he wns still NTH. but after rounding into the
long straight. took tho lead. Then only did
but length ahead OF the little flyer, in the re.
inch Of the page. and ridden duplicate OF his
WSsa Ss 81 ssSra more
To-day's performance was witnessed by 500
persons. a few minutes previous to this
H sss being sfnS's made ne
e un "s e'f Tyer es sfhhs s heat EASILY
apd: being 9, Springfield boy. was loudly
appeared in the first heat Of the same contest,
but mot ride to @ HI D9%r pacsa
field to pass him: W: 4. Rhodes. from the
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he chcr du
and un n No surprising time was
from the i Ts asI mark in 's 3 ss. " Sanger
again nappeared on scratch in the second heat.
i: Clark. o5 yards, and a dozen others further
ahead. Sanger soon caught Bliss. who. mite
GtSens e ea Inc good H for nearly early
mile and then paced away For the last mile
nd Sn Es
him to pace quarter and he would pace the
eW tho 81 the Hsea tn Hs
aDa The ms iaf SG Is wfFf
made in Pittsburgh on June. IA.
There were more falls during the day than
md all the result Of careessness. Sanger.
Ty!eS Zimm 3s;rp Winde Taylor Bliss.
all the John John cd
Of a dentist Tor teeth trouble. W. 4; Rhodes
entered. and rode we'll in ALL The Summary: -
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Nelson second. leme:snrier third. Coleman fourth:
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fnrn nsa oa4b i AZ I second 9th
:ao Brand, n!:s.
Snd heat 2fms !s Titus second Merrill third Full
Hat Mile 20 Class-First heat: e. H. Snow nrst W.
J. Edgar second; A, W. stacy third Time. os 3-a
second heat Coffin hrst. q. II. Converse second j.
McDuthe third Tine. az 81 Third heat: Banye!t
ronrtt nsa.: 4 T. wnon rrst. H. j. ross second lag:
One Mile HandIca First heat pirnberger. as yards,
first: Williamson; SO yards. second; Zimmerman.
scratch third: Brandt. 125 yards fourth Time,
2:l6 20. Second heat Tyler scratch. nrst: Banker.
80 yards, second: Citizens. as yards. third. Time,
2:1O 20 Thrd~heat Sanger scratch first: Titus, 65
yards, second: Robson. 100 yards, ihrd; Conn. rs
yards. fourth Time, 2:0S 10. Fourth heat: Rhodes.
As yards. nrSt Taylor 20 Yards. second g T Nelson.
30 Yards. third Time. 2:l 40 Firth heat Bald. 80
yardR arst: o instead. l1b yafds. second: Lemessu-
rer, 80 ards. third. Time, 2l3 40.