The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-23
BICYCLE RIDERS GALORE
Crack Wheelmen from All Over the
Country Have Gathered Here.
Some Of the Men and Their Records-Lantern
Parade To.Night-HandsOme Prizes
for To- MorrOw's Races.

in the world. In the first place 1t is the
first international meeting ever held. Next
in Importance there Will be q larger mum.
Der of noted wheelmen here than have ever
gathered at any previous meeting.
Yesterday there were many noted ar
rivals. and more are expected to-day. Ar
thur A. Zimmerman. of the New York Ath-
letic Club. is here. He holds the worlds
record on q quarter of q mile. hav.
ing made that distance at Chicago.
Aug. II. in twenty-seven seconds.
He has made o mile in 2:06 2!5. and
also holds the two-mIle standing start
record. time. 4:51. Zimmerman is young
and full of enthusiasm. In spite of youth
he has seen much of the world. having
travelled through England, Germany and
other European countries. w. w.
Windle. of Springfield. Mass. is here.
He has scored almost as many triumphs as
Zimmerman. He has mad q single mile.
from q flying start. in 2:O2 35. His record
on a standing start is 2:05 25. Perhaps the
young wheelman who attrac ted the most
attention yesterday was l. s.. Meintjes. of
south Afrlca, not that there Is anything
extraordinary In his appearance. bnt rather
because he halls from @ far-OH land and
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seems particularly to have had q mania for
long runs. and has won more of that kind
than any other man In the world. Beginning
with a nine-mile run, made In 22:52 40,
he holds q ber of records. up as high as
q hfty-mile run made in two hours eleven
minutes and six seconds. All of these tri.
umphs he scored at Chicago at the recent
great blcye Gle meet. He does not pretend
to be a professional wheelman. bat rather
makes bIcy cling q pastime. being
an electrical engineer by profession.
Other noted wheelmen who are here are
George r. Taylor, of Boston, with q mile
record of 2:15 2I5. won at Sprin g6eld. Mass.
at Milwaukee; l.. d. Munger. three.mile
record of 7:Ss 3b. made at Evansville last
October. and Frank Waller. with q three
mile record OF 1881. made at the
Of Buffalo. Howland Smith OF New York,
J. 7. Bliss. A. L. Citizens and Charles
Kniseiey of Chicago are also here. w. @.
Sanger. of Milwaukee. and John 3. john
son. of Pittsburg. have not arrived. but
part of the list. There are scores of others
here who hold records far above the
average.
Last night the Zigzag olubrooms. on Del.
enthusiasts. Most of them were local men.
assembled to further the arrangements Of
Tomorrow afternoons meeting. and also
to arrange for the grand
ni StH.n This DA' parade will" Will be 00 made so
OF at least five hundred skilltul riders. who
will be attired In various style Their
wheels will DO decorated In prOfusiOn. A
large crowd will doubtless be attracted
The line will form at the corner of Penn
s~ylvanIa and Ohio streets. 1t Will
move south to Washington. east to
Pogue's run, back on Washington to
Virginia avenue. down the avenue
TO the fountain and return. west on Wash
ingtoD around the StatehOuse and back to
Pennsylvania. From there 1t will 60 north
to Seventh. west to Meridian. north to
Tenth, east to College avenue down Col.
lege and Massachusetts avenues to tho
clubrooms. This will be quite q lengthy
run and may be slightly changed. 1t is
* expected to spend about an hour and q half
on this route. Only the local men will take
part in the parade. Three prizes will be
offered to those making the most beautiful
appearance In the way of decorations,
lights and graceful riding. G. e.. Fisher
has the parade in charge. The club will
furnish lanterns, but Ii il desired that each
rider furnish mis- own lantern If possible.
The local officers are DONG all In their
power to make the meeting tomorrow q
success. There will be twe lvo races. one of
the most noteworthy being the half-mile
seven entries. There is no ques.
ton that the events will outrank all
previous ones and the people of lndianap-
oils will doubtless show their appreciation
Dy turning Out III large NUM- oTS.
Thursday night o reception will be given
to the visiting wheelmena ct TOmlinson Hall.
Mayor Sullivan Will deliver an address
and all citizens ere invited to attend.
The charge for admission TO the races to-
morrow afternoon will be 30 cents. with 25
cents additional for reserved seats. Tick.
cts can DO secured at any oil the news
stands or bicycle establishments in town.
Following is q list of the different events:
Race 20. lone Mile Novice-First gold
roadal don rad nv the RalAtnh (NVRfaE ~
New York; second. macintosh. donated
by the Progress Clothing Company. city;
third, mantel clock. donated 10y Green ~
Berry. city, fourth. pair trousers. or silk
vest. to order. donated by Fluery. the
tailor, oity.
Race No. 2-Half Mile O~pen-First, Co.
lumbia bicycle. Model 80. donated by the
Pope Manufacturing Company. Boston,
mated by the New York Store. city: third.
set James Whitcomb Riley's Poems, do
mated by Bowen-Merrill Company, city;
fourth, silk umbrella. donated by the
Model Clothing Company, CITY,.
Race No. 3-One Mile; 2:40 Clsss-First,
diamond ring. donated by Indianapolis
Chain and Stamping Company; second, life
size cray on. donated by Marceau 81 Power.
city; third. Smith IL Wesson revolver. do.
mated by Francke IL SCHNEIDER. city; fourth,
one hundred tine cigars. donated by Chas.
Meyer IL Bro. city.
Race No. 4-One Mile 1890 or bettcr)
Handlcap-FIrst. Victor Flyer bicy Gle, do
mated by Overman Wheel Company, Chic
opee Falls. Mass; second. gold medal. set
with precious stones, donated by Ribble.
Clemans IL Fisher. city; third, banjo. do
mated by f.. Wulschner ~ Son. city; fourth.
one pair Hoosier racing tires. donated by
the Indianapolis Rubber Company, city.
Race No. Some Mile; Club Champion
ship-First, silver cup donated by the In
dianapolis Journal; second. Easy chair. do
mated by the indianapolis Chair Company:
third. gold watch, given by the ZIgzsg
Cycling Club; fourth. one hundred fine
cigars. donated by Louis Deschler. city.
Race No, Gone Mile Open; InternatIonal
Championship-Flrst, solid gold cup in Off
terent colors bearing the emblem of the
ZigZag Cycling Club, set with diamonds,
gwen by the Zigzag Cycling Club; second.
grand cabinet upright piano. Standard, do
mated by ID. Ii. Bald win music house, city;
third. road cart. donated by H.. T.. Hearsey
IL Co.. city: fourth. roll-top desk. donated
by Hay IL Willitts. city. Diamond studs
will be given by the Zigzag Cycling Club
TO the men leading at hrst. second and third
quarters.
Race No. 7-Two-mile Handicap-First,
Blackhawk, donated by Western wheel
works, Chicago: second, Oriental couch. do
mated by w. IL. Messenger. city; third. rug.
donated by Eastman. Schleicher Il Lee, city;
fourth. silk hat. donated by Danbury Hat
Company, city.
Race No. S-One Mile. Flying Start: 2:2O
Class-First, Arrow racer. donated by Cen
tury cycle Manufacturing Company, city:
second, gold watch. given by ZiGzsg Cy-
cling Club; third. one hundred fine cigars,
donated by Winegeeter IL Betker. city;
fonrth. pair shoes. donated by Fred Schra-