The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-10
Three Unusual Events Marked
the Races Yesterday.
ZIMMERMAN WAS BEATEN,
A Serious Accident Occurred, and the
Four Mile Record Was Broken.
Murphy Collides with Brandenburg and
the Former Is Severely Injured-There
Was Some Great Racing-Other
Sporting Events.

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Three unusual events
marked the racing of the L. A. w. tour
nament. today. A serious accident oc-
Cured; the worlds four-mile COMPETE
ton was broken, and the great thinner
man was beaten. j. ]. Brandenburg of
Chicago, and w. T. Murphy of Spring
field, were the victims of mishap which
occurred in the finish of the two mile
handicap, the last race ofthe day. There
was big field, and as the racers rounded
the turn in the last lap, all were making
final squirt, when Brandenburg's handle
bar got loose and his wheel became I'M
manageable. Swerving to the left, there
was crash as the bunch rolled into
Brandenburg, and Murphy was seen
plunglng over the inner rail fifteen feet
into the open, striking heavily upon his
mead. 1t was several minutes before
Murphy recovered consciousness. He was
badly used up, but Brandenburg received
only a few scratches. Following are the
results:
One mile handicap, six heats-Zimmer-
man won the first heat in 2:12 3-5; John
i. Johnson the second heat in 2:13 2:5;
A. I. Cooks the third heat in PIP; Hoy
land the fourth heat in 2:14 2-5; A. L.
Baker the fifth heat in 2:1O As; P. H.
Sercombe the sixth heat in 2:13 40.
Quarter mile national championship
First heat showed Zimmerman in won
derful form. He shot ahead at the start
and kept his great pace in front, although
Tuttle pushed him hard, finishing only
fifteen feet behind in 80. johnson in the
second heat held back until fairly in the
home stretch when he made beautiful
squirt and finished dead heat with Tyler
in 50 1-5.
The two mile handicap was won by
Meintz, South African champion in
400. Lumsden won the second heat in
4:39 30; Brandenburg the third heat in
4:37; A. D. Kennedy the fourth heat in
ABA.
In the one-third mile scratch, thinner
man was invinceable, winning his heat
in 40 Id; the second heat was won by
IL. G. Tyler in :42.
The five mile national championship
was the event of the day, j. s. johnson,
Zimmerman, futile, Munger, Kinsley,
Citizens and Gary entered. At the start
Munger took the lead, setting the pace
for lap when Kinsley took his place. As
the miles piled up it was seen that a
wonderful fast race was being ridden
Faster and faster spun the wheels, and as
the fourth mile was finishing. Kinsley
shot into the lead. AS the riders flashed
e.SAOno
forward and announced that the world S
record for four miles in competition had
been broken, time 1912 1-5, giving Kins-
ley the championship record by one Sec
| ond.
| But the race was getting still more
earnest, johnson and Zimmerman, who
had been keeping back, now moved up
and Zimmerman took the lead. AS the
riders entered the finish lap, Citizens
11r, to- lar1 OFT hahi
man, followed closely by Johnson. Zim-
norman shot into the front with slight
increase and many thought he would be
| the winner. Johnson, however, had
been moving up into a phenomenal squirt
aad as the lest two hundred yards were
entered be caught Zimmerman and dashed
across the line a winner by FIVE feet.
Time-12:41.
/ Zimmerman's trainer claimed that his
wheel had 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
natl onal championship, in 81 2-5 and
one mils ordinary national championship
in $40.
Other honors OF the day fell to A. t,
Crooks of Buffalo, who won the one
mile handicap from fifty yards in 2:07 Ii
and two mile handicap from ninety yards
in 4:33 SD.
The mile novice was won by G. E.
Becker, in 2:42 As.
In the mile 2:40 class, the first heat was
won by P. Grosch, in 2:34 40; SECOND
heat by G.. F. Emmerson. of Chicago, in
2:51 3-5; third heat, E. s. Blanvelt, il
2:37 3-5; fourth heat by R. L. Goetz, O
Chicago, in 2:49 3-5; final heat by a. D.
Kennedy, OF Chicago, in 2:29 3-5.