The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-08
CHAMPION CYCLISTS.
Zimmerman Wins the Half Mile
Race with Ease.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO SANGER.

While Leading in the Two Mile Race.
with Zimmerman Close Behind. He
Falls to the Ground, while Half a Dozen
Competitors Fall Over Him.
CHICAGO, Aug. s. With n thousand
cycles scattered about the grass and a
hundred more flying with the speed of the
wind under the control of barelegged, sun
burned young men about its great track,
the Chicago ball park attracted an inn
mense crowd to witness the first days
sport of the seventh ANIMAL meeting of
the wheelmen of the world.
The first contest was the one mile nov
ice race for n $50 gold watch. p. Van
Boeckman finished first in . min. "a 3-5
sec, Some delay was experienced in get
ting the entries for the half mile Illinois
championship to the scr3tch. This raco
was the prominent one on the list, as in it
were entered the crack" riders of the
International Wheelmen. As Tuttle, Bode,
Rhodes and Zimmerman came out they
were loudly cheered. When the quarter
was reached the black suit of Zimmerman
shot out ahead and began to draw away
from the bunch with n speed that pro
voked the audience to the widest en-
thusiasm. He finished an easy first. with
his colleagues still punched, lengths be-
hind. His time was "A 80 sec. The half
mile handicap was won by A. j. Brown,
of ofCleveland, in 1 min. sec.
The next race was two mile champion
ship and full of favorites. AS the fanil-
lar faces OF Sanger. Lumsden, Windle and
Zimmerman came around in front Of the
stand the crowd cheered Justify aud a roar
went up as She two men got away. vita
the two rivals, Sanger and Zimmerman,
side by side in the rear. When the quar-
ter was reached thty spurted to the front,
and then began terrible contest. As
they cleared the half the spectators were
Mortified to see the leader, Sanger, wayer
and fall In an instant there was u crash,
as the entire bunch ran into him. Sanger's
wheel struck the fence and threw him
headlong over it. From the mass of
twisted tires, bent handles and broken
spokes the rest of the racers crawled and
limped to their corners, while the spec
tators gathered up the remains of the once
shapely machines and laid them away in
the sheds.
When Sanger was picked up it was
found that he was skinned from his head
to his heels, and was scarcely able to move
finger. A hasty examination showed
that he had broken no bones. At present
1t is not definitely known whether he has
strained any OF his muscles or his tendons,
but the chances are that he has not. A
days care may put him right, but he will
be sore man for some time to come.
The winners in the other events were:
One Mile Novice-J. l. Brandcnburg, 1
0ime, 3.s0l-5); A. V. Jackson, 2, L. M.
Prencil, 8; r. B. Wakefield. 4.
Half Mile Illinois Championships. II.
Tuttle, (tine, I2l); II. A. Githins, 2; e.
L. Knisley, ..
Third Mile open--A. Zimmerman, 1
ltimc, 4345) II. c. Tyler, 2; e. L. Taylor, .;
II. Smith, 4.
Half Mile Handicap-A. j. Brown (45
yards) (time l.o9 2S). Paul Groscup $50
yards), 2. A. 7. Crooks (25 yards), 8; A. A.
Zimmerman (scratch), 4.
TSo Mile $50 Class-G Steele, l (time
5t6); A. w. Warren, g. Groscup, g. A. Il.
Crooks, 4,
One Mile open--A. A. Zimmerman, 1
(time 2.3S 15); G. F. Taylor, 2; II. Smith,
8; IL. A Citizens, I.
Two Mile Illinois Championship-J. p.
Bliss, (time, 800; c. r. kinsley, 2; L. q.
Bode, 8; +. Nesscl, 4.
Five Milo Handicap-J. p. Clark Q50
yards, l 0ime, 12.os; A. T. Crooks (l5O
yards), 2; Gus Steele 900 yards), 3; w. +.
Murphy GOO yards), A; L, c. Bode goo
yards), 8.
The l.. a W. has suspended C. w. Muir
ply for accepting cash prize, and he was
declared professional.