The record-union., 1894-10-17
ZIRGLER THE WORLDS CHAMPION.
The San Jose Lad Lowers the Mile
Bicycle Record.
Johnson's Great Achievement at WAL
than Outdone on the Saera-
n1ento Park Course.

This wonderful feat was eclipsed in this
city yesterday when Otto Ziegler, mem
Der oil the Rambler team, covered the
mile in 100, clipping nearly full second
OFT the worlds record.
AS a matter of fact. he did ride the mile
! III attraction a over l:49 but as ono of the
several watches made it 1850 Hat, the
judges placed the official time ut that
figure.
This milo of young Ziegler's, is the
fastest ever made on bicycle. 1t was
done with q flying start, and he was
paced by tandem teams-one taking him
10 the three-eighths, another to the five
elghtnS, and the third pacing him TO the
outcome.
When Johnson made his wonderful
record and set the world's 5 mark at 80 Sd,
IL was under the same conditions and al
Ter days ana days of repeated trials and
failures, owing TO poor pacing, uniavora-
DIe weather and olher annOyauceS and
obstacles such as DlcyclistS have To con-
tend with when bent on record breaking.
Johnson, however, had one advantage
over Zlegier-that OF experienced tandem
riders Tor pacenakerS while TO the
young men who paced Ziegler the
double wheel is anew thing. rhe only
experience they have had i'll tandem
riding Is tnat gained since their arrival
III tins city less than two weeks ago
! Therefore The record made by Ziegler
yesterday does credit alike to himself
ana his pacemakers, for pretIier work
was mover done OH any track than tho
Rambler riders did yesterday over the
| Agricultural Park, course.
1t was typical Sacramento autumn
day. The sky was without cloud, and
the temperature just warm enough 10
enable tile riders 10 put forth their best
energies. The mercury stood at Sjo in
the shade. There was light breeze from
the northwest, and this it was feared
would not allow OF record -breaiiiug
! speed, but ZIegler was III fine form and
! determined to make the effort. If sue
cessiul, he would i'll q few hours become
famous the world over, and if he failed
he could try again another day.
The riding was done under the SUPER
vision OF the Sacramento Athletic Clubs
INheelmen, and under the rules of the
| League of American Wheelmen, which
makes 1.-THE official record. Inc Judges
were Ii. A. Moore, w. Williams ami ii 4.
E. McCrea. Timers, Z. Palten, H. r..
Blair and George kneier Referee, W.
a. Hubert; starter, l.. 5. Upsou. The
pacemakers were " ellis and Hall, Smith
and Osen, Delmas and Hamlin.
l. There were quite q number of specta-
IstOrs present when the riders appeared on
| the track and went their warming up
mile. They came up for the word under
splendid headway, and as the pistol
| cracked the tandem men were almost
flying, with Ziegier's wheel nearly touch
ing theirs. The quarter was made in 0:Z7,
but the pickup of the second tandem
team was poorly done, and just before
the half was reached the men all slowed
up. AS il was, the time to the half was
but :56 2-5.
81,
and alter rundown and ashort breath
! ing spell they reappeared.
| Again tho start was fine one, and
when the quarter was passed i'll 70 So
seconds the spectators-who had held
| their breaths almost from the start
| breathed freely.
Hell do IT, sure ~ cried several expe-
rienced wheelmen.
Look at the little demon got" yelled
another. Good by, Mr.. Johnson!"
The pickup by the second tandem
team was beautifully done. Not a frac-
ton of a second was lost, and away sped
the pace-nakers, with Ziegler so close
J upon then that they looked like triplet
! team.
The half-mile post was passed in the
phenonenally fast time of 50 So seconds.
! leaving Zlegl ler' a full minute in which to
make the last half i'll order to tie the rec
| ord.
Around the turn the wheelmen fairly
I flew, looking like three big orange-eol-
ored balls rolling beyond the low inside
fence. Near the three-quarter pole Del
mas and Iianblin were getting under
! way, and 10y the time the others came up
they were at their full speed
This was another perfect pickup, and
! the Wheelmen at the score were fairly
trembling with excitement and enthusi-
| asgn as the watches ticlled off 1:23.
Iieglor still had q 80 seconds in which
to equal JohnSon's record, and there was
no reason to fear that he would not beat
it, for the fresh tandem riders were bring-
ing him down the course at u tremendous
! rate OF speed.
When within about sixty yards of the
wire ZiegIer, who had been riding almost
OH top OF his fresh and speedy pace
makers, could wait no longer, and shoot
ing out TO one side lie flew passed them
and passed under the wire, as already
| stated, i'll a fraction under l:5U
Then there was excitement among the
wheelmen. They shouted, threw their
bats into the air, and acted like lot OF
kids" at play. When the pink-cheeked ed
! San Jose boy-for Ziegier is little more
| than q boy-returned to the score thare
was Il rush made for him and he was
almost snothered with the embraces of
his follow wheeimen. Two of the Ram
blers lifted him of his wheel and upou
their shoulders anu carried him to the
dressing where for the next half
hour lie was besleged with congratula-
tionS.
There is no doubt that he could have
lowered the record full two seconds
more had the pacemakers been able TO
lead lli.n..
The only other event of the day was
l.. ). Upson's paced mile, flying start,
which lie made in 2:064. The best pre-
vious coast record was 2:l5, made last
year by Edwards, in this citv. lJusou
is in Class A. and his pacemaEers.
| Beeler AMI Reedman and McCrea and
U'Neil had had no practice on tandem
wheels.
To-day Edwards of the Rambler team
Will go against the worlds mile record
of l:oi 30, standing start, made by Ii. G..
Tyler, at Waltham, Mass, on August Sd
| last.
y comparison of the feats of Johnson
and Zeigier, made from the reports OF the
formers record breaking race. shows
that the San Jose lad outrode the Eastern
man at all points in the mile. Johnson,s .
| first quarter was made III % seconds.
Ziegler's in % 3-5; Johnson's half-mile
was % seconds, Ziegler,s 53 80. john
sons third quarter is not given, but it is
stated that up to that point. he was not
up to record-Dreaklng unIe.. He had n
fine team OF pacemakers in the last
quarter, however, and they carried him
home very fast.
Ziegier's performance at the finish
shows that he, too, has both speed and
endurance, for he beat out his fresh auCi
! speedy paceinakers.
PAcEMAkERs AND TRACKS.
Nom -bicyciists may be interested in the
explanation that there are many seconds
difference IN the time of paced and un-
yffS Ntkrar