The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-17
ROOME STILL At IT
He Makes Four Worlds
Records and Wins Three
Firsts and One Second.
a REMARKABLY FINE SHOWING
Records of the Clubs in the Vari-
Gus Bowling Journeys
N. ]. A. C's. Smoker.
A REMARKABLY FINE SHOWING

The showing made BY Walter Roome of
this city at the amateur portion of the
big min days bicycle meet at Phila-
delphia last week has never been equal
led and the residents of this city can for
the first time rejoice in the fact that
one of their townsmen has succeeded in
smashing worlds records. On Thurs
day Roome started the good work by
creating new records for he half mile
but these honors were later taken away
from him by the fast Barbeau of the Riv
erside Wheelmen, New York. With char
acteristic pluck, however, Roome started
in to earn new honors. He succeeded, in
fact, so we'll that it will probably be
many days before his figures are ap-
preached. First he set out for the two
mile record of 4:4S made by c. NJ. Muir
ply in the Madison Square Tournament,
Thanksgiving week. He clipped 2 As
seconds off this time and changed the
worlds record to 4:45 lis. Roome was
allowed to make these attempts because
Zimmerman the champion of cham
pions, refused to ride on the track. The
management could not have picked out
a better man to fill Zimmy's place. 1t
is doubtful if the great champion would
have succeeded as well. He certainly
could not have made as many records
as the Jersey City lad.
On Saturday afternoon Roome came
out to try for the record at his favorite
distance, five miles. He vas paced al
ternately by Barbeau and Earl and rode
like a cyclone. Not since his great race
at Asbury Park when he forced Monte
Scott to break the five mile record did
he ride at such q pace. Barbeau and
Earl helped him along in fine style and
as he flew over the course it was plain
that the record would 60. The record
for the distance was R:4S made by E. A
Mac Duffee at the Madison Square Car
den tournament and when Roome,s time
was announced the audience could hard
" believe its ears. The time was 1917 S-5
which was 80 25 seconds faster than the
record. A cut like this is seldom made
and Roome certainly has reason to feel
proud of his great achievement. In max
mig this remarkable record, Jersey City's
champion also broke the three and four
records. His time for the three miles
was 7:2s which 35 of a second faster
thar the previous record.
In addition to making new records
the prizes in the finals on Saturday
evening, and his record for the meet is
three frsts II one second. He won
first place in he five mile open. one
ond place in the one mile open. In this
last race he was beaten out by Barbeau
VINO won Dy Dul q lew Inches. III lue
evening Barbeau broke the one mile
record of 2:2o. He negotiated the dis
lance in 2:A 22-5. and was paced for the
entire distance by Roome.
Louis Hunter, the n. j. A. C.. crack,
also rushed himself on Saturday evening
by winning first place in the one mile
2:39 class. Earl rave him a hot race,
and the n. ]. A. c won by less h six
inches.
Following are the summarizes
One mile, $50 class-Howard Nestor,
Philadelphia. first; j b. Buzzard, Ches-
ter Bicycle Club. Philadelphia, second.
Time. 2:29 is.
0ne mile open-W. A. Barbeau. River
side Wheeimen, New York, first; w. C.
Roome, New Jersey Athletic Club, Jer-
sey City, second. Time. 2:33 2-5.
Half mile handieap-W. A. Barbeau,
scratch, first; c. T. Earl, Kings County
Wheelrnen, Brooklyn, 80 yards, second.
Five mile open-w. c. Roome, first;
W. a. Barbeau, second.
One mile, 2:3e ~class-Louis Hunter,
\. ]. - e. first; G. T. Earl, second.
One mile handicap-W. C. Roome, 80
yards, first; F. Il. Rumford, Chester
lPa.) Bicycle Club, IS yards. second.
TWO mile, four lap race-W. A. Bar
beau. first; c. T. Earl, second. Time,
Three mile open-W. c. Roome, first;
c. T. Earl, second. Time, 1871.