The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-10-23
zEGLtR AND HOW He WORKS.
The World Beaten Will Go For
a Better Record.
The Entries for the Twenty-Five Mile
Bicycle Handicap.
Something About the Northern Riders
Now Hero and the Records
OF Some of tho
Riders.

The arrival of Ziegler and his
team from the north has Infused new
life and blood into the local cyclists,
and now bicycling is being discussed
San Jose has been surrounded by hun
dreds of admirers since his arrival. and
he accepts the compliments bestowed
upon him in his own peculiar and boy
ish way. Otto is me-e boy, reserved
in manner, and an interesting lad tn
converse with. He is accompanied on
his trip here by Chas. 7. Wells, Wilbur
Edward, Osen, and their trainer, Dick
Award. Manager Thomas B. V. Bar
nay. of the Rambler agency and team,
also came down from the north. Hall,
Long, Dslmas. Foster and Epson will
alec be here this week.
Ziegler attracted large numbe, OF en-
thusiasts at the Athletic park Sunday
morning, when he and the other mem
bers of the Rambler team were out for
exercise. The swift little rider was
paced by Black, Denver man, and
Castleman of Rivernide. on tandem.
Other local cyclists also paced the rider.
but no attempt was made to lower
records. The team. as we'll az the LOCAL
contingent of cyclists, will meet at the
park this morning for exercise, and
some very pretty riding ia expected.
The Wheelman's Training league did
not have their meet Sunday, having
postponed it on account of the presence
OF the northern riderD.
Ziegler is very modest ,young man.
To hear him talk, ordinarily, ono would
think he had never accomplished the
feat of breaking the worlds record or
any other record. Despite his modesty
he confidently expects to lower the
record from 80 to AS within month.
and has selected LOS Angeles as the
place to do it.
When Ziegler made tire remarkable
record at Sacramento he told the Ex-
aminer that he thought he could reduce
it, as there were several little things
that perhaps retarded them on the ride.
There was some wind and the pace
makers we're almost new to tho tandem.
However" aaid Zisgler, "ths pacing
was fine, and at the finish felt strong
and tried to beat the tandem out. The
fret quarter was ridden in 2614 seconds,
the hall was ridden in 5334. the three
quarters in :23 and ths mile was made
in l 80 fiat. The tandems had not
been training together over seven days,
and Well and Hall had only ridden to-
gether three days. Smith and Osen
never tried to make pickup before to-
day, and as the wheel work OF the team
was almost perfect, We are all well
pleased with the ride. There was some
wind on the back.stretcb, which slowed
Va down slightly. If the weather per-
mits we will try again in two or three
days, and as the tandems and myself are
improving every time we make a trial, l
hope to make the record lower than it is
now"
Ziegler anG the other northern riders
will all ride in the L, &. Spier handicap
RAGS at Agricultural park next Saturday,
and IL will bs contest between the
north and south. Los Angeles, River
aide. San Diego and nearly every town
sented in the great contest. The entries
for the race closed Saturday night for
the city riders, but the outside towns
will not all be finally heard from for q
day or two. The entries for the race so
far are as follows:
Zegler, worlds champion; Wells,
half mile champion Edwards, quarter
mile champion; Foster all around cham
pion; McAleer. rs mile champion, and
Ossn, Long. Epson, Burke. Rehbock,
Hatton, Uhlbricht, Kitchin. Jenkins.
Todd, Washburn, Tompkins, Scott,
Charles Cowan, James Cowan, Joe
Long, Shoemaker, Williams, Holbrook,
Black of Denver. Holbrook, Castleman,
Taylor, Noble. Dunbar, Fox, Robbins.
The men who are looked upon to hold
up the honors of this end of the state
more particularly are McAleer, CASTLE
man, Shoemaker, Uhlbricht, Kitchin
and, in fact, nearly all OF the riders of
this section. McAleer, the long dis
tance rider who defeated Casey Castle-
man, will make the effort OF his life in
the race, for hs will have some OF the
best riders in the world against him.
Both Castleman and McAleeT, however,
are expected to give good account Of
Themselves, as we'll aa Carson Shoe
maker, who, like Castleman, 10 from
Riverside. McAeer began riding q
wheel in July, 1898, and during the last
eight months has broken half q dozen
coast records. The first record he low
cred was the five mile, on a four-lap
track. and kept up his work by lowering
all coast records riding in the CASTLE
man. McAleer race-from two to sixteen
miles and from sixteen to twenty-five
miles. In that race he rode the three
fastest miles ever ridden on one-fourth
mile track, and this was done after ten
miles had been run. His average Tins
was 2:22 to the mile.
ANOTHER RECORD ESTABLISHED.
To j. d. s. Peach, member OF the
Riverside wheelmsn, belongs the credit
of establishing a new bicycle record be-
tween this city and South Riverside,
for be lowered Emil Uhlbrichs'H record
several minutes. The feat was accom-
plished last Tuesday. Peach left South
Riverside at s :l5 O'Clock and arrived in
this city at 8 20, stopping at Pomona,
Puente and Ell Monte to register. and
did the same returning. His actual
riding time between Los Angelica and
the Circle City was hours and 80 min
utes, and on the return trip was
hours and 40 minutes, the actual riding
time for the round trip being hours
and So minutes. The South Riverside
rider certainly deserves credit for his
work, and as DR.. Nj. B. Huff, a re-
sponsible timer. took his time both go
ing and coming, there is little doubt as
to it's correctness.