The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-15
ONE MORE FOR ROOME
The Jersey City Crack
Secures Another Worlds
Record at Philadel-
phia.
RODE TWO MILES IN 4.45 10.
Record of the Clubs in the New
Jersey Bowling Associ-
alton Tourney.
RODE TWO MILES IN 4.45 1-5.

If anyone in Hudson County enter
tanned any doubts as to the merits
of Walter C. Roome of this city as a
crack pedal pusher they are certainly
dispelled by the announcement of that
young mans performances at the big
nine days tournament at Philadelphia,
which opened on Thursday. When Roome
appeared in the Asbury Park tournament
last August The Jersey City News
predicted that day would come when
Jersey City's crack rider would be found
in the front rank of racing men. Thai
prediction has been fulfilled and Roome
can now be placed in the same class, at
least as far as ability is concerned, with
such men as zimmerman, johnson,
Tyler and Titus. On Monday night
Roome showed to better advantage
tbs the great Jimmy who made a try
at the one mile indoor record of 2:2O.
Jimmy failed, his time being 2.2S 80. A
few minutes Roome started in a one
mile competition race and came in first,
his time being 2:23 1-5, two ffths of a
second faster than the time made by the
great champion. But the Jersey City
youth was not content to rest his laurels
here. In the half mile heats Barbeau
made a new record of 1:09 for the dis
tance. But Roome rode in the next
heal and cut these figures down to 1:Oz.
This record, however, stood only twenty
four hours. Barbeau, vexed over the
manner in which young Roome snatched
the worlds record honors from him de-
termined to make another try for a
record. He selected the half mile flying
start and came to the scratch at a fair
gate. At the crack of the pistol he shot
out like a rocket and settled down to
hard work. He worked at the pedals like
a demon and covered the distance in
Los 2-5, breaking the record of ITO 2-5.
While this remarkable performance did
not affect Roome's record, the Jersey
City lad resolved then and there to show
the Riverside crack a trick or two in
bicycle riding. He had an opportunity
in the first heat of the three miles open
when he beat Barbeau out for first place
in a red hot race. Roome also won the
second heat of the one mile handicap.
The great event of the evening, how
ever, was Roome's two mile race against
time. Zimmerman, who, no doubt, is
afraid of the fast time that is being
made by the other men, did not appear
last night. He sent a note to the man
agement stating that he felt rather
busted" and partly because his trainer
had shipped his wheel and clothes back
to New York, he would be unable to ap-
pear. This, however, was not believed
to be the reason, as it is known that he
was chagrined at the accomplishment of
Walter Roome the evening before. The
absence of the champion embarrassed the
management. A star attraction was lack
ing so they wisely concluded to induce
Roome to make a try at the two mile
record The nn0llnrRmpn that the Tar-
sey City champion would make this at
tempt was greeted with cheers, Roome
was paced alternately by Barbeau and
Earl and he went over the course like a
whirlwind. He succeeded in lowering the
record 2 40 seconds, making the new
time 4:45 Is. His time or the mile was
but 2 3-5 seconds slower than the worlds
record for that distance. His time for
the half was LIP S-5, the miles, 2:23 3-5,
The announcement was made that he had
clipped 2 As seconds off the record, the
shout of applause that greeted him could
not but have been a source of great
qualification to him. Following is the
One mile. 2:SO class-First heat-won
IRy !: Earl; second, Charles Leibold.
Second heat-Louis Hunter had a walk
over.
Half mile, against time-W. A. Bar
beau, Los rs. breaking the worlds rec
ord.
One mile handicap, 100 yards limit
H1Ist Hedt-W on by r. II. Rumford, TO
yards; second, Howard ester, so yards.
Time, 2:19 2-5.
Second heat-won by Walter c. Roome,
yards. Time, 2:20 Is.
Third haet-Won by Charles Leibold, 50
yards; SECOND, P. K. Manning, 100 yards.
Time, 2:2S.
Three miles, open; one mile heats to
qualify-First heat-Won by WI C. Roome
second, W A. Barbeau. Time, 2:25 As.
ond, w. A. Wenzel. Time, 2:34 As.
Two miles, four lap race-First heat
Non by W. A. Barbeau; second, William
Pierce. Time, 5:0 3-5.
Second heat-Won by c.. T. Earl; sec
ond, Charles Leibold. Time. SIG 3-5.
Two miles, against time-W. c. Roome.
4:45 1-5, breaking the worlds record by
2 AS seconds.