The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-09
THEY CAN'T LOSE HIM.
The Jersey Wheclmen Took the
Tricks at Birmingham, Eng.

Arthur A Zimmerman. the champion
wheelman of America. won at Birming-
ham yesterday afternoon the final heat
of the mile international scratch race.
The trial heat was ridden Tuesday. The
New Jersey. cyclist had no trouble win
ming. finishing six lengths ahead of the
second man. Zimmerman also won the
ten mile scratch event. He went this
distance in q minutes and AZ 3-5 seconds.
Walter Roome has been training at As
bury Park for the races tomorrow and
Saturday.
Frank Cole and Daniel Collins are en-
joying a two weeks trip oH the
wheel.
Ferris of the Hudson County Wheel
men, who made such an excellent show
ing in the Metropolitan Associations
novice race. is training for the Eliz-
beth-Rahway race on Labor Day.
1t is announced from Minneapolis, his
home, that John S. Johnson has de-
cided to become an out-and-out prof
sional, and that he VIII go to Paris i'm
mediately after Ts the Minneapolis meet
said, will challenge French champions
France, if a match can be made.
O. f. BowleS of Denver yesterday
made a half mile in LOO rs, and the mile
in 2GS %, the fastest time ever made
west of the Mississippi: He was paced
Howard E. Raymond, Chairman of
the league of American Wheelman
Racing Board. assumed a burden two
years g that a less determined and
cafs@hla man would have found difficult
to Confronted by not one, but
many defects in the laws governing the
of a bad case. and VI to date has ac-
quilted himself to the satisfaction of
Everyone except the extremists, who
demand pure amateur sport or open
professionalism. Mr.. Raymond has
made pure amaeurism and semi-profes-
sionalism possible, by dealing with the
nna11lian cifnafinT1 in tI0 tod - +.
a practical way.
The Park Ave. Wheelmen of Philadel-
phla will hold their fifth annual meet next
Saturday afternoon. They have arranged
eight events for the day, and the new silk
jackets that have been recently adopt
ed will be worn by the riders for the first
time. VT Sims, the crack Washington
rider, will make an attempt to lower
his record of 2:11 for a mile.
The Essex County Wheelmen of New
ark will hold their annual excursion on
the evening of August 10. Already 800
tickets have been issued.
Al Ripon, Wis, yesterday the worlds
mile tandem record was cut four-fifths of
a second by Fred ]. Titus of New York
and l.; D. Cabanne of st. Louis. The
new mark is 1853 The men rode their
first half in IS seconds. There was little
win blowing at the time, and 5000 people
encouraged them on. The same pair
came at once to the tape, and carried
p. c. Bald on the first half of a mile for
the State record. The first half was lone
in O:59; the third quarter was paced by
VIII Murphy and the last by Mcdonald.
Bald making it in 2:02, four seconds be-
low record.
John s. Johnson. who is at Toronto
training for the bicycle races next Sun
day and Monday, rode an unpaced mile
yesterday from a flying start in 2:1S 2-5.
The half was done in Los. and had the
track Deen better Johnson would lave
come close to the record.
Chief Consul James S. Holmes, Jr., of
the New Jersey division, Leagueof Ameri-
can W~heelnlen, has called a meeting of
ntn from III n orf nf f6aL C+.A -
his office in Orange to discuss candi-
dates for the coming year. Mr.. Holmes
viii announce that he is not in the race
for the Chief Consulship.. as he as found
that the duties require more attention
and time than he can spare.
The two days meet at Asbury Park
the best meetings ever held there, as
the entries exceed those of all previous
meetings, Clever riders will compel. ard
close and exciting. Will Darmer and
Roenae of this city are an1onr the con-
testants. They have trained hard, and
are confident of returning with prizes.
despite the fact that will travel in. fast
company. George c. Smith. who has
dcs,vor to lower the track record of 1:7
for a half mile made by Zimmerman.
Fred Royce of Paterson, who holds the
worlds record for a quarter OF a mile.
viii be among the competitors. Several
junior events wiz be contested.
Fred Titus believes he can beat
MelntJe'S hour record, and VII probably
make the attempt at Syracuse next
4 feature of the st. George Athletic
Clubs games to be held at Weehawken
next Saturday, will be a enc mile safety
race for noyices.
The postponed race meet Of the Mer-
cruy Wheel Club will take place at the
Flushing Driving Park, at Flushing, J..
l.. on September s.
AS a quarter mile sprint rider Bald APP
pears to be the fastest man en- the cir
cult. This distinction belonged to George
smith last year.
A movement is on foot among the eye
ling enthusiasts of Elizabeth to secure