The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-22
THREE NEW WORLDS RECORDS.
Jobs =. Johsson Makes Two nna the Cal.
Iahan Rrothers the Other ne WsIthan,.

wALTHAN, Sept. 2l.-Two new worlds rec
ords for John s. Johnson OF Syracuse, and one
for the Callahan brothers, marked the FIRST day
of the record-breaking meet, which will be held
on the waltham cycle track every pleasant day
for the rest Of this month. johnson has been in
training here for q week and was in the pink Of
condition. There was not n breath of air
stirring. The cement track had been swept
clear of every bit Of dust, and the weather con-
ditions were perfect.
First, johnson came out for the half-mile rec
ord, flying start, with pacemakers, made by Bliss
Of Chicago on the Springfield track. Bliss's time
was "a 3-5 seconds. johnson did II easily in "a
seconds. In doing this an entirely new idea In
pacemaking, conceived by Tom Eek. was used.
In previous trials the racers had been slightly
delayed by the ~pacemakers being either too
slow OF awkward on the change of tandems.
To avoid this. Eek started the two tandems to-
gether ahead Of johnson. Mayo and Saunders
were on the foremost tandem and cut the wind
for l.. A. and Charles Callahan, who followed
on the second tandem. When the first team was
exhausted the Galatians, comparatively fresh,
kept right on. and the delay OF a change was
avoided.
The quarter was made in 20 As seconds. slow
er than record time, but on the homestretch
johnson spurtcd ahead OF his pacemakers and
lowered the worlds record for the half by three
ffths of a second. The Callahan brothers were
doing Some record riding; too; and Lowered the
wi w . AAANANA ~ - Wv A"AA AhAS w
81 1-5 seconds.
johnson was sent 10 his training quarters, and
In fifteen minutes returned to try FOR the two
thlrds-of-a-mil record with the same system
Of pacemaking. This record, too, was made at
Springfield, Sept. l. by Bliss In 1 IA 3-5. John
son rode even better than In the first attempt.
He reached the. quarter In 20 3-5 seconds, the
one-third in 30 30 seconds, and the half in
record he had just established. but as the timers
had not all caught the distance 1t will not be
claimed.
In the final sprint for the tape johnson gave
an exhibition of speed that never has been
equallcd on this or any other track. He lit
orally ran away from the speedy tandem team
and cut the wire nearly three seconds below the
previous worlds record, doing the two-thirds OF
o mile in l:ll As. His trainer refused to let
him try for the One-mile record. but he will go
for that and all the intermediate distances on
SATURDAY.. He will remain on the waltham
track until every record up to the hour Is
broken, or until he Is convinced that he cannot
attain them.
The names signed to the claim for to-day's
records to go to the l.. A. W. Racing Board are:
j. II. Kerrison of Boston, referee; H.. b. Weston
and George sullivan OF Boston and w. F. Rowe
Of Waltham, judges: William Uerrick Of Chi
cago, J. +. Saville, and ]. L. Fraudenier OF Bos-
ton. timers.
Next week Tyler Of Springfield will be here to
try to beat Johnson's records. These records of
to-day are particularly significant to racing men.
rs IL had been widely argued that the short-dis-
lance records could not be held on q track with
as many turns as there are on u three-lap course.