Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-07-07
PHOENIX WINS.
Brown and Wilson Arrive Here
Together.
The Worlds Record For Seventy
ave Miles on a Bicycle Broken
This Morning.

Yates, 5:5S
A great smashing of the worlds record
! for seveDty-fve miles occurred this
morning. Three riders broke it into
smithereens, and fourth man after
three breakdowns nearly equaled it. In
October, 1892, one r. G. Belts made q
seventy-fve-mile road race in 5:14:47
and that was the time expected today.
But all honor to Phoenix for their fast
men. They came in first, Brown ahead,
Wilson Just in the rear, at about four
minute gait. S. Brown is champion of
Arizona for seventy-five miles and it may
be for the world.
The start was made it the shot of a
pistol. all the riders being in line. They
Brown led with Yates ahead, johnson,
second Slater of Mesa, third, Graves
fourth fifth and Wilson sixth.
They were mounted az follows:
Yates on Victor Flyer, johnson
and Sslter the same, Wilson Oh a Lu-
Mi-Num wheel, and Brown on Stearns
racer. 1t Is only fair to the Tucsonites
to say that the Phoenicians were mount
ed on the fastest wheels, being geared
up to seventy inches. Graves, who rode
thlrty-two pound LuMi-Num geared
to 63 inches, said the high geared wheels
ran easier than his own. He was
badly handicapped. Misfortunes came
thick and fast for the Tucsonites. John
son had the lead, and held it until be
got off the road. At the junction Of the
Arivaca road half way out be had left
the field out OF sight in the rear, and
was In very good way for winning,
when he took toe wrong road. Six miles
up the wrong road he went and found
leading the wrong way. Then he had
another six miles back to the proper
road. There was no flag in SIGHT at the
fork OF the road. 1t seems 1t had been
put up but not securely and had fallen.
By the time Johnson got back to the
road Brown and Salter and Wilson had
passed, and he was hopelessly behind.
His extra twelve miles was too much.
Graves too, came in for bad luck. He
started out fourth, and soon stole swiftly
by Salter, Then six miles out one pedal
began to wobble, and he had to dis
mount and repair it. With this Salter
shot by, and soon so did Brown and Will
son. He had further misfortunes from
his chain coming off twice.
The Phoenix racers evidently planned
to go moderately at first, and finish
strong. They were the first to pass
where johnson got off the road, and
came in at fair pace. Their total re-
cord was something astonishing, and
money that had been wagered on five
hours and five hours and half was
gsily taken.
Salter is q very powerful rider and he
finished the last two miles at gait that
was equsled for the day on that stretch.
The fastest time at the actual finish,
however was probably made by John
son.
Willard Wright was the fsvorite for the
Tucsonites, and would have made a
close race, but he withdrew, owing to
one leg having been injured by over
training. He once made practice trip
in FIVE hours and thirteen minutes, and
was capable of better time. Graves and
johnson have made the trip in five
hours.
The end is not yet, so the Tucson
riders promise, and they say they will
show Phoenix their coattails next year.
The time made by the winners is an
average of a fraction under three
minutes, thirty eight seconds to the
mile; and the average per hour is 1851
miles.