The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-18

elected at the bicycle races in Griswoid
park yesterday. Owing to the strong.
thirty. mile breeze which met the racers
coming down the home stretch, the sue
cess,ive and unlocked for lowering of rec
ords drew from the spectators, among
whom were many ladies, applause that
brooked no bounds.
Seven races were run, besides which
Merit Burt made an exhibition mile ride
on n flying start with pace makers, aud
Ross Miller made a ten mile run for cham
pionship west of the Mississippi river
james Oliver, +. W. Oliver and l. +.
West kept tire with James Joyce, Jr., of
Boston as starter. Thomas Shaw was ref
cree and the judges were Eugene Kelly of
kiowa, Z. D. Russell of Hutchinson and
A. NJ Carr. The races were under the
saaction Of the League of American wheel
men.
Perhaps the prettiest race of the day
was the half mile handicap where Burt
was atthe scratch, Fehleison 55 yards in
advance, Milllsou 10 Bartlett So, Williams
aud Duckworth % and Higginson 100.
Fehleison and Millison bent to their
work. In the first eighth they
pressed their competitors hard in the
second passed them by and in the last
came Chasing down the stretch with Milf
son In the lead till within ten yards of the
Ups, IeuiiSOu ny d uOuDle squirt snOt
ahead and won by half the width of his
front wheel. Time 1:04. Following them
came Burt and Williams. Burt had gain
ed steadily but the handicaps were too
long for the time. He made the entire
mile in 1:0519. His last weeks record was
Ill; that OF the world is Loo 2-5.
After an exhibition in trick riding by
Bert Millison on a high wheel, which re-
ceived appreciative applause, a mile race
OF the 2:40 class took place. There were
three entries, Fehleison, Miller and Burt
This was the only event which did not sat
lsiy the lookers-on and was the only race
IN which the racers did not race with
might and main. Fehleison led from the
start to finish, Miller fell behind and Burt
when he made lazy squirt. The time
1888 %.
BurL's time in the next race a mile han
dicap was 2:25 as against 2:29 of last week
and 2:l415 the worlds record III. d. Hig-
ginson made good race here. He had 1876
yards start and crossed the tape from that
point in PIP 20. The other racers were
Williams aud Buckworth of Topeka with
a start over Burt OF le5 yards, Mussleman
$50 and Bartlett 165. Bartlett's wheel was
puuctured.
In the half-mile event of the LEO class
II. ID. Higginson rubbed Harry Fehleison
hard and the two showed excellent riding
IOE uEsL year illeu. LIE iatIer won Dy
shave in LIZ. c. q. Higginsou aud
Williams followed.
L. NJ. Duncan, VIII Stice, George Ross
and +. NJ. jacques entered a free-for-ail
half-mile race which was full of fun. Ross
won. with Slice second, while Duncan lost
his pedals and broke on the home stretch.
Time, 1:39.
The haIf-mile boys race, under IS years
of age, was won by Harry Ball in 1:3S |
Otis Cone was second, with Dayje Speed, |
(l3 years old) close behind. VIII Bidder |
back and Herbert Stems also entered.
In the two-mlle handicap NJ. III. Burt |
passed Charlie Higginson. Bartlett and |
Duckworth, who had $50 and 200 yards the |
start OF him respectively. In the last half /
he glided past them easily and cut the |
stroug wind on the home stretch with |
fury, crossing the line at 5:04 3D., thus re- |
ducing his former record II 10 seconds. |
The worlds record is 4:3l %:
The great event of the day was Ross Mil |
ler's ten-mile heat against record of $500 |
This was for the championship ten-mile |
west OF the Mississippi. Miller is Is years |
old and slender. He bad said that he would |
make it under thirty minutes, but his best |
friends thought that on account of |
the wind he would not make under 81 |
He disappointed them however, and skim |
med the track like IA swallow, made the |
long distance at steady gait and crossed |
minutes huN SeCOuuS,
the championship of the Yves: and |
the time minutes. 42ja seconds. |
The worlds record Is 1852. Inc crowd |
fairly roared out their applause and the |
band played its livelest tune. The last /
half OF the ten miles WAS made in 1:lSl3. /,
The last event was Burt'S mile |
with pace makers, flying start.
The wind again interferyed, but the |
record was placed at 2:031s. The machine |
jumped along al a rate faster than mans |
foot had ever before produced in Kansas,
and swept down the last eighth like |
W hirlwind.
The last matinee of The season will be /
given next Thursday, after which Burt, |
Miller aud Fehleisou will leave for the |
east. AT that time Burt will endeavor to /
break the worlds l00-yard record which |
at present is ga seconds, also the eight
mile record now 12Il5 seconds. Harry |
Eehleison will have his baud cut again and |
they will play while the races are in pro-
sress, with the same good effect as yester-
Jay. a movement is now On foot to secure
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