The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-25
WON ITGLORIOUSLY
CENTURY BICYCLE RECORD rs NOW
ALBERT G. HARDING'S.
Done in Magnificent Style in
4:37:56 3-5, Lowering the Record
Twenty-three Minutes English
Record in Danger-EXceiientP ac-
ing-Corbett Attends Races.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. q ALBERT g.
Harding, class A rider belonging to the
St. Louis Cycline club, is the holder of the
American century record, which owing to
his marvellous efforts today, now stands n,
i:37:56 5, % minutes better than the best
previous record, held 10y Frank Roadway,
Of London, Ontario.
Harding's victory is decisive and tri
amphant. At no time was he in tr uble
His logged persistence was rewarded with
;he success it so well deserved.
L udeterred by the fiasco cf last Saturday
when he was stopped by rain at the for
iieth mile he went at the record today
with renewed determination. After fifty
miles had been covered it WAS evident
The American record would go. and the
excite ment WAS intense among the large
number of bicycle enthusiasts gathered
Mt the fair grounds track. Many of bis
friends insisted upon his going
for the worlds record of 4:19.
held by the Englshmau, Michael,
but his handlers refused to allow 1t
claiming be bad a sure thing on the Amer
lean record apd that il would be useless to
drive him 200 hard. Still very many COM
petant Judges gave it their opinion that
Harding would have had but little trouble
in doing better than 4:l9:O0. The work of
the pacemakers was very good, taken all
around
At all periods OF the run Harding held
well within his schedule, always keeping
at least five minutes ahead. When be had
ridden sixty miles he had lend of ten
minutes, aud it was a: this time the crowd
shouted TO HIM to go fer the worlds
record. But be let mp very considerably
and finished exactly BOG Is inside his
time allowance
The pistol spoke at 1880 a. m, and paced
by @. A. Maxwell and Ramsey, Harding
started upon his long journey. \ medium
pace was set, the first five miles b-ing COW
cred in 1888 4-5 l.. Coburn and Roth, his
PAGERS, made things much livelier ana the
ten miles were made in 27:10 Thirty miles
were rolled off in 1:i9:41 4-5; and after
1862 hard riding. forty miles.
From This time up TO the sixty mile
stone, the pace was very fast, Harding
riding good ten minutes inside his sched-
ule. The pace was now slackened consid-
erablv ana the eightieth mile was finished
nj 3:39:2l % The miles were now aver
aging close to the three minute mark, be-
cause the rider had no reason to try hard,
Ms that gait WAS more than fast enough to
bring him home we'll ahead of the record.
The last mile WAS wheeled III Pol 3 5. and
in 4:31:56 As Harding shot across the line
victor IN glorious contest. and holder of
tbC DiCSSlc iSSOiu ioi ioO hIIlcS, lis ihSb'
est mile was the nineteenth. which WAS
run in 2:502 5, and his lowest the sixty
fourth, which took 3:15 to accomplish
Harding WAS paced in his great ride by
q. A Maxwell, Horace Ramsey. Tom,
Dave and Louis Cohurn, +. W. Roth. j.
A Weaver, f. J ROXY, Gus Leaffel, w.
j. Corfe, o. l.. Rule, Fred Hattersley and
A. 5. Crow.
6. A. Maxwell, who started in the first
race of the day a three-miIe open class A
broke the competition record for that dis
taBce. He made the three miles in 7:05 3-5,
taking nearly ten seconds off JOhnson's
Time