The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-16
FAST YORK ON THE BIKE.
Time Between Washington and h''''"''''
Again Lowered.

WASHINGTON. July ii.-John ). fis'e'
yesterday shaved eleven minutes anu a
quarter of the road record between -
and Baltimore The ride was N'ls
creditable performance, says the -,
and the finish az the corner or SeNen''
street and the Boundary was Wl'u's'S~
hv a crowd Of cyclists ana ci'l@ehS' VIZ
had gathered to see the rider CONT ~.
Eister started from Baltimore az eAactly
,o.9e tho Time being taken by II. H. west
COR Of this city; william y. Ferguson
~ baltimore. and Joseph Miller the Keep
or Of the first tollgate on the fred.riVN
nike where the start was made lhs
cato IS lust on the Baltimore CITY hnii'S'
and the distance from there To the cor
ner OF Seventh and Boundary Is sd''
IN he lust forty-three miles. AFTER the
starting was made Westcott came over 10
Washington by train, and met tlster as
the latter finished. ..,,
IL had been expected that flster Nou'.
leave Baltimore at noon, and the crow"
beoan ~ assemble at the finish by three
o,cfocls There was considerable interest
In the event. the record being held py
Tohn G Wood. also Of Washington, VINO
had ridden the distance In three hours
twentv-nine minutes. Fister has been
member OF several Of the bicycle ana
athletic clubs Of this city, but he was
making the ride unattached In the inter-
Il OF the Spalding Wheel Company. or
which he is the agent.
AS the time drew around for the rider
| 10 put i'm his appearance the crowd IT.
creased and there were innumerable false
alarms OF Here he comos!' every une a
wheelman appeared anywhere up the
Seventh street road Finally. little aiter
an he did appear over the crest OF the
| Ions. hill above the Howard University
and the crowd promptly overlooked the
middle of the street and blocked up the
/ passage way.
lie came down the steep hill like blue
! streak. and. lodging the mass or electric
cars. wagons and vehicles Of all sorts that
filled the street. shot straight at the cen-
tire Of the crowd that parted moro
/ promptly than ever the Red Sea ana ior
Moses Fisfer was going so fast that
| he could scarcely check himself, anu
dashed on over the end Of the cable car
tracks, where his wheel caught IN the
switch and threw him heavily lie ap-
parently did not mind that particularly,
and accompanied by several friends. got
up and trudged over 10 the adjoinips
| corner. where an upstairs room had been
| prepared for his reception. There ne
| was rubbed down and dressed IN citizen :
clothes. and after short rest, appeared
/ but little worse for his ride, except a
badly skinned arm ard temple, where ne
had been thrown at the finish. lie naive
~ remarked 70 his friends that he mlsht
have come in sooner. but he knew be had
some time to spare. so ne stopped once
TO eat and once 10 cuss Niger the
latter having got in his road.
Fister has done considerable long-dis-
| lance riding, and established the 81 IL
mile 24-hour record on the Conduit road.
| he has done some little track work, pnt
his forte seems 70 be az Ions distances.
/ The lowering Of the Baltimore record VIII
probably prompt some other Washington
wheelmen 10 have a try at IL, but none
have 50 far announced their intention.
Tho conditions Of the ride were quite
! favorable, the recent rains having put
the roads ir fair condition, and the
weather being good for the season. The
road, as a whole, however IS not good
from a cyclists standpoint being hotn
rough and hilly in places and, this con-
sidered, listers time is exceedingly good.