The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-26

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Wilkesbarre. Pa, June 25.-The first
days event of the bicycle races held
by the West End wheelmen were of
| a high order. The attendance was
nearly 1000. The feature of the meet
was the finish of Bald of the Column
bia team, in the mile open, when he
jumped to the front and won by a
foot in the last ten yards. the time
Of 2:O7 being the worlds compeTksEe
record on horse track, and tho Pet4r-
sylvania state record. Sanger ap-
peared as professional and estab-
. lshed a record for a half mile I'M
paced for that class. His time was:
IS 10, one second below the previous
record.
Half mile open, class B-Cabanne
won, Tenney second, F. c.. Johnson
third. Time-1:001s (the record in a
competitive race on a horse track
Two mile handicap, class A-W c.
Douglass won. Time-4:45 -
One mile open, class B: Final heat
E. c. Bald won, Cabanne seco6d.
Johnson third. Time-2:O7.
Half mile open. class A-C W.
II.
One mile handicap, class B-F. H.
Allen, 50 yards, won; Tenney, As, Sec
ono: J. Coburn, 90 yards, third. Time
-2:O7.
W. f. Sims of the Columbia team,
showed the splendid speed qualities
on the new cement track at Manhat-
tan Beach, on the 10Th inst, when he
secured six worlds records in compe-
tltlon- The event was the ten-niIe
scratch race, and he led for the first
SIX miles, and again led in the eighth
and ninth. The two last mentioned I
ana those from the third to the sixth
mile, inclusive, were within record
time, and were as follows: Three miles.
! 90 20; four miles, S:37; five miles.
lO:f4 80; six miles, 1888 Is; eight
miles, 1717 3-5; nine miles, 1881 2-5.
The best previous performances for
these distances in competition were:
I;uI 20; 9;26 7-S; 11:4515; 14:1S24 17:21&4;
and -4:56A respectively, and were
made by Fritz Lacy at Los Angeles.
Call on May 18th of this year.
! E. c. Bald. of the Columbia team.
! again lowered the New York State
/ record IN competition for the mile at
the new track at Manhattan s3each
on June 18th. The new figurkA Ne
2:O4 2-5. The last half was ribs in
1:O1 fiat. az
Parental fondness is ant To ~, IN
foolish extremes in the carrying of in
tants on bicycles. So long as the con-
trlvance IL which the child is seated
IS securely fastened, and the parent is
careful. the liability 70 accident may
De reduced 10 certain extent, but
the folly and danger of the whole
: ic
{ possessing sound Judgment. In the
first place, the bicycle is not made
Tor the purpose Of carrying child ir
seat attached 10 the handle bars,
seat post or upper part of the frame,
or IN any other manner. 1t is impOs-
sible to keep under control a bicycle
| thus equipped, and to jeOpardize the
| lives of tender infants by placing
them on an Overweighted overbal-
anced bicycle, incapable of being1con-A
trolled at critical moments by ~
rider, is little short of criminal ign, a
ance.
The local racers are working faith
fully TO get in first class shape for the
great meet on July 1.
The boys who took tumbles at CAL
ders' on Monday were around again
yesterday, but feeling pretty sore.
The Track Association wants the
public to understand in advance that
the general admission on the 4th will
be 90 cents, with an extra charge of
% cents for the grand stand, and 80
cents for the center section. These
charges are all right, and there will
be no kick" this time. =
There will be the usual large num-
har- r Haf
the 4th.
Jensen is in good shape for his road
race with Fenton on the 4th. 8
Los Angeles. Cal. June e5.-Three
thousand people witnessed the bicycle
races at the Kreisturnfest today.
The first wheelman's event was the
one mile novice. NJ. NJ. Cook won, E.
A. Williams second, W. H. Gray third.
Time-2:15. w. L. Delay was dis
qualified for looking back Just as he
crossed the tape. He was first and
made the remarkable time of 211A,
breaking the worlds vice record.
One mile class A was also d record
breaking affair. D. Z. Whitman won,
G. B. Cox second, H. Squires third.
Time-2:09 As.
One fourth mile, class &c. S. Wells
won, w. A Burke second, c. Castle
man third. Time-:32 2-5
One mile. class Be. S. Wells won.
II. K. McCrea second, w. A. Burke
third. Time-2:05 40
Two mile handicap. class A-D. E.
Whitman. so. Won; W. A. Taylor so.
second; G. B. Cox. 100. third. Time
Ass Is.
Five mile handicap, class B-W. Hat
ten. $50, won Thomas McAleer. 15e.
second; G. A. Nissen, 80. third. Time
-12:03 is.
An elopement has taken place on hi
cycles and enthusiastic wheeImen de-
clare that pretty soon the bicycle will
be used in funeral professions. This
seems like carrying the bicycle craze
a bit too far We cannot imagine anv,
solemnity in a bicycle funeraL-Mur- )
ray American
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