Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-13
FINE DAY AND RACES
Great Bike Riding at
Asbury Park,
MANY IN ATTENDANCE.
Arthur Zimmerman Rides an Exhbi.
lion Mile in One Minute and
Fifty.seven Seconds.
MANY IN ATTENDANCE.


ASDuliN PARK. July IL.
This was M Ideal day for Dlcyclln and
the sudden change from the depressing
weather Of yesterday was thoroughly en-.
luyod hy the army Of whoelers Who cwh
eevcn-eighths OF this town, The attend
anee during the trial heats at the Athletic
grounds this morning numbered about
1900 There were several "spills' during
the morning one WINS the fall OF u, Mhlte
In the half mite championship, lie was
carried on etrrtchpr to tue husiltnl. hut
was able To mount his wheel ugLln Ia the
afternoon aud Won heat In the one milo
open race,
The event OF the day was the half mile
national championship, open aiikc TO clns.
a aud II men An unusually large icl,l
OF entries Was disposed of through ted.
lous series VI trial heats RAID took the
lead In the start, followed by Murphy.
with zcislcr and Mcdonald trailing. IN
the finish llald set the pace, Mcdonald
alongside and just At the tape the latter
made q phenomenal jump ANA landed ahead
OF Bald over the tape. The audience cheer
cirlnn TO bald.
The iwo,third mile open, class II event
wns a SIX man nnair, bn,d Gnrducr, Muir
ply, Porter Coulter and Jenny qualifying.
Bull was an easy winner, Murphy length
behind and Porter hanging on.
Fifteen men qualified for the tinnl ellRs
II handicap, but those Included none OF the
cracks except Coulter and l., q. JuhnaOn.
IN the professional mite event handicap,
Con Baker and Silylo made their nfat APP
poaranec as professionals" and az they
entered late in the game had TO 60 back to
tho acratch. Silvio gave up in tho SECOND lap,
but Baker made game nght to the finish
and crossed the tape sitting up. Stewart,
who started from the 100 yard mark and had
been saving himself through the race jumped
for the lead at the end anu won BY length,
The best time Of the day was made IN the
one clnHa events tho one mile opon when
Little Tim HuollA won IN 20s. This IL the
track record FOR race.
After the last race on the program had
been decided Arthur Zimmerman came out
and waa greeted with cheer after cheer. He
was paced In his trial by u quad. When he
had traycrsod the fifst third OF the mile the
watches recorded la9 10. tho two thirds
mark was reached In as and he crossed tho
tape which marked the milo In the excellent
time OF / .a1 40. This Ia only four nfths Of q
second slower than the fastest mile tho cham
plon ever made and that was accomplished on
tho Nclodromc Seine, Paris. The ca
ports say that tho track huro IA several see
onds blower and are loud In their praise
OF Hlmmormann'B feat
Tho cycle board and the committee APP
pointed by the l.. a, W. have Endorsed Pros
iesalonaliam under the Jurisdiction OF tho l..
A. w. and viii encourage professional rae
ing. This agreement goes into effect I'M
modiaiey, a member OF the committee said
tonight
I'm by opinion class u will be- abolished
and professionalism Will take It's place,
There viii be- but two classes, amateurs az
In class at present. anu professionals"
summarize
Halt mile novice. class A, II. W. swanboro.
OF Denver. iratj Alvin u. Wise, Harlem. SEQ
99nd; w H. Eekhart, Koyport third. Time,
Two-thrds Of milo. opon. special class A
e, q. bald liufalo. won, Charles Murphy,
nIo9hlyn, second a. w. Porter, Woltham,
one mile handicap, class A-w. A. drown.
Now York 90 yArdl, FIRST, Louis Hunter.
New Jersey 80 YARDS. second, j. NJ. lnld.
win, Patterson go YARDS, third. Time,
quad agalnst time. me ,ailc The quad
team, Callahan, Butler. Mcleod and liaggor-