The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-13
THE RECORDS
WILLIE wINDLE HAS RIDDEN
MILE PACED N 1s47 I-2-
and Other Fast Ones Now
1T Fountain Park, Louisville, Ready
for Big Trials Against Time.


glance over the field OF yelling to-day will
convince the most skeptical that the season
OF cycling is not half over yet, or. at the
best, two-shirds. There is stil the record
breaking. there is stfll the Western portion
OF the National Circuit. The news is not all
located An one place. but every part OF the
country win come in for a share within
the next month OF so. In Hartford, Conn.,,
Willie windle is prepared to knock the
props from under Old Father Time. who
has been knocked over so many times
within the time OF cycling that he viii not
mind a little thing like that. Windle Is
travelling great guns in his practice work,
and has already been credited with some
very fast times. some extraordinary times
IN practice work. Windle rode a practice
mile behind his machine. carrying five pace
makers. and known as a quin, in Ia 30,
which Is tying the record % John s. john
son. which stands to-day as the record OF
the world. although DEnberger has ridden
In LIS. the record not being allowed. be-
cause not sanctioned by the L.. A w.
Windle has ridden a paced mile several
times In better than 1:5o, and his friends
say he viii go in better than LAO when he
does get down TO work Johnson went in
1854 on a straight course. Windle was
SlPR05cQ 10 nave retired AEOm- Ine pain.
He decided to 90 into the manufacturing
business and to make a wheel OF his own,
and wanted the records on that wheel.
Windle was the little king Of record-break-
ers when he retired. He is stronger now,
and has been at work all summer on his
own track at Milbury prepaE1as for this
work. When the man trains for racing or
Tor record breaking he trains and does
nothing else
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and preparing for record work He is after
the unpaced mile and has a nice pile of
gold IN sight IL he gains the coveted prize.
sanger is confident the unpaced mile will
go TO the two-minute mark. and Will, of
course, attempt to place it there. He will
attempt to ride an eight eight gear, and
a nigh gear. Sanger is now stronger than
he was at any time this season.
60 for the records TyIer IS Windle's ola
partner, and the two used to clean up the
record slate regularly. Harry viii spend
the winter at his home in the Catskills- He
Is a man that rests all winter and rides
all summer and has a good trade TO fall
back on, that Of pattern making, when his
season In the racing field is at an end.
FOUNTAIN PARK CROWD.
AT Fountain Ferry Park, Louisville, John
s. Johnson has just taken his stand, and
with the great field Of Class b and Class
A riders now there will make battle on ali
the existing records from the quarter to
the hundred miles, and even for the twen-
ty-four hours. That is 10 say that some
OF the men now there will do so. Eek will
have charge Of the men now there. and Eek
Is a past master at the art Of record
breaking. He will be assisted by Captain
Edward McNeal, manager Of the forces.
The men have been training regularly and
are coming into shape in good
ana Coulter for the b records al
the short distances and also cambridge,
De Cardy. Anderson and other men who
Will go for paced and unpaced records up
10 and including the hundred miles. John
son and his crew will go for all profess
sional records and there will be a royal
battle for the fastest mile Of any class.
as johnson is determined 10 have this and
so are Gardiner. Ziegler and Coulter. The
latter has already broken the unpaced third
mile, having ridden the distance in the
wonderful time OF :36 15 seconds. He can
do better than this. For these men there is
in unpaced work and the fastest will carry
away nearly a thousand dollars worth of
pure gold. Barnett will go for an hour
miles in that time. II. p. Searle. the Chi
cago-New York record breaker, Is expected
10 visit this track in the quest OF the
Sanction for mixed pacing has been Sc
cured for these trials.
The men in the party number thirty and,
as can be supposed by all who know the
bent or the average wheelman when in
training and full of animal spirits. there Is
q lot OF fun in the camp all the time. Twice
each day the men work out on The track and
the. rest OF the time is spent fl thinking up
some new deyiltry to worry patient Tony
Landenwich. Now IL is a tree that is set on
fire, kerosene viii be stolen and some one
OF the men viii travel to the tree on the
quiet, mount 10 the topmost branches, pour
the oil down the tree and set fire TO the
bottom. Then there is a cry Of fire and the
men cannot be discovered or the fire put
out; me dining room; where AL Of the
come by swarms TO the park, for the men
are very unconventional when "a their
meals and the darky walters have TO stand
around. In the evening all gather for a
good sing at the piano and then comes a
stag dance. A quiet game OF cards win go
on somewhere for the early part OF the
evening and all are in bed at 10 o'clock
sharp
A. the Springfield track Titus and Ca
banne are located at present preparing TO
so either South or to the Pacific coast for
the records at.the hour and for shorter dis
tances. Two triplets are used by them and
men are being secured TO man them. Titus
Is determined in his efforts 10 fit himself TO
do thirty miles in the hour. Cabanne is
sure that he can follow the speed that can
be put up by any team, and will try for
the shorter distance records. At Waltham
II Is presumed that Harry Maddox Is To-
Gated IN an attempt 10 get that hour record
himself. for Maddox would also like to go
hies.
THE WESTERN CIRCUIT.
Fifteen strong riders are following the
National Circuit westward, aud are, for
the most part. the leaders during the past
season. There are Bald, Cooper, Murphy,
Kiser, Walls. Terrill. Bliss and others.
Special cars are carrying the party, and
the Western people have turned out to
give them welcome. Bald, Cooper and Muir
ply are fighting for the top Of the percent
age table, and are being pushed by Kiser,
the little yellow fellow. who is coming un-
der Dad Gleezen's care. From Council
Bluffs the tickets OF the party carry them
20 Lincoln, Denver, Pueblo, salt Lake City.
san Francisco, san Jose. santa Rosa. Los
Angeles, santa Ana, Riverside and return
TO san jose, where Cooper viii have a
shy at tina unpaced mile, and where others
viii train for paced work In Dece mber and
lay low for the coming spring. wintering
IN California This party is doing much
10 boom the sport in the West, and new
meets arc being applied for right along
IN al OF the country that they will visit.
The early spring circuit in California viii
catch these and other men who will follow
them to the coast for the winter.
In the percentage table Bald has been
beaten by five men within the past week
and has beaten many times tina many.
His percentage IS so large that the few
defeats have offset the Wins and his mark
is the same. Murphy has advanced a
poinx or t~o ana IN the absence Of some
OF the men ahead OF him at this time Will
step higher another week Cooper is adj