The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-21
BALD BREAKS ANOTHER RECORD.
A1 san Jose He Makes a Mile in 2:0A-
Jones q Phenomenon


san Josa. Cal. April D.-Ezu-art C.
sat- OF the Press Cycling Club. Bu-zlo.
~ ne sensation OF the fay ia cycling
circles He has place1 another record 70
MS cEedit-a remarkable performance il
view OF the fact tina. Ii was mate or a
roa1 wheel, bis racing wheel no. hav-
ing arrived from tte East. ITS perform
Ance yesterday has caused much favor
aoie comment on his fine form and On
me Splendid track
IL was general holiday. with perfec,
weather. and 500 people turned out. All
Gan JoSea1s came with the vain hope snat
tneir Tav0rites-fheIr native EouS-E.d-
wards and Zeigier. would redeem them
selves ara uphold their regulations as
champions. But those WHO pinned their
faith on ZeigleE reckonssi without their
hos. EDWARDS acquitted himself with
credit. II nor with glory.
Taere Is another young man OF this city
however, who fulfilled every expectation.
He Is without doubt the coming cham
pson Of this coast, IL not OF the United
states. His name is Alien Jones. and he
rode third mile from the scratch In 20
seconds fiat. breaking TyIers record Of
Is 10. made al Waltham, Mass. Again
IN the mile handicap. class A, he rode in
time equal TO that made In the first mile
yesterday. in which Bald broke the
worlds record. II Is unaerst God that
Jones VIII be put In class = after the
present meet. Jones won mis- heat and
the final I'm the third OF mile scratch
race with the greatest OF ease.
Then came the event OF the day, the
mile invitation. class Il, paced by a tan
dem ridden by G. L. Davis and J. H. Huh
bard. with Bald. Burke Couker, Osen.
Foster and Terrill starting, neither Ed
wards and Zelgler having qualified in
their heats. AT the crack OF the pistol
Bald got away first and tackled on TO the
rear wheel OF the tandem, urging them
on n every turn, which position he kept
for the first lap. when. pursuing his usual
tactics. he dropped back and allowed
Coulter and Foster to get between him
and the pacenakers. He kept this po
sitfon, Tapped by Osen, unSil the last turn
into the stretch-right. where he broke
away yesterday. and then with spaTS
equal TO any the mighty Zimmerman ever
made. he passed the tandem and came
across the tape a wheels length ahead
OF Coulter. who was Tapped by Foster.
The crowd was kept In fever OF sas-
pense for a few minutes. They knew
the delay In announcing the time meant
The declaration of a new record. and
when the announcer came forward there
was perfect silence. But when he said.
Bald has lowered the worlds record for
one mile, time 2:04.' there came tire
mendous wave of applause which lasted
several minutes.
Coulter and Foster rode under the rec
ord In this race. The former Is riding in
great form and Is q dangerous man to
Bald Those who have expressed the
opinion that Foster has seen bis best days,
as a racing man are very much mistaken.
A gamer or more consistent rider never
strobe a wheel than ne, and very slight
mishap. both yesterday and today, threw
him into third place, when ne might have,
ofh fair ha
least the place. Yesterday Foster was
disconnected by the dropping out OF the
tandem. and today he. was accidentally
crowded of the lower edge OF the track
for a very short distance. which caused
him TO lose second place to Coulter in
the finish. Foster VIII probably prove a
record breaker before the season is over.
In the first heat OF the half mile handi-
cap, class x, w. j. Edwards rode from
the scratch in f:0e %. winning his heat
easily and again in the final ne rode
the half mile in los i-5. lowering the
coast record twice. AS for Zeigler he Is
a fallen Idol. He was actually Kissed, and
that by his own townsanen. Evidently
something Is the matter with him. lie
is NOT riding as he has ridden. nor as II
is believed he can ride. II Is stated on
good authority that Zeigler has had sew
eral lapses from the conscientious train
ing necessary to put him IN champion
ship form.
The various heats in both classes were
well contested. and good time was made,
as will be seen from the time In the DIFF
fereni events Allen Jones. starting from
scratch In the mile handicap, class \.
rode the first third or mile In 10 Sec
onds fat. lowering Tylers record Of
10 a.. made az wahham. In the final Of
the class y. one-haif mile handicap. Will
bur Edwards riding from scratch, re-
duced the coast record from 1.o2 Is to
l:G1 Is.