St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-23
IN CYCLING CIRCLES.

MilWaukee's Glass b cyclists will In
come professionals.
The New York World saws: While
several American racing men expecr
TO visit Europe this season TO com
pete IN the big professional races. the
only rider who has made any definite
plans is John S. Johnson. The latter
accompanied by his trainer, Thomas
Eek, and Messrs. P. O'Connor and 10
A ~, Mo Naa will leave this country
ABOUT March l. They will visit all the
leading cities In Europe. johnson
plans to go direct to Baden Baden
where he will begin his training. Tha
initial race of the American contin-
gent viii take place in Italy. early in
May. 1t is Johnson's ambition to lower
the worlds record for the mile on an
Engilsh track, and timed by English
timers, feat which he is confiden-
he can accomplish. A special racing
wheel will be built for Johnson. and
qu1ntuplet for his pacemakers.
The Following road records have been
allowed by the Century Road Club OF
America:
O; B. Hackenberger-25 miles, 1:4:47, Sept.
S. 7: Durant-25 miles. :26; 100 miles, 7:s2
Oct. 10, Utah record.
F. M. Byrne-1O miles, 24:27. Oct. 10, Cali
A. B. McDonel-25 miles. Buffalo-Corfu
course, 81 80 October 1s, American record
A. b. McDonel-100 miles. Erie-BuffaIo
course, 4:4O:09, Oct. 2S American record.
A. B. Observation-Disclosures 2:57.27
Oct o. course record.
George Hamlin-5 miles, I'LL %, Nov. II,
American and California records
Il. p. O'Connor-14,17S miles, 1895, Illinois
record.
T. w. Rae-1243 1856 miles and IS centuries
1875, South Dakota records.
w. A. Rubey-10,21I miles. Kentucky rec
ord; 81 centuries. American record 1895.
L: t. Brodstone-s,451 miles and A CEN
turtles, 1895. Nebraska record
J. A. Pallister-9, 800 miles and AZ oenturiec
1895, Iowa records, go go
S. NJ. Warns-s659 miles, 1885, MARYLAND
The time limit for century riding has baen
reduced from 16 to II hours
II. II. McCrea broke the mile worlds
record yesterday at zCoronda Beach.
Cal, standing start, paced by two
quads. Time, 1925. McCrea tied otto
Zeigler's record yesterday in a stand
ing start mile. Time, 1:50 2-5. He rode
the third quarter in 81 seconds.
Tom Cooper will be member of the
Monarch team this season. having
signed his contract last week. Cooper
finished second in the individual cham
pionship competition of 1895.
There VIII besone read, race less this
year than heretofore, as T. N.-Lin-
scott, the promoter of the road pace
l..
6. M. Murphy will remain in France
until April Is; and on his return viii
go at once TO the Pacific coast for his
trial against the mile record, paced by
locomotive
+ George Banker announces that he
will go direct to Paris, and during the
spring and summer compete against all
the fast professional riders. He is in
splendid condition.
Zimmerman says the Australian CHI
mate did him up, although he did well
financially. He won nineteen races,
but was also beaten several times
In the cyclists crusade the New York
Herald is one of the recent converts.
This powerful paper has taken up the
contest against the passage of that
creature of aldermanic bias and igno-
rance which provides that all wheel
Haen4in the eeity. of New. ork shall be
required to use brake. $3.50