The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-04

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-BicycHst John
S. Johnson. who arrived on the Paris
Saturday. does not believe the crack
foreign riders as dangerous as thew
have been painted. He admits that thew
are long way from the novice stage
but he predicts that if the pick of the
French and English riders should come
over and meet our stars they would
nave the utmost respect for the Ameri-
cans.
These men are fast riders johnson
said last night. but they are not
speedy enough to beat our best men in
contests on this side of the water They
are up 10 AL the tricks of the trade
and can make it very uncomfortable
for a stranger if they try. and they
generally try. hope some Of them viii
come over this season, but l doubt if
arrangements could be made to get
them here for there is plenty of money
In racing where they are
Tom Eek will continue to manage
Johnson and according to the Minneap-
Oils rider Eek remained abroad to Sc
cure the American rights for an elec=
trio tandem. to be used as a pace
maker. Johnson says he saw the ma
chine in operation and that ne is not
enthusiastic over it. He is ON his way
to Chicago and will in all probability
start for st. Louis early this week. The
Australian, Parsons. who came over
with Johnson. is a likely looking fellow
He looks every inch an athlete Of mis-
victory over Zimmerman he has little
to say.
1t amused him TO hear the Americans
attributed the great Jerseyman's de-
feat to poor condition.
Perhaps ne was not az his best
said the Australian. but 1 could not be
expected to train him. it was a tidy job
to train myself. Zimmerman made lots
of friends in the colonies. and they
would give him hearty welcome if he
should take another trip there"
Parsons is said TO be well provided
with funds and his visit here is quite
as much for pleasure as business.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Aug. S.-To-
night a large and enthusiastic attend
ance greeted the noted cracks Of the
national circuit who opened a three
night racing meeting at the Coliseum.
The events comprised riding by pro-
fessional amateur and novices. and
some of the finishes were close and
thrillinsly exciting. The night was
hot and oppres- we Summaries:
Final heat, ole mile open profess
sional: Jay Eaton won by scant
lGuS H. OOH IdhGI SGtOllQs Clarence
Woodward third; Mark Raines fourth.
Time-210 Owen Kimble Bob
Waltham, Ben Showers and Charles S.
Wells also rode
Arthur Gardner rode against the
worlds half-mile indoor record of
100 2-5 held by Jay Eaton, Gardeners
time was TOO As.
Final heat. one mile, open amateur
Archie Clark won: Frank Woodward
SapOnd- I O1riS Smith third
LONDON, Aug. Sat the Woodgren
cycle meet today the Englishman j.
Platts-Betts, with a standing start,
did a mile on his bicycle in one min
ute and forty-eight seconds. thus
beating the record by two and one
fifth seconds.
J. S. Johnson did a mile with a
standing start paced in 80 Is seconds
at Louisville one November Z, 1885 The
record made by Platts-Betts. which
was of course paced, was LIS seconds
better than the record.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Aug. s.
At the bicycle meet here this after
noon W. c. Sanger, of Milwaukee,
won the two-thirds mile open profess
siona1; Percy Patterson of Detroit sec
Ond; J. J. Blouin, Of Detroit, third.
Time-1:2 1-5.
Eddie Bald paced by tandem. lower
ed the state half mile record to SO rs.
At the races tonight Bald took four
seconds off the state mile record.
putting the mark at 1:53 George
Beelby lowered the state five mile re-
cord to 11:04. taking off "a seconds.
The one mile professional handicap
resulted:
w. C. Sanger. Milwaukee, (scra6ch)
won: W. F. Sanger, Milwaukee go
YARDS second; ]. C. Tinkham, Grand
Rapids go YARDS third. Time-215.