The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-18
AWORLD'S CYCLERECORD
LOUIS GIMM MAKES NEW TEN-NILE
MARK FOR FIyE-LAP TRACK.
Crooked work in Handicap Race
Last Night-Charges and Counter
Charges Made.

to much and a great deal was not expected
of it on account of the track. track
that has been cut up by horses feet is
always at least ten seconds slower for
bicycles than one that is rolled smooth
and kept that way Then the fair grounds
track was several seconds slow for horses
on account OF the rain in the early part of
the week. This defeated the effort of win
DeCardy to make a mile in two minutes.
He made it in PIP. He was paced by a
"quint. 1t was quite disappointment to
the ten thousand people who were there
to find that the sex could not be used.
Shortly before the time for the riders to
appear the track the rear tire of the
sex" was punctured. A new tire was put
on but it was found that there was not
pump on the grounds with sufficient power
to fill it. With six men resting their
weight on two tires the air pressure within
must be about $50 pounds to the square
inch, and it takes a pump made especially
for the purpose to fill it. BY the time the
pump was secured from the city it was too
late to get the sex out. 1t was one of
| those unavoidable accidents that could not
be helped, but those who go to the fair
to-day will have an opportunity to see the
sex" on the track. Just what will be done
| is not known now, but DeCardy will prob
| ably go another exhibition mile paced by
the sex" 1t is also likely that Louis
! Gimm, who holds the American record for
twenty-four hours, will appear in q five
mile race against time, paced by the sex"
and ''quint" alternating.
| Last night at the Capital City track
there were some exhibitions of fine riding
and some that cannot be classed as such.
There was fair and honest riding and there
was some that was not fair and honest.
Inc Morgan q Wright team again did some
good work. VIII DeCardy started to go
against time for mile, paced by Charles
Miller and Fred Rau, on a tandem, but
| the tandem tire blew up after two-fifths
and the effort had to be abandoned on
account of the already long programme
DeCardys time by fifths was "a 2-5 and
IA 10; which was. a pace that would have
brought him inside the two-minute mark.
lie Is capable of making mile on a third
OF mile track in about 100, but two min
uteS would be fine work for fifth track
and dirt at that. Louis Gimm then took
the track and made a new world record
fof ten es on f5h track He made
record for ten miles on third of a mile
track is held by Stocks in 2o1o 1-5. This
was a fine exhibition of a class of riding
that has never been seen here. In the
start Gimm was paced by the ''quint,"
which carried him for three miles, fifteen
| times around the track. He then
picked a up by quad and paced for two
| blew up. and the men called for another
PAGER. The men on the .'quint'' mounted
in hurry and caught Gimm without al
! lowing him to lose second. This pace
| was kept up for a mile, when the quad
riders mounted a triplet and took the pace
! again, holding it for two miles after which
! the 'quint" took it again for nine laps,
! letting Gimm make the last lap without
| what pacemakers can do in picking up
| the pace in the middle of a race when they
| class piece of work the part of Gimm
| After this Tom David, of this city made
a new city record for half mile. IIe was
1:01 As, being at gait that would have
brought him around in less than 2:05. He
! did good work and received an ovation at
| the end of it.
The first RAGE of the regular programme
vas onen ~ %. noviTe, It was won by T.
lar interest in the race. except that it took
one more man out of the novice class.
! by Becker in 2:17 1t was not very inter
esting, but the time good for a com
the first heat He was satisfied to get a
place, which qualified him for the final.
The Indianapolis championship was won
by BECKER in very close finish This
| gives Becker, Craig and Parrish two each
of these championship races. The final
interesting from the fact that these three
men will be the only competitors.
VERY UGLY RACING.
| 1t was in the two-mle handicap that
trouble arose which marred the evening
1
being disqualified for accepting pace after
| winning the race. He was on the limit
with Masquelette. Hoffman had $50 yards
and Steinmetz had twenty yards. These
| two men did not make an effort to win the
| race, but Jagged back until the limit men
| caught them and then began making pace
| for the limit men. They were called out
of the race but did not drop out al first.
| After four laps Hoffman dropped out for
q n M ttlt.
| for the limit men, Steinmetz dropping out.
The rules require that a man be disqual-
| flied for either making or accepting an
| unauthorized pacemaker. Deputy finished
| first Masquelette second and David and
Becker tied for third place After consd-
cradle wranglng referee Clemens decided
| to disqualify Deputy. but left MaSqGelette,
| who had also accepted the pace, the win
ner of the race. This brought down much
| criticism.
AS a result of this affair charges We're
filed against Parrish by j. S. Barber.
| claiming that he is "a professional, having
| accepted expense money from Hay & VIII
Its. 1t was also charged that Tom Hay
obeyed telling him not to start in the next
race. This was construed as meaning that
| Hay controlled Parrish and paid him for
| his work. Tom Hay, of Hay q Willis, de-
MES that his firm has ever paid Parrish a
cent for expense or any other purpose. He
says further that neither Parrish, Craig
nor David will be in another race on the
racing of last night. He also charges that
| Jan Clemens, who acted referee, was
| interested in the outcome of the race over
| which the trouble arose. 1t IS further
| claimed by Hay. and backed up by the l..
! A w. racing rules that Clemens could not
| properly act as referee, and that he did
| it in plain violation of the rules. Both
| Herbert Foltz the official referee for this
State and Mr.. Hunter. the official handi-
| caDper. both of whom are eX officio refer
! ees at all meetings in this State, were
| present last night and one of them should
have acted as referee. Mr.. Hunter declared
| it as his opinion that Masquelette should
| have been disqualified in the handle ap race,
! but would say nothing ublcly in the mat
ter. The summaries:
| son first Harry Deputy second, Myron
Spades third. Time, 2:3S.
/ Second Race-One mile. open. First hea t:
| Parrish first. David second, Becker third.
! Time 2:1614. Second heat: Wolfe first. Pax
ton second, Duncan third. Time, 2:36 4-5.
| Final Becker first, Wolfe second, Parrish
| third Time. 2:17.
Third Race-Indianapohs championship.
Becker first, Craig second. Parrish third.
| Time. 2:29 %.
Fourth Race-Three-fifths of mile lap
| First heat: Parrish first, Craig second.
Time. 1:26. Second heat: Duncan first
Wolfe second Steinmetz third. Time %
Final heat: Wolfe first, Steinmetz second.
Time 80 20
| Fifth Race-Two- handicap. Masuue-
lette first. Becker and David tied for Sec
ond Time, 5:0S Is
Mother end Daughter NaudIin.
Mary Brayman and her mother. Mrs.