The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19
AaoNo IHs wHEEInEr
Accidents IN Rse,ns ..s No. r..
Regarded hN Ernara Hia...

sANNHN ANMeEos
The use Of seItuplet wheels in pacing r.c,r,
men has become general In record trials lint,
tins year no accidents have ever taken place IA
time trials, so that no fear has ever caused
riders to refuse TO act as pacemakern for xb..I
men anxious to try for records.
Ecrly In FEBRUARY the rear tire Of a sextuple,
burst while being used TO pace a racing man %,
the mile record at Coronado, Cal. Ono Of tbs
pacemakers had his ankle broken, and FIVE
others were thrown in different directions and
badly bruised. The sextuplet was travelling NJ
the rate OF a mile In one minute nifty seconds. 80
that the escape OF tho pacomakers seems little
short OF miraculous.
This year arrangements are being made 10 put
edouble quint on the market for paoemakinR.
out aimee the recent accident at Coronado rae
inR men feel q bit nervous about cutting the
pace on these big machines. A comparison Of
All the big races run show . that few serious acci-
dents have ever taken place In either record or
competitive trials from imrerfsctlons In the
wheels.
1t is the general impression that there Is q Eat
danger in pacing on the big machines. Expert
racing men deny this. Last season all the big
nall and one-mile races at the circuit meets were
paced events. Tandems. quints. and sextuplcts
were used. and II was rarely that an accident
occurred and never with any disastrous effects.
~ Is charged that the pneumatic tires on the
nve and six seated machines are unable to stand
The strain. The tires used on such wheels are OF
special manufacture and tested TO an Initiating
pressure OF from l,2OO pounds Upward.
comparatively small. 4 rider named Samsberg,
10 class 4. mailing from Port Huron. was racing
and In advance OF his field had his tire explode
and. lost his race. The only bad accident re-
corded last year was the breaking of an arm by
AT some Of the big meetings on the National
llhtOns and exploded Urea hut "A few hal hruiasa
were generally the only result, Racing men
to exist in bicycle r"c in 9a IS sSps spe1 Is on sInp i% sea
ss po.%iS5,s M Ssit t fI.ou s5S9pefSs e.. while ,n TSoi i at a
Ascending to expert whoolmcn II is in the
novice and overcrowded races where serious
bicycle rider can be thrown from his wheel
while 1rayelii9g az about a two-minute Gait
railroad train going at the sumo rate of speed
wSald result disastTousiy. ~
yariably covered with bruises and wounds from
falls and scrapes along the track. but they be-
SSms 90 acGns'omed to such accidents that they
Preparations are being made for an active
The tournaments have already opened In Eng
land and France, and recent performances indi- |
this season. The National Cyclist.' Union fiiea'e of
England intends TO be severe with all racing
this account 1t lie thought that professional
racing will receive n biz boom.
will be held on, July "a and o5. All the noted |
long-distance riders In England will compete In
this famous race.
There is b great desire among foreign racing
men 70 see some match races, between the
american riders now abroad and some of the
French record holders. Arrangements are at
present being made for q match between j.
Miehael. and John 8. Johnson. The Sporting
Life OF April 8 says:
The MichaeLJohnson Matches-said Tom Eek unto
bimself: y would do what j pleased, and doing what
pleased | should have my will, and having my viii I
should he contrnted," He is-for. after about two
months ta,ase,aIkee: he and Shoppy, warhuIIon have
over distances OF one. nvr. and ten miles. and i've, |
twenty. and thirty kiiometres. All the events will be
run with pacenakers, the only stipulation being that
aqnarter mile from the tar the men must fight II !
race In tho States"
The conditions OF the match are: Best four out OF
sin winner to take two thirds OF the gate, loser ON.
third, after expenses paid. Two OF the races will DO
contested In Paris and two In England.
On April = Bouhours, the French racer, Gro
ateu new records from five to hfty kilometres.
A record OF his trial Is MS follows: