The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-13

rg-gsrsx bright and although Dal8 and
49,. rers expected to defeat him when
- sss~e rsc2ntly met AT tsa.thaTn, ths
-. S.ssawsyx OF the racing game have
- ,szs Egser was as good at least as
- - the two claimants of last years
.s~-..ssnshsp hogoz. II giii be refuern-
- shat gsser had the only successful
- abroad, except the uninterrupted
s..1.~ a. victories that were Character
- a. ZupermaE'g two campaigns On
fse ether side.
r.-sarsssou day events invariably hold
~.nExr az SURPRISES for those interested
: syellnz. 10. road races develop dark
ss<ssxs who have siippe1 IN good po-
-,zsa by reason Of the haEdlcappers
- ~ knowledge Of the mems ability.
80 "a have WOE hands down over nas:l
= knovs prowess on the road. The Chi
80 ANIMAL road race Is one OF the big
.,saetsc events Of the world. and de-
sssedly the most important road race Of
IA eosssry. rivaisng the Paris BORDEAUX.
- aine ribbon read race Of tbs cycling
rafn. When Is riders enter this one
,ssa race II II an Imposs.hiiity for
tsudlcappsr 70 place within the limit OF
ss,ssa minutes for distance Of twenty
exs Giles the entire field without bene-
e ss some able but unknown rider. Tho
vsaasy OF tian Chicago road race vas a
y,ss. nan. starting from the fifteen-min-
sc mark, but being o man OF fifty-one
h vas thought 10 be safely disposed OF
- ms mark He fooled nearly every
eas interested. though a handful OF his
xssb mates we're confident of has speed
sass predicted his victory.
The chief honor usnaAy lies with the
Wiser Of the time prize and when the
tssdeappsag turns out 10 be well done
4 good part Of which Is guess work-the
ufxteh or back mark men stand the
hrss chance Of winning time In the race
uadsr notice one scratch man came
s<rpss the tape winner Of fourth time,
sM Tires speedler fnishers riding from
tAs zoe and two-minute marks. A few
yssrs ago, when the historic Pullman
fsaA race was the only event OF the kind
nssing the Irvington- Milhpgn. the great
rid race of the Eastern states. the fast
nss we're few and were SO well known
est hznd.capping WAS a comparatively
tsay task. Then Lurnaden. Van sickien.
wl.shlp and q half dozen other old war
harses were deposited on the back mark
With the certainty tina. ono of TIE bunch
sna dark horses gathered In the po-
ssbsa psizes much as they do now.
Tha crowds along the course or the
chsrsxo road race. between Wheeling and
Garfield park ard at the finish. have
bfsn estimated at all sorts OF figures,
tss Il b safe 10 say that close to 10000
yxapsa viewed the race There were
hsnSEeds OF cameras scattered atong he
Rad ard biz bunch OF amateur and
Professional photographers 81 the finish.
ssne Of tha resultant pictures were good.
~ for the Most part the course was too
trssdsd and the shutters OF the cameras
so SLOW 10 yield good negatives. one
sssap II Professional photographers had
~ eatas at the tape fer making ami
Rated photographs such as are used i'm
fhs dntsnscore, einesnatogfaph and other
ssvsess OF like nature. AS the shutter
q cameras OF this type works in some
Eng Hka the ane ,wenty-ilfth hundrvs.th
8 second, the motion OF the rider IL
f<ssssfally Interpreted.
YEAR ago. at tho last Chicago road
nres sadssvored To secure pictures OF
" xtaser as he crossed the tape. and
y TIE prints we're to be used in a PROM
SsRf cycling magazine took as I
pesshs At the time every precautton 10
/. lave tae camera. lens. shutter and platc9
easAsls for ire work in hand. The
heasises thai resulted we're used. hut
Es Tass-s appeared stretched. out OF All
3 expe and the images were SO blurred as
~ - Recognizable. u may b. tho
Mshs Of saving come cvclo phctos-
napier few plates ard mere patienea
essfise the outfit ] worked with nj
-. tine.
NC camera. the most uniuaportant
lAs u ths egtfis. was regular view
w'ih the modern cuayeniences
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ere naas. The lens was yoight-
'ss q saFEs working aperture and an
essFaA instrument the shutter Il
4fsplrs. the acknowledged fastest
~s>ssf ~ the market for use h.twe<l,
summation OF Il lens and =. was
sa " an estimated speed OF 1850 81
sssa II may be remarked paran-
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part OF complete OUTFITS work NJ
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80 are .we or three weti-known aud
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