The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-17

A a-e fookszr young man. with cisar blue
eyes picked ~ q copy - the Pgst-lH seAAf-
sssnesE yesterday morning u TIE Eao-sI -
NcES Restaurant zEs1 ta.F@eS 70 tA1 Sp1'
lnz columns. RE was greatly aates es.t1 -
the matter about Bicycling. ard i AiAsSl4S
had taken TIE trsuble 20 peep enasF -
coat he would have rotlcs1 one q a9e
1a0st ma gasllecnt god u,esiais ever ssea "a
this city. i rad = bicycle o. u
Finally the gogng man eaEae e an itein
from Gan Fr4nEtseo Ia shleA appeared the
Following statement.
- Erass J. ne Bar CITY Wheel
ma snAae i nrw E1stk Ter t@eAty iEl-.es
foslay oEer TIE CaltQrni2 Asao1lA+s@ -
eng Clubs aft.esaI course y IL - -
sgssluee u SIX gandeuas n e9setes .
esstlfss fu 50 lowering fAe pfeksDis Nu-s-
record hsIa - r.. a. Eo1ao. OF tats 50,
- oAs al4E.tiee aa4 t@ft.s4 ss.o-a.-s., - - >
AfeponelIs aor4a recora b. Two secozaas-
The young rsan wgth the blue eyes turned
70 Lis cosasx ulon. a lady, and FEEsi~rAe
Wei thts = a SUI p-lae 70 me. sc
thar "a a.an nauaed Kraft has oe&Eea nc
Doneiis world record Tor twenty inlirs y
tao seconds IA TIC time Of = 4aeh Hs
pulled q Small book oul Of as poehsl and
read he following: worlds record loF
twenty niles. uapaced. held ~ A q. Nc
Donen. flaae, 4sln. Il. This record Was
made at Buffalo. y. T., IA June. lsse. and
accepted - the Century Road SIaD. Tie
Governing body Ia such races
The difference 0etHeen ArAfts RECORD.
faaesa IA = - and McD0nekls Unpace14 o4
6srn, Is Is apparent - anyone "Ao VIII
take tie troabse 80 read
The youn. man with the blue eyes Was
none otaer imam a. =. AcLoIell. the holasF
OF many world : records. re arrived IA
the city 3 few days ago WlEh his wife.
from Rochester. y. T., and sails on tAe
steamer Humboldt for the klonotke, y
the way af St Michacls.
NcDu1lel Is = years old. feet inches
tali and N1.en "a racing condition weighs
las pounds re has not been doing any
work tsiis season. bat after MS return IFoaa
the gold lelGs sii take Up tae work once
more.
He holds the following American read
records. Fourteen and oue-4a-lEter miles,
time. 1m rs. seventy -oge miles, time.
"a s3ru.. flnlshlns the last n4ne miles on
the rim. as his tire went down. FIVE miles,
time. sra, ls. ten miles. time. Elm. Zls-;
fifteen miles. time. sisn-. s-s twenty
miles, time, &sza-. Is, twenty ave miles,
time SIM SIS fifty miles. time, "a. I'm,
As 10 miles. time Al. s0n.. IS. All OF
these records were made unpaced. beating
paced records. In Sydney, Australia, ne
Won tbs Orient plate. The BIGGEST scratch
race ever held IN the world, distance
twenty-five miles. held on a third-nals
track. Ia this event he Tapped the heio IN
the tire OF H.. I'm. "a
Mcdonnell also holds The mile Hawaiian
track. unpaesd record. IN zn-. Is. beating
the previous paced record Of I'm. <ss-, made
on the same track. The Hawaiian track Is
soft and therefore it Is impossible 10 make
the best possible time.
A n. Mcdonnell was born IN Rochester,
ny ia fs1e. He attended number OF
the city schools and later attended Ford
ham college. New York city. When he
was y years old he commenced 20 take an
active Interest 81 Athletic matters, espe-
clAily canoeing. lie Joined the Rochester
Canoe Club. and after that he Went Into
the Irondlqgoit Canoe Club. Of Rochester.
Of which he became vice commodore.
While engaged IN canoeing he won twenty
FIRST prizes. both sailing and padding.
After Mcdonnell retired from canoe rae
fng IN 1885 he sold his canoes 10 Clarence
4. Mosher. of Rochester. who has since
won the worlds padding championship
Of one mile. This race Is under the
auspices Of the American Canoe Associa-
ton. and IS recognized ~ Canada and
Great Britain.
In 1885 Mcdonnell awoke on morning 70
= sudden realization OF the fact that all
his friexds rad purchased bicycles. and
that he was stu continuing in the old
way. Thls would not 90. 50 he maneu-
vcreS about urtn he got hold 81 a bicycle.
II was not much trouble for him 20 ride.
a. he had bothered bis elder brother In
time pass hy jumping on the step Of the
''old ordinary and staying there despite
ofesfattons and worly kicks.
Young Mcdonnell Was soon giving his
friends points on scorching. and The ven
cradle ola "cops'' who had pstroiled the
handsome streets 81 Rochester from time
tnine mortal had their eyes opened when
they saw TIE new aspirsnt for glory sail
ing along with his coat tails stretched out
a. smooth as a billiard table cloth.
In Rochester there IS A regular run for
the scorchers, and many a hot brush
takes place every day. The course starts
q the club house 81 the lake View wheel
r3eu. corner Of lake snd Fulton streets.
Rrt extends along an asphalt pavement
for a mile Then 90 turns 20 Driving Park
avenue FOR quarter o. a mile over cobhle
stones and ere bridge. The balance OF
the course IS down 81 Paul street 10
lake Ontario. over a good nnscadarnizea
road for FIVE miles ard threc-quarters.
The a. Paul stree; rtin IS down Hill 20
7he lake. WITH a drop 80 seventy feet %
TIE mile. Coming back & = consequently
hHiy ar8 h.ri run.
After Mcdonnell bad been riding only
Wcck he vas roirE down the asphalt
~ lively pace when another rider came
nvtns along ard shnt past Mcdonnell
Mcdonnell ait nor know fhe nan. but saw
a. nnre fhnt ~ was fast enc. ard con-
r'uHrf thsf &c would - Fun 20 see how
rear De -aui3 keep ta him. The rnan SUD
deniv awcke % tfe fact that Mcdonnell
hsa caught ere machine" and iet out ar
cthpr tnk Mcnonall responded 20 fhp
r71 anf then lt was uiH snd tuck TIE
man ti3 BIS best 20 shake oH Mcdonnell
bat McponeH wouit not have IL thn;
wnv
They struck ere cobhle stoas read ard
the wheels went over the cnhbfvs az 4
Ervat rste. making zach rider think 81
home ard mother. There was 30 getting
cut ~ e. hoNever Each nsa was deter
rniu@8 20 go the setter % TIE brush ard
they rluxwed aicrr the man wronE~~t7R
wNzt he hea struck. arf Nerowrl mean.
while rrinn3eg 20 himself ever hls sncc~s.
81 stEvfrr with the sob - hsi tackled
Finally fhev struck the faat str,sf =
down 80 fhe lake. ara the o11-tiuer r-i.,
tef hls teslh sra cent hfs Wheel rvlre
a'huE the down graie as u he rad bee-
krH - = unir - vas ~ use. Ne
DoneN vas with h.rn 90 every r-ouazs
t}cr. Th>v rescued the lake ara -
cid-U-eeT stu2niv tnroeA a~aent without
even saying new iv'' anE commences 81,