Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-07
DIAMOND MEET A SUCCESS.
Zimmerman Breaks His Record on the
Home Track.
Six Close and Exciting Races One
of. the Most Successful Meets
Ever Held in Wheeling-Forty
Riders Participated = Several
Accidents-Exhibitions by zim-
norman.

Riders Participated - SeVerdl
Observation-Disclosures by zim-
norman.
The diamond bicycle meet given at the
State Fair Grounds yesterday afternoon
under the auspices of the Dillon. Wheat q
Hancher Co., was all that could be de-
sired and passed off successfully. The
weather could not have been better, the
attendance was satisfactory. and the
races close and interesting. The large list
of valuable prizes offered brought out the
full list of riders entered and made the
contests worth striving for. The time
made in all races was good and several
splendid records were accomplished on the
track. which was in exceptionally fine
condition. In all points the meet was the
largest and most interesting that has ever
been given this season and for a NUMBER
of years. The knowledge that thinner
man would be present added considerably
to the size of the crowd, which Is est-
mated to have consisted of over tNS
thousand people A big feature of the
meet was the exhibition riding of Cham
pion Zimmerman, who succeeded in break
ing all former records made on this track
The first race run was the one mile open.
In this race there were fifteen entries. Inc
riders in this race showed a tendency to
lag behind on the first lap, and as result
they passed the time limit, Kunkel, the
first rider, passing the tape line, finishing
in 2:45. The race was declared of as the
maximum limit set for the race was 2:2o.
The referee decided to permit the riders
to make the race again later. A collision
occurred in this race in which Arthur
Foster had his wheel badly damaged.
The second race was the two mile handi-
cap. In this race w. c. Kunkel of st.
Clairsville, was scratch man, sbut dropped
out after finishing the first lap. as he
judged the handicap too great for him TO
overcome. The race was won in 4:S' by
d. w. Cochran, of this city who had
been given handicap of 200 yards, Will
Matthews, 60 yards handicap, came in sec
ond. and Jesse McCausland, 100 yards
third place.
After this race, Zimmerman paced by
Jason Stamp, Walter Worls and Lester
Dillon, on triplet, rode han-mile exhi-
bition in Sc seconds Zimmerman finished
only few inches behind his pacemakers.
The third race was one of the most in
teresting and warmly contested of the
meet. 1t was the three mile handicap, col
ored. There were four scratch men, two
of them, John Allen and Ollie Scott, fin
ishing. The contest narrowed down to
four. and the other riders seeing they had
no chance to pass any of these, dropped
out. On the last lap the contest was be-
tween, Scott, Allen James Bransen and
Fred Murray. Scott finished first; Bran
sen, 200 yards handicap, second; Fred Muir
ray, $50 yards. third; and Allen fourth.
Time of first man, S:H As.
Al Marks, w. r. Lanam and Bert Hell
bling gave a half-mile exhibition on the
triplet in "a S-5 seconds.
The fourth race was the two mile lap
race and aroused remarkable interest.
The contestants were given points for the
positions in which they passed the scratch
line at the end of each lap, the first man
getting three points, the second man two
points and the third man one point. Will
Matthews, of Wellsburg, won this race
by nine points Geo. "A. Wood and w. {.
Kunkel being tied for second prize with
points each, Arthur Foster, Jess McCaus-
land and D. w. Cochran tied for third
prize with two points eace. Time, 5:10 20.
Zimmerman, paced by the triplet, broke
his record on the Wheeling track, making
a mile in 2:O2 4-5. the halfmile in :06 20.
He finished apparently as fresh as when
he started and declared that he could
have made several seconds better time if
his PAGERS had not Jagged. His former best
record on the track was 2:06.
The first race, the one mile open, was
then run again, the riders being paced by
Jess McCausland. This race was quite diff
ferent from the first attempt and the first
rider finished in 2:1S. w. c. Kunkel won
by about three inches ahead of c. A.
Young of Dillonvale, who made re-
markable squirt on the home stretch. Mat
thews, of Wellsburg, was a close third.
This race was marred by an accident,
which at first was thought to have serious
ly injured F. ]. Neuhardt. who was max
ing a desperate effort TO get TO the front
in coming down the last stretch. At the
beginning of the last quarter his wheel
swerved towards the left, Neuhardt turn
ing a somersault and striking with his
shoulders against the fence. He was help
ed 10 the grand stand by physician, who
examined him and pronounced that his
only injuries were severe bruises in the
back. where he came in contact with the
fence.
The one mile boys race was won b.
Howard Oberman in Ills 2-5, first place;
Tom L. Muncaster, second place; Lee NJ.
Rodgers, third.
A half-mile exhibition race was given
by Bert Helbing. of Pittsburg, in So S-5
seconds, paced on the triplet by Frank
Miller, Al. Marks and Geo. A. Wood.
The last race was the ten mile open, for
which there were five prizes offered. The
time made was 1924 Matthews finished
first, Lanam second, Wood third, Lubic
fourth and Kunkel fifth. a big spill oc
CURED on the last quarter of the nine
tenth lap. Henry Mahlke. who was
about fourth man, fell from his wheel
! against the fence and six other riders fell
over him. Among these were Kunkel and
Lubic, who. however, got up and finished
| the race. Mahlke was helped up and ii
declared that his collar bone had been
| broken.