The record-union., 1897-03-06

ance while in California In the
spring of 1894 his career was slow but
sure, but that year he won every
championship of Texas.
When on the National Circuit
throughout Texas, he rode as an anna
teur and won every race he entered
His record for the season of 1896 in the
professional class was twentysix first,
eighteen second and ten third places.
o. L. STEVENS,
known as the Iowa wonder, first came
into prominence by lowering Ziegler's
world record Tor the quarter mile, un-
paced, which was then 0:25 10. Stew
ems doing the distance in 0:23 40. This
record is considered a wonderful per-
formance, as nearly all the cracka-
jacks of the country have tried in vain
to lower it.
w. Z. BECKER,
of Minneapolis, is another rider to ap-
PEAR on the Woodland track. He
earned the title which he now bears by
winning the five-mile National cham
pionship at Louisville, KY, in August,
96, defeating Bald, Cooper, Ziegler,
Gardiner and host of other prominent
racing men.
Becker held the Velodrome shield for
some time until it was finally awarded
TO c. Z. Dow, Becker having been dis
allied in a race just before the shield
race came off. so Dow got it by default.
Ills most remarkable performance, and
one that stamps him as a crackajack,
was in lowering the mighty Michaeps s
emile worlds competition record at
San Francisco last month. Every
nile of the five was ridden at the kill
ing pace of two minutes or under. The
time made in this remarkable ride was
9:54 3-5.
w. A. TERRILL,
Big Bob" as he is known, has ridden
on our track before, and during the
past season earned the title of coast
champion. Bob" followed the ma
tional circuit for short time as a
member of the California giant team.
He is a very large man, and moves
about on his wheel as actively as any
smaller man; always good d-natured and
smiling, a gentleman and 4 thorough
racing man.
H. F. TERRILL
Is a brother of Bob" and has been
y
past When Harry first commenced
riding he was a wonder at short dis
tance races and many times took the
laurels from Ziegler by defeating or
capturing that riders records. He is
an all-around athlete and was the Pa
Cific Coast amateur champion oarsman.
GEO. V. BOVEE,
OF El Paso, Texas, is another rider
whom the cracks may well watch, for if
they fail to do so he vii surely cross
the tape a winner. George was a mem
Der of one of the circuit teams of SO,
although he did very little riding, as his
business connections down South would
not permit of his following the circuit
any length of time. He has a record,
however, that must not be overlooked.
In 1896 he captured eighteen first
places without a defeat a remarkable
table of winnings.
CLARENCE L. DAVIS
Halls from the cycling center of the
Pacific Coast, San Jose. In 1892 at
Sacramento a surprise was sprung on
the public in the form of a dark horse
or d 100 TO ] shot. All the cracks had
been in continual training and each
considered himself in fine form, but
their disappointment was great when
Davis jumped the bunch and went
down the stretch a clean winner. He
has won many races since then and
will win many more, although he has
been racing probably longer than any
rider now in competition on the Coast.
Clarence has very little to say, but is
a deep thinker, and this class of riders
keep the rest guessing all the while.
The most efficacious srimulant to ex-