The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-08

wa Bolden, well-known wheelman, OF
this city, on July 8, went after the Bal
timore-W ashington record and claimed to
have made it in 8 hours, 8 minutes, and
Is 3-5 seconds Bolden finished at Four
tcebth street and Florida avenue, the end
OF the route over which j. c. Wood held
the record, 3 80, made ia 1893
The publication by The Times of the
facts in connection with Bolden's ride inn
mediately brought out a denial that the
time made was a record, as w .. Wood
worth was SAID TO have made the run be-
tween the two cities, finishing AT Seventh
street and Florida avenue, in 3.l61o, the
feat being eTformed in July, 1895.
Bolden declares that he lowered Woods
time, that ne took the proper route, and
that II has nothing TO do wlt,i NoVdworIu Is
record over the Seventh street route.
on June IL, 1897, Henry Smith rode
from the Capitol To the city hall In Balti-
more in 2.l123 IL, anu Al the reora IL
allowed, IL IL hard t. see how any other
record can stand, as IL is understood that
rule b, governing ROAD ruling, requires that
records shah nc made from public build-
ing TO public building, no matter over which
route the ride IL made. Smiths time from
boundary to boundary was 1:5S:35.
Bolcen's claim of having lowered Woods
time over a certain route IL all right, but
il woIld seem to mean little, for IL the
dispute Were kept up as to which route
Is proper, there would toe no end TO the
claims for records. The record has been
r5,N1
lisneG At. tat Wood and Eolden are SAID
TO lie the only ones who have taken the
Fourteenth street way
On June % Harry Park made an attempt
TO regain his lost laurels aud was in a fair
way to do SO, but the man appointed to
pace him from Elk Ridge to Baltimore
failed 10 show up. Parks time to Laurel
was 1902 1.-two and one hair minutes
better than Smith's time-and 2-0435 TO
the boundary of Baltimore losing him the
record TO that point by minute and Is
seconds. He did not Continue through To
the city hall, as he realized that il was
useless. owing to being already so far be-
hind. He says he will make another try
for the record as soon as conditions are
favorable.
The following is a complete record of
the time made from Baltimore, via Eli
colt city, Ashton aud Sligo, to Washing
ton since 1893: J c. Wood, :: %, finished
a. Fourteenth street. 1893: l.. c. Wahl,
2.4e, 1894, Seventh street ,although al
lowed, whcelren gene rally refuse to &C
cept this record. claiming the timing was
incorectl; J. ]. Fister, 3:l7 Ia, 1895.
Seventh street. W o. Woodwork. 3:l6.l5,
1895, Seventh street; w A Bolden, BIS:
13 3-5, Ss7, Fourteenth street
Over the short rni.tr. via Elk Y dye, Lau-
rel and HyatUsville, to Washington, from
boundary TO boundary. the folio wing is tlo
record since 1895. Harry Ward. 3nS,
1922; Harry Park. 3:o4, / Sa4: Harry Park,
2:47 1-2, 1895; T. n. Mudd, ir., 227,
1896; Harry Park, ZIG, 1896.
over the short rCte Henry Smith rode
from the Capitol TO the City Hall in Ralti-
mere In 81 2a 12 on June IL. 1897 As
this is the fastest time between the two
cities, il would not be a had idea if the cy-
cliStS wogid try to lower il over the same
route. II might be proper TO suggest com
petitive road race between the two cities
under L. A. W. rules. similar To the Irving
on-Milhurn events in New York. If an Of
fetal route were selected il would put
an end 10 all wrangling as to who holds
the record.