The record-union., 1897-03-06
AMERICAS 'SGRBAT WHEELMEN
They viii Ride on Woodlands Track
To-Day.
Next Saturday They Viii All COM
pete Over the Sacra-
mento Track.

13th-the great aggregation of bicycle
riders now on the Coast Circuit, will
race in Sacramento. They will probably
be here several days before that date III
order to become accustomed to the
track.
The riders that are to compete here
are the top-notchers of this country,
and Sacramentans will see such riding
as they have never yet seen. To-day
these famous wheelmen compete at
Woodland, and the Mali of that place
gives the following sketches of the
riders:
THE COMING CHAMPIONS.
r. P. Aylward, known the world over
as one of the best condtioners of racing
men, promises some sport to the Wood
land public that has never been sprung
before.
He is working earnestly to make the
race meet to be held here on Saturday
grand success, and therefore announces
the greatest multicycle race ever run
in California.
There exists a great deal of rivalry
between the monster quadruplet pacing
machine and the three seated Stearns
triplet The team. composed of Morris,
Davis, Becker and Stevens, claim they
can beat the triplet team, consisting OF
Jones, Loughead and Bovee, and vice
versa. So Manager Aylward has ar
ranged match race in order that this
question may be settled. At the same
time Wells and H. F. Terrll each claim
that he can follow pace better than the
other, so Manager Aylward has decided
to allow Wells to follow one of the mon
sters while Terrill will follow the other.
The possibility is that one or both of
these riders will be shaken off, but both
claim that the multicycle cannst shake
them
Such a race would create interest the
world over. AylWard is anxious that
the question be settled, and has there
fore pitted his triplet team against the
quad.
In conversation with a Mall rep
resentative Aylward said: No track in
the State ever had a greater list of
events or a greater aggregation of fast
bicycle riders than viii appear here
next Saturday.
ALLAN n. JONES,
One Of Aylward's stars, was formerly
a Woodland lad, but is now located in
San Francisco. He first commenced
y
1894 winning a two-mile race, defeat
ing Harrington and Hilliker on the
Woodland race track.
Shortly afterward he moved to San
Jose, and while there was taken in
charge by r. p. Aylward, at that time
manager of the largest team on the
coast, and paced on the worlds
straightaway record team at Liver
iaJ
the third seat on the quadruplet pacing
machine. which paced w. ]. Edwards
that famous mile in 1874 1-5.
His next performance was at San
Jose, April 10Th and Goth. where he
gained for himself a reputation in the
amateur ranks second to none on the
coast defeating with apparent ease all
of the best amateur riders and estab-
Using two new worlds records in com
petition at one and two-thirds of a
mile.
Throughout the season of 90 he rode
in class T., and, to the surprise of his
most ardent admirers started in and
won new laurels and prizes. This feat
is seldom attained by a new man enter
ing the liveliest kind of competition,
but Mr. Jones did so, and is now recog-
nized as cne of the speediest racing
men Of the country. He is known
among his fellow-riders as Smiling"
Jones, and this title is we'll applied.
C. S. WELLS
Is the largest racing man on the path.
weighing. when in condition for com
petition. 1913 pounds. He has been on
the path for several years past and is
known throughout the United States as
up a good race and las won more
places than any other coast rider. He
has followed the National Racing Cir
cult for two years past and has rec
ord of a mile IN 40 At Sacramento
in October, 1874. Wells was the first
coast rider TO put the mile mark under
two minutes; also rode two miles.
standing start. in record time, 1:13, and
one-half mile IN o. -. OF late he has
devoted all his time to competition
and is at present in fine form. Some
lively work may be expected Of him
on Saturday next.
FRED j. LOUGHEAD
OF Sarnia, Canada, won in 1895 all
Canadian championships, made eight
new Canadian records and four worlds
records. He captured seventy eight
first places that season. which is a rec
ord in itself, as IL is the second highest
ever won in one season by any one
rider The famous Zimmerman being
the only one 10 outnumber him, he hav-
ing TO his credit lo1 firsts.
At Chicago. July 9th. LOughead join
ed the National Circuit and made a
grand showing. until at Trenton. n. J.,
where he had a severe fall, disabling
he ranked fourth on the percentage ta-
Bile of the riders of the United States.
His records are as follows one mile,
unpaced. standing start. 2:05 1-J; one
half mile, unpaced, standing start,
1902 %.
At the Nelodrome track. San Fran
cisco. he rode a one-third mile exhibi-
1ion in 0.S1 80. During the race meet
held at Santa Rosa. Saturday last he
captured the mile open in grand style.
coming out of the bunch like a flash
from a gun. Loughead is very popular
with the California public.
ID. c. WHITMAN
OF Los Angeles rode his first race at
Santa Monica The distance was eigh-
teen miles and there We're 10 starters
(an exceptionally large entry lisD, out
of which he captured second place. Up
to this time he had ridden a wheel only
six weeks. and this ride at that time
was considered phenomenal
He commenced track racing in 1895
and on June DIST of that year won the
one mile open in the record time of
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