The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-22
FOUR NEW RECORDS
E. d. MOALL OF OMAHA GOES
PACED MILE IN l:57 4-5.

DeCardy of Chicago Puts a New Notch or
the Five Mile Record-Sager of Denver
Lowers His Own Run of 2:14 to 2:15
l:2-Big Crowds at Griswold to See the
Best Racers of the State Circuit-GentIe
Roast of the Crowd Who Hung Over the
PaIing and Tried to Beat the Games.
X. Il. Boys Deserve Much Credit.
Yesterday afternoon closed the big BIZ
cycle meet Of the Kansas state circuit;
The crowd was a little larger than the
preceding day, but was then only half
as large as the attendance at Newton
or Hutchinson.
Record breaking was the order Of the
afternoon and four new state records
were established, lowering the former
records from one-fifth OF a second 10
Lhirty-five seconds. The first record 10
be broken was the five mile amateur
!. ". Felix Of Salina, in the fast time Of
1907 l-2, and smashing the former rec
ord of12:42 into small bits. The next
race was the five mile open professional
and they not wanting TO be outdone by
the amateurs hit hot pace and William
DeCardy, Chicago, broke the state COM
petition professional record OF 1888, by
riding it in 1907 fiat Following this ".
Z. ager Of Denver went an unpaced fly
ing start mile after his own record of
PA, and succeeded in lowering it half a
second, establishing record Of 213 IL.
S3ger is one Of the best unpaced riders
in the west and holds several staterec-
ords. His riding is always in fine shape
and is one of the few men who can fol-
low the circuit from year 10 year with
success.
After the races were finished, F. II.
Mccall Of Omaha rode record break
ing mile paced by Hunt, Himstreet and
Cummings on the triplet. After the big
machine got down 20 work it fairly
made Mccall fly 10 hang on, and they
pulled him the first half in :5S. On the
last half Mccall started 10 pass the ma
chine, but missed the pace and could
not do il. He, however, broke Eber-
hardt's record Of 1:5S and set up a new
one Of l 81 As, the fastest mile ever rid
den on a single wheel in the state of
Kansas.
After these several exhibitions OF
speed, the spectators on the inside OF
the park grew very enthusiastic, but
the crowd, or rather mob, on the outside
did not seem 10 be very much affected
by the broken records. OF all the motley
array OF people that ever congregated
in a small space, the mob that sat perch
ed on buggies in trees and on the fences
were the worst. II seems TO be a fail
ing OF some people to never pay a cent
10 see anything, but stay around outside
and they go away and roast" what
ever took place. The racing here in the
last two days was the best in the state
and more records were broken than at
any meet in years. The finishes were
closer, the riding faster and the men
better than any previous meet, and the
races should have been much better at
tended. The slownes. OF the arrival OF
the spectators delayed the starting Of
the races.
The first race called was one Of the
qualification heatr OF the mile open with
Himstreet, DeCardy, Hofer, Rice, Bay
mum, Oudkirk, Oliver and Cummings on
the tape. Rice took the pace and pull
ed them around in 2:20. Mccall, Hunt,
McLain, Sager, Eberhardt, Woodhef
and Hicks. started in the second quail
ffcation, with Sager in the pace and fin
ished in 2:2S. In the final William De
Cardy won; F. H. Cummings, Merango,
second; A. A McLain, third. Time
2:13 1-2.
The Sedgwick county amateur, with
four starters was next called. On the
second lap dog run out on the track
and spilled UT and Brown. The for
mer's wheel was smashed, but he mount
ed another and took out after the lead
ers. Brown had MS eye cut quite Sc
verely and sustained several other inju-
ries. Exton won the race. Beard second
and Utt third. Time 2:3S.
The next racewas the two mile open
amateur with seven starters The first
heat exceeded the time limit. and Star
bird was put in for pacemaker in the
second. On the first lap Maule and Con-
over had a spill and ropped out. I. w.
Felix. Salina, won; Harry Forbes, Kan
sas City, second; H. B. Amrine, Coun- |
ell Grove, third. Time 81.
George Powell, the trick rider, then |
gave mis- exhibition, ana entertained the |
crowd with his difficult feats.
After his performance the five mile /
amateur state championship race was I
run. Il was paced by Conover, Starbird /
and Amrine on singles for three miles. |
and Conover and Starbird on the tan
dem for the last mile and a half. The |
pace was a hot one and resulted in /
lowering the state record as mentioned /
above 10 1907 -.
Then came another record breaker IN
the five mile open professional. Barnett
and Baynum paced the ten who quail
fed. Only nine should have qualified. |
but both trial heats were nun in exactly
the same time. The former record was
I2:39. but when DeCardy OF Chicago !
crossed the tape the watches showed J
1907 fat. When this was announced the
crowd cheered Justify.
The ias:race Of the day was the 2:20 |
class amateur and was won by Harry
Forbes: second. I. ". Felix; third, Joe
Exton. Time 2:35.