The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-11
NEWS OF THE wHEELMEN.
SPIRITED RACING FOR NATIONAL
HONORS At INDIANAPOLIS.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 1o.-All calculations
were knocked endwls0 to-day when Kimble OF
landed the two-mile national cham
pionship. after q most exciting struggle with
Taylor, Bald, and Cooper. who finished behind
the Ke~ntuckian in the order named. with all
four In o bunch. Kimble Is an uncertain quan-
tity, and only now and then displays the burst
OF speed that is In him. It has been his par
ticular ambition to beat the colored rider. for
whom no has no great amount OF love. and no
licked him fairly In n brulsinR fight that was
not marred by any Objectionable tactics. Tho
final Of thls championship was paced by two
singles, and the time. 4 minutes 5 seconds. is a
new record In q scratch race. Gardiner failed
to qualify for the final, succumbing In the pre-
vious round, in which Mertens upset all
plans by an unexpected sneak from the rear.
Taylor also put up a marvellous ride in the
other semi-lnal. coming through at the pole.
although last at the head OF the straight, and
winning from Cooper by inches.
As the scoring in the championships at the
National L. A. W. meet Is increased tenfold
over that allowed at National Circuit meets. the
figures underwent q considerable change this
afternoon. Taylor. Kimble and Bald are now
tied for the lead with 80 points each, Cooper
has e5. and Gardiner. who led up to to-day.
remains at 90 points.
IA OhAoNVuA Aitie Ne0 49, SA~
representing the Nassau Wheelmen Of Brook
Ign, with a home in New Haven, He rode in
superb form, and all the "Simon Pures had to
bow to him in both the amateur champion
ships. Among the most interesting events
was the Multiple Handicap. Mounted on a
"ouad" Martin. Nat Butler. A. O.. Mertens. and
W. Z. Becker started from scratch. and gained
the lead q couple Of laps from the line. No
other team could hold them during the last
quarter. and they finished the two miles in 3
minutes 20 3-5 seconds. the best previous time
for the distance ON q four-seater being 3 min
utes 81 seconds.
The attendance at the meet from out OF town
is disappointing In the extreme. and the local
hotel keepers and merchants who had counted
roads. some of which did not make very ma
terlal reductions In their regular rates;
annual session. and a theatre party for women
and an all-niRht smoker for the men are among
the other scheduled features: BuflSlo,s W
the penison, and the Milwaukee 1900 shout
ers also continue to dispense hospitality at the
r Rssss: At The r full Wo seS q tkeir doilnr, su are
mary:
Two-Mile National l.. A, ". chAmpionship, Profess
lor, New York, second; Z. q. Bald, Buffalo, third;
Tom Cooper. Detroit. fourth; A.: G. Msrtens, Mime.
TTo;Mne Multiple Handicap, PEotss,ionalzw9pn
g 9S M y F :; sHslor and See Mobr oea IS @e Tsras, sSFssGdd;
TeyloE Eaton and Bowler; IS yards, third; Philips;
one.Mile Handicap, Professional-won by ]. E.
a poll 800 nSSS'S Yards Isl second; Isi"r Tayior. New YORK.
scr1Ltchs third Z {. Bald, Buffalo, scratch, fourth;
Half; Mile national /, A.. W, Championship, Anna
mer. r. W. New York, second; Joseph Rogers. Phila-
delphia, third. Time. l minute / 3-5 seconds.
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onds.
In the performance of Harry Fixes ut Phila-
delphia last Saturday. when he broke he hour
ninth mile on to the thirty-fourth. is found a
good answer to the question that has often been
pacing multicycle units a man for fast riding
on a single weel. Fixes has been riding all the
s seas2n as oat G and Of per Af5fhHie1s in Paftihnis s S1sMi Hi IS
one OF the remarkable happenings in cycle
racing this year. The glory Of his achieve.
taken in the Michael cDunee contest. the
fuss that was made over the terms, Of II.
Michael and McDuffee had been run that
E Elk ho and hLdb int33n I'M met ~ for ma, a twentyEi;iSs
that, had pulled the other two men around the
track, II was a killing race all the way, the
luyd Vi ~ calls ulll " nc hlGl dIliIiitutIl
a few y Yards for the 0ffrstt thirteen miles. then
l hlFe tG Se Gis tS 5ss t a2tIf G at hi K{dyi sFFd Sa iR %aS by
previous PSstt9 rec FSSeor {" was az t TED. and %''t from that
at the suggestion Of, Jimmy, Michael that
Hikes then ,continued for the hour and
SSyeT Pray 19 m'l record 6i1ET was ysFSS 81 m m iRs' @ SsRe; ynTd hS
Il ride !. O.. T. Pickett; the trainer dR , sa 4 hey he was nsG giiad
work disquali1es a man for sprinting. Pickett
says that with the modern, overhanGing ma
good rider to follow them, at middle distances.
and he says that he could pick out ten men
from the pacing crews who could take pace and
ride miles inside OF l minute 80 seconds
indefinitely.
A mean case Of bicycle theft Is reported from
Detroit. which teaches the lesson that a wheel
man cannot consider himself safe from the
should be, an, object Of pity and assistance, A
Detroit rider lost control Of his wheelo on q hill.
minute partially stunned, A tramp who wit
messed the performance grlnned unsympathet-
ieally and asked the other II he was much hurt.
guess Is sprained: but fTGon,t think ii,need az
am LS6S; quit yet. VIII The footpad picked / DIV up
1Hs w tRis ts sihyans Sithor%." si and SS %Sss EIGs h 4 he
rode away, leaving it's owner in the road star
chase.
concerning cluD runs. one man VINO ODlectS
to getting In with q crowd and being obliged To
follow whatever pace the leader sets. suggests
that some. club try getting up a run without n
schedule. In which there IL a fixed destination
for dinner and a time for being there. This he
thinks would permit the members to go in
couples or parties OF half a dozen. the riders
picking their company according to the rate at
which they want TO ride and starting. early or
late as they like. 1t would enable all 10 meet
for dinner and return home TO suit themselves.
This would be more like the way others ride
who do not go on club runs, il IL argued. and
would therefore be In the line OF meeting pres
ent day conditions half way.
Some points on the part that the resistance OF
the atmosphere makes in cycle riding that are
OF peculiar interest in considering the impor-
lance Of pacing are given in a recent publica-
tion written by Prof. Boys. He says that a man
able 10 ride twenty miles an hour could travel q
hundred miles in the. same time II there was
only the resistance OF the machine and the road
TO, he overcome. It is the air that causes nearly
all the trouble. The professor has, also made
TO bis theory. a difference Of one inch IN the
ence Of q second in n minute, i the correspond-
Ing diminution OF oxygen In the riders lungs
| did NOT aata Tpr tho raHunaH raailfanaa