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AMERICAN WON 1T.
The Annual Worlds Professional
Champion Bicycle Contest Run,

Champion Bicycle Contest Run.
CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-Foreign cycling
papers that reached here today give a
detailed account of the annual worlds
professional championship that took
place this year at Vienna, Sunday,
Sept II. Banker. Americas only rep
lesentative, took the great event.
The race was at one mile, unpaced.
Many stars competed, representing
Germany, France, Belgium, England.
Italy Holland, Denmark, Austria,
Switzerland and America The winner
received the most honored medal in
cycledom. Inscribed upon it's face is:
Worlds Champion" Banker lust
having recovered from a sick spell. sur
prised the cycle world by his great per-
Torrance, entirely unexpected, owing
to his previous defeats at Berlin and
Antwerp.
Fully $4,000 persons witnessed what
proved to be the greatest meeting ever
held at Vienna.
Banker, who had previously Compel
ed in many European races, and who
captured the championship at Cologne
in 1895, was a strong favorite with the
spectators, while Arend, winner of the
championship Of 81, was the favorite
among cycle critics.
The race was run in four heats two
semi-hnals and a final, four starters
in each heat, the first to qualify for
the semt-hnals. Summary of the heats:
Starters-F1rst heat: Broka, Belgium; F.
VeTheyen, Germany; Chinn, England. Sec
gum; Renninger, Austria; Mona Italv
Third heat: Meyers, Belgium: Ayegd Ger
many; Henneberg, Switzerland Barden, Eng
land. Fourth heat; Banker, America; Se.di,
Germany; Grogau, Belgium; Eilegard Den
mark. Semlhnals; VerheXen, Jacquslin Bro
ka and Jenkins. Second heat semifnals:
Arend, Seidl, Banker and Meyers
Winners-First heat: Broka, first: Verbev
en- second-time, 2:O3 1-5. Second heat: JAG
Guelin' first; Jenkins, second-ti POI 1-5
time, 1853 20. Fourth heat: Banker, fir.t:
Seidl, second-time, 216 Is Semifnais Gfrsf
heat: Verheyen, first; Jacqueln, second
time time, Zoo Zoo. 70 Second heat (semilna's):
Arend, first; Banker, second-time, 1871
Four men appeared at the tape for
the finals, representing Germany,
France and America. They were Ban
ker, Arend, Jacquelin and Verheyen.
The four riders jumped right from the
pistol shot in the following order: Ban
ker, Arend, Jacquelin and Verheyen.
Around the track they sped and final
ly arrived at the last turn Entering
this turn Verheyen took the lead. with
Jacquelin close behind and Arend at
his left, while Banker was last. In the
turn Arend tried to pass between JAG
quelin and Verheyen, but the quarters
were too close and he fell, almost
throwing the other riders.
Passing the turn, Banker was making
a beautiful sprint, amid the cheers Of
thousands. The American was MAX
Ing his grandest effort, and gained
inch by inch until he reached both JAG
quelin and Verheyen, while the latter
was making strong fight to hold the
lead. Five yards from the tape it was
still dead heat between the American
and the German. but just then Banker
with last and supreme effort, made
jump and passed the tape, winning
by three inches, Verheyen second. while
Jacquelin was a quarter of q wheel
behind. The time was POI. The oya-~
ton which Banker received was some
thing tremendous.
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