Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-12


Major Taylor has reduced the mile BIZ
over 1876. IN thir connection it Us anus
ing and Interesting 20 turn back Tor tho
SPACE of only two years, when middle
distance riding was introduced IN this
country. The milo In two minutes was
then .ourht after. a report cnme from
Cheyenne that Johnny Green. "a rider OF
that town. had covered mile IN 1888 on
"a ftrnlrhtaWny course. Tn announce
mrnt on tllf f.at was greeted win cun-
siderable doubt. oven whom " became
known that The HtrnlghtAway cout.'
was allghtly down hill una the ride
was made when the Cycli.t had u ter
rife wind blowing upon hlH back. IN
View Of events of the present year the
ride OF John Green Dr. now regarded nH
"a possibility even though u looked 20
h, an Impossible thing 10 ride milo
within that iiml! AZ that time
Going back 60 the time of the hlgh
wheel. "a mile iu three minutes was to-
rnrdcd nf fast travelling IL might De
stated t.at when his was done tho
science %. track building WAS not rear
so perfect us 10 o. nt the present tny'
Ever since the advent uf The fufutN the
time has bpCn gradually brought down,
and tn, records made hy the great Ar
thur Xlmut rmuu. compared with the
time made ut thlH day, are extremely
slow. Last season % was the ambition
of the mild.c-dlstnucu riders 90 make "A
mile w 1895 behind pace. and while u
was claimed that many could do ~ lh
this dine. tn actual feat was never
performed.
II has taken possibly over i've years
Co reduce the record from three minutes
60 1898 for tdo mile u this rate VI re-
ductiou continues % VIII be only
short time before the minute mark IL
reached. The limit of possibilities with
human pace alone has been reached,
The motor cycle pace has Just been IN
nururutrl. ana very Huccnssiul, TOO
what are i's fu!,ur. 9oss'e'lluea'
There H. proposed. az a climax to tho
racing season. great middlc.dlHtnncr
race between the leading pace followers
~ the middle-dlstuncc profession ana
the greatest ~ IN" sprintcrs, the dls-
lance Of the contest 10 De such "a 10 be
within the reach Of all. Leading up 10
this great contest Il u proposed 20 run
a riN-curncrcd. hftcen-mlle race be-
tween the Hprintora. the three winners
tn meet m three leading mid.diHtnnco
stars Ia the flnal contest. Among the
sprlntcrs there are today q half dozen
who have In the past proved their nhll-
ity back OF pace. Arthur Gardiner, the
ChlcnEnnn. made In excellent showing
against Harry Fixes; Floyd 4, McFur.
land defeated Fixes In world record
time IN San Francisco last spring Tom
Cooper once ruled as king NJ the road
at 20 miles, n, Il, Caldwell OF Man
chester. y. H.. started his career uu tho
road and ON Tuesday night entered the
paced race runkHi Eddie Bald b. re-
ported 10 have ordered motor cycles
| and 10 anxious 10 have Try ut the mid
| dlo-dlstanCr game, Orlando stevens ~
the sixth for the lnwau defeated Harry
Gibson at san Jose last spring, and
displayed rare ability for an unframed
man lie was substituted Tor Mcfarland
In tho contest at the last minute.
Among these six ridcrH 10 would be very
! hard to select q winner and from tho
six there would undoubtedly come q trio
! capable ~ going against McDunec,
Elkcs and Linton at the nftecn-mile
distance.
Earl Kisor, the Dayton Dumping.
says he viii positively retire from the
! path ~ the end ~ this season. probably
early In September lie ig dlagustcd
! with the game and would drop out im-
mciintclv hut Tor contracts hn has tn
! honor lSlscr win 20 into business at
his home In Dayton.