Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-18
AFTER THE MILE RECORD
oyclist Harry Elkes to Make the Attempt
Tomorrow.
win BE Paced by n Motor Quad a,
the Park Clubs Track-En-
al
tries of Amateurs.

Inc attempt of Harry Elkes Of Glens
Fails, N. Y, to lower the one-nile world 8
bicycle record of L31 %, held by Eddie
McDufhe of Baltimore will be made tomor-
row afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the track
OF the Park Bicycle Club on the Conduit
road. The attempt will be watched with
considerable interest by wheelmen and
racing men all over the country, and if
successful will speak volumes for the fast
ness Of the local track
Fixes will not be content with one trial,
but will make at least three even il sue
cessfui in the first instance. If unsuccess-
full he will probably make even more eff
forts. He is after the record, and every
chance seems to he in his favor, but in
the event he fails he will still go after it.
He is in fine condition, and his pacemakers
are in Just as good riding trim The pac-
ing machine is reported to be in excellent
working order, and, this being the case,
the rider ought to be able to clip off one
or two seconds on the worlds record.
Harder Than Murphy's Feat.
The recent record of Murphy, who rode
behind locomotive and made mile in
less than one minute, is hardly worth while
comparing with legitimate record estab-
lished on the track. Murphy rode behind
car, the ends of which were boxed in to
resistance to the air A perfect suction
helped him along in his ride of the mile.
On track event conditions are entirely
different. and though it has been claimed
that mile will be made in a minute, that
burst of speed is some years off. The fast
est mile that has ever yet been ridden on
cycle course was in 1.31 Is, and that was
made on the local track several weeks ago
by Henri Fournler, the French demon,
who mounted on a tandem autocycle.
The race meet tomorrow will be the first
since the introduction of the free transfer
system on the METROPOLITAN railroad. Per-
sons living In almost any part of the city
can visit the park on one fare. AS an adj
dftional fnducement the management of the
track announces that all tickets purchased
before l o'clock tomorrow afternoon at 14th
and II streets, whether a reserved seat or a
box seat, will include car fare for the price
of admission. After 1 o'clock the diagram
of the seats will be removed to the track
and the offer of free car fare will be closed.
Paced by n Motor Quad.
In his ride tomorrow afternoon Fixes will
be paced by motor quad, upon which will
be seated Crooks, Porter, Steenson and
Fourier, the first named steering and the
last named managing the motor. Fourier
comes to the city especially to help out
Elkes, and some fine work is expected of
him.
A telegram was received from Elkes this
morning announcing that in the event he
was unsuccessful in breaking the mile
worlds record tomorrow he would remain
in the city the next day, or the day after,
or even longer, in order to accomplish his
purpose.
that could be selected for the purpose, and
for that reason Fixes selected it. The
length of third of a mile and the broad
stretches render it especially valuable for
riding for records. The quad which viii
pace Ekes will be of the overhanging
style, and besides the power furnished by
the motors the men will pedal the same as
on an ordinary quad, the human energy
blending with the other power to make
fast time. With the overhanging quad
Fixes can keep close behind the rear man,
and reduce the air pressure as low as it is
possible.