Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-01
BICYCLE AFTERMATH.
Fifteen world'e and State Records
Lowered on ottumwa Track.
ARRANGING FOR FUTURE RACING.
Prospects for a Meet Labor Day and
Also During the Street Fair-Re.
markable Showing OF
Leroy Graham.

Fifteen records have been broken on
the Ottumwa ten-lap track of the OF
| tumwa Bicycle Track association, since
the opening on July 5. The amateur
riders came in for a larger percentage
of the new records. The events in the
amateur list We're lowered chiefly by
Fred Hopes, of Des Moines, who, dur
ing his few months training, has de-
veloped wonderful ability as a
rider. and will undoubtedly be
listed among the professionals
before many seasons. The unpaced
records are in evidence on the Ottum-
wa track.
| Among the local riders who figured
in the record breaking events are
Ralph Mccullough and S. Leroy Ora
ham, who on the last day of the state
meet lowered the former state record in
the one-haf mile tandem, unpaced, of
2:11 2-5, to 2:05. Both Mr.. Mccullough
and Mr.. Graham displayed wonderful
ability in this race. Mccullough has
been in training for the past few
months, but Graham never thought of
entering the races until a few days
prior to the meet. He will continue in
training for the purpose of entering
the summer meets, which will be given
by the Ottumwa Bicycle Track associa-
ton before the close of the season, and
those who have been watching hisprog-
ress predict a great success for him in
the future. Georre Brown and Kane
i Dougherty, who rode in the national
circuit events and succeeded in win
ming some of the stakes, have already
begun their training for the coming
summer meets. Neither Dougherty nor
Brown participated in the races of the
state meet.
Secretary Thrall of the track associa-
ton, said this morning that he was
i arranging for a meet some evening
next week, and that he also had under
way a long distance race between Star
buck and another professional vet to
be selected. 1t is the intention of the
track promoters to put on a tandem
! pursuit race between two local anna
teur teams. There will be race here
on Labor day, and also on one evening
during the week of the street fair. The
programs for the events, which are
now being planned. are only in ems
bryo. but judging from the manner in
which the professionals speak of the
4 Ottumwa course, and of the treatment
which they received from the local race
promoters while here at the national
|circuit and state league meets, there
will be no difficulty in securing a
string OF these crackajaclis.
i The following is a list of the records
which have been lowered on the OF
i tumwa track, together with the for
mer records in each corresponding
event:
Present Amateur Records.
4 One-half mile, competition. 1903 1-2
4 One mile tandem, competition 1904
One-half mile tandem, I'M
II paced. -. 80. $50
One mile, tandem, unpaced... 2:o5
One mile, unpaced, worlds
record .......... .......... 2:O3 80
Two mile, unpaced, worlds
record ......... ........... 4:2o
Three mile, unpaced, worlds
record .......... ......... $3.50 Is
One half mile, unpaced 1900. :59
One mile competition $1,000. 2:0S Is
Five mile competition .......11:53 1-j
Former Amateur Records.
One half mile competition }. 1904
One mile tandem, competition 2:1s Ii
One half mile tandem, unpac-
| ed ................. :5b ID
One mile tandem, unpaced... 2:11 2-5
One mile, unpaced, worlds .
record ......... ......... 1904 Is
Two mile, unpaced. worlds
record .......... 4:27 81
Three mile, unpaced, worlds
record .......... .......... 1900 81
One half mile, unpaced ...... 1:01 IL
One mile competition ........ 2:12
Five mile competition ..12:31
q Present Professional Records.
One half mile, unpaced.. 1:02 Ii
One mile, paced ............. 1853 %
One mile connection, single
paced ........ ............ 2:O1 1-5
One mile, unpaced .......... 2:06 81
Two mile, paced ............. BAT IL
Former Professional Records.
One half mile, unpaced $3.50. 1905
One mile, paced .............. 1:57
One mile competition ........ 2:14
One mile, unpaced ........... 2:12
Two mile, paced ............. 4:42 IL
THE SUMMARIZES.