The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
OFFICIAL TRAoK RECORDS FROM THE
I. A. w. RACIN0 BOARD.

nined-McDuffes Rated as tho One-Mile
King" Major" Taylor's Mark Not
the List-How N. @. A. Secession Has Told.
Chairman Fred Gerlnch OF the L. A. W.
Racing Board has issued the complete list OF
records made by professionals on the tracks
that are officially recognized. 1nasmuch as
the N. O. A has not gained the coveted recog-
milton OF the International Cycling Associe-
ton. these records are the only American ones
that have been Officially Acknowledged abroad
as being authentic. although there are num-
Der OF performances made under N. @. A.
auspices that are indisputably genuine.
and which arc considered by the foreign
record seekers IN their riding. In the L. A. W.
list II is noticeable there are many marks. REQ
ords OF former years. that still stand good. al
though 1890 was phenomenal year OF record
breaking In some instances the figures made
last summer BY N. @. A. riders. which have not
been officially complied. will modify those
given by the l.. A. W. Racing Board chief In
competition races especially. Gerlachs table
ehows. how much the League ha. felt the
n. q. A. Its to be noted in relation to that most
important record. the, one mile. that the
hHs e The very fast times made
Of 2, Sne mil; e H. minute and d seconds,
ssG ihs. .hs ' hSnFss behind p' wnIshied. viii
be separately clsssed hereafter. The records
In competition from a standing start are:
1881 sf: s 81 g, g.
FI ,sn s,ms Aug 8 dsssi ,so,shiEis Of mile
Ss S 2n sui T 1897 minute ~ seconds By James
The res9rd. from two miles 70 seven InGa-
ens days The tines BosiS pIns siih The see
ond mile, are! minutes 81 rs seconds, 8
minutes n 2s sSesonds; 1minuiss Us 40 secc9nd.s
sedona Il saoonds p From
slsh, e twelve miles inclusive Tom Linton Is
utes 4 as seconds. : From thirteen 70 twenty
Eve miles lnc elusive Harry b. Fixes IL the record
holder, III. time Tor fiteen miles is 25 min
minute. S secoSds oF m%g Michael is the he
.ssuainS.sssrt oompstiii"n, and ' The ', sSc
a!s,anSe he covered 10 hour 2 mlgp.ss II ~
minutes 2 az seconds belongs to Prank Wal.
Ter. The one hundred record Of 4 hours
The unpaced records against time for fve
miles, with a Aging start. are:
Quarter Of q milo. 2s leo seconds. by Arthur
Ssa, IS We Fsm,Ss S'S MoioS %li 1891 S.if
mills. SO s-S seconds, By wiliism Martin. Aug. ~.
seconds, By A. n: Hughes, July =: I.ss three miles.
J. Isss; four 1il-. @ina,s: 90 ..o.nd.' :; FRED %
TsG IVY ~ T,a .. jay Ill., ss minutes 10
From six miles TO twenty-five miles under
ton. ali made jay 9. 1898 His times for ton.
V: stn ssHa a %.us.s .sGPna f e min
n,ss sess9nSds ~ m!nntcs s2,6 seSond' %
reUol BY Jan nm? Ross. ths
minutes 3 seconds; whIle for 100 miles the rec
or,i Of hours So minutes 81 AS .sconds he,,
race against time and with dying start, the
figures rs officially rendered are:
quar- 9ps.sS Of mile. ., z" ;ceonds; By "a,,or.'
Sy Taylor: se,; IL isss; halt MILF g 81 second,
quarters mile, minute = 2-5 seconds. by "MAIor''
,.s S Sy rs AZ MOI S,es is minute %
miles minute, .o - 30 seconds. BY M4or
miles. IL mint 81 8 seconds. by II chAsi. Nov.
i.Son assrS I, i h,fC ike. m I R5sa 40 % .
9 hours s! minutes IL seconds. BY Frank waller.
Nov. ~. 1870.
mInuts - 20 ..cSnds. made by "Mai"r'' T "a /.
lor At Garfield Park. Chicago, on Aug. 3 last. is
Wind shield. According TO Geriach. Iist Me.
Durae. with his record Q, minute ~ seconds.
he ate Which mu. be- "a
nj mad as1 Y Es S:, S AVS 9'hSas" Ef S
@ Hss 's'Sn'a y fRf
being % hours 81 minutes 81 seconds. and the
Tandem rrcoris against time, unpaced. with
Tying start, are; Hall mile, 80 3,5 seconds.
SSssrswan.soro S Bse s. 49, ~ e SRe mtg P
Oct l. 1897 Ave, miles, 10 minute. % seconds.
Nv HAu kua ina hlF Uh nj "a
roeorl. Of this Kind up to and iincladns
teen. ,w.ny and ,wan,y i've miles H I'm in order H
iollowsi y minutes ~ 3-b seconds, 80 min
y n.es 80 20 seoond.i - NinStSs So seconds,
a tandem against time, Aging start. AL belong
20 Fowler md Church, They were made
mnu,s q seconds i"sy nile Shs U'% minutes mutt
70 2-5 seconds; ten miles, 10 minutes 2 as
seeonds: The comP.!ition tandem record tor
The one:.pLle triylet record, nylng start. un-
4:ond. mss S S1a aeFsaa
hve mile ,rscords belong TO Kiscr. Miller
ioT the famed arc mSus. "s 4
scon t. q minutes 81 seconds, ~ %i.u,ss -
e. seconds one NIX; msds IyMqpaIss fGs;
III minutes ~ s.cnnIs bDth ~ which VA.
made Nov g. 1877, by Church. Jack and Yer
nlsr, The one hour record is II miles is
March g 1893, The auadrupl"t rfcord
Phillips, yan lIsrick, Brads and Balm bridge.
Oct = 1897 The lulntuplet record OF min
ute i0 20 seconds Tor one mile. was made by
on Hns 4hs WSse ns a,
mile. paced. against time. flying start, Is l
minute 40 seconds. made Oct. 20 1897, by
Hammond. MacLean. Stafford. Farment. Mac
Lean and Grennan;, The one mile handicap
record is thai of w. Fred Sims. minutes.
made July %. 1SN.
II was late on Saturday night when the re-
ports OF officers and committees had all been
read at the annual meeting OF the officers OF
the New York state Division. /. A. W. and the
other proceedings were begun. The only
spirited passage occurred when Chief Consul
Bedding recommended that the roso-
iutions against the control Of rae
ing. under which all mention OF racing
was eXpunged from the constitution
and bylaw. OF the division be rcaffirmcd. Hep
resentatiye SchwalbHch OF the Second district
rose to the point Of order that there being now
no mention OF racing In tho division by laws tho
ruled against the point. Schwalbach APP
ruling and appeal were all withdrawn. \ rcso-
luton reatiirming the anti-racing attitude was
introduced. IL was opposed by Representa-
A A A.l,,