The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05
DRY ROADS TEMPT IREM
THE LONG DISTANCE
ROAD RECORDS
BIRD WANTS THE CENTURY
He VIII Start Today, and Grain
maker'' Hansen VIII Start on
Thursday Morning for the
1000 Mile Mark

Thursday A. A. Hansen, the long dis
lance rider Of Minneapolis, will attempt
to lower the worlds record for 1000 miles,
now held by VIII Brown, of New York,
at 83:4:30.
Hansen will start on his long ride
promptly at 6 a. m, and will be paced by
relays of the best road riders In the state,
both amateur and professional. The N. C.
A. has issued a permit to it's amateur
members granting them the privilege of
acting as pacemakers for Hansen on this
occasion, without endangering their anna
teur standing. This ruling greatly en-
larges the field from which to select riders
to accompany Hansen, and the result will
be that his pace will always be fresh
and selected from the very best road
riders in Minnesota.
Hansen is a rider Of national reputat ton
and has been prominently before the
wheeling public for so many years that
now, whenever "the old man" announces
his intention of going out for road rec
ord, he is granted a most respectful hear
ing, and the best class Of wheeimen in
both cities at once place themselves at
his disposal, ready to render him all pos
sible assistance.
The Rain Maker" has a knack Of sue
walls Of his spacious store In Minneapo-
lis bear ample testimony. Numerous
framed record certificates. commemorate
ing many notable performances on the
road, are arranged in tasteful order and
make a very attractive and unique dis
play. The most elaborate record is that
granted him last year by the Century
Road Club of America, when he shatter-
ed the worlds 1,000-mile road record, held
NV - T
duced the time from 105:36:00 to 92:26:OO
This latter figure stood as worlds record
from July to October. 1899, when VIII
Brown, of New York, succeeded in plac-
ing the new mark at S3:04:3O. which now
stands as the worlds record for 1000
miles.
AS far back as 1892 Hansen made state
records which still stand. In that year
he rode to Austin and return (224 miles,
in less than twenty hours. and in 1893
made his famous ride from ST. Paul to
Saltwater eighteen miles, in 1890, mount
ed on q -three-pound wheel. In 1894
Hansen first established a road record
between Minneapolis and st. Cloud and
return, covering the distance GA miles)
in 12:5S:00. The st. Cloud record Is still
held by Hansen, who makes point each
year of taking his first hard road ride
over this route He Is always accompa-
MED by large party Of speedy boys"
many of whom find before the trip Is
over that they are not. in the Rain
maker's'' class.
During the season of 1894 Hansen rode
ffty-nine centuries and q, 053 miles. Both
records stand today as state century and
mileage records on the books Of the Cen
fury Road Club Of America. His mileage
for that year has not even been approach
ed by any rider in Minnesota since that
date. The worlds boulevard record for
twenty-four hours is held by Hansen, the
distance covered being 375 miles On this
ride he made the 200 miles in 10:49:0O, and
was then seven miles ahead of the pre-
vious record, held by Shorthand. At
twelve hours he had ridden 219A miles,
twelve miles ahead of Shorthand. The pre-
vious boulevard record for twenty-four
hours was S67 miles. 1t IS stated that
Hansen rode the last mile Of the 375 in
PIT. In a six-day race at Tattersalls, in
Chicago, in competition with the star
long distance track riders of the world,
Hansen finished we'll up among the lead
ers, and made a showing which stamped
him as one Of Americas best riders =,