The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-30
BROKE THE ROAD RECORD
JOHN LARSON. OF MINNEAPOLIS.
LOWERED CARnCHAEL's
CENTURY TIME
ST. PAUL-'ToNKA THE COURSE
Run Made Under Favorable COndI-
lions, Having Four Excellent
Tandem Teams to Set
the Pace.

John Larson, of Minneapolis, yester-
day, broke the ST. Paul'Tonka century
course record. His time was hours, 81
| minutes and 20 seconds.
This clips 81 minutes 40 seconds from
| the record established June 4, 1899, by
Dan # Carmichael of St. Paul, Carmi-
chaePs time being hours 46 minutes.
| This ride of Larsons shows what can
be accomplished in the way of road rid
| ing with expert pacemaIners. Larson was
| extremely fortunate In securing four of
| the fastest and most experienced tandem
teams in the state.
The start was made at Lake Calhoun,
Minneapolis, at exactly Cos a. m. Nei-
derhofer and Erickson paced him to the
| checking station in s.. Paul Oh 7-10 mIIes),
where he arrived at 6:35:4O making the
| distance in 80 minutes and 40 seconds He
was picked up at this point by a tandem
| ridden by Bird and Henzie, of ST. Paul,
and carried back to Calhoun via Fort
| Smelling Us miles, at a 2:40 clip. This
was one of the fastest trips Of the run.
| A tandem manned by Hansen and Cal
| lender, of Minneapolis, then took him to
| the checking station at Lake Minneton-
| ka Q3 miies) in SO minutes He was then
picked up by Haynes and Ramsey, Of
Minneapolis, who returned with him to
| Calhoun i'll fast time. The first fifty
miles was completed in 2 hours IA min
utes Bird and Henzie then paced him
! back to st. Paul, through Fort Smelling,
! and the tandem ridden by Neiderhofer
and Erickson, having rested. was able to
| give him fast pace back to Calhoun
/
| CURED. On riding down Lake street, Min
neapolis, at a record breaking clip Lar
| son became dizzy for moment, and,
| missing the cycle path, collided with a
| telegraph post, and was brought to the
| ground with considerable force. He
! Jumped to his feet in an instant, how
| ever, and was on the way again, SEEM
| ingiy uninjured.
| AT Calhoun, Broadbent and Clements
| the fast amateur team of Minneapolis,
| set a hair-raising clip to Minnetonka,
| covering the distance in almost as good
| time as that made by the professionals
on the first trip. Hansen and Calender
| were awaiting him at Minnetonka and
much praise is due these veteran riders
| for the assistance rendered on the last
| thirteen miles of this notwithstanding
| run.
The fall sustained by Larson on his
| mile 0aQ Shaken MIN UP con-
/ slderably. The terrific and sustained
| clip which had been maintained was be-
| ginning to have Its effects even on this
| trained athlete, and he began to show the
| first symptoms of weakening. 1t was at
| this critical point in the ride that the
| experience of A. a. Hansen and Al Cal
| lender came In good time. Larson wav-
cred for a moment as he swept along and
! before his pacemakers were aware of the
! fart had fallen a0aip mo-
a serious collision with a lad who stood
| on the side of the path. He was in
stantly placed In the saddle by Hansen,
who told him he had but eight miles
more to ride and that the record was
already his by nearly an hour. He was
encouraged and 'jollied along and finally
finished in excellent condition, consider
ing the Misunderstanding clip which had
| been kept up without ceasing, every in
slant from the start,
I This record establishes for Minnesota
the fastest course record ever ridden in
| America, the nearest approach to this
time being made Aug. g. 1896, by c. A
| WeScott, OF Chicago, over the Liberty
| ville-Waukegan century course, his time
| being five hours and fourteen minutes.
| The national 100-mtlerecord (Which must
be made over a surveyed course) is now
| held by T. r. Goodwin, OF Philadelphia,
| who made the distance on Oct p, 1889, In
the remarkable time Of hours and 81
| minutes, clipping the record of hours
and 42 minutes held by AL Calender, of
Minneapolis, by 5 minutes.
1t is understood that Calender proposes
to ride again for this national record in
the near future, and those who know his
ability have no doubt as to his success.
This ride of Larsons establishes his
| reputation as a road rider Of promise.
Many of his friends expect to see him
| figuring conspicuously in national record
breaking feats on the wheel in the near
future.
The record over the 'Tonka course OF
4:54:20 will probably stand for some time.