Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-21
happenings In the cycl,

HECBNT happenings IN the cycle
n racing arena are remarkable IN
character and mighty instructive
In several ways To 30 back to the be-
ginning Of the month and trace some OF
the various events OF the past three
weeks VIII furnish sufficient food for
reflection for some time to any intelli-
gent wheelman who is interested In
the racing game and the breaking OF
| records.
Three men, riding in match races,
broke worlds records on the Fourth Of
july, Riding at the Woodside park
track at Philadelphia, Floyd MacFar-
land, the lanky California sprint racer
took little Jimmy Michael into camp In
a 20 mile motor paced race by a matter
Of three yards. As the race was ridden
! % seconds faster than the previous
worlds record for the distance, It shows
that the welsh Rarebit' is by no
means back number, and as only nine
feet separated the two men Michael
also broke the record.
Philadelphia Johnny Nelson Of Chicago
was defeating Il, +. Caldwell OF Man
chester IN a % mile motor paced race at
Bridgeport, and was covering the
ground az an even faster pace than
MaCFarlands mcfarland rode the 20
miles In 20 minutes and 80 seconds,
whereas Nelson covered the same dis
lance IN 81 minutes and A. seconds.
Continuing, he lowered the time for ey-
cry mile up 10 the twenty-ffth, break
ing the worlds record for % miles by
nearly two minutes
The professionals We're not alone IN
their record breaking spell on the re-
cent holiday. however. During the
same red letter afternoon the crack
amateurs were getting in their fine
work Al the Berkeley oval track In
New York John Lake defeated King In
a ten mile race and at the same time
set up a new amateur worlds record
FOR the distance
These races were especially interest
ing for several reasons. Floyd MacF'ar-
land had hitherto been known as a
hard sprint rider, with a finish, when
he was In form, that no other man now
on the track. with the possible excep-
ton OF Frank Kramer. could cope with.
mcfarland was also known as a star
handicap rider from scratch, but his
abilities as a pace follower were I'M
known, though there were many Of the
talent who have long predicted that
Mac could beat the world az pace
following for middle distances II he
would only take 10 IT,
Lakes victory over King was another
instance Of a sprint rider defeating a
recognized pace follower at his own
game and Is but one more instance Of
the wonderful revolution that the de
mon motors have wrought in cycle
racing this season
Other examples Of short distance ex-
perts who have shown speed at long
distances are easy TO find. A month or
so ago COllett. who has since turned
professional. started in a one hour race
and made new amateur records. Maya
and McEachern, both crack sprinters,
entered the six day race at Madison
Square Garden last winter as team
and finished in second place, while Bob
Walthour, another rider who II essen
TALLY a sprinter, rode In the same six
day grind and captured first prize for
the best individual score.
Not only have the sprinters proved
better than many Of the recognized
long distance men at the latter's own
game this season, but many Of the well
known middle distance experts have
shown wonderful bursts OF speed at
the short events, For instance Ma
jor' Taylor, who is now defeating the