The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-28
JOHNSON MAKES RECORD
ANDERsoNs TIME is LOWERED
Local Rider Sets a Mark of II Hours
So Minutes for st. Cloud
sz'1lSs. Course.

the st. Cloud course yesterday, oomplet-
ing the la miles In II hours, and 58 min
utes. The former record, held by IA. N.
Anderson, was 12 hours Is minutes.
A "A: Hansen, on his motor cycle.
paced Johnson during the ride. The start
was made from Yoegelis at 6:18 a. M,
and Johnson finished at the same place
at 6:14 p. m. johnson stopped 40 min
utes for lunch at st. Cloud.
~ The roads We're In bad shape between
Elk River and Anoka, and a high wind
made riding difficult. Hansen killed an
puppy at Big Lake. ~
Probably the most sensational bike rae
ing ever seen in this country was wit
messed by about 5000 people at the Wallis
burg track yesterday. Worlds records
went by the board in both the amateur
and professional races. 60. 7
= Probably the most remarkable race of
the day camel the ten-mile professional.
The pace did not slacken to the finish,
where w. S. Fem won by a length and
half in the fastest time. ever made in
such a rcompetiton. His time was.
M:5s is. Both M. L, Hurley, the ma
tional amateur champion, and Walter
Smith. broke amateur records. Summary:
Gus Z. Hurley, New York Athletic Club;
Teddy Burlington, New York Athletic Club,
second; M. T. Dove, New York, third; time,
one-Mlle Professional, open for First
Prize Winners at Vailsburg-Won ly Iver
HaSso second ss ss Sy Ssyirx ohcsge
John Job Bedell, Eynnbrook, L. l., fourth; time,
One Mile, Amateur, Tandem Paced,
Against Time-Walter Smith, Brooklyn. Time,
1:26 2-5. Worlds amateur record.
Five Miles, Amateur, Tandem Paced Rec,
9raWalter s%tth Brooklyn; tine one mile
rs 50: ali worlds amateur records. '''''
NJ Two Miles; plssx Amateur HI; Handicap.Won by
(scratch); Oscar Georke, Brooklyn (scratch),
third; Teddy Ellington, New York Atb,,
-, Ten-Mile Professional, Handicap-Won by
nus Bedeli, Lynbroek. L.. l.: l24o yards. sec
"Plugger Bilp'::Martin, Australia: qso yards),
uso yards), fifth; time. 216s is: .,,' =
AT tie vailsburg, N, j., bicycle races.
Saturday. Kramer won the half-mile
championship with Kinble second, Law
son third and major" Taylor fourth af-
ter hard struggle.
Walter Smith won the motor-paced race
after losing the second heat. Teddy"
Bll1ngStOn captured the One-mile anna
teur championship of New Jersey, rather
easily. Kramer lodged the professional
handicap, but Major Taylor started and
finished third. W. IS. Fem captured the
consolation race with something to spare.
By vote of the executive committee Of
the League of American Wheelmen, the.
once powerful New Jersey division OF the
organization has been abolished.
q hol tn rhoI
shakeup of the league. In other states
where apathetic officers retain titles, like
measures are; anticipated, the national Of
hcers taking charge until aggressive men
have been chosen. : : ....
The twenty-mile. motor paced bicycle
race at New York was won by Bobby"
Walthour, of Atlanta, who defeated How
ard freeman, of Portland, Ore, by two
laps and 200 yards, the track measuring
cne-third Of "a mile around. Floyd Nc
Farland, of San Jose Cal. finished third.
but quit two laps before the twenty miles
| had been completed. BENNY Monroe, of
Memphis, Tenn, also took part In the
race, but met with an accident during the
eight-m1le which compelled him to retire
from the contest. Monroe ran third up' to
| this time, when his pedal struck the track
and he was thrown heavily. His back
| and shoulders were badly scratched, but
he was not seriously injured.
Marcus l.. Hurley, of the N. Y A. c.,
won the half-mile-. open and two-nile
handicap races for amateurs 49, - =
Jockey Winnie" O'Connor rode a five-
mile exhibition behind pace and acquitted
himself very creditably, his time being
| eight minutes eighteen and one-hfth sec
onds. =. .