The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-10
BIKE RECORDS
BEING LOWERED
Steady Breaking Of Marks is
in Progress.
HOLDERS OF RECORDS
HISTORY OF REMARKABLE FER
FORMANCES.

In view Of the fast miles being made in
cycle racins. something OF past record
breakiug is Interesting, for 1t shows DO"
the bicycle record mas iu twelve years
come down from 80 SO to 1900
In 1892. when Johnny Johnson made the
first mile under two minutes Lie t5--l~
was doubted AN over tne word. rot Stiil.-
son was then under the mana cement ~
Tom Eek. and all cycling experts tl9uS..t
IL was another of ECk.s sensations put
Eek offered 10 duplicate the perIoi iLlel-e
with Johnson and at dubuque. i'i- fa,tL
nv = rTnnine horse hitched 70 sulAF
with a shield Johnson rode the mlle 1--
fore a big crowd of officials ana not
men with a least fifty watches penis ie.e
on him. doing the mile iu l-9o a-'-
The following year was one TOT recon 20
and tie mile was brought down 20 t.'-.
and every year artery afa7 i''- o-
I'm 1901 VIII SGuson rode mile pace
bv q motorcycle i'm l.Zt. lie only Neid
this a short time. as in the lali OF tlal
year Major Taylor. the Color ee ------
paced by steam motorcycle, winch was
simply a big steam boiler mounted on T.
tandem. at Garfield park I'D Nhloae ~ ~
through the year of 1902, until fatlr Wllei-
the riders began 60 rice miles il eeii-i..---
ton i'm 1913. and as low as l.le- M I
then thought that the limit OF sleed t.s-,
been reached but the year 1885 toiltl
along and I'm April Harry hibes- it llie
[ first race rode miles On l.l4 AZ Cil 49, -
& r
as il TO let himself out on ms iasl l1,e.
ride covered mile after mile up 20 li-
sixteenth. when me was h.iitd- az ~
/ f-14. and some parts or miles rs TO-
low as 1903 After this event there "a-
a let up i'm fast speed, as inc ue1slt -
| Fixes caused n scare among LNr --"-
| In July little Nelson began TO tower req
/ 0rds. but his hold on them was lol w sst-
I ii few days. when Nat Butler TOOK Ll-
a. '''-- The Star Ride
The most sensational ride of the year
/ was that on July % in the race DeL n zen
I W9fhOur and Lednder when Waltil'tt
{ rode fifteen miles at an average or
/ riding four of the miles at a i-ve pace Ai-t
/ finishing Up the last i'm 800. the La5 53.t7
track mile ever ridden on a blcs f-g. ~,
/ riders were in the very PINK pl C1L-,'-s 800
/ and the condition OF the Weallef "a7 ~
! right for records. Walthouf vas cdll
/ fl7 rrf3re sraed fn everE mile and had MS
/ m0tOrmen had the nere w ailli1t-t 80
/ have gone faster. Then came u-- s
/ standing start RECORD H-eo9 ---5z in
! MuurOe Of torty-nlne mics. 221 1s7-
I fhe hour. A few DAYS later Harry & all-
| well rode fifty miles ana LhiLt1 goLe7e
! the hour Daugla the French fldtl 10y +o-
/ two miles i'm the hour, but the II t7---- ~
/ ords are not recognized IN li-l9 -ltt-l Va
/ as they are made Dell45 "LeE - ION
tys.--sr,ft--siv inches uu to fOrty-eiEht- .ot-
tOnet followed Dangld Win Fl1tHs L----
four miles iu the houi- ~i-l-iI iI, q 49,
/ stands for Europe. while CaidWeii Llf t-=
start and NIuuroes standing start d. q
| the best In this country. --.-.f +, fs1
! Last year $ RECORDS 15 81 ~ L-.t-r---- 3D.
/ This season when IS armour i.-ltl ~ d
! America IT can bee safely sal1 tuat Ll-ii--
/ v-iI he ridden in competition as l1f
one minute and that the noun 49,, ~ " t,irt
n Stand fbe elm of q mile a minute hy
wear 1894 will undoubtedly ne q sL1at ~
not only in the racing game. D-- pc az.
/ general cycle riding Tor men ~ FL
{ Ila7ars iu the game are making l'L rke+L a