The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-27
GOOD YEAR FOR
4 BICYCLE RACING
Large Crowds Saw Several New Rec
ords Hung Up on Track.
BY WALTER eARDeETT
editor Of MOTORCYCLE and, Bicycle II

editor OF Motorcycle and. Bicycle IL
Illustrated. New York City)
Cycle racing. especially in the east,
enjoyed very prosperous year in 1921.
Tracks operating at Newark. N. j.; Re-
we're Beach, Mass; Providence, r. l.;
Philadelphia, Worcester, Mass, and
New Bedford, Mass. the last two being
built during the year. report good
crowds and profitable seasons. Last
winter track was built at Miami,
FLA. and ran from Jan. 20 TO Feb. 81.
This year another course has been con-
strued at Jacksonville Fla, and ran
for few weeks. The Jacksonville
track is now closed.
The Miami track was reopened on
Sunday. Dec. is, and win run until
late in February or March. The two
Florida tracks known as the "Croco-
die circuit" viii be operated annually
IN the winter A track was opened in
Los Angeles. Cal. but had short life
Four national titles were decided in
America during the past season. In
the professional sprint division Frank
4. Kramer. East Orange, n j.. was
declared the winner. Kramer and Ray
Esaton, Newark. champion in 1919, I'm
fshea mp a series OF IL races In a tie
Eaton refused to ride OFF the tie and
Kramer was declared the winner after
~walkover" Willie Spencer, Newark.
and Reggie Mcnamara. Newark, won
the 10 and 25-mile middle distance
titles. respectively.
Bobby Walthour, Jr., Newark, son
OF the. former paced champion of
America and former worlds title hold
or at that style Of racing, captured the
amateur sprint championship in a Sc
ries Of six races. George Chapman.
Newark, paced champion in 1920, re-
peated again In 1921 The Amateur
Bicycle League OF America, an organ
ization recently formed, conducted a
series OF races to decide the road
championship Of America The finals
were decided at Washington, d. c.,
and Arthur NieminslSy of Jersey City
and member Of the Unione Sportiva
Italian aof New York, was returned the
winner in a series OF four races.
During the past IL months the Cycle
Trades OF America supplied prizes for
$50 road and track races for amateurs,
In 1877 four six day races were run
in this country. two in Chicago and
two I'm New York The first Chicago
race ended Jan. % and Eddie Madden
and Jake Magin. Newarkers, won with
2,279.S miles TO their credit The Sec
ond race in Chicago ended April 9 and |
the same team won. riding 2,1S7.7I
miles. The first six-day race in New
York finished on March II and Oscar
Egg. Swiss and Peter Van Kempen. |
Holland, won with 2.314 2-3 miles to |
their credit Alfred Goullet, America,
and Maurice Broceo. France. won the
second New York event. which ended /
Dec. 10. covering 2.5636 miles
A few records fell by the boards
during the past year. on July 3 at |
Washington, ID. c., August Nogara /
established a new amateur road record /
for 100 miles unpaced in 4 hours and
~ minutes. In i've hours Nogara
covered 1o2 - miles. A. f. VAIL a
Buffalo, N. r., amateur. bettered the
old amateur road record for 20 miles
IN competition in a race at Buffalo,
Wahl doing 45:22 on August 81 at
the Newark Velodrome Newark. N j.,
Alfred Grenada, Australian, bettered
the old mark for 20 miles human paced.
Grenda doing 51:1S2-5. Three anna
teur road records were broken during
tho running of the Amateur Bicycle
League Of America road champion
At Davenport, Ia. Russell Lange did
three miles unpaced in 6.51 and Vic \
tor Hopkins rode five miles unpaced
in lls22. In the finals at Washington
Arthur NiemlnsSy. New York bet
tered the old mark for half-mile in
competition by doing 1913.
The worlds cycling chapionships
were held from July 81 to Aug. Z at
Denmark pafer Nooe
kops. Holland, won the professional
sprint title; Brask Anderson, Den
marx. the amateur sprint event, and
Victor Linart Belgium. the profess
sional paced championship.