The Bearings, Vol 11, No 17
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
LAW Racing Board Chairman Gideon announces John S. Johnson has been expelled from the League for selling a prize wheel to a dealer, while trainer Tom Eck receives a one-year suspension for extorting money from race-meet promoters.
- Gardiner Wins Everything
Arthur Gardiner dominates the Memphis southern circuit meet, winning all Class B events including the mile invitation in 2:26 1/5, the half-mile open in 1:09 3/5, and the mile open in 2:20 1/5, with Gus Steele and Frank Barnett trailing throughout.
- Had It All His Own Way
Gardiner again sweeps all Class B events at Nashville before 1,000 spectators, winning the mile open in 2:23 1/2, the two-mile handicap in 5:47, and the half-mile open in 1:09, in fine weather with hotly contested racing.
- Adams the Southern Champion
George N. Adams of Jacksonville, Florida, wins the sanctioned southern amateur championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2:37 on a Stearns bicycle.
- p. 6
Belgian champion Houben beats American George Banker by a short length at the Velodrome de la Seine in Paris, adding Banker's scalp to his growing list of victories.
- p. 2
Walter Sanger writes from Louisville that he is in fair condition and considering turning professional if the Spalding plans develop, saying Johnson's expulsion may affect his planned match race with the Minneapolis rider.