The Bearings, Vol 12, No 10
Articles in this issue
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Thirty-three racers from nearly every major team have gathered at Louisville's Fountain Ferry Park, plugging steadily through daily training rides and informal sprints while awaiting the arrival of quad pacemaking machines for the record-breaking campaign.
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The Bearings describes the cheerful routine of the racing men—early morning miles, baseball at the center field, a pet raccoon adopted by the camp, and moonlit walks along the riverbank—painting a vivid picture of off-season training life.
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In the first national circuit meet at Louisville, Cooper takes the two-third-mile open and the mile open while Anderson springs a surprise in the two-mile handicap, with Bald making a bold but unsuccessful sprint in the two-mile open.
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Charging hard in training and now aware that Chairman Gideon will lift his suspension if the Fort Worth charges are withdrawn, Mary Anderson rides ferociously through practice sessions, clocking a paced quarter in 25-3/8 seconds.
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Remarkable training times emerge from Fountain Ferry: Coulter rides an unpaced sixth-of-a-mile in 17 seconds, Gardiner covers an unpaced quarter in 26.5 seconds, and Barnett aims for records up through twenty-five miles.
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Updated team standings accompany the announcement that the western boom party will consist of Bald, Cooper, Bliss, Kiser, Murphy, Wells, Terrill, and Maxwell, traveling by special car to California for circuit racing and records.
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Record specialist John S. Johnson prepares to join the Fountain Ferry camp with a full string of pacemakers, with manager Eck wagering that Johnson can ride a faster mile than any other man currently on the track.