The Bearings, Vol 8, No 20

Articles in this issue

• "Zim" Loses a Race

  Zimmerman visits the three-day Augusta, Georgia meet where he does a flying half in 1:00 2/5 behind the Banker brothers on a tandem, but is beaten in the consolation race by 250-pound local journalist John R. Burke by three inches.

• Banker Brothers Win Everything

  Arthur and George Banker dominate the Augusta meet, winning the half-mile open, lap races, and handicap events across all three days, with M. Ed. Wilson of Savannah claiming the interstate championship series.

• A Cut of Three Seconds

  Dirnberger reduces the flying mile record to 1:51 and Bliss sets the standing mile at 1:54 4/5 at Birmingham, Alabama, with a dozen horsemen timing the attempts and running horses pacing to the five-eighths before an exchange.

  p. 2
• Belgium Gets the International Meet

  The International Cyclists' Association awards the 1894 international championships to Brussels after the Ligue Velocipedique Belge extends an invitation, and elects Frans Netcher of the Dutch Cyclists' Union as president for 1894.

• The Political Pot Is Boiling

  The Massachusetts LAW board prepares for a contested election of fifteen delegates to the Louisville National Assembly, with competing tickets forming and considerable wire-pulling expected for the coveted spots on the racing board and touring committee.