The Bearings, Vol 8, No 5
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Trainer Culver denies that Parker Sercombe paid for Sanger's English trip, insisting Sanger's father signed all the cheques, and says Sanger asked officials not to advertise his appearance at the Milwaukee meet precisely because he was unsure of his fitness — the miscommunication escalating into his expulsion.
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F.J. Osmond makes his North American racing debut at Toronto and goes unplaced, losing to the Canadian Hyslop who sets a five-mile record of 13:03 3/5; Osmond does however break Zimmerman's half-mile record in a qualifying heat but runs unplaced in the final.
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Zimmerman wins the quarter-mile, half-mile open, one-mile open, and three-mile lap race at the Cleveland Wheel Club's two-day meet, with South African Meintjes finishing second in multiple events, and part of the programme run successfully under electric light.
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Indianapolis's inaugural big meet draws 8,400 paid admissions with the greatest prize values ever offered at a single-day meet; Zimmerman wins everything he enters, with Taylor showing the best form of the challengers and Osmond failing to appear.
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Bay City Wheelmen inaugurate night racing at their new San Francisco track, with half-mile records broken on the first night and Terrill lowering the quarter-mile record to 32 flat on the second night; a mile race against a bronco ends in defeat for the cyclists.