The Bearings, Vol 8, No 6
Articles in this issue
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Cleveland Wheel Club's second day of racing under electric lights produces wild finishes as young Dr. A.I. Brown twice beats Meintjes to the delight of the home crowd, while Zimmerman wins the open events, and the club clears over $1,500 on the tournament.
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Columbus Cycling Club's annual meet at the State fairgrounds draws 7,000 fans and sees Johnson and Zimmerman trade fast miles, with Johnson ultimately setting the faster time behind pacers and calling the Columbus track the fastest of the season.
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The Bearings previews Chicago's season-closing meet, featuring an unprecedented format where invited mile record contenders each choose their own pacemakers and get two official attempts, with a $250 cup offered for lowering the mile record.
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F.J. Osmond and J.W. Stocks ride 26 miles 156 yards in the hour on the Whitworth tandem at Herne Hill, smashing the hour record, while Harris lowers Zimmerman's English quarter-mile record to 31 2/5 at the same venue.
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German rider Lehr sets a German record for the quarter-mile at 28 4/5 and European records for the mile at the Radfahrer Bund's Leipzig gathering, while Brieltling sets a world record for 3,000 metres in 4:18 2/5 at the same meeting.