The Bearings, Vol 9, No 25
Articles in this issue
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J.P. Bliss breaks both the flying-start and standing-start world mile records at Waltham in a single afternoon, clocking 1:54.75 for the flying mile (cutting 1.25 seconds from Johnson's mark) and 2:00 for the standing mile, after compliance with League regulations made both records official.
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Walter Sanger rides an unpaced mile at Waltham in 2:11.75, lowering the world unpaced mile record by more than four seconds despite a capricious wind, with The Bearings calling it the first serious American attempt at this rarely contested mark previously set by Frenchman Fournier at 2:16.
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Zimmerman beats Englishman Barden in two races at the Buffalo Velodrome in Paris before 15,000 spectators, covering five miles in 11:59.75 before Barden retires when Zimmerman pulls away decisively on the fifth lap; the crowd goes wild and gives Zimmerman an enthusiastic ovation.
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George Banker wins nearly every race at the two-day Montebello meet at Trieste, taking the mile invitation by six inches, the Grand Gara Trieste lap race, and the 25-mile handicap by eight lengths after chasing down the Italian leaders from a half-distance deficit.
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Five thousand spectators at Asbury Park rise and hiss an over-zealous marshal who prevents a Spalding manager from crossing the track to aid fallen riders after a four-man crash in the mile open heat involving Raymond MacDonald and California's Edwards.