Show MANY TRIED TO BREAK DEAK BIKE RECORD RECORD Oscar Egg the the Swiss ts Is Present Holder of llou Hou Record During the 1913 cycle racing season am a.m. in iii Europe Europa that l is rap rapidly drawing t to toa I Ia a close numerous at attempts have been bee been made upon tho the standing start J. J record for fOT the hour In the tho sea season on du duing during dur- dur ing July and August Richard We ioa V German Oscar Egg the Swiss Smas and an Marcel Berthot Berthet an all tar star or i France Prance h have ve all u made successful attempts at tempts in the once around tho clock j ride The present holder is Oscar Egg Oscar Egg who was a competitor in the l last t 8 sI aLti day race in T 2 Now New W York and the distance nc I the Swiss strong man covered In th the sixty of or riding was vaS 26 e and anti 1573 yards the record being m mat mada at the Buffalo situated i ithe the outskirts of 01 Paris August 21 A I Since the ri ride c of Egg another at attempt attempt attempt tempt has b been made by Mart Marcel l Bereth who fell ell shy of oi tho the record l by bJ about yards ards Prom From the present it seems hardly possible th tha that t tEgg's Egg Eggs Egg's t record is in any great reat danger dancer anter of of borne being brushed from tho record books ince the thc first tabulation of f this record was made in 1893 when Des muge now the owner of tho the Paris pans sporting paper the tho LAuto as an ama amateur ath- ath tour rode 2184 miles in tho the hour n at the old oM Velo rome Buffalo on the sit bite of the present prescot track seven sC other cy cy- have hac held helel this mark Out of that number un an American ilton of Denver Demor once held hold the tW honor when he ho ro rode e 25 5 miles miles' anti ami nfl GOO in an hour at tit Denver on 00 July 9 0 0 lS 6 i In connection with this strenuous record it may bo ho interesting to that out of the tho numerous successful at attempts attempts tempts at tho the mark tho majority o ot of the thc thil trials wore ma made o at the Buffalo Paris track Those who have e placed their names on the honor toll roll an and tho the ilat dates 6 and distances s are arc as follows ys Henri France amateur May fay 11 1893 1803 Buffalo Paris miles 1 Jules Jues Dubois France professional October 31 1 1801 Buffalo Paris 2373 miles oj s sT. T. T Maurice Bel Belgium professional Jul July 30 1897 1807 municipal track Paris 2437 miles attIcs 5 A AWilliam William Hamilton American pro July 9 1898 Denver Den Cola Colo Colot 2534 miles milos e.- e. Lucien Petit Breton France pr pry Au August st 21 1 1905 Buffalo Paris aris 2 2553 53 miles i Marcel Berthet Franco France amatea June 20 1907 1901 Buffalo Paris 2578 2518 miles Oscar E Egg l Switzerland professional S Au August 22 1912 Buffalo Paris Pans 2615 miles milos Richard Germany pro t N- N July 27 1913 trac trask Borlin Berlin 23 2627 7 miles TJ Marcel Marcol France prole Au August 7 1913 1013 Ba falo Paris laris aris 26 19 miles Oscar E Egg E fr Switzerland professional Au August 21 Buffalo o Paris 2092 2602 miles 26 miles and anti 1573 yards On this si side o of tho the Atlantic tho the re ret ord breaking fever has hit a number of tho professional riders Among th fame seekers aro arc Joe Kopsky of ot K KYork NU York and Fred Keefe the Australian Kopsky held a number of amateur road roid marks being still cred credited ted with a Mark marJO of hour hours 26 minutes 2706 2106 second for the milo mile Floral park course Lon Long island Ke-cf Ke is the holder of the American professional mark for the U covering the distance in 5 hours and 2 minutes at Los Loa Angeles les Cal Cat January 8 1911 1 |