Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-01-01 | Page 7 | History Made in Bikes

rY I History Made in n Bikes II 1 By Walter Bard Bardgett gett Editor of ot Motorcycle and Bicycle Illustrated Illustrated Illus lilus- New York City Cycle ra racing especially In the East enjoyed a very prosperous year in 1921 Tracks operating at Newark N. N T J. Revere Revere Revere Re Re- vere Beach Mass Providence R. R I. I Philadelphia Worcester Mass and New I Bedford Mass the last two being built during the year report good crowds and I profitable seasons Last winter a track was built at Miami Fla Fix and ran from I January 23 to February 27 This year another course has been constructed at Jacksonville Fla and ran for a few weeks The Jacksonville track Is now closed MIAMI OPEN The Miami track was reopened on Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day December 18 and will run until late in February or March The two Florida tracks known as the crocodile circuit will be operated annually In the winter A track was opened in Los Angeles Cal but had a short life Four national titles were decided In America during the past season In the f Kramer professional 1 East 1st sprint Orange ri ge division N. N IJ J. J w was Frank declared lar L. L d the tle winner Kramer and Ray Eaton Newark champion In 1919 finished up a series of twelve races in a tie Eaton re refused refused refused re- re fused to ride off oft the tie and tamer Kramer was d declared dared the winner after a walkover Willie illie Spencer Newark and Reggie Mc- Mc Namara Newark won the ten and ty mile middle distance titles re re- re sp BOBBY JR S Jr Newark son of the former paced champion of America and former worlds world's titleholder of that style ste of racing captured the amateur sprint championship in a series of six sIA I races George Chapman Newark paced champion In 1920 repeated again In 1921 The rhe Amateur Bicycle league of America i ian an au organization recently formed conducted conducted conducted con con- conI I ducted a series of races to decide the road championship of America The I were decided at Washington D D. C. C and Arthur ky of Jersey City I and a member of the Un lone I Italians of New York was returned the winner In ii a series of four races During the past twelve months th the Cycle Trades of America supplied prizes for road and track races for amateurs ama ama- S i LONG GRINDS S SIn In 1921 four s six day x day races were run Inthis inthis In Inthis this country two in Chicago and two in New Mew York The first Chicago race ended January 22 and Eddie Madden and Jake Magin won with miles to their credit The second race raco in hi ChIcago Chicago Chicago Chi ChI- cago ended April 9 and the same team won won riding miles The first six six- day race In New York finished on March 12 and Oscar Egg Swiss and Peter Van Kempen Holland won with 2314 3 2 miles to their credit Alfred Goullet America and Maurice Brocco France won the second New York event which ended December 10 covering miles RECORDS MADE A few records fell felt by b- the boards durInE during dur dur- lag ing the past year On July 3 at Washing Washing- ton D. D C. C Au August st Nogara established anew a anew new amateur road record for miles un paced in 4 hours and 52 minutes In five hours Nogara covered miles A. A E E. Wahl a Buffalo N. N Y amateur bettered the old amateur road record for tor twenty miles In competition In a race at Buffalo Wahl doing On August 31 at the Newark Newark F. F T. T J. J Alfred Grenda Australian bettered miles homan human human hu hu- the old mark for twenty five man paced Grenda doing 2 25 Three amateur road records were broken dunIng during durling dur dun ing the running of the Amateur Bicycle I ling league of America road championships I I I IA I A A. A Davenport Ia la Russel Lange did three miles in and Victor Hopkins rode five miles in 1122 In the finals at Washington Arthur New York bettered the old mark for a half mile in competition by doing The worlds world's cycling championships were held from July 31 to Au August 7 at Copenhagen Denmark Peter l Holland won the professional sprint title Brask Anderson Denmark the amateur sprint event and Victor Linart Belgium the professional paced chamI cham- cham