The Wheel and cycling trade review . an-other event he remained glued there until thefield had swept by him. Then it was too is not the Bald of old. He has lost his has gone back on a gallop. It is almostinexplicable. Howard Tuttle says it is due tothe absence of Asa Windle. Last year, remarked Tuttle, Eddie hadnot a care in the world. Asa did all histhinking and planning. This year he isworried; he has too much to think of, and heisnt equal to it. Asa Windle himself says the trouble liesin Balds position—that he does not set hiswheel properly to get the best results. AndAsa co
The Wheel and cycling trade review . an-other event he remained glued there until thefield had swept by him. Then it was too is not the Bald of old. He has lost his has gone back on a gallop. It is almostinexplicable. Howard Tuttle says it is due tothe absence of Asa Windle. Last year, remarked Tuttle, Eddie hadnot a care in the world. Asa did all histhinking and planning. This year he isworried; he has too much to think of, and heisnt equal to it. Asa Windle himself says the trouble liesin Balds position—that he does not set hiswheel properly to get the best results. AndAsa comes pretty near knowing, added onewho heard the remark. John S. Johnson was the only notable ab-sentee in the championships. He was pres-ent, but says he is too fat to ride Neverthe-less, he did an exhibition half behind a trip-let in 53 seconds, and seemingly withouttrouble. Johnsons reappearance was note-worthy because of his introduction of thevery Frenchiest creations in racing day he wore a white Jersey on the back. Tom Buller, of which was worked a fiery red lobster, fullsize. The next day he brought out a pinkishshirt with an American flag embossed be-tween the shoulders. It is quite the thing inFrance, ye know, to affect such emblems insuch places. There is small need to go into details of thevarious races. As already stated never werethey so hard fought, never so close. TomCcoper won four of the championships bysmall but decisive margins and it was a rarerace that was won by more than the lengthof a bicycle, while the fights for places in al-most every instance spread the men all overthe track and kept the small army of judgesguessing. The amateur events were likewise well con-tested, but many were State championships,and for that reason of little more than neigh-borhood interest. Asa Windle, Columbia mis-sionary at large, found and pushed off a goodman in Ingraham, of Dixon, 111., who causedthe Columbia balloon to soar upward severaltimes. St. Louis also
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