RECREATION. Xlil 
ESTABLISHED 1889, Telephone 514 Columbus, 
New York Branch 
GRAND RAPIDS CYCLE CO. 
944 Kighth Avenue. 
A. G. SOUTHWORTH, Manager. 

New York, N. Y., Aug. 28th, 1899. 
Grand Rapids Cycle Co., Grand Rapids, Mich, : 
GENTLEMEN:—Mock was successful in his trial for the record for 24 
hours, as telegraphed you last night. The start was made at 7:25 a. m., on 
Saturday, Aug. 26th, and the course was the surveyed course on Long Island 
of the Century Road Club. The timers and checkers were C. R. C. officials, 
and the trial was under the personal direction of Mr. Porter, chairman of 
the Road Record Committee of the C. R. C. | 
_ The pace was done on triplets and tandems. Mock rode the entire 
distance on his own Clipper chainless, and without an accident of any kind. 
He has now made six American records, and has ridden over 1000 miles on 
this wheel within ten days without once oiling or in any way adjusting the 
wheel. 
The whole trial passed off without a hitch of any kind, and at the finish 
Mock was as strong as could be, and wanted to keep on for the 500 mile record. 
He was in much better condition than his pace makers, who were pretty 
well used up. Mock rode well within himself, and could easily lower all his 
records with faster pace. He says he can ride 400 miles in the 24 hours. 
The records established, together with the previous figures, follow: 
IMock’s Records. Old Records. 
100 miles, Aug. 19th—4 hrs. 44 min. 4 hrs. 59 min. 
200 miles, Aug. 26th—11 hrs. 26 min. 30 sec. II hrs. 4I min. 45 sec. 
12 hours, Aug. 26th—210 miles and odd yds. 205 miles 700 feet. 
300 miles, Aug. 26th—18 hrs. 22 min. 30 sec. 22 hrs. 56 min. 8 sec. 
24 hours—386 miles, odd yds. 355 1-6 miles. 
Mock’s record also beats Waller’s professional out-door record of 368 
miles by over 18 miles. 
Mock rode the first 100 miles in 4 hours 55 minutes, inside all previous 
records except his own. 
400 miles, 25 hrs. 6 min. 30 sec. 
New York C R. C. officials are wild over the results, as they have not 
had these records here before. Yours very truly, 
ats nts THE CLIPPER PEOPLE, 
A. G.S. 
