Astonishing If Correct

BUFFALO, Oct. :.':.- If Toni Kek and a t imrtyof bieyrlists who weiv out on the Tonawanda boulevard are to be bulieved John S. Johnson, the raclng wheelman, went a mlle stralghtaway, paoed by a quadruplet, In the marvelóus ■ time of 1:86 4-6. Kek lias been here for I soveral days with tho Stearns team. Ho brought Johnson here to try for the mlle straight away over this pavemont, which is as smooth as a parlot door. The courso i is straight and has been civref ully measured, but there is a stoep fall for au eighth oí' a mlle at the finish. The timers were T. J. Sayles, of Buffalo, Hiul ]'' rank Mavo, of tho Stearns team, at the start; T. Y. Eek at the first quarter; A. D. Kennedy and P. Sbehan, of Buffalo, at the half; C. M. Mnrphy, the raeer, and H. K. Stevenson at tlie thi-ee-quarters, and W. Stark, W. O. Lntz, and B. Van Velsor, all of Buffalo, at the finish. The quadruplet was ridden by C. H. Callahan, H. H. Seavey, Pat O'Connor, and W. A. Rhodes. The time by quarters was: First (juarter, 0:21 8-6; second quarter, 0:i." ■-:; tliinl quarter, 0:35, and fourth quarter, 0:24. Electric timers were used and it Isclalmed that there can bo no niistake and thnt Johnson aotually went the fastest mlle ever ridden by a human belng.' He will go out and try for another record today.