Chapter C: C. Fontaine went for the safety record on August 29, 1894, when he put

the figures down to 11 hours 51 minutes. Fontaine lowered his own record in the following year, on October 18, by 21 minutes 45 seconds, and this was disposed of by George Hunt on May 7, 1896, when he got well within the eleven hours, at 10 hours 48 minutes.

This was lowered by F. R. Goodwin on July 19, 1899, his time being 10 hours 16 minutes; the speed on this occasion averaging rather over nineteen miles an hour. Even this could not have been accomplished without the aid of the most perfect motor pace-making arrangements. Goodwin smashed all these previous records on his way to establish the London to Edinburgh record of 25 hours 26 minutes, in which the average was somewhat higher; nearly twenty miles an hour.

The next, and latest, safety cycle record to York was made, unpaced, in 1900; when H. Green performed the journey in 10 hours 19 minutes.

The tandem safety London to York records should be mentioned. The first two were set up on July 24, 1895, and October 2, 1896, respectively: by G. P. Mills and T. A. Edge; and T. Hobson and H. E. Wilson, the times being 12 hours 33 minutes, and 11 hours 35 minutes.

These were followed by:—

Hrs. Mins.
1901. A. H. and P. S. Murray (unpaced) 10 59
1905. R. L. I. Knipe and S. Irving 10 52
(unpaced)
1907. F. H. Wingrave and R. A. Wingrave 9 30
(unpaced)

The London to Edinburgh records are:

SAFETY BICYCLE.

Hrs. Mins. 1889. F. W. Shorland 44 49 1891. P. A. Ransom 43 25 1892. R. H. Carlisle 32 55 1894. G. P. Mills 29 28 ,, C. C. Fontaine 28 27 1895. W. J. Neason 27 38 1897. J. Hunt 26 47 1899. F. R. Goodwin (motor-paced) 25 26 1903. F. Wright (unpaced) 31 48 1904. E. H. Grimsdell 28 3 ,, G. A. Olley 27 10 1905. E. H. Grimsdell 26 10 ,, R. Shirley 23 43

A tricycle record, unpaced, made by F. W. Wesley in 1905, at 32 hours 42 minutes yet stands.

Tandem safety records:—

Hrs. Mins. 1894. E. Oxborrow and H. Sansom 27 33 1905. E. Bright and P. H. Miles (unpaced) 27 54