New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-22
NONE TO BEAT MICHAEL
4 woNDrRrU,. RACE WITH sTARBuck
CI1NClEs HIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE MANuArrAN BEACH BICYCLE TRACK TIE
SCENE OF REMARKABLE vIcroNi-Aih'
AMERICAN RECORDS pRoKEN Bv THE
MIDGET RIDER FROM WALES.
Everybody seemed 70 be talking about the great
bicycle race between Mchae! and S'arbcck yes'er-
day ard thousands Of people Will be taking aoou'
tho result to-day The more enthusiastic VIII ta'H
about II for q month s,arbuck comes from rni'a-
de,phia. Jimmy" Michael is the little Welshman
who came TO this country year ago 10 sho" ,ne
American public how fast a bicycle could be TIC
den The young man with a child's stature ana
face has accomplished his purpose with VEN
geance
All roads-and there some particularly oao
ones-secmed 10 lead TO Manhattan Beach yes'e'-
day. where the match race between the TWO 'hen
took Mace The distance thtrty-three miles,
and II was expected that the winner would accom-
plish the distance In about an hour. Michae! won
as he pleased He broke al! American competition
records. and accomplished one OF the most remark
able performances seen on the field OF sports
Starbucks i'll luck which Is becoming notorious
chung 10 him closer than a poor relation. and he
was practically out OF the before hat the
distance had been traversed. Michae, won ny over
two miles doing the thirty-thrcc miles IN one hour'
six minutes and fourteen and three-nfth secoh"s'
breaking all American records afte! the fourteenth
mile Each one OF the first twenty.one miles WIN
The exception Of three was made at lcss than
tw o-mnute clip.
A REMARKABLE SCENE
The attendance was larger than was ever before
present a, the Manhattan Beach track. Thc crowd
was estimated at anything from fourteen Thousand
10 twenty-five thousand persons. II VII, never De
known how many people were present Tor the rea-
son that several thousand possibly did not take the
trouble TO purchase tickets When many OF the'h
arrived al the entrances and found each blocked by
,atf, ind
nu,y came into play. and fences were sealed. Inc
people got in by way OF Sheepshead Bay and from
other directions and the amount OF money lost ny
the managers In the price OF admissions must have
been large enough to 20 far 10 pay the expenses OF
the meet Itself which were considerable.
While the short-dstance races were not an
nounced to start until O'Clock. every seat in the
prandstand and bleacherics was occupied by that
time The cyclists poured in from the Cycle PATH
In hundreds while every train on the Long lsiahu
Railroad brought down host fur ther 10 illustrate
the popularity OF the sport Soon all the aisIes IN
the stands were choked UP with their human
freight and the overflow pushed past the few
police who were present and swept out into the
infold Quickly wall Of human beings several recp
extended al, around the third-of-a-mile track. ana
the rush was not over by any means. Late corners.
particularly and children, when they
saw the crush. turned away by the hun
dred and made no attempt 10 enter the in
closure 1t was evident carly In the day
that the police arrangements were about The
worst ever seen at sporting contest In this dis
trict and many veterans recalled 10 mind the
famous baseball game at the old Polo Grounds sew
eral years ago when the fences were torn down
and one hundred mounted police had to be sent for
before the PLAYERS could get space enough To begin
the game. At The beach yesterday Inspector Mac
kear was present. and so were several other
police officials before the day ovc-. including
the rotund Pnkorton. Manager Ryan said that
fifty policemen had been asked for. but that only
about twenty had been sent TO the track Even
before the short distance races had been finished
It became apparent that the throng could not be
held in check with the police at hand. and hur-
ried call WAS sent to Brooklyn for thirty nve addi-
tional policemen
SPECTATORS SWAMPED THE TRACK.
During the short races the eager onlookers con-
tnued TO surge IN on the track, and in one finish
this caused three riders 10 take an ugly fall In the
honestretch. At o'clock. when 1t was announced
that the race between Starbuch and Michael was
20 start. the crowd had simply taken every inch
OF available space in the Enclosure and good part
Of the track The managers Of the two men de-
clared that they would not think Of starting the
race under any such conditions. and determined TO
wait until the police achievements arrived from
BROOKLYN Some of the nimbe onookecs. not salts
fed with trying TO through those in front of
them, climbed up on the roof of the grandsland.
quarters across the track. The bridge leading 10
Manhattan Beach closed ia traffic for the
afternoon with eager sightseers who could not get
any nearer the track. while even the walters at
the hotel deserted their Saturday tips and rushed
20 the verandas and to the open WINDOWS TO see
sight never before witnessed at the track Many
spectators hung over the steep embankment and
hundreds more were on the ROOF OF the ola circus
building
The crowd continued 10 rush across the track. and
the bandstand soon entirely disappeared owing 70
the human freight II called upon TO carry. The
blare of the musicians came UP out OF the wall IN
ftful spurts and occasional wave OF the leaders
haton was al that could he seen of the musicians.
s,u the managers continued 10 wait for the police
relay from Brooklyn until hour had been spent
In this manner An expert trick rider was sent out
on the track TO amuse the onookers. but the crush
was so great thai the young man was formed 70
abandon the attempt
II was some time after O'Clock before the extra
police arrived When they did they at cnce took
hold OF affairs ami preparations were hurried TO
bring the stars Of the day 10 the track. The police
were compelled 10 force upon several spectators
before order could be restored. Even then, when
the race was started the occupants OF the press
stand could see only the homestretch. To clear or
the roof OF the training quarters. "a II was feared
tha, The structure would collapse. hose was
brought out and the water was turned on 20 the
nero hers on the roof That however, dd not bring
them down. ana a policeman had TO be sent to tn
roof He drove the crowd to Garth AZ the point o:
his club.
GREETED WITH a MIGHTY YELL
At $40 o'clock Starbuck made his appearance on
the track His midget rival came out moment
later Each was welcomed with mighty shouts OF
welcome Starbuck dressed in white with blue
trimmings and with the Quill club Whcclmen en-
blcm on his back Michael had on white suit
with red and blue bars The edges Of his sleeves
and trunks. The band played the star Spang.ed
Banner for The American aud God Save the
Queen for the little man from. Wales. and the as
sembied thousands hOwled only a sporting as
segnblage can howl. M.c.acvs camp Of pacemakers
was placed at the head OF the homcstr"tch. while
Starbuck's ferccs at the turn into the back
stretch. Each force had rs captain and heuten-
or I'd tln l..r nnl ril.rs thc tr-.k