The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-26
CHASE UNABLE TO RIDE OUT HIS
RACE WITH JIMMY
MICHAEL.
TWO MILES TO THE BAD.
IN ANY EVENT, THE ENGLIsHaIAN
COULD NOT HAVE THE
CONTEST.
MADISON SQUARE WAS THRoNGED.
s'LittIe wonder" Early Took the
Lead and Cut Out a Heart
Breaking Pace.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Jimmy Mich
ael, of Wales the recognized middle
distance bicycle champion of this coun-
try met Arthur A. Chase, the middle
distance champion of England tonight
at Madison Square garden in a thirty
mile race over a ten-lap broad track
and won so easily, despite a bad spill,
that the bicycle experts are guessing
just how good the little Rare Bit" is.
Pluck, endurance, stamina and every
other Quality that goes to establish
the profession of grit seem to be en-
bodied in every inch of the Welshman.
Nothing seems to tire him. Of.
The building was thronged oF6sfts Ut
most capacity when Michael, the mid
get and Chase, the Levithian, jumped
on their respective wheels for a few
preliminary spins around the track,
which measured one foot over the nee
essary distance to make 1t ten laps
to the mile. At the turns the board
track was "banked" as high as ten
feet from the level of the boarded floor
of the garden.
1t was announced that the winner
would get % per cent of the gross re-
ceipts and the losers end would be Is
per cent. The managers of the show
guaranteed that the winner would get
81. 500 and the loser $1,000, but. judging
from the crowded condition Of the
house, the amount of money which the
cracks" got was far In excess of the
guarantee.
hHjr rlr Of nj
before they mounted their respective
wheels, they shook hands. It was an
nounced that in case either man fell
during the first four laps, the riders
would be called and this precaution
took effect in the first lap Chase got
tangled up with his leaders, after the
race was started at 1915 o'clock. and
at the end of the lap the men were or
dered back to the scratch mark.
Chase won the toss and tool, the no1e
&c started out at a rapid gait. but the
niue NelShman soon overlook him and
at the END of the second mile was over
lap ahead. Michael gained another
lap in the fourth mile and the spec
tators cheered the little wonder vo-
clterously Michael was simply in
v!ncible and at the finish Of the fffb
trFman Both men picked up their
tandems very cleverly Michael kept
W heart-breaking pace and at the
ftnlsh OF the seventh mile was five laps
to the good. At the finish of the elev-
enth nile Michael spurted and gained
another lap, which put him six laps
ahead
In the fourteenth mile, two Of, Mich
aels pagers went over the bank. but
were not. seriously injured. In the
next mile on the fourth lap. Michael
ran high upon the Madison avenue
turn and both men fell in a heap, their
PAGERS also taking a trooper" Mich
ael remounted his wheel and got an
other lap to the good before Chase re-
sixteenth mile Michael was thirteen
laps ahead
In the tWenty-siXtn mile Chase fell
heavily at the Fourth avenue turn and
was unable to go on with the race He
ran into two tandem teams and was
badly cut up. In the smash-up Chase's
bicycle was broken. He borrowed Tay-
lGre,s wheel, but had to leave the track.
Had Chase been able to continue, how
ever, he probably would have been
beaten by about two miles, as Michael
was almost that distance ahead of him
when the accident occurred and was
rapidly gaining.
One mile, professional, invitation trial
heats-First heat won by Jean Gougoltz
France: Oscar Hedstrom, Brooklyn, second
Time. 2:13 is. Second heat-Won by r. A.
Miller New York; Jay Eaton, Elizabeth see
ond Time, 2:97 As. Third heat-Won by Nat
Butler, Boston; C.. S. Hanshaw Brooklyn,
second. Time. 2:39 1-5. Fourth heat-Won by
Charles Hedfeld Newark; f. C. Hoyt. Spring
field Mass. second. Time. 2:22. Fifth hea.-
Won by ]. A. Newhouse, Buffalo; F. H. Good
man, New York, second Time. 2:29
trial heats: First heat-Won by W. L. Lessee
Brooklyn 90 yards) Joseph Thompson. New
York (25 YARDS, second. Time, 1 05 3-5. Sec
ond heat-Won by George Sehofie.d. Richmond
Hill, L. l., (25 yards; w. E. Moser, New
York % YARDS. second. Time, :05 As. Third
heat-Won by K. L. Kramer, Newark 90
second Time, :G7 10.
Seminal, one mile, professional: First
heat won by Jean Gougoltz, France; c. 8.
Henshaw, Brooklyn, second: Nat Butler, Bos-
ton, third. Tine, 2:26 3-5. Second heat-WOn
by J. A. Newhouse, Buffalo; F. r. Goodman,
New York second: A. E. Weinig, Buffalo.
third. Time, 2:11 1-5 CWeinig qualified by
virtue of a walkover.
Half mile, amateur handicap: Final heat
Won by Joseph Thompson. New York 20
yards) George Schoheld, Richmond Hill (25
yards), second W. l.. Losee, Brooklyn Q0
yards), third. Time. 1:G4 3-5.
One mile, professional, final heat-Won by
J. A. Newhouse, Buffalo; F. F. Goodman. New
York, second; A. E. Weinig. Buffalo. third;
Jean Gougoltz, France, fourth. Time 2:20 30
One mile exhibition observation-disclosures
Taylore middle distance champion OF France,
paced by Jean Gougoltz and Lamber Jack,
the French tandem champion, and FulfCrd
ard Wheelock the English champions Time,
1855 3-5