The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27
LITTLE WELsHMAN WON.
Thirty Mile Race Between Chase md
Michael,

New York, December 25.-Jimmy
Michael of Wales, the recognized middle
distance bicycle champion of this country.
met ArthurEA Chase. the middle-distance
champion of England tonight at Madison
Square Garden, in a thirty mile race over
ten-lap board track and won so easily
despite bad E'spill'' that the bicycle ex
perts are guessing just how good the little
Rarebit' is. Pluck, endurance, stamina
and every other quality that goes to estab.
lish the possession of grit, seem to be en-
bodied in every inch of the diminutive
Welshman. Nothing seems to tire him
and his work n the track tonight stands
him as phenomenon whose equal has
not yet been found
The big building was thronged to its
utmost capacity when Michael, the Mid
get, and Chase, the Leviathan, jumped
ON their respective wheels for few pre-
liminary spins around the track, which
measures one foot over the necessary dis
tance to mako it 10 laps to the mile. AT
the turns the board track was thanked
rs high as ten feet from the level of the
heardedifloor of the garden and the pace
makers had merry time in evading
troopers. on the steep turns.
Just how much the winner of the dual
| race would receive wassa matter of con-
lecture, as 1t was announced that he
would get % per cent of the gross receipts
and the losers end would be Is per cent.
The managers of the show guaranteed
fh tho nj, a.
loser 81, 900, but judging from the crowded
condition of the house, the amount of
money which the "cracks" was to get
was far in excess of the guarantee. Both
got on their marks at 1918, and before
they mounted their wheels they shook
hands.
1t was announced that in case either
man fell during the first four laps the
riders would be recalled, and this pre-.
caution took effect in the first lap. Chase
got tangled up with his leaders after the
race was started at 10 l6 O'Clock and ut
the end of the lap the men were ordered
back to thu scratch mark.
The pace makers of the men were for
Micheal Eaton and Goodman; Weinig
and Newhouse; Crooks and Miller; Hoyt
and Caldwell j ott and Keyes; Liejohnson
and WEIGH; h. Q. johnson and Pierce;
Mayo and Barr ably; Elks and Davis;
Stone and Hedstrom; Saunders and Nc
Intyre; Murphy and Henshaw. For
Chase: +. A. Whteler and 6. J. Fulford
Jean Gougoltz anG Dominique Lamber-
aok; II. j. Titus and Nat Butler; E. A.
MeDuffie and A. Te,ment; Fred Chase
and James Warburton,;HsW. T Simms and
Fred Simms; c. S. Wells and Bob
EWatheuse; B. B. StSens and Joe Ver-
nier; Charles Turville and Glenn Turville;
Waller and K. d. Stevers; W. H. Owens
and Charles Hadfeld.
After some quibbling rs to where the
pace makers should start from, Chase al
lowed his first pair of PAGERS to start from
the high bank on Fourth avenue. Chase
won the toss and took the pole. He
started out at rapid gait, but the little
Welshman soon overlook him and at the
end OF the second mile was over a lap
ahead. Michael gained another lap in the
fourth mile and the spectators cheered the
little Wonder" vociferously as he spun
around the track like whirlwind
Michael was simply invincible and ut the
finish of the fifth mile he gained another
lap on his countryman. Both men picked
up their tandems very cleverly. Michael's
tactics on the exchang es were by far the
better. He never allowed himself to be
Hurried in the least while Chase bungled
somewhat.
Michael kept up heart breaking pace
and at the finish of the seventh mile was
five la fha
At the finish of the eleventh mile
Michael spurted and gained another lap,
which put him six laps ahead.
In the l4th mile two of Miohael's PAGERS
went over the bank, but were not serious
ly injured. In the next mile ON the fourth
lap Michael ran high upon the Madison
avenue turn, and both men fell in heap
and their PAGERS also took a header.
Michael remounted his wheel and got an
other lap to the good before Chase re-
covered himself. At the end of the six
tenth mile, sMicheal was thirteen laps
ahead and going as swiftly as swallow
flight.
In the Goth 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 Taylor's wheel, but had
to leave the track. Had Chase been able
10 continue, noWeser, us proDaD1y 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. The summary.
1st mile, time, 1859 4.5; End mile, time,
80 3-o; 3rd mile. time, $50; 4th mile,
time, 1855 30; 9Th mile. time, 9.54 As;
9th mile, time, l1.57 1-5; 7th mile, time,
400 ID; Sth mile, 1904; 9th mile, time,
1871 3.5; 10th mile time, 20.o6; 18th
mile, time, 22.05 So; 18th mile, time,
"a 0T 3-5; 18th mile, time, 2S 10 s;
l4th mile, time rs. IS S-5; 18th mile, time,
80 "a 3-5; 10Th mile, time, 1886 8-5; 18th
mile, time, So SO AS; 18th 1ujle, time,
IS IA 40; 10th mile, time, 40 s AS; Goth
mile time, 2.26 8-5; 21st mile. time.
"a 80 3-5, 22nd mile, time, 46 80 As; 2Srd
mile, time, 4S.47 45; gath mile, time,
| I'll 0o.4-5; 25th mile, time, SO. OF 3-5; Goth
mile time, 55,15 As; 9Th mile, time,