Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-26
Jimmy MICHAEL WINS.
He Carries OF HonOrs I'm Bike Race
Easily.

NEW YORK. December 25.-Jimmy
Michael, of Wales, the recognized MID
dle-distance bike champion of this coun-
try. met Arthur A. Chase the hiiuu'e
distance champion OF Englahu'
night. at Madison Square Garden IN d
20 mile race. over a 10-lap board track
and won so easily, despite bad spin,
that the bike experts are guessing Just
hou, good the little "rarebit' Is. Pluck'
nndurance and every good quality 10 es-
tahIieb the possession Of grit seem 10 De
embodied in every inch of the Welsh-
man. Nothing seems to tire him.
In the twenty-sixth mile Chase zen
heavily, and was unable TO go on WIN
the race. He ran into two tandem teams
a,,d was badly cut up. In thu smash up
Chase's bike was broken. He borrowed
another wheel, but soon had to leave the
track. Had Chase been able TO con-
tinue. however he probably would nave
been beaten by about two miles, as
Michael was almost that distance ahead
of him when the accident occurred, and
was rapidly gaining. Michael finished
the thirty miles in 64:05 10. -
Following is q summary OF the DAY s
races:
one mile professional invitations; trial
heats:
First heat-Won by Jean Gouloltz.
France; Oscar Hedstron, Brooklyn, Sc
cond. Time, 213 10.
Second heat+-Won by r. A. Miller, New
York. law Eaton, Elizabeth, n. j., Sc
cond. Time, 2:37 4-5.
Third heat-Won by Nat Butler. Bos-
Time. 2:33 1-5.
Fourth heat-Won by Charles Hedfield,
Newark; F. C. Hoyt, Springfield, Mass.
second. Time. 2:22.
Fifth heat-Won by j. A. Newhouse,
Buffalo; F. F. Goodman. New York, Sc
cond. Time, 2:29.
Half mile handicap; invitation; trial
heats.
First heat-Won by w. L. Loose. Brook
lvn 0orty yards; Joseph Thompson.
New York twenty-five yards). second.
Time. los 3-5.
second heat-Won by George Schofield
Richmond Hill. L. 1. twenty-five YARDS
w. +. Moser New York (ifteen YARDS
second. Time, los As.
Third heat-Won by F. L. Kramer.
Newark Oen YARDS; w. j. Durrant, New
York Uhirty-five YARDS, second. Time,
1:O7 1-5,
Semi-fnals-one mile professional:
First heat-Won by Jean Gougoltz
France: C. S. Henshaw, Brooklyn. Sc
cond; Nat Butler, Boston, third. Time
2:26 3-5
Second heat-Won by ]. A. Newhouse
Buffalo, +. F. Goodman, New York, Sc
cond. A. f. Weinig Buffalo, third
Time. 211 Is. Weinig qualified by vir.
tue of walkover)
Half mile amateur handicap-Final
heat won by Joseph Thompson, New
York twenty-five YARDS; George Scho'
Aeld. Richmond Hill, L. I. twenty-five
vards). second; w. L. Loose, Brooklyn
FORTY yards), third. Time. 1:o4 3-5.
one mile professionalism heat wor
bv ]. A. Newhouse, Buffalo; F. f. Good
man. New York, second; A. f. Weinig
Buffalo. third; Jean Gougoltz, France
fourth. Time, 2:2o S-5.
One mile exhibition professionalism
ard Taylor, middle-distance champion o
France; paced by Jean Gougoltz and Lam
beriack. the French tandem champions
| and Fulford and Wheelock, the Englisl
| champions, !: 55 3-5.
WORLD RECORDS BROKEN.
MILWAUKEE,. WIS. December Pa
the exposition building indoor track TO
| dav walter C. Sanger broke his owl
worlds half-mile, unpaced, bike record o
owe minute. fiat, riding the distance II
| ertv-nine and three-fifths seconds. On tn
same track Edward Aldridge. Of this city
hrole the worlds record for twenty-five
,,iies unpaced, his time being one hour
Cow minutes, and twenty-e.ght seconds
NJ nrevious record for this distance wa
80 bour. Ave minutes, and thirty seconds
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