The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-26
MICHAEES VICTORY EASY.
THE ENaLIsHMAN CHASE HARDLY
IN THE RAOE.

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man via the Thirty.aniie bicycle Match
Mt Madison Square Gnrden-The Newcomer
Outciassed- Some Lively Sprint RaeinE.
An enthusiastic crowd of about g 1000 persons
gathered at Madison Square Garden last night
TO 500 n special programme of cycling events.
The chief feature was q thirty.milo match be-
tween jimmy Michael, middle-distance cham
pion, and Arthur A. Chase, described as middle
distance champion OF England.
Tho word match was q misnomor, as Chase
was never in It," He was a good milo astern
before half the distance had been covered.
The latest rival Of the wclshman had several
legitimate excuses to offer. He was poorly
mounted, carelessly paced and had a couple Of
falls. the last OF which put him clean out OF the
game.
The winner showed remarkable speed for ten
miles. but subsequent delays rescued the records
from any threatening danger.
Tho track was the old one remodelied so that
the banking had a pitch of twelve feet. To pro-
vent tumbles into space at either end guard
rails of rope were constructed, and they filled
the bill admirably.
The circuit was said to represent one.tenth of
a mile, good measure.
That it was fast is shown by the times. and it
ing the season.
The star performers were preceded on the track
~ ~ oob VI JUN ou
tandems. Those selected to pilot Chase were:
r; 4; wheelock and q. J. Enlford. Jean aeugcltz
fna a p f %eDaass and q 4 4. f Tsrms sSa FSs S cssss
and James wsrburton, W. F.: simms and
=; !. Stevens ana Joe Werner. Charles Turyilic and
elem Turv,lle. II; i; steenson and Joe Judge. Frank
Hadneld.
Michael's pioneers were a speedy combination.
as follows: ."
Jay Eaton and Teddy GOODMAN, Al wienlg and Al
NowhOuRe, A, n, Crooks and Robert Miller,
a. 5n, E. walsh r,t and J. johnson 1nSn, Clint Davis
Pierce. Fred Hoyt and Harry GH ald%ell' a a. b. stons
and o. Hedstrom,, Charles Murphy and c. $. Hen:
James Mcintyre, II. Glorioax and +. # Johnson. F.
Mayo and T. Barnaby. A. Jackson and L. p. Callahan.
The racing began shortly after 8 o'clock, with
the trial heats of the one.mile professional in
~vitation race. Gougoltz OF Franco got the first
slice of the applause by capturing the opening
heat.
r. 4: Miller OF New York and Nat Butler Of
Newark Won the. fourth heat, and j. a. New.
house of Buffalo the ffth..
nf the h aaa' S as N prsfsSse'S again q dap, W !, T e IhS
Goodman was second. and Weinig OF Buffalo
third.
Gougoltz, who had a strong following, had to
be content with fourth place, although the time
was much slower than he made in the trial heat.
The half.mile handicap for amateurs furnished
Then Edouard Taylor demonstrated that he
r paee. IN mG ! m I St g g s So soeen q @ ene:p Sa6ind
time for a ten.lap track.
Soon after Michael and Chase appeared. and
everything else was forgotten. In the tossup
for choice Chase drow the inside berth for him
self and choice of starting, and for his pace
nue. curve. and hcre the explanation comes in
that the extreme crest OF each bank rolled Off
into q comparatively fiat platform, from which
the pace-making tandems were started in
turn.
AS each double machine darted down the
slope the effect was .~tartling, even on the nerves
Of, those who had shot the chutes at Coney
Island and grown weary of toboeganing at
Chase wore a light blue jersey. with the ma.
tional banners of England and America crossed
on his back. The international responsibility
may have overtaxed him or nc may have hit up
his much:advcrtised plum pudding before in
Whatever was the matter he seemed as hope.
lessly outclassed as any OF the others who have
The newcomer was ~palpably nervous. while
Michael placidly chewod u toothpick and
treat. The EnGlishman used ar unusually
heavy wheel. geared to 10+. while Michael used
his favorite mount. geared to JOG.
After the customary warming up Of the PAGERS
and other rather tiresome .preliminarles tho
men spm wsre in,nts Sf abb, about hog ho;so O'clock x.c,, 9
tandem crowded Chase Off the track. This led
to a fresh start. and it AT once became clear that
Michael and his PAGERS were AS much in touch
as eyer. while Chase found great difficulty in
his first mile inside OF two minutes, he soon
EyerlaEpsd his opp;onent; From then on Il was
niles az almost a t%o.mi Iauie" Clip, VaISi at at that hat
stage had q lead Of almost seven laps.
On the thirteenth mile q tandem came down
the pace dropped considerably. Just after the
half distance mark had been passed by tho
turn. and both Michael and Chase went down in
the tangle.
the operation. At seventeen miles Michael was
thirteen laps to the good. He passed the TWEEN.
tieth mile mark in AZ minutes 20 35 seconds.
and Chase again changed his wheel.
At twenty-threc miles Michael led by seven.
teen laps: and the race was clearly over, bar ac-
%cident. The accident came in due course, but
to make matters worse, Chase was the victim.
Three tandems slid into each other on the
Fourth avenue slope on the twcnty-eighth mile.
and the Englishman turned a somersault over
the struggling heap OF wheels and humanity,
The fall took all the ambition and most OF the
wind out OF him. and he made no attempt to per-
severe further.
Chase was 30 badly shaken up that medical
ing from internal injuries.
Michael rode through without n hitch, and
follow:
9ns.M,!s; Professional. Invitation Race-rlrst
5Sssa.TH,A ao5 R5,T;s; I'D; F a Ssst won 10y Sy
Second Hest-wSn by Il. 4. Miller. New YORK
Butler, Boston c. 5. Hsas1aw; B%TSokiyn.
hcCDnl. Init : IniutttS III GD stcOnts.
Fourth heat won by Charles Hatfield. Newark
+. C. Hoyt, Springfield, Mass, second. Time. 2 min.
uteI 20 seconds. Fifth heat won by j. A. New.
house. Buralo; +. F. Goodman. New York. second.
Time. 9 minutes ~ seconds. SIKH heat, y. Walsh.
Boston; A. F, Vein q. Buffalo, and (. ID. Stevens, Bur.
falo. qualified without racing.
semi.Final R~ound-First heat won by Gougol:z,
Henshaw second, Butler third, Time, z minutes
20 80 seconds. Second heat won by Newhouse,
Goodman second. Weinlg third. Time. 2 minutes
IL 10 seconds.
Final Heat-Won by ]. A. Sewhouse. Goodman
second. Weinig third, Gougoltz fourth. Time, 9
minutes 90 80 seconds.
Half.Milc handicap. Amateur. Invitatior-Firs
heat won by "; l.. Losee. south Brook
Greenwich Wheelmcn. 40 yards. second.
Time, l minute b 35 seconds. Second heat won by
George Schotield. Richmond Hill, l.. l.. 20 yards; W.
L. MoSher. Riversido wheeimen. 10 yards. second.
Time. l minute , l.5 Secon IL. Third heat won by +.
/. Kramer. II, w, Newark. 10 yards; ". j. Durrant.
NY. G. W.. 30 yards, second. Time. ] minute z q
seconds.
Final Heat-Won by Thompson Schoneld second,
Loee third. Time, ! minute ! NO seconds,
one. Mile Paced Exhibition, PROFESSIONALLY Edou.
ard Taylore, middle.distance champion of France.
Time, l minute SO 80 seconds. First half In %
seconds.
Half Mile. Unpaced. Exhibition-By o. Babcock.
Acknowledgement Time. ! minute 2 10 seconds.
Thirty.nile Match Race-letwcen James Michael