Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-19
MICHAEL CHAMPION.
HE WINS THE GREATEST CYCLING
EVENT EVER RUN.
INTERNATIONAL 25.NlLE RACE.
He Takes This from Lesn1 and Nc
Duree, So That He Now Holds All
the World Records heretofore
Credited I'd the Frenchman.

BOSTON, MASS, September S.-Jimmy
Michael to-day won the greatest cycling
event ever run on any track. 1t was the
international twenty-five-mile race at
Charles-River Park, and was run in the
fastest cycling time the world ever saw
Michaers competitors were Lucien Les
ma. of France, and Eddie McDuffee, OF
Cambridge.
1t was a superb day, and n.oo0 persons
witnessed the race.
In the start-off the riders In the big
race caught their quads for fast lap,
and Lesna took the lead. making the first
mile fifteen yards ahead of McDunee'
who beat out Michael at the tape by a
few feet. McDuffee took the second mile
by fifty yards over Michael. In the third
mile a chain on McDuffee's sextette
broke. depriving him of a PAGER, and he
lost the lead. Michael finished the third
mile a quarter of a lap ahead of Nc
Duffee, and from this time out Michael
had the lead, and slowly crept up on both
Lesna and McDuffee.
Michael led b. one-third of a lap at the
emf OF the fifth mile. Time, 9:O5 S-5.
At the end of the tenth mile Michael
was ahead 60 yards; Lesna second. Time,
| 1905 1-5.
At the fifteenth mile Michael was ahead
| by one-thrd of a mile; Lesna second.
| Time, q IA As.
Twentieth mle-Michael led by 6Oc
yards: Lesna second Time 35:il 10.
| Twenty-fifth mile finish-Micnael won
| by one-third of a mile; Iesna second, and
| McDuffee third two-thirds Of mile be-
| hind Lesna. Time, 45:5S As.
I'D to this time Lesna has held practi-
| caliy all records for from three miles tc
| twenty-five except the sixteenth anc
| twentieth-mile records, which were broker
on Thursday last by Michael in MS
twenty-mile contest against Lesna a.
| Springfield.
| Every worlds record for from three t
twenty-five miles, inclusive, Is now ere
dited to Michael.
EDDIE BALD DEFEATED.
| NEW YORK, September B.-Eddi
| Bald, of Buffalo. was defeated to-day q
the Manhattan Beach bicycle track b.
Il. H. Kiser, of Dayton, o., in the one
mile professional race. The 1900 spectator
cheered the victor.
John 5. Johnson established new
| track record Oh % SecOlluS lOi lhll al iih'
and the New York county wheelman
quad covered a mile in 81 10
On-mlle invitation profession Q1naD-
won by Kiser, of Dayton, by two opei
lengths; Bald OF Buffalo second. Time
2:l2 20.
WILLOW GROVE RACES.
PHILADELPHIA. September B-Tel
thousand persons witnessed excellent oi
cycle racing at Willow Grove Park tint
afternoon. Following are the summaries
Mile, open-professionai-f heat wo
b. Fred. Simms, j. A. WERNER SECOND
John s. Johnson third. Time, 2:OS 20.
Match race-one mile--Frank j. star
buck, paced by quad. won, running hors
Romeo second. Time. 1:i6 As. Horse
time, :5S As.
Professional fve-mile triplet race
Johnson, Steenson, and Becker woni hen
zel and Turyell brothers second. Tlm'
1904 2-5.
Professional mile handicap-Final hea
won by j. A. Vernier 80 YARDS, Charle
Henzell 40 YARDS second. b. Il. Steven
go YARDS third. Time, 2:O5 is.
Professional flve-mile pursuit race
J. Starbuck, of Philadelphia won, w.
Hamilton, of Denver, second. Iin'
11:51.
Professional five-mile handlcap-W. i
Deckerson geo YARDS first, ii. w. Ect
hardt COS YARDS second, +. Nj. Dampma
375 yards) third. Time, :23 40.