Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-22
MICHAELTHE WINNER
HE EASILY DEFEATS sTARBrck Ar
MANHATTAN BEACH.
MUCH kONEi CHARGES HANDS.
Each Contestant Has Tiirty-rva
Pscemakers-Thc little Weishmsu
and His Trainer Given an Os,tias
at the End.
at the End

NEW YORK, August 2.-Jlmmy
Michael easily defeated J. Frank Star.
buck, OF Philadelphia. In thirty-thres.
mile race at the Manhattan Beach track
to-day. Although Michael had the poorer
set Of machines for pace-maklng, his
pluck and stamina stood him In good
stead, and he finished fully two mics
ahead Of his opponent. Time 8i4S-G
Both men were in perfect condition.
A good deal OF money changed hanss
Each contestant had thrty-two pace
makers, and in this respect Starbuck ha6
the call. He had secured some OF the
very best professional 'cyclers IN the
country. while Michael also had good
men, but Tess formidable machines. Star.
buck had three sextette teams, one
quad. and two trlplet teams. while
Michael had one soxtette. one qulnt lou,
quads, and a trlplet
Both men went OF from a staining
start, and each picked up trlplet PAGERS.
Starbuck got the pole. but IN The second
lap Michael picked Up a scxtette and
assumed the lead. Al the end OF ths
second mile the little Wclshman was a
hundred yards ahea.. and at the eni OF
the third mile he was four hundred Yards
ahead. From this point 10 the end Of
the race Michael held very decided
advantage. The track IS one third OF
a mile around and az the sixth nile
Michael had gained a lap on his adyer-
sary. The fifteenth mile was run IN
the fastest time-l minute and 81 Sc
conds. The sowest mile was the thirty.
third, and last, bur this could be easily
accounted for by the fact that Michael
was nearly seven laps ahead. and took
things easy. covering tho last mile IN
2l2 As seconds.
From the fifteenth mile 70 the end OF
the race Michael beat every record pre-
yiously established IN a contest. when
the little fellow finished his thirty-third
mile the crowd jumped I'm on the track,
and Michael was carried on their sh0ll-
ders 10 his dresslng-room. while h.s
trainer and manager. Shefer was also
carried by the spectators I'm lively fashion
across the field. Michaers wheel was
seared TO lO5, and Starbuck's 10 So
MichaePs time: First mile time 155 rs;
time. SAL 3-5; fourth mile-time. 7:u 3-5;
fifth mile--time. 9:f As; sixth mile-tme
II 80 is: seventh mile-time. 1882 is:
eighth mile-time. 15:27; ninth mne-time,
l7:27; tenth mie-time. 1924 2-j. eleventh
miie-time. 22:2i; twelfth mic-uime.
q :25 As: thirteenth miie-time. 25I9 3-5.
fourteenth mile-time 2719; fifteenth
mie-time 29Il; sixteenth milo-tlme.
1910; seventeenth mile--time, $500; elgh-
teenth mle-time. $500; nineteenth mile
time. ST05: twentieth miie--time. 39Ni as;
twenty-first mne-time. n .03; twenty-sS
cond mile-time, IS 90 2-5: twenty-third
mile-time. 1901 30; twenty-fourth mile
time, H:ll: twenty-fifth miie-time, 49l5.
twenty-siXth mile-time, 81 - 3-j; twenty
seventh mile-time, 53.25 2-5, twenty-eighth
mi.o-time, 20 % 2-5; twcnty-ninth mile
time, 57:96: thirtieth mile-time, 59.H.
thirty-hrst mile-time. 1852 2-5; thirty
second mlie-time. 6i:0l 3-5. thirty-thlrd
mile-time, 66:l4 S-5.
A MILE IN 4 MINUTES, Is SIS SECONDS
WORCESTER. MASS. August 81
Thicker and Commit ran a mile to-day
for 500 a SIDE and Thicker won BY a
remarkable burst OF speed In 4 minutes.
10 3-5 seconds, a record that has never
been approached by either amateur or
professional IN a public exhibition IN this
country.
Commit was twelve yards behind az th9
finish. and his time was 4 minutes. %
seconds. which is as good az he expect
ed 10 do.
From the post Tinckler darted 70 me
front and I'D the way 20 the first qIar-
ter In 50 seconds, with Connift eight yards
behind The half was reached 90
minutes, Q seconds. the third quarter 90
minutes. s seconds. and the rile m
minutes, Is 3-5 seconds.
BARNABY WINS AT BOSTON.
BOSTON, August A.-Tom Barnaby Won
the slx-day g hours a day. race 40
Charles River Park tonight. Frank
Wall finished second and Harry u. Fixes
third The first five men to finish an
| beat the best previous record OF 50 miles
By a large margin.
Fully 1900 people were present az ths
| finish. and the excitement over the strl5-
| gle was tremendous.
Final scores: Barnaby, s93 miles. "
laps: Waller 935 miles / lap; Il. ID. Fixes,
9S5 miles / lap; Dench. S23 miles. .apsi
| Foster 90T miles; Lauricks. SO miles ;
| laps W. A. Eikes. 7S5 miles. 2 laps. Hal.
! 7l2 miles; Blakeslee. 6S7 miles. ? laps.
! Steeg, 676 miles; Gleck, COS miles, apps