The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26

The building was thronged to it's utmost
capacity when Michael, the midget, and
Chase, the leviathan, jumped on their re-
spective wheels for few preliminary spins
around the track, which measured one foot
over the necessary distance to make it ten
laps to the mile. At the turns the board
track was banked" as high as ten feet
from the level of the boarded floor of the
garden
1t was announced that the winner would
get 25 per cent. of the gross receipts and the
losers end would be Is per cent The man
ayers of the show guaranteed that the win
ner would get 1850 and the loser $1,000 but.
judging from the crowded condition of the
house, the amount of money which thu
cracks got was far in excess of the guar
antee.
Both got on their marks at 1915, and be-
fore they mounted their respective 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
precaution took effect in the first lap. Chase
got tangled up with his leaders after the
race was started, at 1915, and at the end
Of the lap the men were ordered back t0
the scratch mark.
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. Michael was
simply invincible, and at the finish of the
fifth mile he gained another lap on his
countryman. Both men picked UP their
tandems very ceverly. Michael kept up
heart-breaking pace and at the finish Of the
seventh mile was five laps to the good.
At the finish of the eleventh mile Michael
spurted and gained another lap, which put
him six laps ahead.
In the fourteenth mile two of Michaels
PAGERS went over the bank, but were not
seriously injured. In the next mile, on the
fourth lap, Michael ran high up on the
Madison-avenue turn and both men fell in
heap their PAGERS also taking crop
per- Michael remounted his wheel and got
another lap to the good before Chase re-
covered himself. At the end of the six
teenth mile Michael was thirteen laps
ahead.
In the twenty-sixth mile Chase fell heav-
lily at the Fourth-avenue turn and was un-
able to go on with the race. He ran into
two tandem teams and was badly cut up.
In the smash-up Chase's bike was broken.
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leave the track. Had Chase been able to
continue, however he probably 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.
There was considerable interest in the
minor events of the night, because the vis-
iting Frenchmen participated Summaries:
One-mile, professional invitation; trial
heats: First heat won by Jean Gougoltz,
of France; Oscar Hedstrom, of Brooklyn,
second. Time, 2:13 1-5. Second heat won
by Il. A. Miller, of New York; Jay Eaton,
of Elizabeth. second. Time, 1851 40 Third
Iienshaw, of Brooklyn, second. Time,
1888 l-5. Fourth heat won by Charles He'd
field, of Newark; +. G. Hoyt, of Springfield,
Mass, second. Time, 2:22. Fifth heat won
by j. A. Newhouse. of Buffalo; +. Il. Good
man, of New York, second. Time, 2:29.
Semi-finals-EirSt heat of the Semi-final
won by Jean Gougoltz, c. S. Henshaw sec
ond. Nat Butler third. Time, 2:29 3-5. Final
heat won by ]. A Newhouse, F. +. Good
Gougoltz fourth. Time, 2:2O 5-5
Haif-mile, amateur; handicap: Final
heat won by Joseph Thompson, Of New
York twenty-five yards); George Schofield,
of Richmond Hill, l.. l. twenty-five yards,
second; w. l.. Lose of Brooklyn (forty
yards). third. Time, 1:04 SIS.
mile exhibition, professionals: Ed
uard Taylore, middle-distance champion OF
France, paced by Jean Gcugoitz and
ard Fulford and Wheelock, the English
ehampfOnS Time -