The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-26
MICHAEL is WINNER
CHASE DEFEATED EASILY AT MAD
IsON SQUARE GARDEN.

Chase Gets BAD Spill When the Race Is
Nearly Done But the Result Wouid
Have Been the Same if He Had Kept on
The Welsh Rare-Bit Wins SO Easily
That There is no Telling What He
Could do IL He should Try-Big Crowd
Assures the Profits - Other Sporting
News.
New York, Dec. 25.-Jimmy Michaels
of Wales, the recognized middle-distance
bicycle champion of this country, met
Arthur a. Chase, the middle-distance
champion of England, tonight at Madl-
son Square Garden in a thirty-mile race
over a ten-laD board track and won so
easily, despite a bad spill, that the bicy-
Gle experts are guessing just how good
the little rarebit" Is. Pluck, endurance
stamina and every other quality that
goes to establish the possession of grit
seem to be embodied in every inch OF the
Welshnan. Nothing seems TO tire him.
The building was thronged to its VI
and Chase the LeYiathan jumped on
their respective wheels for a few prellnl-
mary spins around the track, which
measured one foot over the necessary
distance to make it ten laps 10 the mile.
AT the turns the board track was bank
ed as high at ten feet from the level Of
the boarded floor of the garden. 1t was
announced that the winner would get %
per cent OF the gross receipts and the
losers share would be 10 per cent. The
managers of the show guaranteed that
tn winner would get 1850 and the loser
$1,000, but judging from the crowded
condition of the hall, the amount Of
money which the cracks" got was far
il excess Of the guarantee. Both got on
their marks at 1915 and before 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 Yves started at
1O:16 and after the lap was ordered back
to the scratch mark.
Chase won the toss and took the pole.
He started out at a rapid gait, but the
little WeIshman soon overlook him and
a. the second mile was over a lap ahead.
Michael gained and hpped the fourth
mile, and the spectators cheered the ''lit-
tie wonder vociferously. Michael was
jnvincible and al the finish of the mile
he gained another lap on his country
man. Both men picked up their tandems
very eleverly. 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 Mi
chael spurted and gained a lap, which
pun MIN six laps ahead. In the fourteenth
mile two of AIichaefs PAGERS went over
the bank, but were not seriously injured.
In the next mile and fourth lap Michael
ran high up on the Madison turn and
both men fell in heap, their PAGERS also
taking a ''cropper' to the good before
Chase recovered himself. Al the end OF
the sixteenth mile Michael was thirteen
laps ahead. In IN twenty-sixth mile
Chase fell heavily at the Fourth avenue
turn and was unable to go on with the
race. He ran into two tandems and was
badly cut up. In the smash-up Chase's
bicycle was broken. He borrowed Tay-
lor's wheel but had to leave the track.
Had Chase been able to continue, how
ever, ne would probably have been beat
n by about two minutes, as Michael was
almost that distance ahead of him when
the accident occurred and was rapidly
gaining.
A
New York, Dec. 25.-The L. A. w. rae
ing board was in session all day IN this
city, having under consideration the
shortness of the track on which the re-
cent big siX-day race was held at Madi-
sln Square Garden. Those present were
Albert Mott OF Baltimore, Chairman A.
i. Waite Of Troy, and J. T. Foltz of In
Gianapols Il is said that A B. Potter,
Grief Of the New York division, and A
i. Sands, chief counsel of the Maryland
division, were also present. The manag-
ers Of the race. T. P. Powers, William
Brady and James Kennedy, were exam
ined. as were also Charles Springer, who
constructed the track, officials Of the
garden and a number of riders and train
ers. The meeting was held behind closed
doors, and at is conclusion Chairman
Mott made the following statement:
We cannot comment upon the testi-
mony until a decision has been rendered.
All the testimony will be mailed to the
different members Of the racing board
After they have reviewed itcarefully they
VIII frite their decision and punishment
merited. If they find that there was any
thing wrong, and send it 10 me. When