New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-14
TIME TRIAL IN THE OAR
MICHAEL RIDES TEN MILLS UNDER Pc
CULIAR CONDITIONS.
DELIBERATE MANAGEMENT PREVENTED TIE
COMPLETION OF THE RAC1NG-MIcHAELS
SLOW HFART-BEATs AND FAST LEGS-


HIS FASTEST MILE 1ioas
7a-dv mana cement Of ;ha most dstress.nely de-
rnsra;e sort marred what promised TO he paTtic-
,,-,v interesting race meet al the board track A;
valssourg near Newark. yesterday The "eather
was deal and the entries secured insured some eN
oslent sport. As fitting climax arIanseInen'9
,ad bsrn made with jimmy Michael the Neish
wander 10 ride ten miles. It was advertised mat
,r,hael was to Try 70 break the record but atier
.ss,ng the track Mchaers manager saw that lie
Rad no chance OF succeeding
7, VAS late before the short races S'ar'''' an"
.ssn he long delays between the races causoc me
time 20 drag 10 the onlookers ana preVeh'ep '"e
rnrn.ng Of two Of tho finals II Wa almost DARK
rre, Michael and his tr!pets, quadruplets and
'... .o,ssrod m the track for tho ten-mile trial
rs,,rs 1--WE miles had been finished the electro
ugb.s we're sparkling outside the track 4hcn
5,-.,o.s settled around the oval. and most or the
s,ao-ators thought that the race "o"'o ~ ''a"-
do-od Meanwhile tie lt;lo rider Was Sou. me
around behind his pacing machines ~ q ''PPI"-
pace. although he couH ""''N -
S'1 saoo~o,s snort VT the lit,'c fellow never
.,i,ere5 and the pi-k-urs were maze WIN me
s,,oA nrscision which char1cier.ze1 MS "otN j"
,-oa4 DAYLIGHT, Tho midget looked ho' uh''Ne
snoos for he VAS hariy dist'nSniSAaoe' eve" -
his white uniform. a. no swept 'oIo'' ~ -''-'r
a o., .be las, few miles ~ tho ra'' I nd"r such
=, 80 , wonder tina; some % IN" riders dia not
break their necks. ,,, ,
rra frs, mile v9s made in 10 20 which proved
- m the fastest mile o. The contest ! ~ S''"''
Ms he ninth mile. Is. Tho fact 'ha' '"e so''
- s,,,rrsl the nace.nakers in the last milo
Gaming INTO the homesiretch at the nnl'n hIvhf'
sourtei and crossed me tape good iens'h dnedu
- ,is nacarn.k ars The wonderful precision ana
accuracy o: the change from one set 81 paceHaAe's
:, another by Michael in tho dim Hight - pron'-
nv As clever bit % work as MAS ever seen on d
track In this country.
t,aSo-o the races TWO phvsicians visited Michael
in his training quarters ana requested PERMISSION
to examine him shortly aiterWaTd inc rams i'lt M
NicbseI ,hat MS pulse beat only fortyeight 70 n"
minute and that his heart beats were wonderiuiiN
loW As ! Tehac @ NJ ' his trainers rnb9s
Linn down Most riders after hart Iace r S.r
Tot so with Michael he stood erect, ana ms
breathing was ~ reSuiar a. IL ~ hut not
copiously. When asked what the TWO PHYSICIANS
had said 10 him. Michael said: ,...,.,.,.-
Two men who said that they were physicians
asked permission TO "xtmine me ny 10 bo1 IN M,
that heart beat slowly and then sad ma snd 4 IA
temperature but don't remember what ihey os sTia
except what I have told you. ~ 90" 'e'' d.
owing 70 the deliberate. manner IN whica, The
aces we're run off two Of the contests cou.d not
s,o,si races The ncvice contest was declared no
race because afer two triais the men ib rnferee
The ofheals follows: obeT;
I;entic ex-chief consul OF the NewJersey Division
81 the T. A w: ". Hasey Smith. Atalanta Whee;-
MON: Walter Rutan State Racing Board. and VIII
am blanchard. Vim Bicycle Club TimersIJ j.
-Ncr-ell Atalanta Wheelmen Madison AilinS Essex
PicxcIa Club and Joe Pointer. ATLANTA Wheclmen
saiterA H Chamberstn CnGn cSupy c 2GSG
Tourist Club and Vim Bicycle club Assistant
clerks Of course-R {. Thompson, VI: g; and A. j
Colhurn Tourist Club. ScorerS-A. LoehnDerg ana
4 b Ward Vim Bicycle club. Urnpires-W D
Mecher Vim Bicycle Club; James Jer kinsoH; =
Announcer-Harry a Dunn, il Vim Bicycle : . Dilo.
Surgeou-Dr L. p Roden. ofhciat hahuicappeT-
John C. Wetmore Elizabeth. y. j.
The summaries
ONE-MII.E NOVICE.
Frs. hsa. won BY Charles Widman. Newark; r War-
Per Ksarny second VI. O. Miller. Montclar third: j.
Kir1 N.uark Fourth. T3me-2 25%s second heat won
iy j. H. Hunter. Newark. T. {, Aims. New York; sec
ord. @ A5,eniste Newark. third. T slater, hah"sy,
f--.h Time 2ji,. Declared no race.
HALF-MILE AMATEUR
first hea, y On by L. g. Kelley. East Orange J. II.
lake Port Richmond. second Charles Schlee. Newark'