The age-herald., 1898-10-20
Came in Ahead of WineSett by
 Half a Lap.
FRAME SMASHED A RECORD
The Cool Weather Kept Large Crowd Away From the Coliseum Races Will be Continued Tonight
 Attractive Programme.


 cycle race between Bob Walthour, the champion professional rider of the south' and Eli Winesett, the champion of the Pa cifc coast for s2OO purse, was won at the coliseum last night by Walthour in fine style The distance was five miles, and the time 11:14 2-5, breaking the southern record of 11:17.
 The riders were paced by Kramer and Chapman and they kept it hot all the way. 1he first mile was made in PIT, three miles in 6:5O 3-5, and the last mile in S:02 4-5. Winestte followed close behind the pace makers for thirty-elght lapn, Walthour bringing up the rear, but as coon as the pacemakers left the riders to themselves, Walthour spurted ahead in the two final laps, and succeeded in leaving the Pacific champion by half a lap. The race was finished amid great enthusiasm.
 Along about the end of the first mile, when the freshness of the men was be- ginning to wear off and the grind was be- ginning in earnest. Winestte created some amusement by calling for music; he wanted something to inspire his legs, and Memoli 8 band gave it to him.
 Just after the fourth mile had been fin- ished, the band struck up Dixie" The pacemakers knew what that meant and they fairly made their tandem hum They kept this up for six laps when they quit and let the two riders finish the race in the manner described.
 The coolness of the weather was the most serious handicap to the races last night. Otherwise there was not a hitch The at- tendance was not as large as on the open ing nights last week, there being only be- tween 300 and 400 present.
 The first race of the evening was the one mile coliseum novice, run in two heats. John Watley won the first heat against c. W. Grace in 2;49 4-5. E. E. Spencer won the second heat in 2:Sl Albert Geis coming sec- ond and J. J. Darfeld, Jr., third. In the final Spencer won in 2:35 4-5 with Watley second and Geis third. The prizes in this race were valued at $S, $5 and $3. 2 Another very attractive feature of the evining was the breaking of the state half mile paced record by Frank Franc of Mem phis. He made it in 1:O1 2-5. the former time being 1:04. George Quinn of Memphis } and Bob Kennedy of Chattanooga set the 3 pace for him and the little rider rode his race against time fin fine style.
 The one-mile professional was won in 2:24 3-5 by Bob Walthour. John Chapman was second, George kramer third, and Bob Kennedy fourth. A time limit of 2:2O had s'been put on this race, but as each man had done his share of the pacing and as the night was cold they were not required to ride 1t over. The cash prizes of this race were $2O, $10 and $5
 Some pretty riding was also seen in the three-mile amateur, the finish in the final between Ped Hickman and Joe Riddle be- ing the closest and most exciting that has been seen on the coliseum track Hickman won by eighteen inches in 6:53 3-5 As he crossed the line of the finish however Bid- de was gaining on him rapidly and would have caught him in a few feet more The first mile of the final was made in 2:2O and the two miles in Al.
 The race was run in three heats of one mile each, though the final was three miles, E. F. Spencer won the first over Jack Coon CT in 236 2-5. Ped Hickman won the second neat from R. L. Chrinberry and Albert Geis in 2:30. Joe Bidtffe won the third heat in 2:231-5. The other riders in this heat came in in the following order: Tom Strick- land, J. J. Durfield, Jr, M. c. Hawthorne and C. w. Grace.
 In the three-mile final, the Roberts broth CTS set the pace on a tandem for 22 laps. Hickman, Strickland, Riddle and Spencer following in the order named. When the pacemakers left them on the last two laps. 1t was quickly seen that the race lay be. tween Hickman and Riddle. Ped" got a lead of fifteen or twenty feet over Riddle and it booked as if he would finish that way, but in the last quarter Cap. Riddle spurted for all he was worth and came within eighten inches of winning the race The value of the prizes of this race were $l5, $10 and $5.
 The Programme Tonight
 Tonight another extremely interesting programme will be given, as follows:
 One mile amateur, open.
 Second heat of Walt thour-XVineSattr rana o