Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-17
SIMS CHALLENGETOSCHADE

There has been lots of newspaper talk
regarding the merits of Fred A. L. Schade
and Fred Sims in theHr recent match race
said well known locafsvhsSlm who looks
after the condition AID interests of Sims,
in conversation with Star reporter
anything about the diffeSeh styles of races,
and 1 would nketo maks 9few Statements
for their benefit and Ese Hr the benefit of
the public in general haze full authority
to make the Statements. r.
There is differeAee1 d about twenty
five seconds between, paoed and unpaced
records for one mile. srhis time represents
that man paced can, so mile and a
quarter while the unpaced rider could only
travel mile. To thes unihitiated it would
seem that the paced rider was far the SUI
perior, when, in fact the condition is gen
orally the reverse. There are perhaps a
dozen riders in this country at the present
time who can follow a mile paced in 1.55 or
better, if they can procure fast enough
pace, but there are not six riders who can
cover mile better than TWO minutes when
unpaced. Therefore, in paced contest be-
tween two equal men, or near equal men,
the rider who has the best pacing outfit
will win. Especially this would be the case
If the pace was limited, as 1t was in the
Sims-Schade race.
IF that contest had been paced to the
tape with only one triplet for each rider,
chine would win. In other words, the con-
test would have resolved itself into race
between two triplet teams, and not the men
following them. The pacing was put in for
two purposes: First, to make the race rea-
sonably fast: second because the public
likes the spectacular effects of the multi
cycles when going at full speed. Two trip
lets We're used because in case of two riders
following one machine, the one following
in second POSITION that is, the one not di-
recty in back of the multicycle, would be
laboring under dlff1cultles not experienced
by the man in front of him. The leader
would have the advantage of the race, as a
natural consequence. Now, so that IL
should be a race between the two men.
race where neither should have advantages
not enjoyed by the other, 1t was decided 10
use two machines, which should stop or
drop out at certain given place, thereby
allowing the contestants to sprint and nm
ish the race on their own abilities
Had there been any intention of the race
being paced from the start until the nnlSh
1t would have been necessary to pull the
men out to their uttermost, to use unllmlt-
ed pace two quntupletS being necessary
to pull a man out to his limit. This would
be just as used in the Taylor-Mlchael
match race at Manhattan Beach track, Au-
gust -, when the colored rider beat the
midget two out of three heats of one mile
each To think that Fred Sims would con-
sent to a race of this character, paced to
the tape and paced by only one triplet,
is foolish in the extreme. There was too
much to lose and nothing to gain by such
a race which would have resolved itself
into triplct race.
Regarding the merits of the two men, it
may be said that Schade has defeated Sims
but once in an equal contest, and but
thrice in any kind of competition races.
In one event Schade had a handicap of
fifty yards in two-mile race, in which
Sims failed even to catch man. owing
to the excessive starts allowed by the
Handicapped. In three-mile handicap
race at Richmond this summer, which
Schade won from the 12O-yard mark, Sims,
starting from scratch, fell in the early part
of the contest, throwing him out. Sims
does not count the number of times that
he has defeated Schade in open and handi-
cap races. Never has the boy been al
lowed the honor OF starting on the scratch
mark with Sims in handicaps. Sims went
below his class when he consented to al
low Schade the privilege of a match race.
There are better men in the District
than Schade, and he will have to demon
strate that he can beat Counselman Will
son, Moran or Pat Throop before Sims
will agree to meet him. Then he will race
him in public for a suitable purse and a
side bet of $50 to $780, unpaced: or, if he
prefers to ride from tape. to tape, paced,
he will ride him best two in three heats,
unlimited pace, each man to furnish his
own machines and pacemakers. Sims will
give him odds of two to one-S250 against
$125-merely to secure enough funds with
which to pace for the pace
"Or, If Schade thinks that he can beat
Sims at five miles in a pursuit race, l am
authorized to state that Sims will give him
odds of two to one, or, in fact, race him
in any old way. But Schade must prove
that he can ride a bicycle by beating one
or the above named men. -
Now, Sims will bet Schade that his
brother, Billie Sims, can beat him in
match race, either one heat OF best two in
three for suitable purse and a side bet
OF 800. If he still thinks that he is Sims
equal, let him raise his money and Sims
will cover any amount when he returns
from the national circuit, provided, how
ever, that Schade beats any of the above
named men in the meantime.
Il might add that Fred Sims will be
twenty-four years of age December n OF
this year He is not an old man yet, only
ten months older than his rival"