Evening star., 1898-08-16

ride of the year. In addition to breaking
the worlds hour records Elkes broke all
inclusive. The former Worlds hour record
was thirty-three miles 1865 yards made
July 8. at the Willow Grove track. by
Edouard Taylore, fhe French rider who
was defeated in the sanss ride in a thirty
mile match race against Linton
Last evening Fixes WIS paced by three
auints, regular paeess Ysder contract with
Moran had one quint ankYthree quads. with
several triplets In reserve if needed. In ali
he had twenty pac9ees and Elkes had only
fifteen While the preliminary races were
interesting enough thax spectators were
looking forward to Che big race They ex-
pected to see some good riding, and in this
they were not disappointed. Moran was
being 1874 3-5. The local boy rode well
but Elkes rode better Moran's pacers
Were good, but Elkes happened to have
better men. Moran made good pick-ups.
but Elkes' were much better From the
very outset the boy from Giens Fails. N,
Y, took the lead and maintained if Fixes
Is slender rider, while Moran, more stock
lily built and with better muscles looked
mans greatest fault was the use Of too
small gear.
There was a delay Of about twenty min
utes after the last race before the match
contest started. The pacing crews of both
riders came out on the track and rode
around for several miles making a orettv
sight. The Ellles men seemed to he IN
good mood for riding, and they sang their
round the boards. Moran was the first of
the contestants to appear. and h. was
given an ovation. He rode around for a
mile or SO, and just before he left the track
Ekes came out and was given a good re-
ception. The toss up for positions raye
Elkes the pole, while his camp for pacing
teams was established al the end of the
second turn. Morans camp of PAGERS was
at the end of the fourth turn the entrance
to the home stretch.
At the report of the starters gun two
CUNTS came moving across the tape like
living monsters. and the contestants were
showed after them Elkes held the pole,
while Moran kept outside. Before the back
stretch had been reached the pacing ma
chimes and riders were in Indian file. On
the first lap EIkes gained about twenty
yards. While the visitors pace was chang
ed on the first lap the Gliint for Moran car
rted him around for several laps before re-
heved by a quad. Elkes followed his pace
in beautiful manner. The edge of his
tire was within an inch of the rear wheel
of his pacing machines, and he held this
position all during the race.
HIS change OF pace was wonderful and in
stead of losing ground he appeared to gain
1t was noticeable that he changed his pace
only on the turns. obtaining advantage of
the steep grade. On the other hand Moran
changed his pace on both the turns and the
stretches. The local boy was evidently
nervous, and in following his wheel a times
wobbied. He seemed to be unable to hug
the rear wheel of his pacing machines as
closely as Elkes did his. Yet he rode
pretty race. He never once lost his pace
To the spectators it appeared as though the
pace for Moran was not going nearly so
fast that for Elkes. This is true but it
seems certain that the pace was as fast as
Moran wanted, for he was not heard to
urge the men on. In his pck-ups. he SEEM
ed to lose ground.
The announcement that 10 6rcf ,,oj1e
covered In 1.49 caused much applause
While Elkes leading at this point. he
d1d not have such great advantage. He
gained steadily, however and on the fifth
lap was about fifty yards in the lead His
pace seemed to be taking things compare
lively easy, though riding like clockwork
On the first lap of the third mile the Wis
itor led by full haf "a lap.
The first lap of the fifth mile witnessed
the first accident. About 100 yards from
the tape Moran fell-1t was charged at the
time time that his pacing crew had run him off
the track, but this seeped hardly likely
The starters sun waA fired, and Elkes
stopped. According to the previous agree
ment the race was run on the French plan,
which provided for the riders to stop n
case any accident HAPPENED to one cor
| testant or his Wheel After a DELAY of
about ten minutes QIoran came out again
ard second start was made, the confess
tants occupying the rela tive positions prior
| to the accident Eikes gained steadily He
urged his PAGERS on though anxious to
gain a lap, and this was accomplished on
the first lap of the eighth mile. From this
point on the race was the same as a the
start. The local boy seemed to hold his
own much better, and after his lap ga;n
Elkes could not get over quarter of 4 lap
more lead On the last lap as the bell
sounded, Elkes came past the tape. closely
following his strongest quint which trav-
eied like steam engine. Moran however
did not reach the tape on this lap. While
the echo Of the gong was still in the air he
a IN,
almost the identical place where ne first
fen. He did not finish the race, though
Elkes Kept on and passed the judges stand
like a streak of lightning.
The preliminary races We're divided into
seven events. the one-mile handicap, am
ateur and the o-thirds-of-a- mile profess
sionai each being divided into two heats
and final. Fred. Sims was the scratch
man in his heat of the professional race
and he won out In the fast time of LIS 4-5.
breaking the record established by Otto
zlesier at i.l9 nat In the final. though he
rode good race, Sims was unable to over
take French, who had too good a handicap
to be headed
The summary:
First race, one-mile handicap amateur-
First heat-John HILL won; Ray Cogswell
second; L. F. Kinslow, third; H. Weigel
fourth; n M. Manakee. fifth; time 2:O7 4-5
second heat-H. A Rhine won; J. e. Han
ger, second; J. e. Alexander, third; A w
Coleman, fourth; F. b. Miller, fifth: time.
2;17; Final heat-Won by T. E. Hanger;
n. Weigel, second; Ray Cogswell third;
time, 2:14 1-5.
Second race, two-t thirds Of mile handf-
cap, professional-First heat-R. L. French
won; G. z. Cause second: Fred Schade,
third; W. G. LeCompte, fourth; c. J. Muel-
ier, nth; time, 1:192-5 Second heat-W
r. SIMS. first; w. Sims, second; c. Turville,
third; E: L. Wilson, fourth; E. D. Wede-
kind. fifth: time. 1:1S 4-5 Final heat-Won
by Il: l.. French; w. F. Sims, second; Fred
Schade, third; c. E. Cause, fourth; time.
1:19.
Third race, Australian pursuit, amateur
Won by &. l.. Miller; II. A. Rhine, second:
distance, three miles and 150 yards; time
S:26 1-5.
Fourth race. ten miles, paced-Won by
Harry Elkes; A. C. Moran, second; time,
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LOAFING IN CYCLE RACES.