The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-09
WON BY THE FRENCHMEN
INTERNATIONAL TANDEM PURSUIT
BICYCLE RACE AT NEW YORK.
English Riders second and Americans
Third-Interesting Contest at
MadisOn-square Garden.


NEW YORK, JAN s-French tandem
first, England's riders second and Americas
two tandem teams beaten in the trial heats
was the result of the international tandem
pursuit race which the American Cycle Rae
ing Association substituted for the Michael
Bald match race on the Madison-squar
Garden track tonight The Frenchmen
were evidently vastly superior to the others
contesting and We're given their portion of
praise by every ne-of the 5000 persons who
witnessed their faultless work.
Michael was to have met Eddie Bald, and
the match was to have been decided by the
best two races out of three over a measured
mile, but owing to the illness of Bald this
event was declared of. Then an interna-
tional tandem pursuit race was substituted.
The contestants in this event were repre-
sentatives of America, France and England
The Chase brothers, in addition to FuIford
and Wheelock, of England, were entered,
but this week Arthur A. Chase went to
pieces and could not train on. England had
to be satisfied with a representation of two
men, Fulford and Wheeiock. The American
outfit was thus increased by the necessity
of substituting Jay Eaton and +. E. Good
man in addition to Fred Titus and Nat But
Ter, who were originally assigned to defend
the stars and stripes. The first pair of tan
denis put on the track after the relative po-
sitionS of the starters in the big event were
drawn were Gougoltz and Lamberjack, of
France, and Titus and Butler. These two
tandems started off at a very lively gait,
and the Frenchmen gradually but surely
gained on their rivals. just few feet
from the tape the fPenchmen redoubed
their efforts and passed the Americans,
mi, hale 1Eu p
and Wneelock of England, then went on
against Eaton and Goodman, but after they
had covered the second lap the latter tan
dem was made useless through the collapse
of the rear tire The Englisnmen very gen
erouSly stopped and consented 10 give the
Americans another chance. The generosity
of the Englishmen was appreciated and
loudly appIauded by every one. AS soon as
the teams were started again 1t was seen
that the Englishmen were bound 10 WIN
which they dld cleVerly AFTER CHASING tnclr
opponents for distance OF seventeen laps
Time, 1923 rs. This shut the American
teams out of the final heat, when the
Frenchmen won from their Engllsh cp-
ponents after traversing eight and half
laps in 1855 3d. Summaries:
One mile, open; professional: tina! neat
won by Al Newhouse, Buffalo; r. J. TITUS
New York, second; AL w eng, Bun alo, thrd;
LarI Stevens, Buffalo, fourth Time, 2:lO -.
International tandem pursuit race; pro-
feSsional: First heat won by Gougoltz ana
Lamberjack of France, who defeated f. j.
Titus and Nat Butler, Of the United States
Distance one mile Time 10y 80 second
heat won by Fulford and Wheelock, of Eng
land, who defeated Jay Eaton and Teddy
Goodman, of the United States Distance
one mile and seven laps. TIME, 1923 20.
Final heat won by Gougoltz and Lamber-
jack. of France, defeating Fulford ana
Wheelock. of England Distance eight and
a half laps. Time, 1853 3-5.
One mile, exhibition paced: Edouard
Taylore. champion middle-distance rider OF
France paced by Gougoltz and Lamberjack
Fulford and Wheelock and Elks and Davis
Time, 1:52 rs, the fastest yet made on this
track