New-York tribune., 1898-12-27
GOOD SHORT DISTANCE RACES AND 4
TWENTY MILE FITKE,
A BELT BROKE IL THE MECHANISM OF THE
Nl',rI HERALDEp PETROLEUM MOTOR
CYCLE AND rr HAD TO 90 OUT

MUCH HERArDEp PETROLEUM MOTOR
CYCLE AND rr HAD TO 90 OFT
| or BUSINESS
cece racing has certainly not lost any OF Its
| charm for the general public n the attendance
| nj Madison Square Garden last night II any cr'-
terion. The programme was an ordinary one eN-
cept that n novelty OF twenty miles was INTRO
duced. in which a petroleum pacing machine was
used. Between six thousand and seven thousand
people present. and the onlookers most of the
time were their fee; yelling like mad. Particn-
| lary this the during the progress of the
final heats when the professionals ba'tied Tor
meagre cash prizes. and the amateurs Tor iess
bounteous trinkets.
The wooden track had lost fits saucer-ike appear
ance for last night. being banked about ten feet
the turns. The extreme angles looked dangerous
to the inexperienced eye but the change was Just
what had been needed for a track which required
ten circuits of the building TO make one mile.
There were several falls in the course OF the even
ing three OF the riders taking flying headers on
the track al the highest point and landing IN ii
heap on the floor ten feet below. George cameron
was picked up unconscious. and a physician was
summoned foI him. hut IT Was announced later
that no bones had been broker The o'her men,
sngularly enough were not injufed
COIORED ENTHUSIASTS IN EVIDENCE
There was a big delegation of members present
from "A bicycle organization composed o. coored
men. called the Calumet Club. When VI. T. Dave.
a dusky member OF the club won heat IN the mile
handicap the delegation made enough noise TO start
a riot Hats and canes were thrown into the air
and wild rush made TO get at the colored
bicycle hero His friends succeeded well that
they managed 10 knock him OF his wheel. Then
they carried him in triumph Off the track on their
shoulders There was no demonstration after the
final heat. Henry Gibson. called "Mchael the Sec
ond" was said to have ridden half mile in - 4-5
seconds. NTH of second better than the best
previous track record. made by Thomas Cooper
THE WONDERFUL PACE COMPETITION.
The much-heralded twenty mile paced race. petro-
leum motor against human pacemakers. turned out
10 be one OF the most gigantic fukes OF the season
Elkes was 10 have been paced by tandems manned
by professional riders while Eaton and Goodman.
each going miles were TO be paced by Fourner
on a French petroleum bicycle Elkes with his tam
dems gained nearly half-ao in the first lap
and in three miles Fixes a lap and half
ahead.
Then the peculiar Chuck" 'cluck" Of the French
machine stopped and the Frenchman dismounled
leather belt IN the naGhne nae n, & haH paptGd hI, rhe
and the race ended In nzzle. II was freak
feature Al the bes, and too much should not be ex
pected from such machines on such small track
The lhrong wended its way homewsrd sorrowful
and thoughtful. wondering what would he the next
feature In the outlaw cycling drama
SUMMARIES
Mo.her. New-Yora: W + wahr-nbereer New YORK
esnd East orange 9Ga Asr Thl T he. al won l. by II
Lake Port Richmond. Time l.l2i.. Fourth heat won
by g. 6 schreibcr. New York Time l:ll.. sixth heat
won ly q. II. kRr, New YorA. Time LIB seventh
heat bS Walter Torrance. NeN-York Tim. i:l3is
FINAL HEAT.
r T.. Kramer. East Orange.
" + Wshrenberser New YORK
Time-l:l4@s
three laps Then Kramer shot to the front
and the The Orange man won with some
hing by lengths: Eriz fsr ahead Of
Wahrenberger
Half mile professional (scratciD-First won by
oscar Hedsr ~ brooAyn TIM ;ilis. sesond hea,
won ty G. l. Kreamer. Chicago 1rme-l:@s. Fourth
heat by Jay Eltoa New York Time Os. Fi.ih
hea, won b, Henry Caldwell. Manchester. y H. Time
i'
FINAL HEAT
Oscar Hecstrom Rrooky
Henry Caldwell, Manchester
u J. kieainer Chicago
Time .o5..
Kangaroo Hedstrom took the lead on the third lap
ana he as he pleased by four lengths. Caldwell vas
length before Kresmer
one mile handicap tprofessionsD--First heat won BY
Charles Hadhed. Newark go YARDS: o. V. Bebcock.
Newy York 80 ysrds). second. 7ime2o7. second heat
CiicaeO go YARDS. second Time-2;i1-. Third heat
won by r. 4 Miller. New-YoTk 90 yards,; Oscar He'd
heat by lvar Lawson. Chicago 80 yards): +. p
Kent Brooklyn 90 vards' second Tim 2:llL
FINAL HEAT
q !. kreaner Chicago go YARDS .......
Oscar hedsrom Brooklyn 40 YARDS ..............
~ y NHri New iork TOO !sfusb .-...-............ 5
o. V Bsbeock. New-York so yards ...............
Tfme-2:O
Won by lengths length bet ween second an, ,hiri