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ception of these two. The time was given
at 2014.
There were six men put in the race. all
starving equally distant from one anoI Der
Stee1son was on scratch, with Moran
Ihroop, Walthour, Ives and Cause ahead
OF him in order named. For a mile the
men rooe around without any one being
caught, though the lead in Il good many
instances was cut down. The first man to
drop out was Charles Cause. Ives tha
Baltimorean, managed to come abreast of
him at the third turn on the last lap of
the second mile. Imme diateiy after sew
eral more changes followed in quick sue
cession- Steenson overhauled Moran on
the-f1rst lap OF the third mile, a T. nearly
the same spot where Ives caught Cause.
On the second lap OF the third mile Mai
thour, who had been steadily gaining, man.
aged to come up even with Ives which
forced the latter out OF the race. This
left only three men remaining, Steensol,
Walthour and Throop. For nearly two
miles they went around at steady clip.
the race seeming to settle down as one OF
endurance. Walthour and Steenson EVIL
IDENTIFY hoped to play Throop out, but in
this they miscalcula ted. The Washing-
ton boy not only held his own, but man
eyed to gain steadily on the others. who
were plugging along at a regular gait.
Slowly Walthour drew up on his team
mate, and passed him at the tape exactly
at the close Of the fifth mile, amid the
cheering of the multitude.
For two more miles Throop and Wal
thour chased each other around the track,
and the rate of speed was telling the
local man. To keep him up his trainer,
stationed near the entrance to the dress
ing room from the track, threw water on
the rider at every lap he made This had
some effect, and on the seventh mile, as
Walthour was gaining somewhat. Throop
sprinted, but ii was the final effort He
could not maintain the lead thus acquired,
and slowly but surely Walthour cut down
the lead on him. 1t took some minutes to
accomplish this. and another mile was
made without the two coming abreast.
The first lap of the ninth mile passed with
Throop about 100 yards in the lead, but on
the second lap of same mile waIthour
sprinted and caught his mate on the bank
ing between the third and fourth turns
Immediately the starter fired hts pistol,
and the race ended.
To Establish Records.
In addition to these events there were a
number CT rides to establish records for
the track, all flying start. and some paced.
with others unpaced. Carl J. Mueller rode
quarter mile unpaced in OF To- while
E. Cause covered third of a mile un-
paced in OBS. e. L. Wilson, who went to
make half-mile unpaced record, estab-
lished the figures at 0.59 1-5. A triplet,
manned by Harry z Greer, Lee Counsel
man and r. L. French, rode a half mile
unpaced in 0.51 2-5. In the quarter-mile
race against time for the Lasley trophy,
professional, Fred Sims, paced by a trip
let, covered the distance in O. % 3-5 while
Fred Schade, with the same pace, made the
third, in 024 3-5, just one second slower.
Ffster, Dodge and Counsefman on one trip
let and Greer, Mueller and French ON an
other performed the pacing.
The summary:
First event-One mile novice amateur.
gold m DIAL, $40. H. Weigei, won. Time.
3.04 Is.
Second event-One-mile handicap. profess
sional; prizes, SIS, SIS and S. Bob Wal
thour, atlanta, Ga. twenty yards) first;
=. L. Wilson (hfty YARDS, second; w. Fred
Sims (scratch) third. Time, I-59 80
Third event-One-mile team race anna
teur. Arlington WheeImen, l. Smith. first.
X. H. Stone, second. and John Walker
nth; total, twenty-five points Levant
Wheelmen, Ed Hutchinson. third; William
Brearly, fourth. and L. Sanford eighth:
total fifteen points, second. Corcoran Ca
diets Athletic Association, c. Heffner sixth.
h Weigel. seventh. and H. Moran. ninth:
total, eight points, third.
Fourth event-One-quarter mile: record
race; professional; prize, Lasley trophy,
$5o. Fred Sims. paced. Time, 0Z3 80.
Fred Schade, paced. Time, 0.24 80
Fifth event-Inyitation Austrafiaa pursuit
race; professional: prizes, S35, SI5 Bob
w aithour, Atlanta, Ca won 6 miles
laps). Time 2o-l4 w. T. Throop second.