The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-09
FRENcHMENS TANDEM FIRST.
BRITTsH RIDERS COME IN SECOND
AND THE AMERICANS LAST

An International Tandem Pursuit.
Race Substituted for the Michael
Bald Match Race at Nndisou
Square Garden on Account OF the
Illness of Bald-Brftish Riders
Draw Applause by GenerousIy civ
ing Americans Another Chance
When a Tire COIIapSes.0
New York. Jan. S.-The French TANDEM.
first England's riders second and Ameri-
cas- two tandem teams beaten in the tr.5.
heats, was the result of the internlU5H4l
tandem pursuit race which the American
Cycling Association substituted for the
Michael-Bald match race on the Madison
Square Garden track tonight.
The Frenchmen were evidently vastly
superior to the others contesting and were
given their portion of praise by every one
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 10 the illness
of Bald, this event was declared off
Then an International tandem pursuit
race was substituted. The contestants in
this event were representatives, of America
France and England. The Chase broth
ers, in addition to Fulford and Wheelock
of England, were entered, but Arthur
Chase went to pieces and could not train
on. "Merrie England" had to be satisfied
with representation of two men, Full
ford and Wheelock. The American outfit
was thus increased by the necessity of en-
tering JAY Eaton and C. f. Goodman, in
addition to Fred Titus and Nat Butler.
who We're originally assigned to defend
the stars and stripes.
The first pair of tandems put on the track
after the relative positions of the starters
in the big event were drawn Were Gougolz
and hanback, of France and Titus and
Butler. These two tandems started off
at very lively gait and the Frenchman
gradual, but surely, gained on their ri
walls. Just few feet from the tape, the
Frenchmen redoubled their efforts and
passed the Americans, winning by half a
wheel in 1859 30
Fulford and Wheelock of England then
went on against Eaton and Goodman, but
after they had covered the second lap the
latter tandem was made useless through
Tic COtAdpSS VI TIE rear ! ne IAiis7li9Al-
men very generously stopped and consent
ed to give the Americans another chance.
The generosity of the Englishmen was APP
preciated and loudly applauded by every
one AS soon as the teams were started
again it was seen that the Englishmen
were bound to win, which they did cleverly
after chasing their opponents for dis
lance of seventeen laps. Time S;29 %.
This shut the American teams out Of
the final heat. which the French team won
from their English opponents after ira
versing S5s laps in l minute, SO S-5 sec
onds.
Summaries of the nights events fol-
low.
Mile, open professionaI-Fina heat won
by Al. Newhouse of Buffalo. with f. j.
Titus of New York second, Al. Weuig of
Buffalo third, and Earl Stevens of Buffalo
fourth. Time, 1:54$4.
International tandem pursuit race, pro
fesslonal-First heat won by Gougoltz
and Lamberjack of France, who defeated
f. J. Titus and Nat Butler of the United
States, a distance of one mile. Time,
i;59St.
Second heat won by Fulford and Whee-
lock of England, who defeated Jay Eaton
and Teddy Goodman of the United States.
Distance, mile, II laps. Time, 3;29 2-5.
Final heat won by Gougoltz and Lam
berjack of France. defeating Fulford and
Wheelock of England. Distance, S1s laps.
Time, LIB 3-5.
One mile exhibition, paced-Edouard
Taylore, champion middle distance rider
of France, paced by Gougoltz and Lam
berjack, Fulford and Wheelock and Elks
and Davis. Time, 1852 2-5, the fastest yet
made on this track