The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
WORLDS CYCLE MEET.
Seven Thousand People Witness
Events at Montreal.

Montreal, August 1o.-Another beau
tiful day and q crowd of seven thousand
persons greeted the riders at the worlds
cycle meet. The racing was OF better
order, the management giving pacemak-
ers places in the semi-finals. On account
of the time occupied in disposing of the
100 kilometer race, the fiye-mile amateur
handicap was postponed until tomorrow
when 1t win be run of as part of an ex-
ira jays race. There were two worlds
championships on the card. the l0O
kilometer and the mile professional The
former race Was gift for the Chicago
rider, John A. Nelson, who had no diffi-
GUILTY In winning, beating Ben. Goodson,
the Australian. by nearly four miles,
and Riddle Of Winnipeg, the only other
tinisher, by seven miles. Cherry, the
English champion who won at Vienna
last year, was scratched, having in
jured his leg by running against the fence
In the amateur championship yesterday.
Nelson had much the best Of the pace
with steam motor, a triplet and tan
dem and he evidently had the most ex-
perienoe in following pace. 6oodson's
pacing by 5ripiet and tandem was not
good, while Riddle practically had no
pace at all Two other men started, but
dropped out before many miles had been
covered. 1t was easily seen that records
wers going to fall when Nelson rode the
first i've miles in 9.31, an he kept on
Ieeling eff miles at q two-minute gait
until he had the amateur record In the
distance
Major Taylor had but little difficulty in
adding the mile professional champion
ship to his laurels. All the preliminary
heats wero marked by good finishes ex.
cspt that won ty the Major, who rode
easily his fisld down. The most In terest-
ing were the third, in which Nat Butler
cleveriy disposed of Q. r, Mccarthy of
st. Louis, who won the half milo event
yesterday and the fourth, in which Angus
Mcleod. the fastest of the Canadians,
disposed of Bowler Of Chicsgo In rat.
Ting finish.
In the final Nat Butler took the lead at
the start. Major Taylor dropping into
last place. The pace was slow. On the
back stretch in the second round there
was some pretty manoeuvering fol place,
and when 1t was over the Major had
dropped into the position he wanted. Sec
ond. with Butler leading. The men began
riding at the three-quarters. Mcleod went
to the front with q rush and attempted
were not to be denied and when they
rounded Into the stretch, Mcleod was
still leading with the others well punched
behind MIN. Half way down the stretch
the Major had the race aell in hand and
great fight was ON between Tom and
Nat Butler and MoLecd. Fifty feet from
the wire Mcleod wiIted under the terrible
pace, while Tom Butler beat Nat out by
a half wheel to the wire, the Major win
ming by wheel.
Moran of Chelsea, Mass, won the two
mile amateur from Caldow. the Scotch
man, coming out of the bunch at the
mead of the stretch and beating out Cal
dow by a wheel.
The tandem pursuit race was quite
easy for the Buffers:
l0] kilometer (62 miles, b73 feet),
amatuer championship of the world John
A. Nelson of Chicago won. time,
s.O4.ls IS; Ben Goodson of Sydney, Aus
tIalia, second; George Ri ddle, Winnipeg,
third.
Two mile amateur, fiual heat, won by
J. b. Moran, Chelsea, Mass. John Cal.
dow, Glasgow, second; w. A. Ladue,
Cold Spring, N. Y third. Time, 4sa.
One mile professional, championship of
she wo-ld, final heat, won by Major Tay-
NT.A
third: Angus Mcleod, fourth. Time,
sos
Two mile tandem, pursuit race profes-
sional, Nat ana Frank Butler won; j. IT,
CoIgan, Trsnson, N. j. and Charles A.
Church, Philadelphia, second; Charles
McCarGhy. st. Louis and j. ~ Bowlea
Chicago, third. Time o. 50 -