Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-17
Bicycle Racing at the Worlds
Meet of a Higher Or
der Thursday.
TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS WON.
J. A. Nelson, Chicago Rider, Won the
100 Kilometre Race with Ease Made
Taylor Takes the One Mile
Championshi p-Summaries.

Montreal, p. G., Aug. 1o.-Another beau
titul day and a crowd of five thousand
people greeted the second day of the
worlds cycle meet The racing was of
better order, the management gvirg pace
makers places in the semi-fnals. ON ac-
count of the time occupied in disposing Of
the 100 kilometre race, the five mile anna
teur handicap was postponed until to-mor-
row, when it Will be run off as part of an
extra days race.
There were two worlds championships
on the card, the 100 kilometre race and the
mile professional
The former race was a gift for the Chi
cago rider, John A. Nelson who had no
difficulty in winning, beating Ben Goodson
the Australian by nearly four miles, ana
Riddle of Winnipeg, the only other finish
or by seven miles. Cherry the English
champion, who won at Vienna last year
was scratched, having injured his leg by
running against the fence in the amateur
championship yesterday. Nelson had
much the best of the pace with "A steam
motor a triplet and a tandem and he evil
IDENTITY had had the most experience in fol-
lowing pace. Goodson's pacing by trip
let and a tandem was not good, while Rid
die practically had no paceat all Two other
men started but dropped out before many
miles had been covered. 1t was easily
seen that records were going to fall when
Nelson "ode the first miles in 9:3l and he
kept on Keeling off miles at two minute
gait until he had the amateur record in
tho distance.
In an hour Nelson rode 81 miles, 400
yards against the amateur competition
recc rd of 30 miles, 500 yards, made by Du-
puy of France. In the two hours ne rode
81 miles. AGO yards against 81 miles 500
yards, the best amateur record, made by
Frost of England
Major Taylor had hut little difficulty in
aIJ mi 10 fpg Cio al q "a m =
to his laurels. All the preliminary heats
were marked by good finishes except that
won by the Major, who easily rode his
field down. The most interesting were the
third in which Nat Butler cleverly dis
posed of C. r. Mccarthy of St Louis, who
won the half mile event yesterday, and
the fourth in which Angus Mcleod, the
fastest of the Canadians. disposed Of Bow
Ter of Chicago in rafting finish.
In the final Nat Butler took the lead Mt
the start Major Taylor dropping into last
place. The pace was slow on the back
stretch of the second round there were
some pretty manouevres for place and
when it was over the Major had dropped
into the position, second. with Butler lead
ing. The men began riding at the three
quarters. Mcleod went to the front with
a rush and attempted to make a run away
OF II but the others were not to be denied
and when they rounded into the stretch
Mcleod was still leading with the others
wes punched behind. Half way down the
stretch the Major had the race well in
hand and great fight was on between
Tom and Nat Butler and Mcleod. Fifty
feet from the wire Mcleod wilted under
the terrible pace. while Tom Butler beat
Nat out by a half wheel to the wire, the
Major winning by a wheel
Moran of Chelsea. Mass, won the two
mile amateur prettily from HaldOw. the
Scotchman. coming out of the bunch ct
tb., 90 ha trh md Iaa nrtt
Caldow by a wheel. Peabody got into a
pocket on the turn into the stretch and
gave up the race.
The tandem pursuit race was quite easy
for the Buffers.
Summary---l00 kilometres (G2 miles 173
\ eeD, amateur championship Of the world.
John A. Nelson of Chicago won. Time,
:0i:l3 10 Ben Goodson of sydney, Aus
tralia, second; George w. Riddle of Win
nipeg. Man third; f. S. Parish Of Dor
hester, Mass, and LesteC Wilson of Pitts
burg, Pa. started but did not finish.
Winners time a end of each i've miles: