The times., 1899-08-11
FAST Time AT MONTREAL
john A. Nelson Establishes a New
Record for 100 Kilometres.
Tom Butler and Major Taylor Run
Almost n Dead Heat for the Ono
Mile Professional Championship.
Bat the Decision is Given to the
CoIored Rider-Amateur Events.

Montreal, Aug. 10.-Despite threatening
weather there was big attendance to wit
ress the second days events of the world
bicycle championships held on the Queen S
Park track today. The most interesting
event of the day was the 100 kilometre
race, which was the opening event John
A. Nelson, of Chicago, paced by motor
tandem, established worlds record by
covering the distance (62 miles 573 feet) in
hours minutes 13 1-5 seconds. Nelson S
feat was remarkable, and at the close of
his wonderful ride he was loudly cheered
by the thousands of spectators.
The race brought out five starters: John
A. Nelson, Chicago; Benjamin Goodson,
Australia; George Riddle, Winnepeg; Les
ter Wilson, Pittsburg, Pa, and F. S. Our
ish, Dorchester, Mass. For pace there
We're two motor tandems, two triplet teams,
and several tandems. Nelson was paced by
motor tandem, while Goodson and Riddle
we're paced by triplets. Wilson and Our
lsh, after covering a few miles, found the
pace 700 fast, and dropped out of the race,
leaving the contest to Nelson, Goodson
| and Riddle. Nelson led in every mile of
the sixty-two except in the second mile,
when Goodson, the Australian, led by a
few seconds. Nelson's pace was then in
then repeated the trick. At the fifteenth
mile Nelson had increased his lead to one
mile.
From this point to the end of the race
Nelson, who kept up with the motor tam
Gem. continued 10 increase his lead. At
the conclusion of one hours riding, 81 1-3
miles had been covered, and Nelson was
leading by over two miles. AT fortyfive
miles he had increased his lead TO three
miles at fftu mil ha ,rac four nil slae
ahead Of Goodson, and seven miles ahead
OF Riddle. In two hours he had covered
sixty miles and one half lap At the finish
he was about four miles ahead of Good
son, the Australian. Nelson's time knocks
off about eight minutes from the old rec
ord and establishes the recognized worlds
record for the distance.
The mile amateur open was won by ]. F.
Moran, of Chelsea, Mass, in minutes
rs rs seconds, John Galdow, of Glasgow.
Scotland, being a close second. Earl Pea
bedy, the fast young Chicago sprinter, ran
good race, but he was outrdden ar the
finish By Moran and Galdow.
In the one-mile professional champion
ship OF the world there was close race be-
tween Major Taylor, of Worcester, Mass.
Tom Butler and Nat Butler of Cambridge
Mass; Angus Mcleod OF Toronto, Onta-
rio. and Compte d'Outelon, of France, who
started in the final heat Mcleod took the
lead at the start and kept it until the last
lap, when he was passed by Major Taylor
and Tom Butler. who ran almost a dead
heat for the finish 1t was believed by
many that Butler had won, but the judges
gave the race TO Taylor and the decision
was very popular one with the people, the
crowd cheering the major" wildly. The
winning time, 3:0S, was rather slow, owing
to jockeying.
IN the fve-mile tandem pursuit race,
which was the concluding event of the day,
the teams were overtaken and dropped out
of the race in the following order:
A. A. Mclean and Hugh Mclean, Chel-
sea- Mass; Major Taylor and j. ]. Casey, of
Worcester, Mass; j. B. Bowler, Chicago,
and Charles Mccarthy ST. Louis; ]. T.
Colgan, Trenton, N. j., and Charles A.
Church, Philadelphia.
Nat Butler and Frank Butler won the
race in 9 minutes 80 As seconds.