Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-11
WORLDS CYCLE MEET.
Major Taylor Wins One-MiIe Profess
sionaI, Championship Of World.
Nelson Wins Amateur 1OO.KiIometrc and
Moran. 2-MiIe Amateur.

Montreal. Aug. 10-Another beautiful
day and crowd Of 1000 persons greet
ed the riders at tho worlds cycle meet.
The racing was Of better order. the
infringement giving pacemakers places
in the semi finals. on account of the
time occupied in disposing Of the 100
kilometre iu,v the 5-miIe amateur
handicap was postponed until tomor-
row when ii vii! be run off as part Of
al extra days race.
There were two worlds champion
sEiIs oA "a card, the I0j-kilo,netrc
race ana the milo professional. Inc
former rae was Il gill for tn Chicago
rlGt =. John A. Nelson, who had 10 Gifi-
Guilty IN winning. beating Pen Guodsan.
the Australian, ~ nearly four mites.
and Riddle of Winnipeg. the only other
linisher, by seven miles. Cherry. the
English champion. VINO 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 2 steam motor. q triplet ana 4
tandem and he evidently had had the
most experience in following pace
Goodson s pacing by Il triplet and =
tandem was not good. while Riddle
practically had no race ut All. Two
other men started. but dropped out be-
lore many mites had been covered.
1t was easily seen that records were
gong to fail when Nelson rode the
first five miles III a31 ana HI kent "a
Keeling off miles ut 2-r1inute gait
until he had the amateur record in the
distance
In an hour Nelson rode 81 miles 4s0
yards. against amateur cnmpetition
record Of 70 miles. $50 yards. made IL
Dupuy of France. In the two hours he
rode q miles, AGO yards. against 81
miles, 305 yards. the best amateur rec
ri made Ly Frost Of England.
Major Taylor had but little difficulty
IN adding the mile professional cham
plonship. to his laurels. All the pre-
limirary heats were marked by good
finishes except that won by the major.
who easily rode down his field. The
most interesting Were third. in which
Nat Butler cleverly disposed of G. 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
Bowler Of Chicago, in rafting finish.
In the final, Nat Butler took the
lead at the start. Major Taylor drop
ping into last place. The pace was
slow. On the back stretch in the sec
ond round there was some pretty man
euvering for place and when it was
over the major had dropped into the
position he wanted, second, with But
Ter leading.
The men began riding at the three
quarters. Mcleod went to the front
with rush and attempted to make q
runaway of it. but the others were NOT
to be denied and when they rounded
into the stretch Mcleod was still lead
ing with the others well punched he
hind him.
Half way down the stretch the ma
jor had The race well in hand and =
great fight was on between Tom ana
Nat Butler and Mcleod Fifty feet
from the wire Mcleod wilted under the
terrible pace. while Tom Butler beat
Nat out by half wheel to the wire
the major winning by a wheel.
Moran of Chelsea. Mass, won the
tWo-miie amateur from Caldwo. the
Sfotchman, coming out of the bunch
at the head of stretch and beating out
Caldow by a wheel.