The Worcester spy., 1899-08-13
TWO MILEWAS EASY
Major Taylor Leaves
the Field Far Be
hind Him.
NO PUNCTURE THIS TIME.
Stakes Not Big Enough to
Warrant Race In
One Mile.
NO PUNCTURE THIS TIME.

One Mile.
Montreal, Aug 12.-The last day of
the world's bicycle meet was attended
by fair weather and a crowd of IL. 900
persons. Only one record was broken,
the five mile amateur tandem, un-
paced, which Hooper and Nelson re-
duced to 10:14 los.
what was expected to be the star
event, the championship match between
the winners of the mile amateur and
mile professional championships. turned
out disappointment Major TAYLOR re-
fused to ride against Summersgill the
English champion. There was nothing
IN II for tbe colored flyer, and with no
money in sight, without pacing, he re-
FUSED to take any chances, so Summers
gin TOOK tne worlds championship by
default, riding in 2:1S 3-5s.
The other championship event on the
program. the 100 kilonetre professional
race, was an easy thing for Harry Glib
son, of Cincinnati The Saltonstall tro-
ply, awarded to the country making
most points in all championship events
was won easily by the United States
representatives.
In the five kilometres international
team race for the "Cyclist" challenge
shleld, only two countries were repre-
sented, the United States and Canada.
The United States team was made Mn
of Moran ef Chelsea, Mass. Ingraharo
OF Lynnf1eld, Mass; Wilson of Pitts
burg, and H. 7. Peabody of Chicago
For Canada the riders were Drury and
Boisvert Of Montreal, and Sheriff. and
Axton of Brantford The race was a tie
each team scoring 18 points. In the run
on the United States won easily, Will
son, 1ngraham and Peabody finishing
among the first four The points were
u for the Americans and 20 for the
Canadians. In the trial heats Of tha two
mile professional, Mccarthy of ST
Louis won the first heat in soot
finish, beating out his namesake Of
| Toronto by a wheel Nat Butler was
shut out. The second heat was an easy
thing for Major Taylor He walked
away from Frank Butler in the stretch
| Tom Butler won the third heat hand.
lily from Bowler of Chicago. In the ina
it looked as if an attempt was beins
made to get the major into a pocket
! Down the back stretch he ATTEMPTED
unSuccessfully to pick his way through
When they rounded into the stretch tht
! major gave up his attempt to get neal
the pole and pulled for the outside
| Once rounded he came away with {
| lively sprint, beating out Tom Butler
quite easily. while Butler had half {
wheel the better of Mccarthy. The five
mile amateur tandem pursuit race was
a rafting one from start to finish
| The teams were started 81 2-3 yards
apart. The race went to Hooper and
| Ia1e he ~ ye,
| five miles, tandem, amateur, unpaced
of 1914 1-5. All these teams beat the
previous worlds record
| The five-mile handicap professional
was marred by the fact that Nat But
! Ter, on scratch, was left at the post
| Tom Butler dropped out before the
men had gone far. The pace was fast
and the men dropped out, one by one
until the stretch was reached, when
only four men remained. Then Blaney
| fell, Coleman of Boston, winning IN a
! sprint by & wheel from Mccarthy
Blaney ran in for fourth money The
| Columbus trophy race was good one
Earl Peabody winning prettily from
Drury anc Wilson on a close finish
Boisvert fell in the stretch, bringing
down Caldow, the Scotchman Neither
was badly injured. The summary
! Five kilometres (three miles, 105
yards) amateur team race, teams OF
four, representing their respective
shield first trial, dead heat, each team
scoring IS points. Second trial, United
States won IA points; Canada, second
! % points. Time. 10:49 2-5.
| Men finished First, Lester Wilson,
Pittsburg; I'd, A. Sheriff., Brantford;
3d. j. F. Ingraham, Lynnfield, Mass.
4th. Earl Peabody, Chicago; 5th, Jo-
seph Drury, Montreal; sixth, j. r. Mo
ran, Chelsea, Mass; 7th, r. A. Axton
Brantford, Ont; Sth, G.. P. Boisvert,
Montreal.
Two-mile professional-Final heat
won by Major Taylor; Tom Butler, I'd;
c. r. Mccarthy, st. Louis, Sd; Watson
Coleman, Boston, 4th. Time, 4:32 1-5.
Fivc-mile tandem, pursuit race, am
ateur-Fred Hooper Des Moines, Ia,
and John A, Nelson. Chicago, won
Time 10:14 1-5. j. f. Ingraham, Lynn
! field, Mass; and ]. Moran, Chelsea, ID
Time 1917 3-5; Ben. Goodson, Aus
| tralia and John Caldow, Scotland, 3D.
Time 10:3O 3-5 Winners time, world
record. Fractional time: 1:57; 400 2-5;
sos 2-5; SIP; 1914 1-5.
Fivc-mile handicap, professional, fina
| heat-Watson Coleman, Boston, 22E
| yards won; T. B. Mccarthy, Toronto
95 yards, I'd; ALI Boake, Toronto, 81
yards. Sd; r. O. Blaney, Brantford
456 yards, 4th. Time, 10:45 1-5
Worlds championship match between
winners. mile professional and anna.
teur, worlds championship: T. Sum.
mersgill, Leeds, Eng. walkover. Time
2:1S 3-5.
Columbus trophy race, mile amateur
open to winners of first and second
place in ali amateur events-Earl Pea
body. Chicago, won; j. Drury, Mon
treal Cd; Lester Wilson, Pittsburg, Sd
Time. 2:2S S-5.
Fifteen-mile road race, teams-Rayo
Canadian Bicycle club, Toronto, won
SIS points; Queen City Bicycle club
Toronto, I'd; Montruagnard Bicycle
club, Montreal, Sd.
100 kilometre (62 miles, 1856 yards)
professional championship of this
World-Harry Gibson won; A. A. Mc.
Lean, Chelsea, Mass, second; AL
Boake, Toronto, Sd. Time, 2.15:12 1-5.