The Indianapolis journal., 1899-08-11
WON BY "MAJOR" TAYLOR
WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP MILE BICY-
Gle RACE AT MONTREAL.
Easy Victory for the Little Black
Rider-IOO-KiIOmete Race Captured
by John A. Nelson i'm 2;Of;I3 1-5.

MONTREAL, Aug. 1o-Another beautiful
day and a crowd of 5000 people greeted the
second day of the worlds cycle meet. The
racing was of a better order, the manage
ment giving pacemakers places in the semi
finals. There were two worlds champion
ships on the card, the one-hundred- kilome-
ter race and the mile professional The
former race was a gift for the Chicago
rider. John A. Nelson, who had no difficult
ty In winning. beating Ben Goodson. the
Australian, by nearly four miles, and Rid
die, Of Winnipeg, the only other finisher,
by seven miles. Cherry, the English cham
pion. who won at Vienna last year. was
scratched. having injured his leg by run
ming against the fence yesterday. 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 rode the first five miles In
9:31, and he kept on reeling off miles at a
two-minute gait until he had the amateur
record in the distance. Major Taylor had
little difficulty in adding the mile profess
sional championship to his laurels.
All the preliminary heats were marked by
good finishes except that won by the Ma
jor," who won easily. The most interesting
were the third, in which Nat Butler clever
ly disposed of R. Mccarthy. of ST. Louis,
and the fourth. in which Angus Mcleod.
the fastest of the Canadians, disposed of
Bowler, OF Chicago, in rattling finish. In
the final Nat Butler took the lead at the
pare The pace Tyer Sae so% TSppog o Re0
stretch in the second round there was some
pretty maneuvering for place, and when it
the ne position he wanted, % second, @ S With But. Butt
ler leading. The men began riding at the
three-Quarters Mcleod went to the front
with rush and attempted to make a run
denied, and when they rounded into the
stretch Mcleod was still leading. with the
others well punched behind him. Half way
down the stretch Major" had the race well
Tom and aH Nat Butter snd Meeod EY
feet from the wire Mcleod wilted under
Nat out by half wheel to the wire, the
Major" winning by wheel. The tandem
pursuit race was easy for the Buffers. Sum-
One hundred kilometers (sixty-two miles,
SsS or5s f5eseD; , amateur ehampionship for the
Ben Of sydney Taiass
George W.. Riddle OF Winnipeg third. F. o.
Oarsch OF Dorchester Mass, and Lester
finish; Time, 2:oa:lsl-5. Winners time at
miles 1s:s5 rs, ffteen miles as:is Is. twen- en-.
X t,r4I miles :s MS5 p tyenty,hys miles 49, 49,
1:07:l6 1-5. forty miles 1:17:s1 Is, forty-five
miles l:2S:14 2-5 fifty miles 1:3s:26 2-5, fifty
five miles 1:4S:57 3-5 sixty miles 1:5s:35 as,
finish 204:13 1-5.
Two miles; amateur: Final heat won by
j. F. Moran Of Chelsea, Mass, John Caldow
OF Glasgow, Scotland, second, w. A Ladus
One mile; professional; championship OF
the world: Final heat won by Major
Taylor, Tom Butler second Nat Butler
third. Angus Mcleod fourth. Time, 5:O3
Five-mile tandem pursuit race: profession,
al: Nat and Frank Butler Won, ]. T. Col
gan Of Trenton. n. j., and Charles A
Church OF Philadelphia second. Charles Nc
Carthy Of st. Louis and j. B. Bowler OF
Chicago third. Time. $50 As.