The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-19
GREAT RAGING
SECOND NIGHT
Joe BiddIe Rides Mile Behind
Motor Tandem in l:435.
HICKMAN DEFEATS NELSON
Southern Record Lowered to LAB Flat
By Nelson. the Great Chicago
Amateur-Miller Defeats Wal
Ter in Ten Mile Match

The greatest bicycle meet ever held in
the south was closed at the Coliseum track
last night
This is the first southern trip of the pro-
fessional riders and the time made by the
men behind the motor tandem was some
thing that a Birmingham crowd had never
witnessed.
Joe Biddle was put on for a one-miie ex-
hibiton, paced by motor tandem, last night
and lowered both the southern and Birm-
ingham track record three seconds. His
time last night was 1:43 10. Nelson, the
great Chicago amateur, came on later and
clipped one-fifth of second from Riddles
record.
On the first night of the meet Ped Hck-
man reeled off a mile in LAG and establish
ed the southern record.
The Stone and Judge tandem pacing team
put UP faster gait last night and pulled
Biddle across the tape in 1:43 1-5. Joe was
game from the start and froze to the rear
wheels of the Internal machine. until the
last lap. Here the steersman let the wheel
out and the pace was almost too hot for
the Birmingham rider. The machine shook
him on the last half of the last lap, but the
plucky youngster picked himself UP and
made a squirt to catch the lying tandem.
He failed to tag the rear wheel, but crossed
the tape in time to lower the southern re-
cord.
Nelson who has gained great fame as an
international amateur, knocked a fifth of
SECOND from Biddles time and made the
record 1:43 fiat.
Hickman Defeats Nelson
In the one mile match race that followed
Hickman defeated Nelson, the Chicago
rider. in lisa. The one mile open profess
sional was won by Jay Eaton; Miller, Sec
ond; Judge, third. Time, 2:19. unpaced
The ten mile motor paced match between
Frank Waller, champion of Germany, and
Charley Miller, champion long distance
rider, was won by Miller. Time, 1871
The first match race announced was be-
tween Hickman and Nelson. Ped, came on
the track attired in solid red, while the
Chicago rider wore white. hickman rode
1O4 gear and Nelson's wheel was geared to
112.
The riders started at opposite sides of the
track and were paced by motor tandems.
Stone and Judge took the Birmingham
cider and Nelson followed the Eaton-Staf-
ford team. At tine crack of the pistol the
riders lit out after the internal machines
and both succeeded in tagging on the first
lap Hickman's team set him terrific
pace and it was perseptible on the third
lap that he was gaining on the man from
Chicago This gait was kept up to the
finish and the Birmingham rider never lost
his advantage. As he skfrted past the
grand stands on the last few laps the spec
tators spurred him with loud shouts.
Hickman finished first in 1:54.
The entries in the one-mile professional
we're Law Eaton, Charles Miller, Willie
Stafford and Joseph Judge. At the start
Eaton got the best start and took the lead.
Stafford was close up, with Judge behind
him. Miller rode outside the bunch, out
kept in the rear until t1e third lap. Here
Eaton dropped mis- fast clip and laid down
for a few seconds For a moment there
was some hesitancy about who should set
the mace but Uae riders were soon set at
rest. just before the bunch passed the
grand stand Miller swung wide on the turn
and Showed the gang his heels. He put up
a beautiful squirt and was in the lead about
thirty feet when the pistol cracked for the
laStfap.
Pretty Exhibition
Jay Eaton then showed the Birmingham
cranks the prettiest exhibition of sprintins
ever seen on the coliseum track. Before the
bunch had left the tape for the last cir
cult of the track he shook the tail-enders
like falling leaves and spurted after Miller.
The gait was terrific, and the long distance
champion was passed by the time they had
gone half way around. The race was clear
ly Eatons from this time and the tRo tail-
enders, Judge and Stafford, struggled for
third place. Judge got a usaeel.s sngth
lead and kept it to the finish. Eaton first.
Miller, second; Judge, third. Time, 2:19
unpaced.
The next event was the exhibition of
trick riding by Lee Richardson The Chi