The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
ELREs WHEELS TO VICToRY.
Defeats Taylors, tho One.Hour Record
Holder, Mt the Garden.


Although Edouard Taylore. the handsome
dark-oyed young Frenchman. IN ride against
time. travelled a greater distance behind pace
in one hour than any other rider in the
world has done. he was signally defeated at
Madison Square Garden last night by Harry
ID. Fixes. the lanky blond from Glens
Falls. N. T.. who held the worlds one
hour record before Taylore captured IL. The
race was one Of one hour. aud each man used
two motor tandems. That Taylore lost
seemed to be more the fault OF his
pace than his own He constantly called
for them to go faster. but they either
could not or would not. The riding OF
Fixes was remarkable piece OF work.
however. and Tayloro would have
had to have gone not a little. but a great
deal faster in order IN have won.
On the twentieth mile Fixes was six
teen laps ahead. or nearly two miles. From
that to the end II was simply repetition OF
or less.. Fixes won by nearly two miles
The finals Of the amateur and Professional
accident, and the finishes were close enough to
excite the audience. The failure OF Bapker and
TGoIpmHselIi to qualify fot the pTofessional
land. n. Who 4ss 'sSsqPionA sy :! GnslaSaii
close cnisp With G Jay Es, sn ea SSs$Si tSs
crowd to howl with enthusiasm; While
Fneh psr Fisher c6 aSTn
,Ss ,u%ai, VA: Catching. "' TIC fFsSshns:ss;;
jockeying until the final sprint. proved them
selves no match Tor the American couple at the
Haltmile Indoor Amateur Champonship-Flnal
heat won by Frank L. kramer. Harlem wheclmen
!. H. Lake. Port Richmond, second; J p. Jacobson
New Havcn third. Time, minute . seconds.
Hait.nilo International opeu. Professional Final
beat won by jay Eaton. Elizabeth. \. j.; Henri
TTgsFi n nHssa :csG .saa b. Stone Denver third
H Ts. Mile III nsnlic a hs9. won BY Frank
New Haven. scratch. second; John II. Lake. Harlem
w IS yards; third: Time, minutes 2.b.oeonds.
second. osyar Aronson. third. Time. /? minute:
International Team Pursuit Race. Uulimltcd-won
by Louis aimm and Oscar Ar9n.on. America; Emil
nnce l milo 10 laps Time. minute. o. AS
ono hour motor.paced race between Harry n.
bIss. Z Slsns Fslls T. VI and Eionard Tsyicrc Of
81 laps. Record for one hour. 30 niles 400 yards
In the. afternoon all the trial heats and semi.
finals OF the short races were run OF 30 that
the programme, at nisht was Scnssiderahly
novice rnce was completed aud fftecn-mile
paced race between the two amateur stars.
tnlo. which was the feature 81 the programme.
There was a very light attendance. but the
trlhlS luTnl-ncu some snarp snOft.
In the half-mile professional Banker broke
his chain twenty yards from the start and was
out OF It, Meyers. the English champion. won
his heat by piece Of MAGNIFICENT sprinting
that killed on his ompetitors. The sensation
outsprintcd Tosn maselli the Italian champion
in the fourth heat and 50 shut out the for
eiRner from the final. There were only few
hundred present. but they made deaf
enipg urroar a. the American won from
the italian. In the one-mile international
handicap Tommasel!i was beaten out for hird
place by Walthour and thus was eliminated
from the nights programme. Banker failed
to quality for the final in the handican because
he could not pass Eaton. the Indoor king" In
the last lap Of the trial. Eaton finishing third.
All the amateur heats were interest ing. and
were even closer than the profcs. ionnl contests
at the hniah. There were no falls during the
day. In the ffteen-mile paced race Duer led
for the nrst tour miles. being for time half a
lap ahead OF Ross. Then his wind seem ID
to fail His mouth opened and he had 10
have slower pace. Ross crept up. closed with
The aniah 81 laps Ducr repeatedly lost his
Duor'- wife sat in box ard urged him on
Throughout the race "A he began 10 lose she
hecRNe terribly excited and her cries OF:
Keep up. Ray! Hurry Ray! Oh do keep
upl" attracted much attention. The alter
noon summary follows:
Hslr.NiIs Novice Won by K. II. Martin. New
York. Paul Dabois. Jr.. second: W J. Murray. New
York. thir'. Time. minute ~ A. seconds
Fifteen. Mile Paced Race with Mo.er Cyclcs-won
by A. W. Ros4. Newark; Ray Duer. Buffalo. second
Time, 20 minutes 81 80 seconds.