The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-19
NEWS o. TEE wBEELHEx.
Barns Defeats Michael in . Twenty-Mile
MOtor-Paced Race.

BosToN. June is.-Burns Pierce won the
twenty-milc motor-paced professional match
race with Michael this afternoon at Charles
River Park. This event was the star feature
Of the card and proved an exciting one. although
many of the fans had figured out the little
WelshmAn to win. Al the start both men had
difficulty in catching the pace and Michael had
TO take the tail END Of the procession. which
he held until along toward the end Of the fifth
mile. when he was up like a fash and passed
Pierce.
They maintained the same relative position
for another Ave miles. when Pierce struggled
up again and retained the lead almost contin-
uously to the end OF the race. finishing with a
good margin to spare. Michael did not show
up in anywhere near his old-time form, and
lost his pace, which proved too fast for him
Pierce took pace In good style. changing from
one machine TO the other without a flaw. The
five-mile motor tandem professional had only
two starters, and was not run out to the lull
five miles. owing "a a fall OF one oI the teams.
The summary;
Twenty Mile Motor. Paced Professional Match
Rae Won 5,h BY Burns n 4, tis ,.son Ji.mS Michael second
one Third Nile, Novice Won By Hanchett; Drey'
fuss. second; Kestlne. third. Time. As As seconds.
Half Nile. Handicap. Amateur Won by Potter,
81 yards: Hurley, IS yards second. Meld. 40 yards
third; Caldwell, scratch, fourth, Time, ! minue ?
seconds.
five. Mie Pursuit RACE. Professional Won by
Clyde Cheney. Milford: William G.. Miller. West Med
way. SECOND. Time, l: minutes 40 rs seconds.
Inter club Team Pursuit. Race, FIVE Mil"s-Won by
Metropolitan wheelmeD, Wsliham Cycle Club, second.
lime, . minutes IS as seconds.
Five Miie Motor TANDEM Race from Scratch
Won BY Austin W. crooks and william SherIer At
two miles; c. S. Weller and oscar Babcook fel. Time,
ir two miles. 3 minutes As seconds. hrs' mile In !
minute 81 Is seconds.
.BoeroN. June ia-The cycle record from
New York to Boet on was broken yesterday by
Rertrsm =. Russel! ~ Springfield, Macs Ris
time was 20 hours and 5 minutes. being 5 hours
and 20 minutes better than the previous
ogo, Russell Is ONLY Is years cid and weighs a
few pounds over 100. lie arrived here last
night u few minutes after s o'clock. He started
from New York at midnight Saturday and
REACHED New Rochelle at 80 o'clock. stamford
at 5 O'Clock, Bridgeport Al 1855 o'clock, New
o'clock. Hartford at SIS O'Clock. Spring
field at l040 o'clock and Worcester at
4OS o'clock. From New York to Bridge
and George Carson; from Bridgeport to Hart
ford by A. NJ Curtis and Townsend on q tan
dem; from Hartford 70 North Wilbraham by
Phi! Tone, Jr.. A. johnson and J. J; Collins on q
triplet; a single paced him to West Warren:
Frank Donovan and St bbtns carried him to
Worcester. and a trit let. manned by George
Sibley. Henry B rsha and Edward Mooney, sllof
Sprinafeld. paced him to Boston. Had II not been
still more. His pacing tandem broke down at
New Rochelle and lost three-quarters Of an
hour, lie had a puncture at Spr n2ield. another
at West Newton, and was spilled by colltdlne
minutes ahead OF his schedule at Sprinkfeld
and fully expected to finish by 7 o'clock. Rus
sell stood his trip we'll. After a rundown and
supper he went home TO Springfield.