Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-24
ELKES BEATS MICHAEL.

Just Out of SiX-Day Race. ElheS
 Proves Himself l Wonder.
 Harry Bikes defeated ''Jimmie' Michael by one and three-fOufthS laps ill their motor paced match at hfteen miles in Madison Square Garden Sat llrday night. Eight thousand or more persons saw the GlenS Falls stripping practically run away from the Welsh midget in the remarkably last tune of 2Gm 2 2-oS.
 It required only such victory as this to stamp Bikes as the most mar yplous cycle rider at present in cOmpe- titiun Within q fortnight he has dem onstratetf himself to he aniong tn" strongest of endurance riders, the fast est of sprint riders and the greatest of middle distance pace followers. His record is one never attained by any other cyclist in the apnals of the sport.
 From start to finish Bikes had his match with Michael well i'll hand, and he crossed the line with something up his sleeve. From first to last he fol lowed but one machine, a two and thrpe-quartpr horse power gaSolene tandem. while four times the Welsh man found it eNpedient to change his pacemakers.
 On the part of both principals the riding was flaWleSS. Never a skip or q break made ElkpS and never q miss made Michael. The latter trailPd his Tutfing motors as closely and beautiful ly as nc had ever done in his life, but never before had he been called upon to match the speed of so formidable an opponent.
 The two men had started from Op- poSltc sides of the ten lap oval. and though Michael was first in position l1ehind his pacing tandem, the first ac- tral gain was made by ElkeS. For three laps tAe two remained on even terms and then gradually the sim American began to pull into an adYan- tage.
 At half a mile Elkes had gained twenty wards, and at one mile he was fifty yards to the good. In the second mile he rapidly closed down on Mi chael. and at one and three-quarter miles was ri,,ing only ten yards back of hin. At two miles he drew along side the WelSEman, and in the follow ing lap, amid tremendous enthusiasm, went to the front.
 Michael immediately signalled for a 1 change ill pace, and a second tandem was sent to his assistance. He effect ed the change from one to the other without any loss, and for a quarter 1 of q mile hcld Bikes from gaining any 1 further ground. | The latter, however, called for fast CT pace and before the third mile was
 finished had made his gain | complete i lap. Then steadily overhauling his cp-
 poncnt hc was riding in back of him
 again nj fA1l miles.
 He might have passed him in the
 fiftn mile. l,ul, with his advantage of
 one aud Il half laps, he was content to
 trail the little fellow for three miles. l Beginning the eighth mile. however.
 he again drew alongside Michael. and I after an effort that lasted two laps,
 went to the front of the Welshman
 fO" the second time.
 This practically settled the result of
 the contest, and Bikes could have add
 ed considerably to his gain had he
 chosen. For thc last six miles, how
 ever. he rreTclred to follow pace
 that matched MichaeTs for speed,
 rather than to take any chances of ac-
 client in Iassing his rival ill the steep
 banks of the track.
 Several times he drew up to within fifty wards of Michael and then. easing mp. fell away again. Three times more Michael changed his motor machines
 but gained rothing in so doing. When the finish came the two mel were almost evenly separated on the track. ElkGS'S actual advantage being nearer two laps than one and th"@e 7 ,I''artrrs, as given out by the officials His time of 2';nI, 2 44-5s. is the fastest , in which any f:tcen mile race has beer run on an indoor track in New IoIh aud is close to the record. , I,ikcs'$ pacing tandem was manned t hy Crooks and Tergler, while MichaeF>
 machines lad as crews Yetter ant } Sherrer and AIiiier and HCdstrom. IhG l horse power of all the tandemS Wa: . practically the same.
 l Eikcs received great ovation q = the finisls
 Six riders of nine in the final hea
 of the mile handicap for amateur'
 made a blanket finish but Waite
 Smith. the youtlfu representative O l the Kings County Wheelmen, had al ' advantage of inches over George SchO f fleld his clubmate. w. l.. Losee, an ' other Brooklyn competitor, was in thir' | place.
 t In the anl9tt UT race the Kings Coun - ty Nheelmen gained gradually iron 5 the start over the team Of the liar 9 lem Wheeimen and at four miles, J D II. Hunter, of the latter club, droppet l out. In the next mile G. c. Schreibel z of ti.e same club, retired, and Joh1
 King struggled alone against tn
 Brooklyn trio of riders before he wa
 overtaken at six miles.
 The summaries: One mile handicaI | (amateur).-Firs heat won by F. J U Ca1well Hartford. Conn, scratch; | II G. Van Cott. New York, Q5. yards), sec
 ond; w. w. Smith, Brooklyn (3o yards third: time, 2m, Ills. Second heat ;, won by w. l.. Losee, Brooklyn 6 :, yards; D. Sullivan, Dwight school q 7, yards), second; c. c. Schreiber. Han lem Wheelmen (scratch), third: time n1 Pm 10 lbs. Third heat, won by W 1 l H. Connors, New York (45 .yardsl ..1 George Schoffeld, Richmond Hi ' (scratch). second; T. H.. Hunter, New Q ark (scratchl, third: time. 2m Ills. F .-1 nal heat. won by w w Smith; Ge'org ed Sclrofield, second: W. l.. Iosee, third ]. 1 n. Sullivan. fourth; time, Pm. II 193s s3 Won by inches, with next thre punched.