The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-15
WON BY ALEXANDER


Thrown from His Wheel by a Collision
With His Motor Very Fast Time Made
by Stone and Hedstrom on Motor
Williams Defeats jacobson
In the Pursuit Race Other Races.
In the seventh mile of his fifteen lie
motor paced race with r. M. Alexander
Of Hartford at the coliseum track last
evening when riding nearly lap in
front of his opponent, the rear tire of
Jimmy" Tfunters pacing machine
punctpred, and as it instantly slacken-
ed speed he collided with it and was
thrown from his wheel with much vio-
lence. Although bruised considerably,
he instantly mounted again and, with
loss of three laps, took up his position
behind Alexander and followed him for
another mile. The crowd cheered its
approval, but the strain was too much
and young Hunter reluctantly abandon
ed the race at the beginning of the ninth
mile Alexander continued until the
tenth mile, when it was decided to ter
inmate the rage, and thus won the
event. His pacemakers were Stone and
Hedstrom.
Another fifteen-mil paced race be-
tween young Hunter and Alexander,
who are from Newark and Hartford, re-
spectively, will be arranged in the near
future The event last evening was
the most interesting on the programme.
AT the start-off Hunters pacemakers
took the lead and the pole. AleXander's
team tried to take him to the front in
the seventh lap and a very pretty sprint
was in progress, when Alexander drop
ned his pace. The relapse gave Hunter
a lead of half a lap, which he held cas-
ily until the accident which occurred as
detailed above The fastest mile rode
was done by Hunter in the second mile,
which he rode in l 43 2-5. The time of
the ten miles, as done by Alexander,
was 1852 2-5.
The unlimited pursuit race Between j.
p. jacobson, who beat Fred Titus re-
Gently in a similar race, and Saxon Will
Iiams, both of this city, was won by the
latter after riding two miles and five
laps. The time for the distance was
6:02 2-5.
The two-mile motor race between Dan
Kraen1er of Chicago and Charley Dwy-
i
and E. B. Stone of Denver and Oscar
Hedstrom of New York, composing the
other, was won easily by the latter rid
ers. The first mile was ridden by them
i'm 1:342-5 and The second in $40 25
This is the fastest time ever made on
an eight-lap track in America.
w S. Fem of Waterbury won the
half-mile open, amateur, in 1:06. w. F.
l, o1,a,.r 1f NnTSr o.
ond and Ped Hickman of this city
third.
Wahrenberger won the half-mile han
dicap amateur, in one minute fiat. Jo-
seph Szparadowski of Waterbury rode
second and B. c. Thayer of New Britain
third.
The -quarter-mile novice was won
by J. A. Haxton of this city in SO AS
seconds.
The summary:
Fifteen mile motor-paced race be-
tween James Hunter of Newark and
r. M. Alexander of Hartford-Won by
Alexander in 1925. The time by
miles is as follows:
First mile-Won by Hunter; time,
n:54.
Second mile-won by Hunter time,
1:43 2-5.
Third mile-Won by Hunter; time,
LAS 25.
Fourth mile--Won by Hunter; time,
1:49 25.
Fifth mile--Won by Hunter; time,
t:59
Sixth mile--Won by Hunter time,
1850,
Seventh mile-Won by Alexander; |
time, 2:05.
Eighth mile-Won by Alexander; !!
time, 200 40.
Ninth mile--Won by Alexander; time,
h:59
Tenth mile--Won by Alexander; time, |
h:51 rs.
Two mile motor bicycle race-Dan |
hxraemer and Charles Dryer VS.. F., B. |
stone and Oscar Hedstrom, won by |
Stone and Hedstrom. Time, 1:34 2-5 and |
$40 rs
Pursuit race-J P. Jacobson VS.. Sax |
b. Williams, Won by Williams in two !
miles FIVE laps. Time, 6;02 20.