The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-09
JIMMY MICHAEL Won OUT
LITTLE WELSHMAN TOOK THE
FIFTEEN-MILE FROM WILL
STINSON
PACING MACHINE GAVE OUT
But James Only Lost One Lap on
That Account - Sfx-Day
Race Starts To-
night.

Maolson Square Garden tonight under
the auspices Oft e=American Cycle Rae
ing association. The board track, at en-
angle OF forty-f1ve degrees, was banked
at the turns, and although there We're
a number of spills no serious injury rs-
suited. Several spirits and match races
were on the card, Major TaS lof beating
Iom Cooper in the best two out of three
heatS Inc race of the evening, how
ever, was that between Jimmy Michael
and VIII Stnson. The distance Was flf-
teen miles.
Notwithstanding the fact that Michaers
pacing machine broke down II. the latter
part of the race, when the ''Welsh
Fafeplt was four laps to the good,
Michael, in terrible finish, won out by
three laps having lost one lap by the
breakdown of his pacing machine.
Michael covered the fifteen miles in
zf:o6 z-5 At five minutes after midnight
tomorrow night the six days interna
tional bicycle races will. be begun at the
Garden with representatives from Eng
land, Germany France and other Eu-
1opean countries, and a1s) the representa-
tive slX-day pluggers of the United
States
The board track on whi2h the whe linen
rode is the highest banked track ever
built in this vicinity. On the turns it is
raised to a slant of fortytive degrees,
and the riders have to keep going at q
terrific pace in order to maintain their
equilibrium. The preliminary stunts
around the track. in which nearly every
one OF the contestants took part were
brlmfui OF accidents, none Ct which was
OF serious nature. The majority OF th2
men rode with recklessness that simply
showed they We're absolutely afraid of
nothing that might transpire. Hair
breadth escapes from serious inJu les
were IN evidence all through the prelmi-
naries, but fortunately everybody was
found to be intact notwiths landing the
several spills when the regular pro-
gramme racing was begun.
The first event was half-mile race in
twelve heats, the winners of which quail
fed for the finals. The finals were split
ed III every instance, and none of those
who qualified won by more than a
length.
TAYLOR BEAT COOPER.
"Majah" Taylor, the colored bicyclist,
then tried conclusions with Tom Cooper
in a mile heat match race, and the ne
gro won the first heat by thirty yards.
one-mile amateur handicap In heats
was the next number on the programme
Between the sixth and seventh trial
heats of this contest Jimmy Michael the
Welsh Rarebit," took a warming up
spin, paced by a tandem motor, and the
Midget held the machine so closely
throughout the mile that his wheel and
himself seemed to be part of the pacing
machine. The little fellow was gener-
ously applaudei for his wonderful exhibit
ton
Louis Gimm, the six-day rider, paced
Taylor and Cooper in the second heat
of their match race, Gimm paced them
for seven laps and the colored man held
to the pace all the way, and when Gimm
cut out Taylor still held the lead for
the remaining three laps and won by
about a yard after bruising race in the
final lap in Eos 4-5.E Taylor won two
straight heats and the race.
On the first attempt by Michael and
Stinson to begin their race, Michael was
hurt by StinSon'S pacing machine, and
as the agreement called for the race to
be restarted should an accident occur to
either during the first mile, the contest
was started anew Michael was cut on
the left arm by his falling on the track,
but was on his wheel again in a min
ute They started again in less than
two minutes and Michael was the first
to get behind his pace, which was very
fast. In the first half mile Michael
had the advantage of half a lap on Stin-
son who failed to catch his pace and 1t
was not until the second mile that Stin-.
son caught up, MichaeIs pace increased
in the third mile ana in the fourth he
Tapped Stinson. The
PACE WAS TERRIFIC,
and the little fellow seemed to fly around
his fourth mile, covering it in la 2-5.
Michael kept shouting more pace $50
quicker whiles the crowd yelled hys-
terically, and the race was as good as
won by the little Welshman from this
point. The time for five miles was
S51 4-5 and this. tells the story of the
race as to speed. Stinson was unable
to keep up with. his pacing machine and
lost it repeatedly, Michael gaining an
other lap in the sixth mile. The pace
was not so fast in the seventh mile,
which was ridden in 1:5O clip, with
Michael three laps ahead.
In the fourteenth mile the chain on
| Michael's pacing machine broke and he
went on riding for three laps without.
Then he stole Stinson's pace until an
other pacing machine was put on for
him This also broke down and Michael
lost a lap. In consequence he won the
race by three clear laps. In consequence
he won the race by three laps. Time,
1855 2-5
]. H Hunter, of Newark, N. j., won
the final heat of the mile race for the
national indoor championship by three
length from Vancott, of this city, who
was about the same distance ahead of
Gus Welsing the Harlem wheelmen,
Lester Wilson, of Pittsburg, with an al
[ lowance of fifteen yards, won the cham
pion Penn mile handicap in hollow
style by forty yards, and his work
the wheel was worthy of the honors it
brought him.
SUMMARY:
Professional mile heat race. first heat
unpaced-Won by Maj Taylor, cham
pion OF America, 1899: Tom Cooper, cham
pion o. america $780, second. Time,
In
Second heat, paced by Louis Gimm-
Won by Taylor; Cooper second. Time
Halt mile national indoor amateur
championship, final heat-Won by j. H.
Hunter, Newark. N. j.; Vancotte, New
wheeimen. third Time, 1:l3
Champion Penn one mile, amateur
handicap. final heat-Won by Lester Will
son. PittsOurg, Pa, Is yards D. w
| Sullivan, Dwight school, New York, 80
yards, second; q: g. Schneider, Harlem
wheelmen, New York. Is yards; third;
Fifteen-mfle motor paced match be-
tween Jimmy Michael and w. c. Stin-
son. NJ
one mile. ..!.-s... =. Michael 1:54
Two mileS.... Michael 1893
Three miles - Michael 5:19
Four miles ...a....lq... Michael 700 2-5
Five miles ....T.... -. Michael S:51 As
| Six miles .....a....s s.. Michael 10:H
Seven miles -. -. Michael 1921 As
Eight miles 49,: i...... Michael 1922 10
Nine miles ....L. .|... Michael 1913 2-5
Ten miles ....r-..-,s... Michael 1898 3-5
| Eleven miles Michael 1851 As
| Twelve miles ..:r.cr-s Michael 21:46 2-5
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