The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-25
COLLETT AND WALTHOUR WIN
DEFE4TED FREFM4N AND DOWN
ING IN 4 MATCH RACE.

! Races at the Coliseum Last Night AT
tended by 500 People-Australian
| Pursuit Race Won by w. $. Fenn
| After Travelling Over Five Miles i'm
| Pursuit OF yVahrenberger-B Bicycle
| Carnival at the Track to Open septem-
| tember ~ and VIII Continue "a Week.
| The races at the Coliseum last night
were Witnessed by about sou people,
and were somewhat tame when COM
pared to those of previous meets here.
The star match of the evening was well
contested, however and was between
Collett and Walthour and Freeman ana
Downing 1t was a one mile team race
in three heats, first counting live points
second three points, third two points
and fourth 1 point In the first heat the
men finished in the following order:
Freeman, Walthour Collett and
Downing, Freeman winning easily by
about fifteen yeards, The second heat
was captured by Collett after a good
sprint on the last turn. Freeman was
second, Walthour third and Downing
| II.
lett and Walthour 10, Freeman and
Downing 10.
The third heat was well run and won
by Freeman by about two yards Col
lett was second, Walthour third and
Downing again brought up the rear.
In the final of the one half mile han
dicap there was spill just after. the
finish. G. c. Embleton of Westfield. N.
Y, came in third just ahead of Wah-
renberger, and about thirty yards after
the finish Embleton ran up the track d.
rectly in front of Wahrenberger. Both
men tumbled. Embleton sliding down
the track head over heels with his wheel
after him. Wahrenberger, who was
thrown up against the top railing at
the lower turn, hung on to it, while his
wheel toppled into the pot
Neither of the men were injured aside
from receiving a few scratches.
Wahrenberger entered protest af-
ter the race, claiming that he was foul
ed just before the finish by Embleton.
The protest will not, however, hold.
Commencing September II there will
be bicycle carnival of one week at the
Coliseum It will be long distance af-
each night, the man covering the great
est number Of miles during the six
hours riding, winning the carnival.
Last nights summary is as follows:
Quarter mile novice-First heat, won
by Frank Bradley Of New Haven; sec
ond, Sherman J. Williams of New Ha-
ven. Time, 33 3-5 seconds
Second heat-Won by w. King Of
West Haven; second, r. A. Pratt of |
New Haven. Time, "a seconds.
Final heat, won by Frank Bradley;
second, w. G. Shutter; third, w. King.
Time, 33 3-5 seconds.
Half mile open-F'irst heat, won by
w. F. Wahrenberger; second, j. S. Par
adowski; third, John King. Time,
minute s seconds.
Second heat, won by G. G. Embleton;
w. S. Fem; third, Clyde Chase.
Time, minute 8 seconds.
Final heat, won by Sparadowski: sec
ond. Embleton: third Fem. Time, 1 !
minute seconds.
Half mile handicap-First heat, won
by Carl Yentch, rs yards; second,
George A. Edwards, 65 yards; third,
Sparadowski, 20 yards. Time, minute
seconds.
Second heat, won by Wahrenberger.
scratch; second John King, 35 yards;
third, Embleton, 20 yards Time, min
ute, 2 1-15 seconds.
Final heat, won by Yentsch; second,
Edwards third, Embleton Time, 1
minute
One inter-team match race, G. H. Col
lett and r. Walthouse vs. II. Free
man and H. Downing won by Collett
and Walthour.
Unlimited pursuit race between
Wahrenberger, Wheeler, Fem and
King won by Fem. Time, 12 minutes
IL 3-5 seconds.
TAKEN TO GREENWICH