The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-08
WALTHOUR'S GREAT RIDING
HE WON THE MATCH RICE FROM
ALL THE BIG "PROS.n

All THE BIG "PROS.'
Sport at the Coliseum Last Night Was
the Best Seen There in Long Time
Sullivan, the City Amatuer Cha m ION,
in Pursuit Raeing-The Carnival Next
Week.
The bicycle racing at the coliseum
last night was as good as has been seen
in New Haven this summer. The match
race, including the professionals Col
lett, Newhouse, Waltl1our, Tom Butler
and Fisher, was of course the star at
traction of the evening. The race was
In heats of one mile, the man winning
three of these heats winning the race.
A tandem, on which were Jacobson and
Williams, paced the riders, and as no
heats ridden under two minutes count
ed as a win the riding was necessarily
fast. 1t was so fast that the worlds
record for that style of riding was brolS-
en- in every heat. The record that was
smashed last night had stood for five
years and was made In Toronto in 1895
record was so.
Last night the fastest heat was won
by Walthour in 1.55. Walthour won
the first, third and fifth heats, and his
magnificent riding was the cause for
great applause on all sides. He sprint
ed invariably on the last lap from po-
sition at the rear of the bunch and won
his heats by good margins. The race
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match race, when Walthour and Collett
crossed the tape abreast after a great
struggle all the way around the last lap.
Walthour had won two firsts, and it
was not the purpose of Collett to have
him win the deciding heat without CIV
ing him good run for his money. Ac-
cordingly Collett held on to the rear
wheel of the fast southerner and when
Walthour sprinted he sprinted also.
The result was finish that made all
the spectators stand on their feet in ex-
element, and as the men came down
the stretch it was toss-up who would
cross the tape a winner. Walthour
crossed about two inches in the lead,
and it was thought that he had won the
match. The time was POI and there
fore the heat did not count. When this
was announced Walthour made a big
kick and claimed the fault was with
the pacemakers and not with the rae
ers, and said he would not ride another
heat, as he deserved the race. He was
finally induced to forget his claim, and
to show that he was entitled to the
match he won the fifth heat very ham
Oily over Fisher by about ten yards
The summary of the match race was
as follows:
First heat, order of finish-Walthour,
Collett, Fisher, Butler and Newhouse;
time, 1:57,.
Second heat-Fisher Newhouse, Col |
lett, Butler and Walthour; time, |
LBS 2-5.
Third heat-Walthour, Fisher, Collett,
Butler and Newhouse; time, 1859.
Fourth heat-Time too slow for quail
ifcation.
Fifth heat-W althour, Fisher, New
house, Collett and Butler; time, LBS.
Walthour won first prize, Fisher Sec
ond, Collect third, Newhouse fourth and
Butler fifth.
The half-mile handicap amateur, was |
run in heats, the winner of two heats
winning the race. Carl Yentsch won
the race Phil Weser came in second
and A. Alderman third. In the fourth
heat there was a spill which resulted
in Weiser being hurt quite severely
Alderman was thrown, too, but escap-
ed with a few scratches. The sum-
mary of the amateur event is as fol-
lows:
First heat-Weiser, Garfield and Web
Der; time, 1902 2-5.
Second heat-Alderman Weiser, Bill;
time, 1903 2-5.
Third heat-Yentsch, A. Perkins, B.
Perkins, time, 1903 2-5.
Fourth heat-Yentsch, A. Perkins and
Bill; time, 1:04 10.
The last race on the programme was
an unlimited pursuit race between
Lawrence Sullivan, Clyde Chase and
William Monroe. The race was for the
championship of the city and was won
by Sullivan after travelling two miles
and three laps. The time was min
utes 80 3-5 seconds.
The attendance last night was about
eight hundred.
Next week there will be the six-day
race between Champions Walthour and
Miller, the riding to be one hour each
night. They will be paced by motors
and great riding is expected. There
will be sprint and match races each
evening.