Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-31
NTH HE VHEELAEk.
Good Racing All Over the Coun-
 try Yesterday.

Fenn of Waterbury Defeats Johnny
 King of New Hayen-Taylor of
 France Beats Caldwell of Hartford
 Jimmy Michael Wins from Coleman
 Yale Wins the College Races-A
 Journeyman Plumber Takes the Irv-
 ington- -Millburn Road Race Other
 Good Races.
 New Haven, May 31:-The opening bicycle races of the season were at tended by a large crowd at. the Coli scum last evening. The principal event was the fifteen mile motor paced race between Johnnie King of New ark, N. J., and W. $. Fenn of Water bury. The race proved something of a disappointment owing to the collapse of one of the machines. The race was finally ridden with tandem pace. It was won by Fenn. Time 2S:19 2-5. The best mile was 1:54.
 Brockton, Mass, May 31.-Fifteen hundred people saw Arthur Ross de feat Burns Pierce by one mile and a quarter in q twenty mile paced race yesterday, in 32.27.
 Providence, R. l., May 31.-Will Stin- son and Robbie Walthour finished fifty yards apart yesterday in the twenty i've mile opening race at the new Coli scum track before 5000 people, in 39.24 Is, Nat Butler running third. Walthour lost lap, but nearly re gained it when Stinson rubbered and was shaken from his pace.
 Philadelphia, May 31.-Before $500 persons Edouard Taylor of France de- feated Frank Caldwell of Hartford yesterday at Woodside park in a twen- ty-mile motor paced race. The French man took lead at the start, and al- though never headed, he only beat out Caldwell by half a lap at the finish. The American experienced great diff culty in catching his pacemaker on the different changes and he lost consid- erable ground on these turns.
 Charles River Track, Cambridge, Mass, May 31.-Will 0. Stinson, after his contest yesterday afternoon at Providence against Walthour and Nat Butler, and Burns Pierce and Arthur Ross, after their race at Brockton yes terday afternoon, came through to Charles River in special cars to com pete last night in twenty-five mile motor paced race The bad weather and cool evening affected the attend ance. Stinson won by twenty y-tive yards over Ross, who was one lap ahead of Pierce. The time was 42.o3. The attendance WAS ROO
 Cambridge, Mass, May '31.-The twenty-five mile motor race here yes terday afternoon between Johnnie Nel- son, Archie McEachern and Albert Champion was won by Nelson by one mile and a half over Champion, with McEachern one mile and a half back of the second man. Time was 39O3 3-5, track record. Nelson was lap and one-half ahead when Champion fell, and McEachern's motor went wrong. The latter took one of Cham pion's motors. Nelson used one motor throughout, averaging 1.33. Cham pion's time was 41.34, McEachern's 44.57 3-5.
 Washington, May 31.-Three thou sand persons saw Michael, the 'sWelsh Rabbit" defeat Watson Coleman, the New England crack, in a twenty mile pace race at Coliseum park yesterday afternoon. Coleman rode splendid race, but his pacers apparently could not develop sufficient speed to carry him to victory. He could have passed his pacing machine at any time. Had Coleman's pace been as speedy as Michael's the race would not have been decided until the final sprint As it was Michael was three laps ahead at the finish. The time for the twenty miles was 32.16A. MichaeEs time for the first mile was 1:43, for the second SPA and for the third 1:32.
 Defeated in the track and field in- tercollegiate championships, Yale re- taliated to some extent yesterday by sweeping everything before her in the intercollegiate cycling championships at Berkeley. Victory came to her easf- ly by margin of thirteen points over Princeton, her nearest rival. Yale was first in three of the five events and Princeton in the other two. The most exciting contest was the i've mile race, c. R. Rose of Columbia leading until the last fifty yards, when one Princeton and two Yale riders pdSSeu HlLu. The one p0lnt from his fourth was the. only tally Columbia got. The scores were: Yale 30. Prince ton +, Pennsylvania 7 and Columbia 1.
 A journeyman plumber, a married man, 2S years of age, won the great est of all bicycle races, the Iryington- Millburn, yesterday. David Turner. who Is this years candidate for fame as the conqueror of the hills in a twen- ty-fve mile ride, is the most remarka- ble novice the historic race ever has developed and the race is famous for having brought out dark horses, Turner won in sensational style. trhA finish of the race was quite as excit- ing as any in the history of the event. Two hundred feet from the tape George Miller of Baldwins, l.. T.. was leading Turner by an open length. They made hard fight of it, but Tur- ner had more go left in him after the hour of hot hill climbing than Miller did and he won by about three-fourths of length.
 Boston, May 31.-Harry Bikes. cham