New-York tribune., 1901-08-18

boy every time ne whiried past them that
third OF a mile on his long journey TO cycling
fame They cheered him on by endearing
words. and when they at last realized that their
boy could not hear their voices amid the babel
of sound they dessted and merely waved their
handkerchiefs. His mother was the more de-
monstrative of the two fond parents. Wal
thour's pretty wife and year-old baby were also
present. The youngster cooed as the wife
cheered the athlete in yellow. but there no
trace Of fear in her face when Walthour was
in the rear early in the Bobby is not
afraid Of the champion. and know he Will win
His heart is all right" said she. Edna May
never cheered Fred Titus more Loyalty when the
latter captured the $1,000 Quill Club Handicap
few years ago on the same track
At the end Of the struggle, when the athlete
in orange had triumphed over the all green worn
by Elkes. two generations Of walthours were
happy.
II was an afternoon OF good sport, free from
vexatious delays. and made doubly enjoyable
to the spectators by cooling breezes from the
nearby ocean. The contests OF the amateurs
were interesting. but they paled 10 the ordinary
when Eikes. the middle distance king vas de-
throned by the towheaded young man from
Georgia. Walthour did not change his pace
during the hour, while EIkes changed his motor
l6iLtiiS lNiCts WIN the nope or getting more
speed. E,kes took the lead IA the second mile,
and WaIthour took the lead in the twentieth
mile. holding It 10 the end. where he won by a
lap and quarter.
The unlimited pursuit race for professionals
illustrated the fact that it is not always policy
TO divide the purse So evenly. The winner
ceived $50, second man $50 third man $50 and
fourth $40 Had the winner received $50 and
the second man $50 there would have been a
race. AS soon W. Coburn caught Urquart
Coburn quit. Then his brother Joe changed
his wheel and lost much ground Bedeu caught
him in half lap. One Of the tires on Joe
| Coburn's wheel was punctured. which may have
accounted for his Indifferent effort
Il. L. Hurley, of the New-YorI Athletic Club
who captured the amateur championship at But
falo. made his first appearance here under his
title. and captured the half mile open
rathe" easily. r. A Brooks tried TO make run
away race Of II, but Hurley alert and ne
after the flying colored streak Immediately
Dove and Ellington caught on to Hurey's
wheel, and were carried along with the cham
pion on his mighty rush for the tape All three
passed the firing Brooks, Dove and Ellington
getting a sleiChride' in the homestretch.
The five mile amateur fast from the
start. At three miles four of the long marx
men tumbled in front of the grandstand. They
about twenty men came up at great speed.
Fortunately, further accidents happened, but
in the man9uvres TO escape the men on the
track the riders had make wide detours. Ed
ward Forrest managed to get through without
interference and seeing his advantage he sprint
ed away from the rest, and soon had a lead or
two hundred yards. Forrest fell in behind I. T.
Brown who nearly lap behind. and
Brown paced him for lap before he called
off the track. Brown may be suspended for his
action. Forrest won by nearly two hundred
yards. The finish for second place ,Iose
II. Welsing finishing a few inches before Hurley.
who just nipped Menus Bede at the wire. Sum-
maries:
Unlimited Australian pursuit Cprofessonal)-Won
John Bedell Lynbrook Joe Coburn. Newark sec
ond: William Coburn. Newark, third; James urquhaTt
laps. Urquhart miles / lap and W.
COburn quit at miles Il. laps
Haf-mile amateur lopen)-Won by NJ. L. Hurley. New
York A. c.. NJ. T. Dove. New-York. second; Teddy
Ellington. Vasburs third Time. 1:l47s. Won by a
Kings County Wheelmen dOO yardsl; Harry Wesng
Harlem Wheemen tscrach). second; NJ L. Hurley, New
York c. (scratc third Menus Bedell Kings County
wheeImen $50 yards fourth. Time :25ts welsns s
time. ii:a5 Won by 200 yards: inches between the next
| four
| one hour motor paced race between Harry" D.
| Elkes New-York, and Robert Walthour Atlanta:
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