Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-05
WITH THE WHEELMEN.
Bad Accident to Johnny Nelson May
 Sion His Racing Forever.

Bad Accident to Johnny Nelson May
 Stop His Racing Forever.
 Boston, Sept 5-Maya and Bowler won the six-day team race at Revere which was finished late Tuesday night. The men rode at the same easy pace until the last minute of the race, ,ex- cept for a short period in which Downey managed to make l1p the lost lap for his team. When the gun was fired Bowler started out in the lead with a hot sprint, the others trailing him closely. At the second pistol Bow Ter forged ahead slightly winning by a bare half wheel length. Moran fin ished second for his team, and Downey close third. The grand total score was trifie over 800 miles for the six days, eight hours per day. The win ming teams were: Maya and Bowler first, Moran and Mclean second and Downey and Blocker third.
 Worcester, Sept 45.-7Major Taylor gladdened the hearts of 5000 ,enthusi- astic admirers who saw him win she one-mile national championship at the local track last. light Taylor was out to win i'll his home city and took no chances with angoney riding a heady race in all his heats. Frank Kramer was disqualified in the grand semi finals for crowding Owen Kimhle. in the last lap.5, Howard Freeman, and w. $. Fem, who took the place in the third trial heat. lost to Taylor and Johnny Fisher in the semi=fnais. Tay- lor's generalship and sprinting abili- ties were pronounced. He selected his man and stayed with him till the sprint and then slid away as though shot from a catapault. Iver Lawson was clearly to the bad last night and was shut out in the ,semi-fnal. w. s. Fem made popular win of the fen nile open. playing waiting game un- til the bell lap, when he picked up Me Farland's pace and shot by that rider, with Freeman closely running up sec ond. Iver Lawson got going late i'll this event and only landed a third Mcfarland was a dead fourth. The motor team, By and PorteE rode q mile in 1:36 2-5, establishing a track record.
 The steeply banked track at AIatli- son Square Garden was the scene of another accident last night. This time Johnny Nelson, the young. Swede from Chicago, was the victim. He fell at the same place Floyd Mcfarland did
 
 accident was even more calamitous than then. Nelson probably never will race or ride again. He was in a if teen-mile paced race. against Jimmy Michael and only a little more than two miles had been covered when the accident occurred. The boys started from opposite sides of the track and had a flying start. Michael at once began to gain. He was riding in rec ord time, had gained half a lap and was immediately behind Nelson, turn ing into the straight for the finish of the third lap of the third mile Then the rear tire of Nelson's pacing tan dem exploded. The motor machine slowed about crOsswise on the track with the motor still working and the pedals flying around at terrific speed. Nelson pitched over it. and as he slid one of the revolving pedals caught the calf of his left leg and ripped it open nearly into the bone. Nelson pitched in front of his machine and then rolled down the bank to the level floor. Be- fore he rolled, however, Michaels tan- dem had crashed into the fallen one, ran over it and Struck Nelson. Mich ael, with rare presence of mind ran. LID the bank and escaped the wreck. A little beyond on the flat floor was Nelson. For fifteen feet along tile track there was q trail of blood where Nelson had rolled. The audience of about 5000 was in a wild eommotion. Meanwhile Jimmy Michael was calmly riding about the track alone trying to win the race. He completed the third lap and, passing his disabled rival. made fourth one before he was told to qult A. physician was called for