Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-13
WITH THE WHEELMEN.
Young Fenn Proves Himself Superior
 to Some More Big Riders.


 Worcester, Mass. July 13.-The Ma tional circuit meeting at the Coliseum last evening was productive of good racing and some surprising features. John T. Fisher of Chicago won the mile championship and W. s. Fenn of Waterbury the two-mile handicap. The races were witnessed by 4,000 peo- pie. Summary:
 One mile professional, 2:1O class Won by J. P Jacobson, New Haven; second, Hardy Downing, San Jose, Gal. Cal third, O. U. Babcock, New York; time, 2:13 3-5.
 Half mile handicap, amateur-W Won by R. A. Carni, Worcester (30 yardsl; second, Daniel Sullivan, New York (scratch); third, T. J. Grady, Chicopee, Mass, (30 yards); time, 1 :35.
 One-mile national championship, pro- fessional--Won by John T.. Fisher, Chi cago; second, w. s. Fem, Waterbury; third money divided between Frank Kramer, East Orange, N. J., and F. A. Mcfarland, San Jose; time, 2:28 1-5.
 Five-mile amateur-Won by R. A. Carni; second, Daniel Sullivan; third, Joseph Fulton. New York; fourth, Charles MacConnell, Boston; time, 11:44 1-5.
 Two-mile professional handicap Won by w. S. Fenn (6O yards); sec ond, Frank Kramer (scratch): third. H. B. Freeman. Portland. Ore (4O yards; fourth, F. J. Caldwell, Hartford, Q30 yards; time, 4:15 2-5.
 A professional team race with Coop CT, Kramer, Fem, Mcfarland. Free man, Downing, Butler and Newhouse in 1t is, the chief feature of the pro gram for Vailsburg tomorrow. <
 Harry Bikes, Robert Walthour and Jimmy Michael meet in a one-hour race at Manhattan Beach this after noon. These are three of the half dozen men between whom there is q question which one is the best middle distance rider behind pace in this country. Bikes says he is the cham pion. Johnnie Nelson has repeatedly beaten Ellzes's best time. Stinson has broken Nelson's time. Nelson has the best percentage of winnings. Michael is the former champion, who has been thought by some to be "back num- Der" but who still has an amazing popularity and enough "go'' in him 10 surprise theastars.s Whether Michael loses or not there is a great race due between Walthour and Bikes.
 Americans as bicycle racers certain ly have been making a good interna- tional showing for a few years past. No rider from the other side that has come here has made q winner of him- self, either in sSix-day races, middle dis tance events or Sprinting competitions. Harry Bikes has gone abroad and bea ten several of the best middle dis tance men on the continent. Major" Taylor, properly Marshall Taylor, the negro boy who beat all the, sprint riders here, went over and returned as a champion. Gascoyne, Jenkins Champion and some others have come here and promptly have settled into the second or third rate class. At the present time the worlds championship races are being run at Berlin under the auspices of the International Cy- clists' union. Frank Denny of Buffalo is the only man over there represent ing this country. Yesterday a cable was received at the offices of the Ma tional Cycling association stating that Denny, the young amateur who went there to compete in the champion ships, had qualified for the semi finals This is a distinct triumph for Denny and American riders. even if the boy does not win out in the finals, because Denny simply does not class with the best amateur racers over here. The 1 finals in the worlds championships both professional and amateur, are te | be run tomorrow at Berlin. The dis | tance will be 2,000 metres, or little more than a mile and a quarter. Be l sides these events and couple of tan dem races, there will be match be 1 tween the amateur and professional | winners of the championships.