New-York tribune., 1901-07-14
ELKES WINS EASILY.
DEFEATS WALTHOUR AND MICHAEL
AT MANHATTAN BEACH-HURLE1
AND KRAMER CAPTURE
SPRINT RACES.

Tbree and a half hours of exciting bicycle racing
was witnessed by several thousand persons at the
Manhattar Beach track yesterday afternoon III
was one of the best programmes ever arranged for
this district II included sprint races for poth
amateurs and professionals and an hour motor
paced rrts fGr three men who are considered
among the leaders, In this sort of sport Inc meats
ir the sprint aces started at 3:SO O'CLOCK anu
II was after 7 o'clock before all was ended-a
rather late hour but the sport was of the sort to
keep the onIco&ers Interested throughout and II
.here was grtr,nbHns II done over late dinners
and not at the track swept by ocean breezes
The raced race last. and was between
Harry Elkes. Of Glens Falls; Robert Walthour.
of Georgia and Jimmy Michael. of Wales.
Each had his followers although Elkes was the
fay orlte In the little betting done while little
Michael was the favorite of those who always
syrrpath'ze with the smallest competitor in any
sort OF a Cortes.. The management had offered
special prize II the track record should be broken
As the weather was not too windy the riders
started out with the evident intention OF creating
new figures for the distance. or going as fast as
! they could and keep the tire; on their motors
Those cement tracks play havoc with motor tires
new tires frequently coapsng In a single race.
Fixes was not anxious to get into mixup In
the early part OF the race and fell behind at the
pistol. being content TO trail after Walthour and
Michael WaIthorr took the lead at the start.
witt Michael second. only few yards separating
the three. At the end of the first mile Walthour
led by twenty y-hve yards. with Michael about
twerty yards in front OF Elkes In the first lap OF
the second milo Elkes gave his pacemakers In
structon5 20 pass Michael. and they did so with
out trouble. the end OF the first mile WalthouT
WAS leading by thirty yards. with Elkes five yards
ahend Of Michael. In the third mile Elke3. al
ready feeling confident. forged to the front He
set the pace during the remainder OF the race.
From that point the finish Elkes steadily in
creased his advantage and after the NTH mile the
race oytf. barring accidents for II was seen
that Elkes riding easily behind his pace. while
totn Walthou: and Michael laboring some
what
At five miles Eltes led BY twenty-five yards. with
Walthour about far ahead OF Michael. At ten
miles E!Acs had increased his lead over Michael
by a lap. witc WaltAour stu twenty five yards be-
hud him. At twenty miles EIKes seven hun
GreG yards ahead OF WeIthouv. with Michael an
cqlai distance behind Elkes steadily drew away.
while Wathouc firing badly and falling fur
ther behind each lap ElLes never slackened his
speed an,s eNeutunliy won by mile Wal
thour Iired hadly. asd the nnisa with Michael was
stirring, the from the South securing second
money by about a yard Elkes rode thirty
miles and two aud oI.e-hait APPS In the hour, beat
ing the old track recofI by Il mile and a half. The
old record for the track ~aS thlrty-six miles and
lap and he!f The positions of the riders for each
mile and the ti:ne follows:
NO II N..L,-N p ACE