Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05
THE LOCAL PURSUIT RACE.
End Came on the oath Mile, When
Miller of Moran & Co. Team Caught
Plucky Campbell.

The local pursuit race was the sur.
prise of the day-surprising in the en-
durance and speed shown by riders
who had had little training, and sur
prising in that the fight was between
two men who were not generally pick.
ed as the finishers. Carl Ellis, c. j.
Miller and ID. j. Shaw, who represent
ed Moran & Co., started in front OF
the judges stand, and Chandler, Rob
inson and Campbell, the Estey Organ
company's team, from the opposite
quarter pole. When a man was
caught by one of the opposing team he
dropped out. The waving of the hand
kerchief was mistaken for a signal by
the organ makers, and they had an
advantage of some three rods in get
ting away. In the first half the riders
of the two teams kept well together
but the Moran & Co. men gained
Ellis did most of the pacing for the
mile, which was reeled off in 229.
Ellis's speedy work at the start told
upon him and he soon began to lag
Chandler and Robinson alternated in
the lead for the other team several
miles, with Campbell we'll back at
times. Suddenly Campbell shot to
the front and put on steam to catch
Ellis. catching him just before he fin.
ished ~ miles. Shaw and Miller also
spurted on this half, and Campbell had
no sooner got past Ellis than a shout
went up as Shaw and Miller swung
around Chandler and Robinson at the
upper turn. Everybody looked for a
speedy ending thinking that Shaw
and Miller, by pacing each other, could
overhaul Campbell. The latter proved
a plucky slayer, however. For time
the two riders continued to close in on
him, until they were less than $50
yards behind. Then Campbell won
admiration of all by gradually pulling
away, and at Is miles he had made
up practically all the lost ground.
Round and round the riders went, and
the spectators got excited in figuring
on how much had been lost and
gained.
The boys rode like clock work at
about three-minute clip for the mile
Refreshments were passed to Shaw
and Miller and water was thrown over
Campbell, while friends yelled encou7.
agement at every turn. Shaw and
Miller gained slightly, at some times
imperceptibly, after the 18th mile,
and at 20 miles were not over 200
yards to the good. On the 23d mile
Shaw started a squirt, pulling around
in 1923 for the half and then dropping
out. Campbell's steadiness and gami-
ness in going mile after mile without
pace had been the surprise thus far.
Old cyclists lined against the fence
and declared that the race might go
on all night, that Campbell could
never be caught, that the race ought
to be called off, etc. But they were
not figuring on Miller. When Shaw
dropped out Miller, however, only put
on more steam. His 45th lap was in
1.22 and the 46th in 1.21, or a mile in
FAB. 1t soon became evident that he
was closing In on Campbell, and at the
end of the 23d mile only a little over
100 yards separated them. But there
was no let-up on Miller's part. He
swung another half at a 1.20 clip, and
on the upper turn passed Campbell.
1t had been a hard fought race, and
Miller and Campbell were cheered re.
peatedly and lifted from their wheels
when they reached the tape. The
time Of Miller for 20 miles was 1 hour,
6 minutes and 46 seconds. The fast
est half was ridden in LA, the second:
the slowest, the SSth and 42d, in 1.35.