New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
WALTHOUR DEFEAT ELKES.
TRACK RECORDS GO BY THE
BOARD-BEST DAYS SPORT
EVER SEEN HEREABOUTS

The best days sport Of the bicycle racing de-
scription ever seen In this netghborhood was wit
messed at the Manhattan Beach track yesterday
The programme long and varied one, and
lasted from shortly after 3 p. m. until after 7S0
only contests OF the most exciting sort which
would have held the spectators for that length OF
time, and II anybody left the grounds before the
finish OF the nfty-uile race the other spectators
We're too excited 20 notice Il. Most Of the profess
sional and amateur champions competed. and sew
eyal track records were broken in the course of
the day
The nfty-miic motor paced race between Elkes
Moran. Walthour and Ross supposed be the
feature ~ the programme. and, while IL furnished
exciting, nerve wrecking battle. # little
too long, and twenty-five mile struggle would
have proved just as interesting. Moran, the New
England champion. and the winner Of the recent
Golden Wheel race. started out make It
thing. with the result that the men fairly rode
each other of their feet. Walthour showed excel
lent Judgment. and tracd the for the first ten
miles. By that time both OF the leaders be-
ginning TO the strain Of the terrible struggle
Walthour increased his speed and in the eleventh
mile passed Moran and set sail for Elkes. Elkes
stuck his work his record would Indicate but
Walthour was not to bc shaken OF and in the
seventeenth mile Walthour forged the front. and
the race was over. barring accidents In mile
Walthour had increased his lead to half lap, and
Elkes who has many championships. fell
further behind with each lap. AT twenty miles
WathOur lap IN the lead and riding with a
grace and persistence seldom seen in the battle of
endurance and speed Of this sort.
Elkes labored along painfully to the thirty-sixth
mile when Moran, who is stronger physically, re-
covered somewhat from his early eXertions and
also passed Elkes. At thirty eight miles Elkes
gave up the struggle in disgust and retired from
the track giving third place to Ross. Elkes, like
the pitcher that went To the well too often. had
ovcrdone himself when he tried to repeat a fifty
mile race on consecutive days He rode a similar
race Boston Friday. The terrific pace can be
estimated when 1t is known that the track record
was broken for mile and this done In a
struggle for half century of miles. Walthour
the race by nearly two miles. doing the dis
tancc in l:22:2s 80 He equalled the track record
for the hour and broke several intermediate rec
ords WaIthour who halls from Georgia, had his
only trouble In the forty-sevcnth mile, when one
OF the pcda's of his wheel broke. He dismounted
and got another bicycle, and while he lost half "A
lap he more than regalned this later Ross
finished about three miles behind Moran.
SOME OF THE SHORTER STRUGGLES.
The ten mile paced race between Smith and
Schofcld was also interesting struggle the
first few miles Then little Smith drew away from
his bulkicr opponent. and won rather easily the
end. Smith created a worlds amateur record
for the first mile doing the distance in 142 2-5.
He won the race by a lap and hundred yards
NJ l.. Hurley. the amateur sprintinG cham
pion, captured the open for his class in the
easiest sort OF style. In the handicap he came
through the stretch like whirlwind. but found
solid mass OF riders in front OF him. and could
get through. At that he established n new track
record for the distance.
KRAMER DECLINES TO MEET TAYLOR.
The struggle for the half-mile national cham
pionship professional the bitterest In
years. The men left TO fight out the real battle
Taylor, the colored champion, and Frank
Kramer. Kramer made a plucky ride. but Tay-
lors sprint down the homcsretch all powerful.
and the colored rider won by three feet kramer's
friends Immediately challenged Taylor for race
for 5000 a side, and after Taylor had accepted. II
said that Kramer declined the issue cold
place, and ride Taylor. and the match may be
made between the
The one-mile professional 21O class furnished
one or the most peculiar on the
track. As lap prizes were offered. Hadfeld iumped
the bunch, and he and Leander seemed have the
race Petwteh ti tnem Tor on entering the stretch
scorching for home Hadheld and I.eander seemed
to come together. and Hadheids wheel began to
wabbe, while Leander went alone and won
the finish with the wheel his shoulder ,rbn
bunch closed In on him.. and Jacobsons wheel
the track and picked up unconscious Jacoh
went In the other direction, and also badly
injured.
WALTHOUR WINS BIG RACE
Fifty-mle motor paced between H. D. Elkes
Jimmy" Moran Bobby Wathour and Arthur |
Ross:
Mile Leader. by. Second. Third. HMs |
.Ekes. 10 yards Moran Walthour.. 1:ssh |
3. Moran. 10 yards. .Elkes Walthour. 439ta
4, Moran. 30 yards. Elkes Walth0ur.. 6:13ss
g. Ekes. yards. :. Moran. WaIthour s:2iss
Z. Ekes.. 10 yards. Moran. Walthour. 0:567s