Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-01
WITH THE wHEELMEN.
Talk of Coming Matches With The
 Fast Riders.

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 Talk of Coming Matches With The
 Fast Riders.
 There will be a big two-day bicycle carnival at the Vailsburg board track, Newark, beginning Saturday and clos ing Sunday afternoon. On the first day all the stars in the professional sprint division, including Major" Taylor, Frank Kramer, w. s. Fenn, Tom Cooper, Lester Wilson. Owen Kimble and others, will appear. There will be a half-mile national championship, a five-mile handicap and one other pro" race that day. For the amateurs there will be the one-rnile New Jersey state championship, two open races and motor-paced event. On Sunday Frank Kramer and w. $. Fem will met ill a special match race. best two i'll three heats, i'll addition to the regular pro- gram of amateur and "pro" sprints and a motor-paced race. Kramer low cred the two-mile and Fenn the i've mile worlds record in competition at Vailsburg this year, and there is con- siderable speculation as to the out come of the present match.
 
 It was reported yesterday morning that sBfajor'ie Taylor had been suspend ed indefinitely by y,e'Dfck''i Robe at Al banyion Tuesday night beeause he fail- ed to start in the one-mile handicap race, The report was erroneous. Robe is the official referee of the Albany dis trict of the N c. A. and as such was acting within his power when he sus- pended Taylor. but he was laboring under misapprehension, and his edict is void. Taylor will ride tonight at Syracuse and again on Saturday in champion events. The facts in the case are that both Taylor and Kramer have been excused by the board of control of the N. c. A. from riding in any but the championship events until further notice."
 With regard to the piety of Major Marshall Taylor, the negro champion, there has been more than q little scep- ticism, notwithstanding the indubita- ble fact that he would have been sev- eral- thousand dollars richer had he consented to ride on Sundays while abroad. A reporter of the Sun who chanced into the training rooms recent ly when Taglor was packing his grip after the races noticed that beside his racing suit, some liniments and ban dages, extra wheel parts, several bot ties of mineral water and sundries, there was slowed in it copy of the New Testament. Others were standing about and one began to tguy. Taylor bit about his piety. The Major promptly reached for his Testament and began to quote fromkit, or as the racing men put it "hand out Scripture.' Taylor said: Its all right; you think me a fool. but you are those that's wrong and Ah'm right''
 
 Walthour's victory over Bikes last Saturday lends an uncommon interest to his meeting with Nelson i'll the open paced race at. Manhattan Beach on Saturday. At present Walthour seems to be about the best man in the pace following game, not simply because he defeated Bikes, but because of the time made and the ease with which he did it. Although others are entered for the thirty-fve mile event of Saturday the race, seems to be between this pair and Jimmy Michael, who has been rid ing better and better ever since the season opened. His work indicates that the old favorite now has a chance again to defeat either Nelson or Wal thour and it would drive a Metropoli- tan crowd half crazy with enthusiasm; yet on form. Michael seems to have more than a third of a chance in the race of Saturday. Tom Eek is handling him now. 2
 Worcester, Aug 1.--Charlie Porter of Worcester defeated Watson Coleman of Boston last night in match race of fifteen miles at the Coliseum, in the presence of 2,000 persons. Both men rode fine race for thirteen miles. On the fifth lap of the fourteenth mile Coleman lost his pace. He was push ing Porter for the lead at the west turn, when his pace, jumped away from him leaving him hopelessly alone. Porter took advantage of this to open the distance between himself and Cole man. He lapped Coleman before the big fellow regained his pace, and in the last mile increased his lead by an- other half lap The winners time was 24 minutes 5S 2-5 seconds.
 Joseph Fulton of New York defeated Royal A. Carni of Worcester by wheels length in their five-mile motor-paced race. in 8 minutes % 4-5 seconds. ". c. Dobbins of New York won the two- mile handicap for amateurs. Dan Sul- livan, of New York. scratch. was fourth. Time, minutes 14 4-5 seconds.
 
 WARWICK WHEEL CLUB. The above club will give. some bI-