The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-06
NEWS OF The WHEELMEN.
WaLTBOUR BEATS ELkEs IN
THE GARDEN.


Two Mnr-Fas, Nile on . Motor.
Harry Flhe-. the noted Glen. falls cyclist.
had a narrow escape from serious injury
and perhaps death At the sDd,-on Square
Garden last night lie und 2 ook 60 race
Robert Walthour. 81 Atlanta. fifteen miles
behind single motor pacing machines ana
soon found out that the task was supremely
dinicult walthour had a good lead when
eleven miles had been finished and fIAe-
vas experiencing troubls with hts pac"'
whom suddenly the Glcns Falls boy fell NAT
upon his face within a foot or so OF W." spot
where Johny Nelson was hurt on Wednc--
day night
II seem. that the handlebsr Of kikss's
machine became loose. which caused his
fall A. he lay unconscious on IN" uac~
Nalthour's racing machine came bowling
around the towering curve at lightning eN-
press speed. There were warning cries from
the crowd and Albert Champion. the French
man. who vas running the PAGER, Just man
aged q steer far enough away from tlke-'s
pro-tra,s form 4" avoid a serious cohision
Had the swiftly moving machine run into
Els.~. nobody knows what might have hap
y-n@d
In a moment there was a rush for III parts
~ the noor. A bicycle policeman ran M
on the track. and grabbing Elkes about IN"
BODY carri~d lin out ~ harms way Hikes
was unconscious and r~@torativ.S were n"c"a-
sRrv. lie looked a. u he had merely collapsed
from sheer exhaustion and not b"causn OF
any twisting Of the handl" bar.
IL va. not 90 very long ago TINT likes
went up In y similar manner II" was
finally carried OUT 81 the public view and
M. announcement Wa made that he wss
not IN serious trouble heanwhii. a man
who had been LOOKING upon many beers At
the bar undertook 90 skate w the tpufth
avenue curve Two hicv Gle policemen Of
undoubted courage seized III. unfortunAt"
individual and. a. h" resisted thcN simply
threw him head over heels across tho railing
and dragged him AwaJ Will" the crowd
hpoted them loudly
40 ended the rae" that A. first wa. ~
p~ct.d 10 he a -lashing snsir When hikes
Tel. ,walth9ur sped around he track Tor a
couple Of laEs aitet Nhlrh NE pl-,., w..
WalthouT came OUT for |. wsTmi5s-ug sg.9!
champion. the French expert Whcn he
had had enough. tIk"- put ~ an nrpeaf-
s9c", and ,h- crowd greeted htm coIdall
number 81 friends present. When all va
ready n v.s annolpced ,hst tIk-. souFG
stree, -ide - the Garden. with slthour be-
GINNING on The opposite SIDE When ihs pi-tpi
Wa nrr.i il.s. had slightly ~" better Of
cnycrri Naiihour. WHO Wss %skilfullv paced
hy champion all, through ~" rice. began
iniIs. which was covered in as .-s. n n-w
record. he wss oniy a nfth ofa lap behind
waIthour ,aurht tlse- DUNG the second
mil.. vhich Wa also rdden 10y waltn"uI n
the rc"ord breaking tir.' = 10 - and after
,nat ~ va, hap"lI,. storm Nh. i,' w..
smnr, -, t' d1,rrornnsanI risSc, asiin ON r." ,cra%d
lap q Va" thIrd mile lie lo-' Tao" ord
fkss sprinted. recovering half TAP hni
Naithsur Was soon travelling ~ ~" Old gH|'
aud Eik"S found IL iIrpo.-ihl" 60 regain ur.
more lost ground.
opponent which made the latter a lap and %
hsi' behind Then ~ ~lN md n half mile
Flkes lost hi- pace and Wslthour quickly
gained another, hall lap Ike Wa nav
which was not nearly -" fa-t ~ IN" ~"
t.dhsn es ,harhk1.n ~, ,t "n'H .oa i"~
Ia getting under way thai likes had 90 Guns
90 hts original PAGER
when sight miles and seven laps had been
completed likes again lost his pace and thl-
time be. made no effort 20 s9 after Il. ~
waited for It 70 ccTs nro9nJ g. bin ,onett
advantage ~ III" fact by racing around the
wooden dish at n terrific rate. gaining two
more laps before likes could get under iul
IIseS finally. changed hs pc" a, NINE
miles and eight laps. but the ncw machiu-
Wa slower than The arsI ono AID Wai,hogr
continued g gam walthogr hn'shed III
eleventh NIL. n isis IS Hnd had four lap
lace ended a. described above IL was
Tlkess hrs' appearance on ~" Garden track
which was perhaps a d,sadVautsyr inasWi'h
Conseq uently familiar with - prculNrlt--
Champion lfiHr on rou" q refhht Ahbt~
mile on his motor H@ went out To- beat
the indoor record ~ ~ SIS held by Henri
Fournter champion had n motor that wt-
not only a whiTlwind. hut vls also so ra-v
~ - running that Il was the rubJ"'i for
much favorable Commsnt champion
rounded the turns IN the true fr"nci siNl~
and when h. time. ! ~ -. was announced
he WaS cuthu-ta~ticslly Chssrrd NH' long
after he won q mile race for meters ~ hollow
fashion from n single competitor 90 ! 80
There was some hot spinning IN ~" hea's
and finals 81 the two amateur events on 20"
card In the nnal ot the uur-mile hand
cap W. 4 McIlellaud ou'-~prtnt"d g
shredder aud won by a yard Ia ~ - ScNr"i-
Der took the maj h~nt w The half-mtic event
In sasv style About iVp p"rzpu- -HN the
sport The summarize
on, nile Amateur HsndIoap Won b. " A
Nc LELAND Nsw NUik 90 AfG> 90, G.. SchfrlhsJ
Harlem " scratch. sscund. SrofEe lAutl,. NsS
N0rs 80 5 Afds. thlfd n ". C0yir. NrW York. A.
N.fis fourth linz D.. minutes ! 4 : secOnd~
HAL MIt Amateur open Won BY q. { SChtclbsf
oentC Sehon,ld. second " \ bfnks, third o. g.
Van Vntt. fauuh Im'. minute 4 s >scund~
Tthibi'lon mile on single motor ~ Aineu Cham.
mon Of FRANZ. 11me. minute "a : $ Seonnds. b~At
Inc HEM FDufnirfs indsf fecufd o. ! minute 81 SIS
serOnds.
HAcc TOT No,or' Won BY Albeit Champion. Time.
/ minute S srcnnds
Fifteen mile motor paced fac~ between Hsry Pixies
Of dlens fAlls and Hobrr Whlthout ~ AIants.