Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-01-27

was one only in technical sense. The
story is told in the brief statement
that Elkes' motor pacing machine was
faster than Michael's Either man
could follow his motor at any speed
that could be got out of it on the COM
paratively small track in the Garden.
The race brought out the old dif1cul-
ty in cycle raeing-that of equalizing
the pacing factor. II has been repeat
eddy tried. but no satisfactory solution
of the problem has been reached. The
motor machines come nearer to doing
so, perhaps, than any other form. But
during the past two years, the term OF
their trial, more than one rider has lost
race simply because his motor was
not fast enough to carry him to VIC
tory.
The rules on this subject have been
drawn with a view TO equalizing the
conditions, and they are as good as can
be drawn at present. Still they fail OF
their purpose, They restrict the mo-
tors to certain horsepower. estimated
according to standard authorities, to
certain widths and to particular con-
struction. No more can be done Ii
is well known fact that two engines
built side by side from the same pat
| terms and the same materials and with
| the parts interchangeable will often de-
velop widely different capacity. The
reason is not known, yet it is fact,
and it is because of this that motor
| pacing machines are never exactly
| equal TO speed.
| 1t was Michaers motor that caused
| his defeat. He followed II without a
| hitch and could have gone faster.
| Elkes likewise followed perfectly, but
! Fixes motor travelled faster and so
| he won. That does not indicate that
/ Elkes could not have won under equal
/ conditions. But that factor cannot be
( taken into confederation, as 1t was not
! developed However, both are popular
riders, and the little Welahman took
his defeat with his accustomed good
/ grace. This modesty OF Michaers is
responsible for much of his popular
! ity. and it is certainly commendabla
! in any sportsman. Michael has shown
! this characteristic ever since he came
to this country, and was one OF the
! first witnesses Of it.
Jimmy was brought over by the vet
eran Tom Eek, and the latter came into
my Office shortly after arriving. After
chatting for some time on his expert
ences abroad he went to the door and
called to some one in the hallway,
Come in, Jimmy. and bring the grips
with YOU" There entered a diminutive
youth attired in pancake cap, sweater
and other habiliments in keeping. all OF
a disordered and rather rusty APP
/ pearing kind
Naturally / thought 1t was some
urchin whom Eek had picked up at the
pier to carry his grips Judge then OF
my surprise on being introduced to
Jimmy Michael, the uuconquered mid
ole distance rider of the world!
He would have staid in that hallway
an indefinite time had Eek not called
him. Another instance of his docility
was shown in a laughable occurrence
at the hotel in which he was stopping
in New York City.
He had registered and had been as
signed TO his room when he decided to
accede to the request OF his friends and
purchase some much needed "toggery."
Returning from mis- shopping tour. he
esgayed to step into the hotel elevator
with his arms full of bundles. The op-
orator sized him up in jIhy and un-
tremendously informed the little fell
low that messenger boys had to use
the stairs. Without a remonstrance or
the slightest attempt to Introduce him
self, he turned away and climbed four
flights of stairs to his rooms. The sto-
ry would never have been known had
mot some one pointed out Michael 10 the
elevator man few days later, and
that worthy nearly choked with laugh
ter before he could tell how he had
made the cycling idol OF New York
walk up stairs with his bundles.
GEORGE L. MCCARTHY.