Evening star., 1901-09-28


Great EnthUsfasm at the Coliseum
Track Last Night.
The reduction of the ene-mile record
three times and the ten-mile record once.
in competition,I and che establishment of a
five-mile amateur record, were the features
of the meet fast night at the Coliseum
track. The night was perfect. and fully
1000 spectators attended the races. which
proved to be the most interesting and ex-
citing of the season. The one-mile record
of Will Stinson, made on the local track
August 10 last. ef 1885, was lowered In
the fourth mile of the final of ten miles to
Log, in the fifth mile of the second heat to
I.2o, and again IN the tenth mile of the
lIlal TO LII -HaI-The record for the ten
miles was lowered from 1906. made June 27
by Bobbie Waithour, to 1903 2-5, while the
lve-mile amateur record was captured by
e. i. Wilson in 1902 2-5.
The Ffve-MiIe Amateur.
The first event on=the program was the
first heat of the fve-mile amateur. The
heat with six starters proved to be the
faster of the two heats, and after close
brush In the stretch Johnny Hill captured
the race with A Messino second and Clar-
ence Miller, who was looked lpon as the
winner, third. This being the faster heat
ne was permitted to ride in the final The
second heat was a loafing match and af-
1oroed the spectators some amusement. The
riders would loaf nearly whole lap and
then sprint. This was kept up until the
last lap, when everybody made grand
rush for the tape. Wilson won with Ray
Gogsweii second and William Ward third.
In the final were lined up Wilson, Miller,
Cogswell, MESSING and Hill The event was
decided by points the first second third
and fourth man in each lap receiving 5. g.
z and points, the last lap to count double
The race was one of the pretiest of the sea-
son and was bitter contest from start to
finish between Wilson, Miller and Cogswell
Miller was again the favorite but he did
not land first place, that honor going to
wilson, with 9S points, with Miller second
with SO, and Cogswell third, 65 Hill scored
fourth place with 62 points. Bode fell and
did not finish the race.
The Race Between Motors.
The first trial heat of the motor races
was then put on and was unusually inter-
estins. The race was between Sherer and
Marble on the Baltimore Royal Blue" and
VIII Stinson's Orient" ridden by thinner
mann and McFeeters. The contest was one
of the best of the evening and after a
fierce struggle. in which both teams jock
eyed continually for first place, was won
by the Royal Blue team in 7:40 30 The
time by miles was as follows: 1.31. 1.3O 2-5,
1.31 20, 131 As and 1.3O 40
In the second heat Hunter and Bennett,
on the yellow Boy" were pitted against
Thompson and Babcock on the blue
iyei,- anu IL was IN tnlS event that the
record was brought down to the 125 mark,
only to be shattered again by the blue
Flyer" team in the final. The teams were
never more than few inches apart until
the bell lap, when the winning team forged
to the front and left the yellow Boy"
team in the distance. Time by miles:
!31 2-5. 1.29. 1.30 %, 1.29 3-5 and 1.25. This
heat was closely contested throughout and
at the finish there was less than a length
between the machines.
consolation race followed, In which the
two losing teams lined up against each
norman and McFeeters. and 1.-THE Yellow
Boy, Hunter and Bennett the same team
which was pacing Johnny Nelson the time
ne met with his fatal accident at Madison |
Square Garden a few weeks ago. The two |
teams put up an excellent race and caused |
the spectators to. fairly go wild Hunter
and Bennett crossed the tape first, winning
by about five lengths
The Ten-Mile Race.
The ten-mile final eclipsed anything of it's |
kind at the Coliseum, and when the two |
heavy pieces Of artillery putting and snort |
ing, mounted the steep curves and snatched
the pole from each other at intervals dur
ing the race the spectators yelled them |
selves hoarse.. The race was scored by |
points, each lap counting a point. In the |
last mile Of the race the Baltimore ''RovaI |
Blue" Sherer and Marble up, went wrong |
and dropped out Of the race. 1t was then |
that Babcock and Thompson, on the Blue |
flyer, began to cover out the fastest mile |
ever ridden on a six-lap track With a |
good, clear track ahead and nothing to |
block their way Bobbe Thompson opened |
UP the throttle as has never been done be- |
fore on. this track, and crossed the tape in |
the phenomenal time of 1.2I fiat for the last |
mile of the race. The time by miles is as
follows: 1.32. 1.2S, lbs 2-5, 1.26. 12S. |
1S1 20. 10 3-5, 1.35, 1.32 Is and 1.2i.
When Scherer and Marbles machine got |
out of order the opposing team had prac-
ideally won the the points standing