The Jersey City news., 1901-07-26
NEWS OF THE WHEELNEN
Harry Elkes Won From
Jimmy Michael Rae
ing at the ''Gut"--
Notes.

Harry Elkes defeated Jimmy Michaels
two and a half laps in twenty-five mile
paced race last night at Springfield The
time was AZ minutes "a 2-5 seconds. 1t
was a practically even thing up to the
tenth mile, when Michaels's motor went
back on him and he rode without help,
allowing Elkes to get decided lead.
Josep Fulton of Brooklyn defeated
George Schoaeld of Port Richmond l.. l.,
On a five mile paced race; time, minutes
Sc As seconds. In a five-mile pursuit race
Z l. c. Perry of Springfield won over r. I'll.
Alexander of Hartford by forty yards;
time, II minutes Al 2-5 seconds. Dan
Sullivan and w. C. Dobbins, representing
New York, won an unlimited pursuit race
over c. l.. Hollister and o. H. MIME, rep
resenting Springfield, in three miles four
laps. The time was minutes 3-5 sec
onds
Sundays race meet at the Gutenberg
half-mile track will be the most promi-
nent cycling event held since the trans
formation of the old course into half
mile circuit. The Hudson Coliseum Co.,
which has secured a lease of the track
and intends making feature of Sunday
racing, has prepared an interesting at
traction for the opening, which will in
clude a twenty-five mile paced race be-
tween Sherrer and Newkirk, five-mile
handicap for amateurs, and half-mile
novice The track has been properly
banked, and it is expected fast time will
be made by the motors. 1t will be the
first motor-paced race held in Hudson
county In the amateur event the fastest
riders of tn Metropolitan district have
entered.
There will be a professional motor paced
race, twenty-five mile amateur race, a
two mile pro- handicap and other anna
teur events decided in conjunction with
Sundays big programme of bicycle races
at the vailsburg Board Track, Newark,
next Sunday. In the twenty-five mile
race prizes are offered for the winner OF
the most laps and first rider at five, ten,
fifteen and twenty miles.
Entries close Thursday with Fred W.
voigt, P. o. box As, Newark, N. ].
The greatest race of the year will be
held at Manhattan Beach Bicycle Track
tomorrow afternoon when, besides the
National Circuit meet and the interest
ing ten miles motor paced challenge race
between Walter Smith and George Scho-
field, there will be held fifty miles motor
paced race with four starters-Harry
EIkes, Robert Walthour, Jimmy Moran
and Arthur Ross. Jimmy Moran, the
Irish pace follower, has been more sue
cessful than the majority of pace follow
ers this year. On form he ranks higher
than either John Nelson or Will Stinson.
He was the winner of the Golden Wheel
race at Boston, in which the contestants
were compelled to ride two hours each
night for six nights. Moran won easily
and with so little effort that he ggained
eight pounds during the week that the
race was held. Bobbie Walthour has Inn
proved so much of late that he had no
difficulty recently in defeating Edouard
Taylore worse than he was ever beaten
before. Arthur Ross, the fourth contest
ant in tomorrow's race, has already de-
feated Jimmy Michael decisiyely. The
fact that this race is at fifty miles dis
eliminates in favor of both Moran and
Ross who have always shown their best
form at distances over twenty-five miles
Harry Elkes is in grand form just now
and ii pushed by Jimmy Moran promises
to break records AS this is Elkes' s
favorite track there is no doubt that he
can reduce the record when the race is
close enough.
Major Taylor, champion sprinter of the
world, will be the main attraction OF
this. the first outdoor National Circuit
meet. Other contestants will be Tom
Cooper Frank Kramer, John z. Fisher
and twenty-five other riders. Major Tay-
lor has demonstrated that although not
invineible at middle distance pace racing,
he still holds all sprinters safe at unpaced
riding His recent defeat of Tom Cooper
shows that the champion has not lost
any Of his speed. Frank Kramer. whose
par*fsans claim that he can defeat Major
Taylor, and Owen Kimble, the only