New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
CYCLING.
Drs WINS EASILY FROM MICHAEL,
.,-n NELS0N-LITTLE SMITH GRE
aTFs 4 NEW REC0Rn-BEST AT
TENDANCE OF THE YEAR AT
MANHATTAN BEACH.
MANHATTAN BEACH.

isat+en Beach track yesterday TO witness the
h,s races. The paced race was between Harry
-z.ss Jimmy" Michael and Johnnie Nelson
- as usual demonstrated his superiority early
a. sentest and the further he went the greater
= ssstsnce that separated the competitors Ellzes
t .se forty-nnile race by two and half Isns and
-ss track s. three laps TO the mile fair idea
,sd % the distance. Elkes was in perfect physi-
- condition, and the showed that he could
80, wen much easier If he had been so disposed
sss there been a competitor opposed to him
srthy Of his eest efforts.
rsfsre mounting his wheel his eye was as bright
hawks, his muscles pliable as rubber
t,ss and the color OF his face of that bright
touuash tint denoting perfect physical condition
.s-hssl the little Weishmal, also looked TO be in
v.eieut shape, and he showed &. for while he
uss beaten nearly mile. he really rode his best
- az the year. and Il he continues 70 improve
a. MAY yet be the midget he was two years age
xbeu he unquestiona bly, the most popular rider
or the track
yelsoa the plucky Chicago lad, was badly beaten
,tsgush before the start he said he felt all right
,nd was confident that he would give good ac-
-orut ct himself The race had not proceeded FIVE
mics before Nelson all but collapsed. He stuck
,suckaiy 10 his work. his record would indicate
t his physical being at last rebellee against the
,,ou-t Of work he has been asked TO do this year
Ee hbore6 hard and struggled 10 the end, a rather
paable spectacle for with his record. No
suran being can stand paced racing nearly every
ssrs
rs Ernir of endurance He began 10 show this in
he race at Madison Square Garden against Stinson
Nelson ied for thedrst mile the beach track yes
-s-day and then fell further and further back
tuishing three miles behind Elkes and over
rEu niles behind Michael The time was excellent
sur 70 records were broken They seldom are at
tts rack with its killing ocean breezes.
LKES TRAVELS SMOOTHLY
Ekes travelled behind those putting swapping
motors with an erenness and precision which has
nse aeen eQ1alied by any rider in this country to
astE and IL is doubtful II any rider in the world
ear fsil0w the pace he is able 10 set Riding
within few inches Of his motor he seems to be
a sz-ae (. one forgets TO look his fast moving
,0wg limbs While other riders sway and iunge
forward painfully, Elkes follows his machine as
he was part Of the whole. When he requires
faster pace he simply puts his head gently against
TIE hack OF his pacsnaker on the rear Of the
ruotnr. = the pace is fast Is rather un-
ever. Fixes simply touches the back Of his motor
rnzn once, and this signal is quickly understood
sn1 The u11e instructions followed out imme-
die1eF-
Other riders and pacemakers yell to each other
and every ore who has followed athletics knows
what loss Of power and energy this habit means
Il ERess cieverness. well as his speed, which
makes him the unexceIed pace follower he is TO-
cay Il may be different later. but to date his
equal has net been seen. The first mile was done
IN l:s0ss Then the pace quiekened, for the miles
were reeled in order in this style: 1:ssS. 1885,
isa i-sae. I3s2ss 1928. 1S2I5- They continued at
this ratio until the twelfth mile when Elkes
saw that all he had do 10 maintain his lead
xnd be instructed his paeemakers 10 go slower
But the pace had already told upon both Michael
ana Nelson, and the leader could afford TO save
his strength. which he did TO the end
special match race has been arranged at one.
three and five miles, hetween Elkes and Major
Taylor for next Saturday Mcfarland has been
Invited also It ought furnish stirring battle.
w A Brady is so Eell pleased with Elkes ana
Michael that he issued a challenge yesterday 70
paced circuit tracks could produce, for $3.50 d
side. Michael gave pretty exhipitlon 2f changins
one machine throughout This machine has no lines
81 81 GnrsipIy LOOKING thing and one not familiar
with the finkerng done with these rnachlnes nllgnt
take the accessories for old cigar boxes and tin
raHs.
SMITH MAKES A RECORD.
The match motor paced race between Walter
Smith and Peter Van Cott was practically a walk
ever far the little Brooklyn rider. who Is cniy
seventeen years old. The first race was al one
nile and Smith Won easily by twenty yards estae-
fishing z new competition record for amateurs
Smith did even in the three mile race, doing
the first mile in 4S 4-5 and the three miles IN
5as-s Smith rides not unlike Michael and seems
tn be te best pace follower in the district
The I'VE mile handicap resulted in o match s9a c race
They kept ahead al the way snd had the n@hlsh @
70 themselves. Hurley saw ire eh3Se was nope
less one and pulled Up after going three miles.
Hurley won the Open race easily
TIE Australian pursuit race was 4 gruelIing con-
test from start 70 finish. Bleeker. the old road
rider gained steadily and passed FLOYD krebs az
ere nile and one ard one-haif laps BECKER then
set san for NeKkirk. and put out the Chicago
rider ct three miles and tge and one-euarter laps
King and Becker. The greater strength OF BIeeker
tod ii The endurance struggle. and he caught king
a rsre miles and one and three-ouaFter laps King
rese piucky race but he was not strong enough
70 keep il up