The Jersey City news., 1901-07-12
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN
Big Three Cornered Race to
Decide Worlds Best Riders
Nelson to Meet Mcfarland

If Bobby Walthour should happen to
defat Harry Elkes and Jimmy Michael in
the big hour paced race at Manhattan
Beach tomorrow afternon, he will upset
a rather pretty programme that is con-
templated by W. A. Brady and will put
new aspect on the middle-distance paced
game. 1t has practically been arranged
by the ,eBach management to hold series
of three cornered paced events between
Elkes, Michael and Nelson at the sea-
shore course and Charles River Park
Boston. This is to be followed by a series
in which Stinson or Mcfarland will be
invited to compete with Elkes and
Michael. A victory tomorrow for Wal
thour woud necesstate a change of the
plans and would entitle the Georgian to
compete nthe Nelson, Stinson Michael
Elkes series. These race should go long
way toward demonstrating who is the
best rider in the world, so the big race
of tomorrow may well be considered the
opening of series of championship con-
tests. Brady has had a number of con-
ferences with Mons. Edouard lie Marie,
the Partisan cycle promoter, now in this
city. and has practically arranged to
have Walters, the English crack; Bon
European hour champion, visit this coun-
try and compete with the winners of the
three cornered series in a number of in
ternational races at Manhattan Beach
late in August. That the competitors in
tomorrow's struggle appreciate the i'm
portance of the race and its bearing on
the future events is evidenced by the
arduous work they have done in prepar-
ing for it. Walthour has been training
at Cambridge, Mass. and has been doing
miles in 1:30 and less. He is-a game rider
of the fost pronounced type and showed
at Manhattan Beach June % against a
high class field, that he can get off in
the rear, take a whole lot of beating and
still win out at the finish in a most inn
pressive way. Elkes is going right up to
the full track limit at the eBach in his
training trials and the win of Michael on
Monday evening at Revere Track, Boston,
over Archie McEachern was pleasant
surprise to the followers of the midget,
whose return to form has once more
placed him in the line for championship
honors.
In order that the race patrons at
Brighton Beach may have a chance to
witness the big paced race at Manhat-
tan eBach tomorrow afternoon, Manager
Brady has decided not to send the riders
on their long journey until 5:45 P. M.
All told, there have beensixty-three en-
tries received for the seven professional
and amateur cycle races at Manhattan
Beach tomorrow afternoon. This is the
largest list for one meet ever known in
America.
w. A. Brady has offered special prizes
to Elkes, Michael and Walthour for every
record that is broken in tomorrows big
race. This was done as an inventive to
make the competitors extend their every
effort from the first mile to the last and
will preclude the possibility of any loaf
ing"
There will be something new in bicycle
racing atthe Vailsburgh Board Track Sum
day, and it promises to be botn novel and
interesting The race is a pet idea of
Manager Fred Voigt, who believes that
combination work on the part of the pro-
fessional riders is productive of more
tricks and faster racing than wnen the
rider is trying on his own hook. There
fore. combination PRO" team race has
been arranged, and it will be the star fea-
ture of Sundays programme.
The race will be run similar to an open
race All the riders, paired in teams will
start from scratch. The race will be one
mile and there will be trial heats be-
tween the teams, so that in the end the
4 four best teams will race for supremacy
IN the final To encourage fast time
there will be prizes offered for the winner
Of each lap in the trial heats. In the finai
neat there will be special prizes for each
team that starts. That the pro rider
knows good thing when he sees 4 Is
pretty well demonstrated by the apun-
dants list of entries.
sixteen teams comprising the very pest
sprint riders in the country, have entered
So far. Some of the teams are well known
but in the lot some warm new PROPOSE
fions are likely to evolve.
or al the pedal kickers that follow pace,
none has ever shown the capaclty ior
hard work displayed by Johnny nelson
the f1ying swede, who is easily the cnam-
.pion of his class. For two years now ne
Mas been pacing steadily, often fuinihns
two engagements in a week and az no
fine has he gone, back. on his form.
His list Of victories is by far longer tnan
that Of any other cyclist in the middle