Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-06
Michael Beats Mcfarland and Wal
 thour Defeats Bikes.

bHOuI AOCACALS A1AnNSs
 The twenty mile motor-paced race at the Colosseum last night between Archie McEachern and Bennie Mon roe was easily won by McEachern by four laps ill g minutes and 34 1-5 sec onds. McEachern got the better start, but the riders only were q few yards apart up to the tenth mile. At this point McEachern began to increase his lead rapidly, and Monroe soon was out of. it. Just after McEachern had made his lead an even mile ill the nineteenth mile he punctured tire and lost near ly, tY Q. laEs befoie le got another wheel.
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 his left leg, the first question: that Johnny Nelson asked his physicians and nursess at Bellevue hospital early yesterday morning was: When will I be able to ride again?' The doctor answered evasiyely by saying that he would not be able to put his foot to the floor within six weeks. Nelson Is accounted to be the man who has won more money than any one else at the pace following game this season.
 Albert Champion, who claims to be the champion chauffeur of France, sends the following letter: My countryman, Henri Fournier, learned broke the mile indoor record on a motor cycle on the Garden track last Monday night Tomorrow night ride paced race against Harry Bikes, but before that event l will ride Fournier or any other chauffeur in the world one, three or five miles for $J0O a side If this challenge is not answer ed I will ride a mile against time. and bet $500 that will beat Fournier's rec ord of 1:34 2-5, made at the Garden track.
 Springfield. Mass, Sept 6.-Michael and Nelson were matched for twenty mile motor paced race at the Coliseum last night. but owing to the accident to Nelson, Floyd McF Farland was sub- stituted. Michael showed no effect of his 1nix-up and rode in fine form. He took the lead at the start and in creased it to five and half laps at the finish. The time was B minutes, IS 3-5 seconds. Joe, a brother of Johnnie Nelson. had a 10-mile paced race with Joseph k. Fulton. of Brooklyn. Full ton took the lead at the beginning and won by four and three-quarter laps. The time was 28 minutes, 5 3-5 seconds. Shultz and Bennett won three-mile motor-race over Sinclair and Starkies. The time was minutes. 321-5 seconds.
 After eleven miles had been ridden the motor-paced race between Bobby Walthour of Atlanta. Ga, and Harry Bikes of Glens Falls N. Y, was stop ped last night at Madison Square Gar den, owing to an accident to Bikes, which prevented his finishing. The race was awarded to Walthour. Wal thour broke the indoor record for the first two miles. covering the first mile in 1:35 4-5 and the two miles in BIO 1-5 seconds.
 The men started from opposite sides of the track. Wa1thour caught Bikes before a mile had been ridden. He passed Bikes and gained steadily on him, Tapping him in the sixth mile. In the tenth mile Bikes lost his pace, and before he regained it Walthour had passed him three times. After the men had travelled a little more than eleven miles the handle bar on Elkes's machine turned. throwing him off. He escaped injury, but was unable to keep on riding. The race then was award ed to Walthour. Albert Champion of France rode an exhibition mile on a motor bicycle in 1:29 2-5. breaking the worlds record.
 A feature of the program was race between motor bicycles at a distance of a mile. which was won by Cham pion.
 Bikes and Champion have been matched to ride fifteen miles behind motor pace in Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.