The times., 1901-05-31
COLEMAN POORLY PACED
Defeated by Jimmy Michael in the
Twenty-Mile Race.

Three Thousand People Attend the
RfcycIe Contests nt the Coliseum
Track-Good Time Made in ANA
teur Events-PoIice Pursuit Race.
Three thousand people saw Jimmy MI
chael. the midget" defeat Watson Cole
man, the New England crack, In TWEEN
ty-mile paced race at the new Coliseum
Park bicycle track yesterday afternoon.
This was the first afternoon meeting in
the history of the bowl course, and it was
a huge success In every way. There were
five other events on the programme and
all were closely contested and interesting.
In the first heat of the one-mile amateur
handicap, Z, L. Wilson captured the
worlds record for the distance in compe-
tition His tine was 2:06 2-5. The record
was 2:O6 40, and was held by irwin Powell
of the New York Athletic Club team.
Wilson clipped two-ffths off the record
The track. which is probably the fast
est wooden course in TIE 60 ntry, was IN
splendid shape, and the ouly reason whE
Michael did not cut any records was the
fact that he had little difficulty in follow
ing the pace set by Coleman's machine,
and was not compelled TO exert himself
at any stage. Michael has Eegained his
old-time form, and win prove hard man
to defeat this season.
Coleman rode good race. He was de-
feated. but fought the twenty miles out
for every lap. His PAGERS could not de-
veIop enough speed to carry him to VIC
Tory. as he was always ready to pass the
motor machine With faster pace he
could have ridden so close to Michael that
the last lap would have decided the con-
test. AS It was the winner was nearly
three laps ahead at the close
The time for the twenty miles was
s2:36s.. Michael rode the first mile IN l:4S;
the second in 1:S219, and the third in l:52'
That he was in splendid form was dem
onstrated by the fact that his last mile,
the twentieth. was the fastest, being COW
cred in l:s1 The first five miles went IN
SOS: the ten miles in 1900. and the ht-
teenth in 24:O9.
The large crowd of spectators applauued
every event and was captured with the
speed made by the motor machines one
of the races which caused a great demon
stration was the police pursuit event. IN
which three local bicycle policemen start
ed with the idea that one man had to
overtake the other two before the race
stopped. The run was well contested and
exciting. Private c. L. Plemmons carried
of the honors for the First precinct by
oyertaking both the other men after
ride of five and two-tllirds miles in l5:2
A local amateur rider, Charles Elliott,
made a hit by riding in the first three
events He captured the second heat in
the one mile novice; the second heat IN
the amateur handicap, and then won the
final in the novice race.
The summary follows:
One mile novice-Won by Charles Ell
Uott; George a Myers, second; A J.
Christman. third. Time, S:e2 80.
one mile amateur handicap-Non by J,
A. Bardroff; Ray Cogswell, second; E. l..
Wilson third Time. 2:24.
Police pursuit race-Won by c; L. Plen,
mons. First precinct; c. L. Bode, Second
Precinct, second; Harry Quail, Third pre-
cinct, third.
Michael was paced by Vetter and Roel
IN the match race. Coleman had a ma
shine operated by Briggs and Mayo. The
Jext meeting at this track viii occur on
June 9. at p. m.