The times., 1901-06-21
NELSON'S RUNAWAY RACE
Pierce, the Canadian Cyciist,
Beaten by Nearly a Mile.
The Winner Makes History in the
Final Spurt-A Washington Favor
lite Uses Up Spare Minute in Ap-
prOpriating nm Unpaced Record


propriatIng nm Unpaced Record.
Two records went by the board at last
nights meeting at the new Coliseum
Park bicycle track Al Moran, the old
Washington favorite, who has been rein
stated as an amateur, rode half mile
unpaced in one minute fat Shortly after
this feat Johnny Nelson, the crack long
distance rider, rode mile, paced, in l %
fat To add to this feature, the record
was made in the last mile of a twenty
mile race, which was won by Nelson in
32:I6.
More than three thousand people were
present when the starters pistol snapped
on the Opening event. 1t was demon
strated that motor-paced racing has be-
come as popular with the people of this
city as it has with the residents of Boston,
Philadelphia, New York. and Baltimore.
The star event of the night, between Mel
son and Burns Pierce, aroused the great
est enthusiasm and each mile reeled on
brought renewed applause. Many of the
most prominent people resident in the
Capital We're present, and to many Of
these the track and the motor machine
were novelties. The amateur races also
aroused great interest, and were literally
applauded.
The NeIson-Pierce motor-paced race, at
twenty miles, was one of the most close
ly contested events ever run off at this
track. Nelson was in splendid condition,
so good that he clipped record in the
twentieth mile, and will no doubt he heard
from in the front rank this season. To
many the race put up by Pierce wss dis
appointing after his showing two weeks
ago, when he rode rings around Taylore,
the French champion. Nelson was spen-
didly paced by Pierce and tickard, and
averaged l minute 30 seconds to the mile.
Pierce's pace was not the best obtainable,
but kept the Canadian hustling.
Nelson's first mile was ridden in 81, the
second in 1:32, and the third and fourth in
1:31 1-5 He rode the five miles in 7:23
The seventh mile was ridden in 1:S2. The
ten miles were ridden in 16:41. and fifteen
miles in % :53. Nelson rode the eighteenth
mile in 1:31, and the last mile in record
time. 1:29. Pierces time for twenty miles
was 1920.
Nelson gained lap on Pierce before the
second mile had been ridden. In the fifth
mile he had gained two laps, and at the
finish defeated Pierce by nearly a mile
The contest was a remarkable one
Al Moran made a successful attempt to
lower the haIf-mile record. His time was
one minute fiat. The best time ever made
on this track previously was 1:07 20 The
summaries follow;
First event. one mile novice, won by
q. A Myers, L. Denham, second; time,
2:3S 2-5.
Second event. one mile handicap. first
heat won by e. c. Gill, ninety yards: c.
L. Miller, scratch, second; Ray CogsweH,
fifteen yards, third.
Second heat won By E l. Wilson
scratch; j. o. Bardroff, forty yards, sec
ond.
Final won by f. c. Gill. Ray CogsweII.
second; c. l.. Miller, third. Time. 2:15 3-5
Tandem Australian pursuit race, won
by O. Miller and William Ward H \
Ryne and F. Long second
The next meeting at this track viii
occur on Tuesday, June ., at p. m,
when an all-amateur programme will be
presented. The card Includes d one-mile
novice, half-mile open, one-mile handicap,
and police pursuit race.