Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-28

Joe Nelson, young brother of Johnnie
Nelson of the Cleveland team. started
training back OF meteor pace on Monday
last. Although the youngster has been
training unpaced for month he has
never been back of pace. Joe Nelson Ia
eighteen years Of age and OF the size OF
Jimmy Michael In his position on tho
wheel Joe copies his ilustrleus brother
to u dot and back OF the motor he butts
his head squnrely into the back OF the
rear man. His unpaces rides Of five miles
have for weeks averaged twelve minutes.
and his FIRST ten miles back of the motor
averaged 52 The lad has been supplied
with two Of the stearns motors, noted as
the leading pacing machines to-day fis
VIII spend two or three weeks In prepara-
ton, and will then enter upon a couple
Of weeks following pace as an amateur,
turning professional during August
News from the grand circuit hIters
through slowly, AZ the races are nov All.
held at night and the finals Of the races
come 50 late that they seldom get into the
news column. The promoters have dlf.
ncult programme to arrange with three
professional races, and SO man. eniriei
that tho card IL filled without the amateur
events. The order of the races has been
the 2;i0 class first, then The heats of the
championship followed by the finns OF the
2;l0 class. aud then the seml-hnala Of tho
championship. The delay has come at this
time, as Il space had TO be allowed before
the Anal of the championship aud after
tho final and beforet the handicap heats,
between which aud thu final there was
another delay. The pronialcrs have been
requested To start with the Championship.
follow with the heats OF the $50 class.
then the semi-nnals Of the Championship,
followed by the final Of the 2;l0 class and
the final OF the championship, after which
the handicap race will naturally follow.
Johnnie Nelson. Of The Cleveland team,
objects to any statements being made In
hts behnlf In time OF defeat. Some friends
Of his have lntely tried to excuse his de-
feat by stinsun, but the little fellow mere--
~ says in regard to that contest that de-
feht was his lot and that there Is abso-
lutely no excuse Nelson rides any man,
any distance. any time and any place and
takes victory with defeat and says moth
ing at ALL other riders take longer rests
than Nelson, who would rather race than
do hard training. =,
Floyd Mcfarland. Of the Tribune team.
has suffered from collie of late. and VIII
hardly be a factor In the Championship
race for some time. Mcfarland was =
decided aspirant Tor championship honors
when he was taken sick.
Lucien Grognet. formerly Of the Cleve-
land team, has decided to rettirn.to isn-
ropo next week Grognet halls frohs
France. but VIII 40 to Antwerp inahmuch
as he refused to serve In the army ~
France and Is barred from his native lana.
Groguet found that the American riders
were too fast for him and he could not
get into shape 70 make a showing.
Tom Linton. OF Wales, returned to i1u-
rope thiS week. Linton came to AmericA
in the finest possible condition, but his
stomach went back on him and he couid
not get his speed up to the requisite limit
"a win against tho whirawind racers OF :
this country.
Johnnie Nelson, of the Cleveland team'
has been matched against Major Taylor
for n best-two-ln-three five-mile race az
Worcester next Monday evening Inc riu-
ers will go one heat pursuit, one IRON tna
tame. and will toss for the choice OK the
third. They viii start with a rolling start.
Jimmy Michael. Of the Columbia team.
and Eddie McDuffee. the greatest rival OF
NIebad in the old days, have been
matched for Revere Peach track, Bos-
ton. July q. Michael and McDuffeo fousht
more sensational races in "a and '9s than
have any TWO men since that time.