The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-21
broke TWO RECORDS
RODE THE FASTEST
MILE EVER MADE.
wALTHoUR DEFEATS BUTLER.
yrn HEATS OF MATCH RACE
HAD TO BE RUN.

r;rst Heat of Three Miles when
nu,1er was Half "A Lap in Lead.
,.or,ia Boy Paced by Lawson on
slow Motor and This Resulted in
10. of First Hent-WOn Heats of
ren and seven Miles and Got First
,,onev-Burroughs' Fast Motor Ran
,.ov From Butler Once or Twice.
uurrourhs Beat Worlds Record by
Aver Three .SecOnds-Capncity OF
colt.eum Grand stand Taxed and
oouo Persons Witnessed Races:
1ocL Princes coliseum track is rec
ard smasher. This fact was demon
Grated last night by the breaking of
.,ro worlds records, while 1000 persons
,,oosr GREATNESS, watched the races.
Tho crowd was in a fever of excitement
from the crack of the pistol at the
s+art until the shot to announce that
william c. Burroughs of Boston had
ridden mile faster than any other
man has ever ridden.
Under difficulties Bobby Walthour of
Atlanta defeated Nat Butler of Boston.
winner. Walthour won the last two
and received an ovation from the
grandstand. At one time it looked as
if Bobbx would kick out of the traces,
kick followed an accident in the first
heat, in which his chain was broken,
and was registered because Butler was
being paced by a much faster motor
cycle than the one The Terrible Swede,
Gus Lawson, was using for him. The
fact, however, that the motor used by
Burroughs was faster helped Butler to
lose, for the reason that it ran away
from him once or twice.
The weather All Right.
The threat made by Prince to pull off
the races even if it rained during the
afternoon bluffed the weather man out
and the night was an ideal one. The
day had been hot and had dried the
board track thoroughly. The large arc
lights around the track were aided by
the moon, whose beams were reflected
from the crowded grandstand to the
hundreds in the arena below, and then
back on the track. The night was such
an inviting one and the card such a.
strong one, that not all of those who
went out to the coliseum could get
seats and some went on to Thunder
bolt and passed up the races. The
capacity of the grandstand was taxed
and there were no ladies in the arena
Thus it was that Jack lost out be-
cause didn't have more grandstand
room.
WalthOur's Motor Slow.
The first heat of three miles was a
pursuit race. The men tossed up and
Walthour won. He decided that he
would rather start with a half lap be-
tween himself and Butler. With Law
son in front of him Bobby started at
the tape at the grand stand and Butler,
With Burroughs on the motor, began to
plug away at the tape opposite the
grand stand. Around the men spun,
but Lawson couldn't do much with his
motor. AS hard as he tried the ma
chine refused to move faster and it
was evident that Bobby was holding
himself in. He urged his pace-maker
TO move faster, but the motor was
stubborn and the Swede was powerless.
The first mile was run off in l: 35 and
1t was quite evident that the Georgia
boy and champion of the world was
going to lose the race. With the aid of
Burroughs fast machine Butler had
pulled himself up and was almost
abreast OF Walthour on the third lap
OF the second mile. When nearing the
tape in this lap the Swede shot out
ahead of the champion who was in dis
tress. His feet moved but his machine
was only going from the .nomentunY
that it had fotten. Prince fired his pis-
tol as a signal that there had been a
mlshap and the race was stopped.
His Chain Broken
Walthour's chain had snapped and
rendered the bicycle useless. Jack
made the announcement that the race
would be started from the point where
1t had been left off because of the &C
cdent. He bowed and deemed no other
explanation necessary. In the mean
time' however, Walthour had some
thlilgs TO say. He put up a howl and
SAD that he wouldn't continue in the
game. His motor couldn't go fast
enough and there was nothing to it,
ne declared that he could ride as fast
uHpaced and that it's presence On the
,l1ck was really hampering him. He
Knew that he could beat Butler out
ana declared that he didn't propose to
IlroW away the race. He offered to
give Butler two laps for his motor,
~ burroughs, who was using 1t,
ldugned at him. Then there was some
nlIe Wrangling in which Jack got off
some some OF his choice bits of English and
Doooy told what he wouldn't do. In
uie meantime the Georgia boys wheel
vas put In shape Jack announced that
ne would have him put on the shelf if
ne uldnt get in the race and Wal
how '4 - - any
The Race Started over.
ne race was started from the mile
SI. three lap point and Walthour,
nan angry, worked in behind Lawson
l1' the pole The Swede got all out
" W ms motor there was in it and kept
dIlhour in the lead The machine,
LLom.eyer, refused positively to gain the
ns1 zap that Butler had to his credit,
I'u although with an even start the
o-dlllplon finished first in the second
t a. Oh the heat, Butler was declared
S victor because of the lead that
A. A. mad to his credit when the acci-
tnL occurred. The time was ABS. al
S G-Uush the mile and 70 was made in
n 49, making the worlds record for an
ggnt lap track.
an, second heat was for ten miles
~ me men started at the tape.
a''Nour got the pole and led slight