The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-29
SAW THE RIDERS WORK.
Many Watched Them Ride at the
Coliseum Yesterday.

The breaking of the worlds record
for five miles on coliseum, or eight
lap track, by Bobby Walthour Satur-
day afternoon has caused the stock of
the Terrible Swede" to drop a little,
and bets of to are now offered that
the champion will win two out of the
three heats to be run at the Coliseum
tomorrow night.
FL The worlds record for five miles on
coliseum track is 7:10, held by Joe
Nelson and made in Philadelphia.
While Bobby beat 1t by IL seconds
Saturday it is still the record, for the
reason that the fast squirt was rot
made in public. Walthour rode the dis
lance in 6:58, which is two seconds
slower than the fastest five miles ever
made on any sort of bicycle track, sin
gle paced. The worlds record for the
distance was made a week ago on the
Vailsberg track by the midget, Joe
Nelson. The little rider covered the
five miles in 6:56, or two seconds fas-
ter than the time made by Walthour
Saturday. The Vailsberg track, how
ever, is only a four-lap track and nat
urally faster time can be made on such
a track.
While 40 worlds records have as yet
been made officially on the track in
this city, it is expected that something
will be done in this line tomorrow
night Even if Walthour and the
Swede fail to ride in record-breaking
time, and this is not likely, Nelson
seems bound to lower some of the
half-hundred or more records he now
holds. The fast little rider who de-
feated Gussie Lawson so nicely last
Tuesday night will ride five miles he
hind his fast machine for all records,
from one to five miles. He Is in splen-
did condition for the ride against time,
and his manager and trainer, f. Ed.
Spooner, is confident that he will be
able to make some new records. All
of the riders agree that the Savannah
track is one of the fastest in the coun-
try.
The rain yesterday morning prevet-
ed the riders from going to the Coli
scum, but they were all out during the
afternoon. Quite a crowd went to the
track and watched the fast profess
SIGNALS spin around the bowl Zeno
Fields Walthour's trainer and pace
maker. was on the track getting the
champions motor in working shape for
to-morrows races. Fields is confident
mat If his motor works properly be
viii be able to pull Walthour across
the tape first by a safe margin. No
word was received from Bobby yester-
day, but he is expected back from At
lanta this morning. He spent the day
with his family, and was to have left
ms home last night.
Not only is Jack Prince confident
that he will have both grandstands
nlled tomorrow night, but General
Manager Nagle of the Savannah Elec-
uric Company, is of the same opinion.
MI Maggie said last night that he will
personally attend to the handling OF
the crowds going to the Coliseum. He
expects to handle the largest crowd in
Inc history of the place, and will have
ample facilities for doing SO. The first
neat will begin promptly at o'clock
ana seven races will be run. The First
regiment Band has been secured by
Frlnce. and will positively make its
appearance. The work on the addi-
uonal grandstand, located on the back
stretch, will be finished this afternoon,
ana everything will be in shape for
we match tomorrow night Prince
ealls the attention of his patrons to a
notice in another column of the Morn
ing News, in which 1t is announced
mat grandstand tickets can be pur-
senased at Livingston's pharmacy up TO
clock on the afternoon of the races.