Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-12
NEW CYCLE RECORDS
Champions Purpose in Re-
turning for a Race.
M'LEAN WILL PUSH HIM
LIVELY AMATEUR MOToR-PACED
CONTEST SCHEDULED.
Program of the Special Amateur Meet
to Be Held Friday,
July 18.
M'LEAN WILL PUSH HIM

held locally, exceeding in sensational
qualities and record smashing, the brilliant
competition some weeks ago between Albert
Champion and Howard Freeman. Champion
returns for the coming meet to ride against
Hugh Mclean, the fast flying New Haven
pace follower and the great Frenchman al
so intends to try to reduce the worlds rec
ord that he established in his ride against
the Oregonian.
Albert Champion continues to be at this
time the greatest rider in the world and
seems in a class by himself, although Nc
Lean will put up about the strongest eppo-
sition that he has encountered this season
outside of Elkes and Walthour. Mclean.
it will be remembered, last year defeated
Stinson several times and also Jimmy Mich
ael at the Revere Beach track, in which
Mclean has an interest.
Mclean takes the place of Stinson in the
motor pace camp of Colonel Sheehan. the
manager Of the Providence Coliseum. Stin-
son, with De Guichaird. has been the star
attraction exploited by Sheehan, but he has
now retired from racing and Sheehan has
secured Mclean to take his place in the
fulfllment of contracts entered into and in
reality to serve better card because
Stinson seems followed by "hoodoo'' and
in almost every race he has run there has
been accident mishap involving diff
ficulty in pulling Off the race.
Stinson's Hoodoo.
He has broken about every part Of his
body except his neck and has had troubles
enough with his motors to drive the aver
age manager into an insane asylum for life.
In fact his hard luck quality has become
so we'll known that managers are loath to
book him as they fear, and in most cases
their fears have been realized, that Stinson
would be non est inventus at some stage
of the 10 bot
son Is the last Of the four men composing
the famous human pacing machine that
preceded the Introduction of motor tan
dems or this nervy quartet two rode in
front of Stinson to their death by going
over the side Of the track The third man
was killed in some now-forgotten way a
year later and Stinson. were he not as
hardy as he Is. would have died a dozen
deaths long before this, for he has passed
through enough accidents and mishaps to
have killed that many average riders The
replacing Of Stinson with Mclean for the
meet here next Tuesday night promises a
stirring contest and uninterrupted sport.
Champion Will Be Champion.
Champion makes good wherever he goes,
ard so far he has had no mishaps He Is
the leader for the motor-paced CHAMPION
ship now. and his stock is rising as fast as
oil shares in Texas. He seems to be unde-
featable, and 1t is his purpose among other
things in coming back here to make his
records in his race with Freeman look like
the little end of opera glass as COM
pared with what he will do next Tuesday
night. Both men will, for the first time IL
race between two contestants at this
track, use nine-horSe-power motors. Cham
pion will be equipped with his famous $3.50"
and his big BLACK Giant" and his chief
pacing outfit will be Gately and Hoyt Nc
Lean Will have two gigantic machines
Ivyht fro, d., -,
Wendelschaefer. Behind two such machines
that can go a mile a minute the pace-fol-
lower has got to ride at record-breaking
speed 1t Is simply case of must, and on
such track as the Coliseum here, admit
teddy one of the fastest and finest in the
world, Champion and Mclean pushing each
other to the utmost eXertion, ought to pro-
VIDE a race that for record pyrotechnics
should equal Fourth of July celebration
A special amateur feature of the occasion
will be motor-paced, three-heat three
mile competition between Johnny Hill, I'M
attached. and Joe Bardruff of the Arlington
Wheeimen. They will be paced by How
ard Rhines and Clarence Miller on their
speedy singles, and to keep up with the mo-
tors they have got to ride almost in pro-
fesslonal time or else suffer the discount
ture OF losing pace and getting laughed ar
Hill has captured more first prizes than
any other amateur this year at the Coiise
UNI, and he has also invaded Baltimore and
Atlanuc City and other nearby places Of
profit to himself In every way whether
In short or long races or behind the motor.
ne seems to possess better quality than anv
other man that has come to the front this
year and undoubtedly would hold the cham
pfonship in the contests If the meet were
run off now. What he can do or what he
Will do some months hence cannot be proph
esied. as Miller and some others of last
years formidable men have not gone into
active training yet, as they are reservino
themselves for the deciding championshin
meet. Bardruf is easily next to Hill and
perhaps superior to him behind the motor,
as he is always in training and is ner
SiStent Fellow, who puts up a race that
makes his opponent work for his life. He
has ridden off with a number of first and
second prizes at the Coliseum this wear ond
the Arlington Wheelmen are inyentirg a
number of new root yells to spur their
representative on to victory next Tuesday
night
Motor Tandem Race.
Arrangements are being perfected now
for motor tandem race between two of
the teams Of Champion and Mclean, and
the program when completed will present
one OF the most varied, exciting and in
teresting contests within recollection.
On Friday, July IS, there will be strict
ly amateur meet that is intended 20 give
pretty clear indication of the respectiye
qualities of the local contestants, both as
sprinters and behind motors. The winner
OF the tuesday night amateur motor-paced
contest will be pitted against Ray Cogs-
well. also of the Arlington Wheelmen. who
Is expected by that time to have deyeIoned
strong antagonistic quality in pace follow
ing. The event will be a three-heat three
mile affair. A. Messineo. one of the fastest |
of the local men, will go out to do a mile
behind motor. and he is confident that
he can make the speed pusher carry him
around the track at less than 40 At any
rate, he is going to make a Courageous
effort to do it, and those who know him
we'll feel confident that, barring mishaps
he will do some things" to the PAGER
ahead of him. In addition to this, there
will be half-mile handicap and a mile |
open race, each Of two heats and a final |
the whole program consisting of nine
events. AS the meet is an invitation az |
fair and there are no entrance fees, It is |
apprehended that there will be very large
showing of amateurs, and the meet ought |
to indicate pretty closely how much public
interest there is in this phase of bicycle |
and motor-paced races.
Manager LOTUS Career.
Manager LOTUS Of the Washington team |
has been conspicuous figure in base ball |
circles for many years. He was born No
yember Is. 1886 at st T,o,,js Mo r.. |