The Jersey City news., 1902-08-02
AUTO ENDURANCE TEST
Races Arranged for Between
New York and Boston
Walthour to Try for
Record.


amateur events. The novice race has re-
ceiyed thirty-fve entries.
The motor cycle race will have seven
starters, the best drivers of these ma
chimes in the vicinity of New York.
An unlimited pursuit race will be rid
den by George Kulhke,, of Brooklyn, and
Ralph De Palma. of Manhattan.
Secretary s. NJ. Butler, of the Automo-
bile Club of America, returned from
Boston on Thursday, where he went to
overlook the course of the 500-mile reli-
ability run, which will start from the
club house in Fifth avenue, New York,
on October 8.
AT at meeting of the club yesterday it
was decided to touch at the following
points: - Norwalk Bridgeport, New
Haven, Hartford, Springfield and Wor-
cester. leaving Thursday morning and
reaching Boston on Sunday. The return
trip will follow the same route. starting
Monday morning and reaching New York
OH Sunday.
The minimum speed will be eight miles
Z
miles an hour may be maintained under
the rules Of the competition. Each vehi-
Gle will Garry an official observer ap-
pointed by the club.
These members were elected ed:-Will-
lam Howard Barnard. Charles w.
Place, Solomon Hanford New York, and
Frederick M. Ayres, Indianapolis.
Amateur Champion Marcus Hurley
and Teddy Ellington. otherwise known
rs the Pride Of yailsburgh." will meet
in half-mile handicap race at the Walls
hurgh board track tomorrow and there
promises to be an interesting contest as
the result Hurley and Ellington are
team mates, representing the New York
Athletic Club. Until the running of The
Morris Handicap on June - Hur,ey and
Ellington were fast friends. On that
day. however, owing to a questionable
verdict of the judges on the results0f the
above race, the two former pals and
clubmates fell out and are to-day the
bltterest rivals on the track. The race in
question is still fresh in the minds of
those who saw it. The judges gave the
race to Hurley. but the vast crowd
thought otherwise. and voiced its opinion
in an uproarious fashion. The time for
the race was 81 3-5 seconds. two-6fths
of a second better than the best previous
worlds record Ellington was surprised
at the verdict as he thought he had sure
ly won. Hurley. howeverfi declared he
was certain the dace was dead heat.
He took first prize, however, and a few
days later Ted, with blood in his eyes,
walloped Hurley twice in scratch races
run off in Canada. Later he beat the
New Yorker in ive-mile scratch race
at Manhattan Beach, and announced that
accounts with Hurley were about squar-
ed. Hurley, considerably nettled, has
worked very hard to defeat Ellington
ever since. Although he is the captain of
the New York A. c. bike team, the two
do not speak, and several races have
been lost by either one of these riders
refusing to aid the other by a sufficient
amount of pace.
Tonorrow's half-mile handicap will be
known on the card as TIE Teddy B.
Stakes" in honor of Ellington. The
latter is now in splendid form and is
training faithfully to not only win The
race, but equal or better the previous
best record performance for the distance.
The struggle will be interesting, as both
riders will probably start from scratch.
Hnrley's stronghold is in half-1nile han
dicaps, but it would not be surprising if
the red-headed champion had to ride
himself AL out" to retain his previous
laurels.
Bobby Walthour, of Atlanta who
broke every record from one to twenty
miles at Manhattan Beach last Satur-
day, hopes to better all of these figures
today, when he is scheduled to meet Al
bert Champion, of France; Floyd Me-
Farland, of California, and Harry Elkes,
Of Glens Fails, in a twenty-mile paced
race.
Elkes fell at Boston Thursday night.
He is one of the gamest of pace follow
ers and if his condition warrants he will
line up today against the others. r. ~.
Powers said yesterday that he had re-
telNeQ llO WOlu llOtli A'OstOiis e>Aio ttAh'S
was a good Indication that Elkes was not
badly hurt and would be on hand Satur-
day.
All the riders are In great condition,
as the miles they have been reeling off
at Manhattan Beach indicate. Cham
pion will no doubt push Walthour the
hardest. Champions hour record break
ing ride shows him to be right for the
struggle he must make today.
The largest century run Of the season
will take place over the Long Island
course tomorrow. The event is the
fourth annual Veterans Invitation run,
this year open to all, and its prestige
gained III past years has resulted in its
six divisions all filling so well that with
the entries which will be made and ac-
cepted at the-start, the full limit of six
hundred riders win unquestionRbly be
reached.
The quality and beauty Of the medals
aru SO much above the ordinary that they