Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-27

victory. as he showed powers that surprised
even himself in the race he won over Fem
at Baltimore last Thursday.
AT the end of a five-mle spin yesterday
Lenders motormen suspected something
wrong with the tandem and upon careful
examination found a Tiny tack deeply i'm
bedded in the cylinder. Had they ridden
another mile the tack would have caused
an explosion and undoubtedly loss of life.
A Hazardous Game.
A fall on the track of the Coliseum at
the speed maintained by the pace followers
is almost certain death. When McEachern
collided with his motor he shot into the
air like a railroad end-on collision, and
then fell back upon the track with such
force as to rip up the boards for twenty
feet and more. 1t was a fearful impact,
but 1t is the result to be expected from the
terrific speed the pace followers have to
maintain.
Leander took the discovery by his mo-
tormen as matter of course. The motor
riding game is one with death always and
one more escape from the penalty does not
interest the nervy cyclists overmuch
Butler Gone to Boston.
Leander got in from Baltimore with two
pacemakers and one big tandem motor
about 3 o'clock. He was surprised to find
that Nat Butler had left the Coliseum and
gone to Boston for race tonight. after
which he makes flying return trip for
his contest with Leander tomorrow night.
Leander Is a big, broad-shouldered blonde
Adonis, under twenty-five years of age, and
with the vigorous, enthusiastic tempera-
ment of a school boy
''Our race tomorrow night won't be one
sided affair."" said he. Butler Is a good
one and he's got to work every inch Of the
way"
Leander spoke of his race with Fem at
Baltimore last Thursday. in which he beat
the nutmeg state blacksmith even more
than Freeman did shere last Wednesday
night.
Disappointed by Fem.
81 have been very much disappointed by
Fenn,' said Leander. Before he raced
you would have thought from his looks and
his sprint record that he would do all sorts
of things to his antagonists. The fact is
he Is too slow and can't be made to go any
faster. Why. in his race with me he was
all the time yelling to his motormen to go
slower. Then he pretended to have some
thing the matter with his tire when he
found l was distancing him. We had to
run the race over. and then I beat him
worse than l would have done if we had
finished the first attempt. You'll find him
at the foot of the list before long,
Leander worked long and industriously
behind his motor PAGER yesterday after
noon. When he got through he remarked
that then was the time he would like TO
race. he felt so good. He sped along lap
after lap below LAO gait and came off
soaking with perspiration.
Leander's Fine Record.
Leander was a Chicago amateur In 1892
He represented America at Montreal and
Boston that fall and won seven amateur
motor-paced races, all worlds records.
which he still holds. In 1901 he turned
professional and was the 2.IO class cham
pion During the past winter he rode four
six-day races. and at Boston on Patriots
day he was beaten only half foot for first
place by Mcfarland, the great sprinter. In
Philadelphia he was second. and at Atlanta
ne won, beating all the best men at Jack
Princes track Then he started pace fol-
lowing and in his first race beat Bobby
Walthour, the worlds champion, in world :
record time.
A big sale of reserved seats at Tappan's.
1889 street, and Stevens 9th and the
avenue, indicates another record-breakine
meet tomorrow night