Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-25
RIDE BEHIND MOTORS
JOHN HILL AND JOE BARDROFI
BECOME PACE FOLLOWERS.
Four Events Carded and the Program
Will Afford Unusual Sport-Cham-
pion Hurley Coming Here.

Tonight there will be a grand all-amateur
bicycle and motor-paced meet at the Coli
scum, 14th and East Capitol streets 1t
will be the largest and most interesting
held here in years, and will contain an I'M
usual number Of events that will show the
amateurs at their best. There are more
than twenty-five entries and the principal
events afford a program Of lengthy proper
tons. Chief interest centers in the motor
paced five-mile heat race between Johnnie
Hill and Joe Bardroff. Washingtons crack
amateur pace followers Pace will be fur
niShed by Howard Rhines and Clarence
Miller on their speedy single motors.
The meet was to have been held last
Friday, but was postponed till tonight on
account of the proposed Champion-McI1ean
paced race. Weather permitting, 1t Is likely
the meet will be run off tonight, and as the
amateurs have had two weeks for prepare
ton it may be expected to be spirited.
hardfought contest. 1t is Intended 10 De
the first of series of all-amateur meets
to be run off on Friday of each week.
Many Amateur Entries.
After the Wednesday motor cycle meet
night, thus affording the Coliseum two
meets a week during August and Septem-
Der. the best months of the season. The
events Oh Inc Cdlu tohi6ut SoAPA ASS
a novice race, a mile handicap and half
mile open race. The local riders who VIII
compete in the two latter are:
John Hill, ]. o. Bardroff, G. L. Miller, 0.
H. Miller, F. B. Miller, r. r. Cogswell. w.
N. Ward. ]. Werner, F. Gaughorn. C. Cogs-
sineo J. L. Mitchell. A. G. Prospect. E. P.
Gooding, F. Loeffier, P NJ. Haas. c. l..
Bode. H. A. Rhine A. c. Moran, w. Bon
nell. c.. ]. Mueller and E. l.. Wilson.
Ei4t, Il and q IN.
capper of the Coliseum. is in charge Of the
amateur end Of the meet. He expects a
number of Baltimores star locals to enter
the competition. Marcus Hurley, the anna
teur champion Of America. will ride against
Hill, Bardroff, Cogsweli and other speedy
pedalers at the Coliseum next week. 1t Is
probable that he will be accompanied by
Teddy Ellington, the pride of Vailsburg,
who has defeated Hurley several times.
Other Vailsburg celebrities will come down
to the Coliseum each week.
Nelson's Future.
Within the present week there will be
turned out of the training camp of Spooner
and Wells of Newark a finished bicycle
rider, whose experience upon the cycle track
has been Of but fourteen months, duration.
but whose work has been Of the steady. I'M
deviating sort. which is bound to bring sue
cess in the end. Fourteen months ago
little Joe Nelson, a lad in his puppy days,
rode first upon a bicycle track being Sc
lected by +. Ed Spooner as coming team
mate for Johnnie Nelson. Little Joe worked
faithfully day after day and week after
week, and had just ridden and won his
first race and broken his first record when
that terrible accident took Johnnie Nelson
off at the very height of his sensational
career. Little Joe, but eighteen years of
age, lost none of his iron nerve at the time,
but started harder work in order that he
might take the place of his brother. whose
career had always been a source of delight
to him.
From the mere STRIPPING Joe grew and
grew until he had gained in height and in
weight and was the duplicate of Johnnie
Nelson in appearance. His successful
training work landed him the title of anna
teur champion of pace followers, a title his
brother had once held, and gave him fifty
world records as we'll Joe turned profess
sional and found he needed more speed
still. SO added to his training work. Today
motor tandem, and even with the single
pace which he has followed of late he has
shown greater speed than Johnnie ever was
called upon to show. One year ago the
riders were not going as fast as today, and
an average of 1.27 for five miles was
thought fast Young Joe averages LIT for
long work outs with single pace and back
1.20 to 1.22 with an increased gear. He has
had a much higher mark to aim at and
has attained that mark. being now ready
to meet the leaders of the middle-distance
field, no matter who they may be. Joe's
fourteen months of steady work has but
demonstrated the Nelson blood to be speedy
and the pluck, stamina and Sticktoitiveness
of a Nelson to be unexcelled. Joe's modesty
Is unquestioned, as was also Johnnie's, and
no more popular rider ever lived