The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-28
NOVICE CYCLlS1 4 SURPRISE.
YOUNGSTER WINS HORSE AND
BEGGY' IN 4 RUNAWAY.
Oliver lborion. Record'ssaktng skater.
Gets the BIZ Trfze It Manhattan Beach
---Track'a Opeuiny -Nelson Keats Wal.
thour and Leandcr In Paced Race

--Tracs'a Opeping--N eiaon Keats Wal.
thour and Leandcr In Paced Race
An amateur cycle racer. a novice, is years
old. made runaway OF the big special hnndl-
cup race ut Manhattan Beach yesterday
and won the horse and pneumatic tired buggy
offered AZ hrst prize. He was oliver Dorlon
Of Manhattan Beach, and II was by reason
OF his own cleverness OF idea. speed and
staying power and not through accident that
he was able to mako runaway Of the event
This proved to be the race OF the day. for
In the paced circuit race Nelson was winner
from the start, although toward the end
Of the contest, when all the pacing machines
were in trouble and Walthour got pace hrst.
1t was for few moments any body's race.
II was the opsninx meet vt tho Manhattan
Beach track and the amateur handicap and
paced race we're tho only features. About
$500 pcrsons were present and relish tn
sport. Dorlon, tho hero Of the meet. dis
tinsuished hinseif In the first event, the novice
race. by winning hts trial heat and the final
in dasbinG style. both By a couple Of lengths
and riding strong, He got US yards from
the handicapper the limit being 22S yards.
and started in the third trial heat In the two
mile handicap for the road rig
Although there were six to qualify and
only eight started In his heat. Dorlon took
no chances. but rushed through and won by
n good gin, In the hnal he Started from
the fret to mako n runaway OF IL. quickly
overbauled the limit men ahead Of him and
going on. he opened up gap Of about eish ~
yards between himself and the next bunch
back. II was not feeting effort that ne
honest etcul.
not u1t he race was half OVER that
back'" to the buncn. .Dorlon had sustained
speed ENG lie Won by sbou, foTty yasEds
going until 1t was too late for them to overtake
'"i Dorioa f Z the e BOY who distinguished him
sell in the skating contests in the Clcrmont
Avenue Rink. Brooklyn. last winter, and is
socd bcyc a. lad s0sa kaser
Lawson. Leroy NO See and others. DorIons only
last year. He started in Il novice and was. not
With 70; Yard. ana ran up and icil over the
The race which porlon won had the bisses.
prize ever offered for an, amateur event,
the National Cycling Association for the
Ser. the Es ras ana the
1t was n popular announcement that the
ss9sa sra soSss sos es e S ~ " ana
George Ieander would start simultaneously
snd rias race e S1tss % p,s, IT, instead 2,
machines came out the crowd murmured
with surprise; Each operator, on the single
motor cycles had on curious looknG helmet net
trst time that New York crowd has seen the
srmor lately adopted BY The. pace makers
and followers to prevent their skulls from
being broken in case OF fall The shoulders
also also were Mere al armo1ea 81 81 The rder.
won the race by about lap and 2 quarter.
The mon had Tying start, Nelson getting
about ten yards the best Of 1t In the scoring.
Il tie end do of NILE he lea wssneur be .sy
was passed BY Walthour, In the seventh
me Nelson him 'n nad in a The sD %s
"i II the d%es twslftS mile. Nelson tapped Wal.
thour. and 10 the next mile came lively
and he Was about to quit when Nelson
out With Lesnders machine and Wathoar
s Sss again sH t. S,sr. ssa
around, Walthour gained some in the series
Of troubles. but Loaf the race by about 100
yards. The time made was close to the
track record until the motor troubles began.
THIRD Of a Nile Novioc--wo by o. G,orion. Man.
sssS.a pS MSs anTSy Mrs s. rrsns
i ouarnt}h $40 value Won BY Oliver porion. Man.
h 20 ;ad soe koeSo~ sa Nv
cards third; nrnJamln REYNOLDS, Brooklyn. i:5
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,sird d. Tine p Minutes ,ss3 seconds,