The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-26
Promptly at . O'CLOCK Prince started
The Motors Went True.


Gussie Lawson, The Terrible
Swede," and Jed Newkirk, the motor
men, were the first on the track The
machines were tried out and worked
like charm. The Swede started out
in front of Waithour who was cheer
ed Justify. and Newkirk set the pace
for the Frenchman. The crowd was on
tiptoe and when the pistol was fired
for the start a mighty shout went up
from the audience.
,Walthour started opposite the first
grand stand, and began letting himself
out at once. AS lap after lap was rid
den the positions of the racers hardly
changed. Robbie kept up his steady
grind, but was unable to catch Cham
pion until the last lap of the fifth mile
The Georgia boy crossed the tape half
lap to the good, and the band struck
up Dixie" The crowd went wild, and
the Georgia boy was applauded to
the echo. Champion made a game fight
for the heat and was applauded for
the showing made. The five miles
were covered in 1887 2-5.
Frenchman Won a Heat.
In the second heat Champion start
ed out to kill Bobbie and in the first
| realize what was happening the game
little Frenchman had passed him. AS
Champion dashed past Walthour Law
son threw his motor wide open and
Bobbie started in to catch the man
from Paris.
Eight times around the track the
motors were abreast and Walthour ex-
erted every muscle in an effort to shoot
ahead of the French boy. The French
man had half lap to his credit and
! kept pushing Walthour up the hanks
| The crowd at this stage seemed anx-
ious Prince had announced that in
the event Champion won the race it
would decide the championship, but
| that if Walthour was victorious the
men would have to ride a twenty
mile race for the title
By taking a desperate chance Law
son pulled Walthour around the
Frenchman and Bobbie tried to show
| Champion a clean pair of heels. Cham
pion fought hard to pass Bob again
and the excitement was intense The
| Georgia boy fought hard to regain the
half lap that he had lost and as Law
| son threw the throttle of the motor
! wide open a shower of spark were
sent flying down the track. Bob gave
| an exhibition of a magnificent burst
| of speed, but he couldn't shake his
| rival, and Champion won the heat in
national air and the crowd shouted
| its approval while the Paris rider
! bowed in true Castor fashion.
WaIthour Captured Final.
When the final heat was begun the
crowd was at fever heat. II Walthour
lost il meant the losing OF the cham
| pionship for this year TO the French
rider. and no twenty-mile race on
| Tuesday night. Walthour was urged
10 do his best
Al the crack OF the pistol he forged
ahead Of Champion. But as lap after
lap was reeled Off II was nip and tuck.
Al one stage IL looked as IN Bob was
going 20 lose 90 Champion. The French
man was moving like the wind, and
the gap between the riders remained
about the same. Smother shower OF
sparks from Candy, Jr.. went dying
across the track and Bobhe began 70
gain. The spectators were beside them
selves and they screamed and shouted
FOR the Georgia boy as the band played
Dixie with renewed energy Wal
hour Non by lees than half . LAP ln
40 and the race went " HAN. a. end