The Washington times., 1903-05-23
NOTOR-PACED RACES At
COLISEUM ON JUNE 4
Elkes, Leander, and Monroe
Star Attractions.
GOOD SPORT EACH THURSDAY
Three Cornered Events to Be Made a
Feature at the Local Track-Cyc-
ling Game on Elevated Plane.

Harry Fixes, the middle distance cham
picn of the world; George Leander, the
long distance champion of the world,
and Benny Monroe, 1.-The Memphis Won
der" will meet in a three-cornered,
three-heat five mile race, behind the
wtizzing motors at the big Coliseum
track. Fourteenth and East Capitol
Streets northeast. the night of June 4
In case of rain or other mishap the
race will be pulled off the following
night. Contests between Washington's
speediest sprinters will fill out the card
to the large proportions usual at the
Coliseum. This meet will be preliminary
to the season, under the auspices OF the
National Paced Circuit. the first meet
in which will occur here June II, weak
after the preliminary meet of June 4.
Racing Each Thursday
Thursday night has been adopted as
the weekly meet night for Washington,
with Friday as the night on which post
poned races will be ridden off. The Ma
tioral Paced Circuit, even at this time,
pacing game the uncertainties that have
deferred patrons of the sport in seasons
past. The Coliseum management knows
now just what riders will contest at each
meet throughout the whole season datiaS
from June 4 to September 6. All the
great riders have signed the conditions
OF the National Paced Circuit, and they
will come here for three-cornered race
each week of this seasons racing game.
Last year the meets were seldom be-
tween more than two men, and generally
the races were twenty mile straight
away affairs.
Experience taught the promoters of
the Coliseum that the public wants all
the excitement and enthusiasm that the
sport will evoke, and as a consequence
the National Paced Circuit, acting upon
the representations of C. Ross Kloster-
man and his associates here. determined
upon three-cornered races, which go into
effect at once in each of the twelve
cities comprising the circuit.
Good Riders Here.
The Coliseum preliminary meet
promises to be, big affair as Fixes.
Leander and Monroe are in high favor
here They will reach the city several
days ahead of the meet and continue &C
| tive training. Elkes will be paced by
Hoffman, Leander by Zimmerman, and
Monroe by Hunter Each will have a
motor tandem of from 10 to 16-horse-
! power, and in case of any accidents TO
! the riders the National Paced Circuit
/ substitutes. Freeman. Mcfarland. Nat
Butler, and Melting, will eb on hand to
! fill the gap. The Coliseum management
/ promises this season that each Thurs
! day there will be a race. and at each
| there will be three OF the best riders IN
/ the whole country, and in case of mis-
/ hap the following night will see the
! postponed race pulled off. Last seasons
/ difficulties in getting riders and being
able to pull off a postponed meet have
| been eliminated by the formation of the
| National Paced Circuit At last the at
! tractive and dangerous motor paced BIZ
! cycle racing game has been put on a
! substantial basis. and its success here
] in view of the great interest already
| manifested IS absolutely certain