The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-16
Nelson Defeats WaIthour Champion
Receives Poor Pace.
Rochester Escapes Shuiout by Winning
Last Game Of the Series.

Bobby walthour was defeated by Jo
Nelson last evening at the Colosseum
track. The Southerner dogged i'm the l7ti
mile and quit on the stretch. Nelsol
rode out the race and was heartily ap
plauded when he sat up on his wheel anc
quitting Hunter turned the track once
again. dismounting at the riders bench
fresh ana strong ana apparently At fol
another 20 miles.
Walthour attributed his defeat TO lacl
OF pace. His blue motor skipped badly
In the warming up laps and the manage
ment had some difficulty TO induce tnt
Southerner TO ride. Walthour did moi
want TO follow the ben Hur'' claiming
siderable delay Walthour was induced ~
follow Turville on the Ben Hur.' the
riders agreed TO start from the tape and
Nelson was given the pole. but Walthour
led from the gun and caught his pace al
the finish Of the frst lap, gaining lead
OF 20 yards before Hunter picked up Mel
son.
The Southerner steadily increased his
lead to half a lap I'm the first mile and in
the second mile sprinted for Nelson, the
schoolboy rider losing his pace In the
last lap OF the mile in An effort TO pre-
vent Walthour from tapping him. Mel
son lost two laps before ne caught Hun
ter again.
AS soon as Nelson caught his pace he
started TO cut down Walthour's lead and
passed him in the last lap OF the NTH mile
going by again In the ninth.
Walt.1ours motor seemed 10 be going
badly as none OF the miles ridden were
made In remarkable time, though Hunter
hummed by Turville on the Ben Hur'
with little trouble.
At the finish OF the tenth mile Walthour
still had a lead of half a lap. but lost IL
In the 18th mile. the schoolboy calling for
III. going TO a lead OF half a lap which he
held for several laps and then increa sed
In the last lap OF the 18th till he was close
upon Walthour and passed him al the
tape.
Nelson sprinted by riding easily but
Walthour seemed all out OF sorts and left
his pace on the back stretch intending TO
tagg on TO Ruden@who had come out with
the blue machine when IL was seen that
the Ben Hur' was working badly. When
Walthour left Turville, Ruden was some
distance behind and his machine was
barely crawling. Walthour refused TO fol-
low either machine and plugged out
few laps unpaced before leaving the
track. Nelson lost his pace momentarily
In the 18th mile but caught on again
cleverly
Walthours quitting the track did not
make very favorable impression and
the action was a disappointment to some
OF his friends
The other events on the card were
sharply contested and the ten-mile open
brought out big field ThA field started
TO cut out hot pace I'm the e1ap proceed
ing the bell lap and when they got the
bell the bunch came down 10 the tape at
terrific clip. In making the first turn
Hurley. Collett and Stoughton were
thrown on the bank and rolled to the fat,
escaping without serious injury.
Twelve riders started and the winners
finished In the following order: First,
Adam Byerman OF New York; j. j. Nc
Kinnon OF Boston and c. T.. Hollister Of
Springfield tied for second and third
place and ]. f. Achorn, Jr.. OF New
York. fourth.
Dollars were hung up for each mile fn-
ish and kept the riders from looping until
the last lap OF the race. Honors were well
split up on the finishes. Stoughton won
the sixth mile and with two other riders
In the trio started TO lap the field The
pace was too much for Martin and But
terworth and they dropped out OF tn.
neld which Hurley was pacing In an at
tempt TO cut down the lead established
by Stoughton. The two riders who wera
up with Stoughton did their share of the
pace-making and IL began to look as IL
Hurley might be outgeneralled The lew
i, OK sprinter did some great humping
IN the next TO the last lap and had
buncred the field only TO lose al. chance
or winning In the collision on the hank.
was captured bN |
Hurley In sensational finish in time hut I
three seconds slower than the worlds
record.
Summary:
One mile handicap: First heat-Won !
by Thomas Norton. Providence 1A |
yardsl; Dan Taylor. Providence goo |
yards). second; T.. s. Collett. New Haven /
rs YARDS. third. Time 2:oi s-5
Second heat-Won by L. A. Stoushto,
Boston QS yards); F. Keighley. Provi- /
fence dl0 YARDS, second Hubert Martin.
Providence tSo YARDS, third Time
,:4 2-5.
Third heat-Won by Ernest Butter
worth. Providence 90 yards) c. l.. Hol-
ister' Springfield 90 yards). second;
Thomas Taylor. Providence dG0 yardO.
hird. Time 1902 as
Final heat-Won by Marcus Hurley
New York (scratch); G. l.. Hollister
springfield. second: Hubert Martin
Providence. third Ernest Butterworth
Providence, fourth. Time 200 S-5
Score: