The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-18
BEFORE GREAT RIDE
wALTHoUR AND MUNRoE WILL
APPEAR AT COLISEUM.
MADISON SQUARE EVENT
WILL RE ILL TRATED THANKS
GIVING ON SAVANNAH TRACK.

worlds Greatest Riding Team VIII
Appear With Gussie Lawson, the
Terrible Swede, and show How
six Day Races Are Run-Win
Leave Imme diateIy Afterwards for
New York to Appear in the Gar
den-WaIthour and MunrOe win
Also Ride "A Match Paced Race.
Plans for Holiday Card.
Savannahians are promised rare
sport Thanksgiving, probably in the
evening, when a specially arranged
holiday programme will be pulled off
under local management at the Coli
scum.
Bobbie WalthoUr, who still holds the
title of champion pace follower of the
world, will be pitted against Bonnie
Munroe, with whom he is now train
ing in Savannah for the great six-day
race at Madison Square Garden next
month.
These two riders had to be given
large sum by the Madison Square Gar
den management simply for agreeing
to enter the big race, Walthour hay
ing about decided to quit the game.
Besides the bag of money that will be
handed TO them before they mount
their wheels in New York the team
will get any prize that it may win,
and the betting is two to one that Wal
thour and Munroe will take first
money.
with Gussie Lawson, the Terrible
Swede,' who is a candidate for long
distance championship honors, and
who is looking after Walthour, the
men are staying at Bannon Lodge and
are hard at work daily on the Coli
scum track. They have not worked so
hard in many a day and are now in
the pink of condition. WalthOur says
that during all of his time on the
track he has never been in such splen-
did riding shape and that with a part
ner like Munroe he is certain to come
out victorious in the long race in New
York.
How Big Races Are Run.
The programme for Thanksgiving will
be arranged so that Savannahians can
get an idea just how the big races in
the Garden are run. These events. in
which riders from all over the world
appear and which thousands of people
witness annually are not paced races,
and Walthour. Munroe and Lawson
will show just how such race is made
possible.
Without the motors these three fast
riders will grind out a few miles to
show how the teams ride in the Gar
den, and how the riders are able to
keep up for six days. Nothing of the
sort has ever been attempted in Sa-
Vannah, and on the ever of their de-
parture for New York the three cracks
are certain to be greeted by the seat
ing capacity of the two grand stands.
Motor Paced Races, Too.
Walthour has his fast motor Candy,
Jr., in Savannah now, and will send to
Atlanta at once for his second ma
chine. He will ride three heats with
Munroe, and if the weather conditions
are propitious not only track, but
world records are certain to be broken.
This is made likely because the two
men are in such excellent shape, and
because the track will be repaired and
put in frst-class condition.
The Terrible Swede. a great Savan-
nah favorite, will pace Bobbie and
some of the terrible bursts of speed
that Walthour is noted for will be illus
trated. Because the card will be
double one, and a holiday event, the
races Will probably start before 8
o'clock. Tickets viii be put on sale
in advance at Livngston's pharmacy.
Immediately after the race the rid
ers will leave for New York, and 1t will
be a long while before races will be
again run on the Coliseum track.