The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-13
Champion Lowered State Record al
Colosseum Last Night.
AmeIe's Bad Arm Lost Game Yesterday.
Other League Games.

Last night was almost an ideal one for
speedy racing so far as weather was con-
cerned and in anticipation OF some breezy
sport one OF the largest and most en-
thuiastlc crowds seen at the Colos-
scum this season journeyed out TO the
Broad street place OF amusement
they returned home very well salts
fcd with the sport Witnessed. though
the main event went easily To the man
who wears the name OF Champion. When
they began TO speed around the track
the event promised to be not only speedy
bat exciting and close. An accident in
the early part Of the race spoiled this
and prevented the realization OF this anti
patton, however. and the race was rather
one sided
Champion took the event by two miles
and lap. and despite the fact that he
h d no occasion 10 push himself he low
ered the state record for the event and
added new laurels to his wreath estab-
lish.ng more irmly the right TO be cham
Iicn In deed as we'll as In nans. Wal
thour showed what might ha % been donc
lac not his motor gone wrong, mt that
pesky, sputtering iron beast took upon
itself to have an off night and began to
show signs OF ind Opposition early in the
same. In order 10 be sure o: having its
way II provided a flaw In ihs em.ss.cn
valve. the first case OF the kind known
10 motor surgery. and there was nothing
for the rider to do. but TO send the de-
mon TO the hospital for repairs.
The motor that was substituted wss in
ferior so far as making pace was con-
ceri ed and Champion had gotten such
. lead by this time that IL was useIcss
tor Walthour TO almost even ;ip matters,
though that rider did attempt the hei.
ctlean task.
The race was from a flying start With
the motors on fairly even ter.ns, hence
the start was pretty. Sch7lze ~ds Tp
g.. Walthsur and Saunders for IN impior
though the latter was sent Jn his trip
from the tape, while the former got away
from the back stretch, with Waltz our IN
The best Of the start by 10 yards. 1hs
lerd was too short TO last and coon
Champion had not only cut 1. down, bu.
had lead OF 35 yards TO his cred,. vn the |
second lap and was going Ike the wild !
In the second mile Bobby was seen to
f1,ter then got at II again. but with a |
Suspicious ,|cather eye on his motor. In /
the third lap he played the same trick |
an1 the crowd soon saw that his sus-
pioions were founded on fact and rat |
h did well TO he skltt.sh ~ his ina
chine. The motor had gone 10 the | d |
anu had TO be sent TO the sheds
II was here that Champion got his |
longest lead and the plucky rider was |
seer 10 be one the losing side. BY the |
time the fifth mile was on. Champion had |
n mile on Walthour and had passed him
twice. For three laps now Walthour
stood his competitor OF. but IL was all
in van. Champion had the best OF pace
and was riding in perfect form 50 he got
b. and moved even faster than before.
In the 13th. Walthour was Tapped again
and Champion knew that the race was
his He kept up his terrific pace to
~, o,,d lnA hat ko oil rotI
tha state records.
Harry Caldwell challenged the winner
for contest next Wednesday night.
now there Is sure TO he a fast event on
that evening
The feature. and a lively one. OF the
ers. was the scrap In the final heat be-
tween Hubert Martin and keighley who
had made a great run to catch the limit
men. Keighley won by the fraction OF
Hollister laid low and captured the 10
mile open. McKinnon OF Boston won
FRS were taken by Eckhardt. OBrien,
Downey. Mcdonald and keighley. The
one-mil- handicap for Rhode Island
sullivan Providence $50 yardsl Thomas
Farrell. Providence 100 yards), second;
Hubert Martin. Providence scratch; do;;
;ards). fourth Time-2:Os 10.
Second heat-Won BY A. Fountaine.
OlO yards): X. Keighley.
Providence tscratch). second: a. II.
Hunter. East Providence OBS yards).
bird: l.. e simmons. Providence (45
rards). fourth. Time-2:05 2-5.
Third heat-Won by +. Keighley; HUI
,ert Martin. second; A. Fountaine. third.
rime-o0s i-5
Ten-mile open-Won by e. T.. Hollister. =
Mass: NJ j. O'Brien. Lowell,
Mass. second; Adam Byerman. New .
-orlV-third: Matt Downey. New Bedford J
ourth. Time-2T:03