New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-04

Dozens WaIthour an FTteen-Mhe
Paced Race at the Gdrden. :.

The usual preliminary races that 90 uie iish'
before the six-day race took place "' -h'''
SQUARE Garden last evening. There were teW
vacant seats in the big building, and stanolhs room
where a fair sight OF the co1tests S0U'u " W
was ha-d TO find
The principal Of the night was the hIleeI-
mile motor paced contest between BOBBY " al
fhoyr who won the six-day at the Garden for
tie second time last wear. and Hugh MacLean' OF
Chelsea II is probable that a majority Of the
spectators who gathered last night thought or the
death OF Leander winner Of the motor paced race
the Garden Saturday evening before the
start OF the six-day race last year. due TO fali
while following the pace machine in Paris, and the
death Of Jimmy" Michael sea. a few weeks
ago. due to injuries while following the pace.
Walthour received hearty applause when he
came the track. after his absence abroad. where
he won many There was some delay IN the
start Of the contest owing TO the pacing machine
MacLean was to follow going wrong. 1t was unable
send the of 20 start. and the pistol
went of with MacLean about fifty yards before his
opponent In the first three miles Walthour had
gained about ten yards on MacLean, when a weak
tire caused the former to lose his pace. MacLean
had gained six laps before Wahhour exchanged
wheels In the fourteenth mile MacLean had TO
change his wheel. and lost four laps The excite
Inent became intense MacLean crossed the tape one
lap TO the good. The time was 26:34s. MacLean
demonstrated that he is Of the best followers of
pace In the country. At the nsh both men were on
sprint wheels instead of motor paced bicycles.
Frotl, the French champion, gave a half-mile
exhibition in 1:0l The slow time Kissed. 1t
was then announced that the Frenchman mistook
the snap Of the pistol. thinking that it meant the
finish Of the race, instead of the last lap and
result he let up in riding.
Frank Kramer, the spTlnter gave Quarter-mile
exhibition IN 90 Il The 9ne-mile amateur handi-
riders known on the local tracks 1t went TO
Matt Downey Of Boston, by several yards. c. a.
The international ten-mile open race for profess
SIGNALS was made up mostly of riders who viii take
first four 70 finish and 50 to the leader at each lap
greatest number Of LAPS Ii was won by William
Fem Of Connecticut by a wheels length, with
land third, and G. g Scbreiber of %eW ".
fourth. In the first send-of of the contest the
Circuit Of the track before HG the G psto d vent Ee off
meaning the start of the race Several the riders
falling in one of the boxes and receiving several
bruises. The riders got another start and those
10 go over thetape at each mile in the order named
were as follows: First mile, l. L. Melting of
foah e Ro6 B Brooy Mam h f @e
Melting; sixth mile, N c. Hooper, Salt Lake City
fam Fem: ninth mile. j. Moran, OF Boston, and
tenth mile. William Fem, The, five miles were
AS In the fiye-rnile race for amateurs there were
McKi1non, Of Boston: Matt Downey., Of Boston.
lap prize went to Matt Downey.
The finish Of each mile follows:
SUMMARIES
One mile Camateur, handicap)-won by Mat Dow
ney. Boston (35 YARDS: c. A New-York $50
Yards. second William Wilkins. jr. New-York (lIO
yards. third. Time, 2:O6&s.
Four-hqndred7an -forty-yard exhibition by Frank
Ealf-rpile exhibition by Froi OF France. Time sol
Ien-Inie International race lprofessionaIl-won by
William Fem, Bristol Conn; Jimmy Moran Boston
second; NJ Stol, Holland third: George c Schreiber
New-York. fourth Time. 22:lq.
Ftve-Inile open (amateuT)-Won by J. j. McKinnan.
Boston; Matt" DowDey, Boston second; A.
Newark third: W. Mcdonald. Massachusetts, fourth.
Flfteen-Tnie motor pace-won by Hugh Mac1ean Of
Chelsea; Bobby Walthour. o Atlanta Ca second
Time. 26=343s