The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-31
BUTLER WON TIL:
MOTOR PACE RAGE
sBostonian Defeated Frank Cad
we'll, Of Connecticut, ii
Straight Heats.
DEFEATE CALVIN
MONROE
Lad From Dixie Won Handilys
Pretty Race Among Local 8.
Amateur Cyclists.

Amateur Cyclists.
Z The bicycle races at the Amphitheatro
last night! aroused the enthusiasm OF tho
crowd to a greater degree than my OF
tho races yet held, and afforded the best
exhibition of the kind ever seen in this
city, The evenings card consisted OF
three races, the first a ono mile three.
heat race between Bennie i Monroe, Of
Memphis, and Frank Calvin, Of New
York; the second, a half mile three-heat
race With four local competitors;s and the
third, u great mort paced race between
the veteran Nat Butler, Of Boston, and
Frank Caldwell, of Hartford. While all the
races were exciting the grent motor paced
race Of two heats one of three and the
other Of four mile heats was the
most exciting ever witnessed in this
city. s 81 az n s..i d b iSi IS
ii Nat Butler, OF Boston, winner Of moro
than one hundred races, won tho mot or.
paced race In two straight heats, the
\ first Of three miles being covered In -
minutes SO 3-5 seconds. The margin ofEflle
winner was t&bout 80 yards Tho second
heat Of four miles was finished by Butler
sinS7 minutes and % seconds, OF. q 4 minute
and 521-4 clip to the mile. This rate
maintained for four. miles on q twelve
lap track Is terrlfic speed, and the crowd
was fairly thrilled by. the tremendous
pace behind the putting mo tors, which
were eng neered sswl tn great SKI ll.gss Gao J.
wells motor was slightly a Effective, but
aButler's victory was clearly on his m rits.
He had a lead Of 50 yards on his opponent
\ at tho end Of the four mile hea t. The
riders kept close upon the machines as
they whizzed around tho oval track at a
speed that threatened destruction to the
riders In tho event Of H the slightest
8niishap. AS tho motors puffed and
specded and the swheelmen pedalled faster
and faster the crowd shouted with ex-
Scitement, and when Butler opened a,
wider and steadily widening h gap over,
his younger opponent there was great en-
athusiasn. The result Of the race means
that Butler is to try Walt hour at the
coming Boston contest, according to the
statement Of Manager Prince.
5S5I The Local Race.
The local race, a two heat sprint Of
half a mile in which four Richmond
riders were the contestants furnished the
only accident, and that, happily, was not
a serious one. The riders were Messrs.
Dallas Richardson,fIJ. C. Coltes, Ollie
Hope and Nelson Holt Of this city. At
the crack of the pistol in the first heat,
the riders got off in the GLOWING order:s
Hope, Richardson. Holt and Coltes. Hope
set a fast pace from the star t, 8 and it
was soon seen i hat his compel tors would
not overtake him In the eight laps, for he
widened the distance between him and
q his nearest competitor. The heat was
\ finished In the same order in which the
riders LETT; the start. ~
THE time for the half mile & was 4
minute IA seconds, a, very creditable
record for unframed riders who had not
become accustomed to a small oval track.
y tho second 5 heat s richardson and
Coltes got off In the 1 lead. & followed i 81
Hope and Holt Atfsthe orthwest turn
on tho fourth lap Mr.. Coltes' wheel crank
struck Mr.. richardson S pedal and The was
thrown. but slid down to the edge of the
track without injury, his moro fortunate
fellows continuing their fast pace. Mr.
Hope continued to gain on his leaders
as the laps were reeled off and finish
ed first by a good margin, with Mr.. Rich
,ardson second and Mr.. Holt third.
Three-He Race.
! The three heat race Of ono mile heats,
iDelWccu a. NlOHTOeItt anu 9t N1ftlViA, was 81 u
pretty bit Of pcdalling, Monroe, the
favorite, winning on his merits in two of
tho three heats. Calvin won the second
heat by a. pretty squirt. The first heat
was won handily by Monroe il. 2 minutes
IA 3-5 seconds, his margin being about
three feet over the Irish faVorite. Calvin
gotEoff in the lead, but was soYertakenS on
the fifth lap, and never headed tho Ten
nessecan therea fterse In the second heat
Monroe got away with the shot tnEtle
lead, but was headed just before the
close Of the race Calvin, who won out
in 2 minutes 16 40 seconds in u fast.
finish. In the third heat the two riders
played for advantage for the first half
mile, neither being willing to make tho
pace. Consequently the time for the first;
half mile was slow. During the last half
mile, however. Monroe shot ahead OF
the wearer of the green and the band
played Dixie, From that tlmef on it was
a stern chase, and In the last three laps
Monroe fairly burned the wind. He be-
gan pedallng furiously and shot ahead
of CALVIN with ease, winning 3byfa margin
of FORTY feet E,fas2 $50 lsS ~ sE,i,l Fl