New-York tribune., 1905-12-03
CYCLING IN THE GARDEN.
PreIiminaies of Sir-Day Race At
tract Big Crowd.

Hugh MacI.ean, the middle distance champion
pace follower met Tommy Hail. the champion OF
England. in ten-nile motor paced cycle race at
Madison Square Garden last night and won easily
by two and q half laps over the ten-lap track in
IT minutes 81 15 seconds. The race was one OF the
preliminaries to the six-day race which will be
started at Y o'clock tonight Halls time was II
minutes 4S 3-5 seconds
The men were started at opposite sides OF the
Garden and had to catch the pace Hall caught on
before MacLean but the race had gone only a
few laps when MacLean started in, to gain, and
a quarter of a mile on the Engshman.
The four thousand spectators wno watcned Inc me
on the turn at the Madison-ave entrance Toward
passed Hall again. Shortly after MacLean lost his
pace and almost at the same time Hall did like
The ten mile open International race had many
tered. Probably the rider who was looked to with
amateur champion, who made his first appearance
as professional in this race. He will be con-
motor paced race with Mclean.
In defeatng Teddy Biiington in match race in
two straight heats. In the professional race he
Holllster and Arthur Vanderstuyft. the Hoilander.
so the result Of this race was between these four
Kramer on the eighth lap of the final zrile. shot
Of iigRnng and led to the finish Winning BY three
lengths HOLSTER was second. a length ahead OF OF
DoWney who, in turn, two lengths before
Nanderstuyft. A prize was offered to the winner
or the most laps IN tnlS race, ana tIlS went u
Hollister with total of twenty-eight laps.
The mile amateur handicap, like the five
mile open, had to be in several heats and a
final. It by Charles Jacobs of this city,
by two lengths, with c. P. Stein second and A w
Macdonald, of Boston, third, in the fast time or z
minutes and SO second.
The special match race between Downey and
Ellington proved big disappointment 1t was to
have been best two in three heats Ihe flrst neat
was half mile. Downey had the pole at the
start and made all the pace winning by haf
The second heat was announced as a two mile
pursuit race and Ellington shot or at terf1nc
speed at the crack of the pistol, which sent the men
off at opposites of the Garden. In the first two
laps Ellington gained more than one hundred
yards but 1en for some unexplained reason. ne
gave up the struggle and allowed DoWney 10 pass
him after going six and a quarter lapS' ana IheIe
fore the match went to Downey.
The first race on the programme was q nVe-fnlie
open amateur race, which was run in six heats ana
a final At the beginning of the last lap In the
9naI heat w C'offey, Of Boston. went to the front
Macdonald, Of Boston. and G.. H. Sherwood, or the
New-York Athletic Club to eaten him, ne won py
a wheel. Macdonald was second, hair Wneel
in front of Sherwood. Macdonald led for twenty
eight laps and therefore won the lap prize.
Ffve-mle amateur (open}-Eon by w Coffey. Boston;
A. w. Macdonald, Boston, second. = II S1erW1ea 4e"-
York Athletic Club, third. Time. 1883 Lap priz'
speofai match race between Mate Downey Boston.
and Teddy Ellington. Of Newark; hrSt heat onena'
mile won by Downey Time. 1925 Second heat two
mile pursuit race, by Downey at % laps inns
Te1-mle international professionaI-won by Frank
Kramer. East Orange; G l. H9lster SpTlnlei9
second Matt Downey Boston third; Arthur Nandersuyt
neile amateur handicap-won by charles Jacobs
second A. w MacDQnaId, Boston t85 yards third.
Time 2OO2s.