Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
WALTH0UR BADLY BEATEN
ALBERT WILLS OF LONDON
WINS TEN-MILE CYCLE RACE.
Little Englishman Always Keeps
Close to the Pacing Machine
In Easy Fashion.

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New
York. December 5.-What promised to
be an exciting finish to the Introductory
program Of cycling events heraiding the
annual six-day race at Madison Square
Garden wound up disappointingly TO-
night. Bobby waIthour OF Atlanta.
Ga. Americas best pace follower. was
matched for a ten-mile motor paced race
against Albert Wills Of London. England.
who holds the worlds one-hour paced
record for 81 miles. 976 yards. Tho
event, which was expected to be hotly
thour having lost his pace after going
nearly five miles
The race had to be started twice, as
Wa.thour had a fiat tire after they
had gone three-quarters OF q mile. This
caused a delay of twenty minutes. When
the race started afresh Walthour was
penalized fifteen yards.
Wills gained a few yards on the Atlanta
rider in the first four miles When they
had gone four miles Walthour lost his
pace and could never make up the handi-
cap.
The little Englishman. always keeping
close to the pacing machine. finished i'm
easy fashion. twelve laps ahead OF the
American.
All of the men who are to take part
in the siX-day race were seen in the
ten-mile contest for professionals, which
Jose. Cal. who was about five yards
in front Of Eddie Root of Brooklyn
twice winner of the six-day races in
the Garden.
triangular race between Kramer. Du-
pree and Taylor puzzled the onlookers
as Kramer won the first, at a half mile
in fine form. but was badly beaten in
the second heat at mile; finishing a
fishing as named, about two wheel
lengths apart.
The French champion won the toss as
to the distance of the last heat. which
proved to be the deciding one. and chose
a mile. Kramer. after the first two laps.
never left the Issue in doubt and won by
a scant margin of eighteen inches from
Dupree. with Taylor trailing.
tive of spirited finishes. Al Halstead Of
Sacramento Cal, winning the one
quarter mile final. after a fine sprint.
The one-half mile handicap went to Gus
Purden of Brooklyn.
Summaries.
Three-cornered match race: profess
sional; one mile:
First heat. one-half mile, won by Frank
l.. Kramer. East Orange, y. j.; Major
Taylor. Worcester. Mass, second: Victor
Dupree. Paris, France, third. Time,
1913
Second heat. one mile, won by Dupree:
TAYLOR, second; Kramer. third. Time,
23O1-3
One-quartcr mile open amateur:
Final heat. won by Al Halstead. Sacra-
mento. Cal; William Vanderdries. New
York A. c., second; Adam Beyerman.
National a. c., Brooklyn, third. Time.
81 % seconds.
One-half mile handicap: amateur:
Final heat-Won by Gus Purden. Brook
Ign (35 yards) Z. O. Drewitz. Williams
bridge C75 yards), second: Herman Heintz.
New York (65 yards), third. Time. 100 As
Three-cOrnered race: professional; final
heat-Won by Kramer; Dupree, second;
Taylor. third. Time, 2.2S is.
1O-mile open Professionalism by FLOYD
A MacFarland. San Jose. CAL: Z. r.
Root Brooklyn, second: George Wiley.
Syracuse, third: George G. Cameron, New
York, fourth. Time, 22.54 40.
1C-mile motor paced match race-Won
by Albert Edward Wills. London. Eng
land. paced by Charles Tarville; Robert
"A. Walthour Atlanta, Ga. second. paced
by G. Lawson. Time. f.O2 50.