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BICYCLE EXCITEMENTFour Thousand Spectators Yell Themselves Hoarse AtThe Oolosseum ■OVER THE TEN-JHILE CONTESTOissao Beats dims In 20 MinutesAnd 0 2-6 Seconda |Th« American Outrides His Opponent, But Hls Psoemakeri Are Not Up To The Mark—John 8. Johnson Reduces The Mile Record To JB.Oi 1-5—J. L Ires, Of Baltimore, Second In A Fast Heat.Never possibly in the history of bicycle racing In Baltimore, has such enthusiasm been aroused as that displayed at the Colosseum last night, when Henri Clssac, of Paris, and Frederick 81ms, of Washington, raced ten miles in 20 minutes 9 2-5 seconds. CIssue won.Over 4,000 persons saw the struggle snd of these fully two-thirds were shouting and yelling with excitement. The race was one of those which could not help but arouse the observers. In no part of the ten miles was one of the racers leading by more than an eighth of a lap of the sixth of-a-mlle track, excepting in the last lap but one, where Sims succeeded In opening up twice that much space. It loo Led as If Sims bad the race won and pandemonium reigned. The French champion's colora, It seemed, were to be lowered for the first time In bis racing career.At the beginning of the last half mile Sims, who had been hanging to Clssac stubbornly, suddenly urged hla pacemakers, and they ahot by the Frenchman and hla pacera at a fearful gait. Clsaac ■hot away from hla pacera and tried toovertake Sima, but h* was not equal to the effort. Gradually Sima drew away, until be had opened up a quarter of a lap. Cls-aac'a pacera, who outclassed those of Sims, saw their man losing ground, and as If sent electrically they went to his rescue. Sims’ pacers tried to aid their man, who had made auch a brilliant spurt unpaeed, but before they could get to going Clssac had overhauled them, and Inthe last fifty yard/ he succeeded In winning by about ten feet.Sims appeared to be the stronger at the finish, despite the fact that he had time and again during the race Ignored his ; pacers and ridden at Cissac's hind wheel,! and had also* ridden the last half virtually I unpaeed. It was a graud race, and though I it wus u big disappointment to the onlookers that the American did not succeed. especially after his chan’'** looked so bright, they nevertheless cheered bwthwinner and loser.Sims' strong hold Is five miles or under,while Clssac'a best riding Is from twenty to thirty miles. They met at a compro-I mise distance.Persons who got to the track early sawa world's record broken. It was in thefirst heat of the one-mlle race. It waswon by John 8. Johnaou In 2 minutes aud1-5 of a second. The record, which wusheld by Nat Iiutler, of Boston, was 2 mln-ut*s 1 4-5 seconds. J. L. Ive§.better knownas Patsy Ives, winning second place In the one mile race, was popular. Walthourwon from Ives by six fe.-t in 2.01 1 5. which had been record time until Johnson reduced It last night.On the night of July 4 Jay Eaton, of nVw York, the champion wood track Indoor rider of the world, will come to Bal-! titnore and race with Clsfcac for a stake I of *500 a side. Eaton defeated Bald, Cooper, Kiser and Loughcad for a purse I of $1,000 and the championship of America l last October on a colosseum track at At-! lanta, Ga.The time In the ten mile race by miles was as follows: I mile, 1 57; 2 miles, 8 52;8 miles, 5.56 1-5: 4 miles. 7 5* 1-6: 5 miles, 10. 6 miles. 12.02 15: 7 miles. 14.05 2 5:* miles. 16 06 2-5 ; 9 miles, 18.07 3 5; 10miles, 20.09 2 5.Ths summaries of the other races follow:AummnrY Of Flntl*.Half Mill* Professional Consolation Brr»*chRan* Pur**. III. $10. $5 lt;Thf prtliminariof tlia race wfff ridden Tuesday eveninf )~H R.: Stf*Often, Minneapolis, woo; M Sanderson, We.n« phia, second; Fdward Oium. Wa*hinft«n. third* Time. 102 5-5 Lee Count lman, WasUmat *n . William Fa Oswald Philadelphia, and W. w. Throop, \Va*himron. alto rude.One Mile Profit* ion a 1, Handicap; Prises 125,$15, $10.-Robert VBtlthcmr, Atlanta, Ga., lt;2 **e-onda,) won: J. LJ hf*, Baltimore, lt;2 second*,)* lt;»nd; R. L. Freud. Baltimore. (14 second*.) thud Time, 201 1-5 H. R Steeneon. Minneapolis. lt;4 •econda.) and W. G. Le CompU. Baltimore, (ISeconds,; alao rodeHutiimary Of Heatt.Firat Heat.—One Mile Professional Handicap— John 8 Johnson, Minneapolis, t scratch.,) won. Tima. 2*X) 1-5 Robert Walthour, Atlanta lt;2 r*c-uuds.) M Sandarnon. Memphis. (I second*,) Lee j Counselman. Wa*hin*t n (I seconds.) and bdw.urd Wedekind, Baltimore, (U second*,) aiao rode Second Heat-B H Htesnaon. Minneapolia. (4 tecouda ) won. Time, ? (W 15. Carroll Jaca, Philadelphia, (2 seconds.) A J, Sc hum a. Philadelphia,(T aeconda.) and A. J Murphy. Iialtimors, (13 sec-OOd*.} alao rode Third Heat-J. L. Ire*, Baltimore. (12 aeconda.) won Time, 2 201-5. J. Chapman, Atlanta II seconds.) W. F. Throop, Washington, aeconda.) and Edward Cause, (7 aeconda ) also rode Fourth Heat—Robert L French, Baltimore, ill aeconda ) *on. Time 2 3$ 1-5 K A Miller Baltimore, (15 seconds,} W. MrFacham, Philadelphia,(7 seconds.) Iiert Repine Nashville, lt;6 seconds,) and Benjamin Monroe, Memphis, \i seconds,; alsorudeFifth Heat—W O Le Compte. Baltimore, ($ seconds,) won. Time, 1% 2 5 W. J Wilkinson, Baltimore. (10 seconds.; Edward Allard, Baltimore,seconds ) Robert Thompson and William duna,of Philadelphia, (scratch.) alao rode
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Fri, Jul 01, 1898
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