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Show PACED RACES AT MAJESTIC AREAMAT Whittler and Samuelson Demonstrate Ability as Pacemakers. Three motor paced races pleased a goad sized crowd of bicycle fans at the Majestic saucer last night- The other events ware also Tory fair sad, all told, patrons of this popular game witnessed a good card of races One of the pleasing innovations at Harry Hragren 's track this season is la the fact that the manager haa arrayed ar-rayed around himself a string of pace makers sad pace followers who know their business. It is a revelation to see meg like Fred Whittler aad Theodore ' rwmnefsrrn making pace ea the ttttle track, especially after having seen bike riders, inexperienced on a motor, wobbling wob-bling all over the track ia an effort to pace another rider during the past few Sears. With men like Whittler aad a nine' son oa the motors the fans need ' no longer shiver ia their boots for fear that some motor rider will lose bis "dobber" during a race and send bis J; machine into the stands. The manner ia which Whittler and Samuelson paced their riders last night was pleasing to beheld. These two boys are riding their own motors motors which they themselves manufacture! or rebuilt at least aad aa a result there are no delays and there is no wobbling all over the track whea they get under un-der way. Whea a rider ia taking pace from one of these two pacemakers, be need do only his portion bang on and pedal for their pacemaker will ride the race for them. After Wilrox had defeated Pve and luer bad taken the measure of Hoot, the two winners met in a five-mile final, which waa aa pretty a. paced raee aa has been aeen here aince the days whea Silly htatnueleoo and Hardy Downing were rivala. Whittler, pacing Wileox, rode a splendid rare, and Wileox took advantage ef the perfect pace by doing hia share. Wilrox really rode a brilliant race- Duer, behind Samuelson, also rode ia a manner that brought the crowd to its feet, but Wileox nuns on to hie good pace with a determination and succeeded suc-ceeded in going by at about one mile and then gradually gaining until he waa again able to pass Duer on the bell Bnt one criticism can be made of last sight ' paeed races and that ia. that the announcer did not inform the fans before be-fore the races started as to whieh rider had the pole. No one In the stands could figure out whieh rider held the pole in the first two heats. Trie Majestic sweepstakes, a five-mile pi ufaawlonsl event, was a close aecond In Interest to the motor-peced racee and produced a sparkling contest. Eddie Root laid off the early pace, and sprinting sprint-ing Into the lead near the finish, won by a half wheel length In 10:17 -.' Msr-tln Msr-tln Ryan was second. Gordon Walker third and Ernie Pye fourth. The pace was s fast one, the one dollar swarded to the leader of each lap putting lots of ginger into the riders. The one-mile handicap Invitation event for profeeetonala brought out a pretty content, Lloyd Thomas riding from the 40-yard mark, winning, with Paddy He-htr, He-htr, ecratch. In aecond place, and R. pie-teabaeaxer, pie-teabaeaxer, 70 yards, third. The mils was -uutasad in 1 :S1 4-1. O. T7. Schmerta again demonatrated hia superiority over the amateurs by winning win-ning both events for that claea. He won the Australian pursuit race after finishing finish-ing first In the first heat of that avsnt. and later won ths unknown distance lac race. The summaries of last night's card follow: fol-low: First event Australian pursuit race, amateur, half mile: O. U. Schmerta won, Aubrey Taylor, ascend: R. E. Hal-sett, Hal-sett, third: C. T. wilkina, fourth Time. 1:0 4-1. I tea and event Second best. Australian Kureutt race, amateur: i. J. Huey won. . Braaler. second: Cart Schmerts third; , " B. Klser. fourth. Time. 10i. I Third event First heat motor-paced , race, three miles. Harvey Wilcox (paced i by Seraoeleoa) wen, K. A. Pye (paced j by Whittler), aecond. (Two alerters), i Time. 4:00 1-1. Fourth event Second heat motor- , paced race, three miles: Ray Duer i (paced by Whittler). won: Eddie Root (paced by Samuelson), failed to finish , (Two starters). Time. 4:11 1-1. , Fifth event One mile handicap. Invitation, Invi-tation, professional: Lloyd Thomas (10 yards), won; Paddy Hehlr (scratch), sec- , ond: R. TMefenbacher (7 yards), thhd , Tims. XM 54. Sixth event Final of Auatrallan pur- . suit race, amateur: O. t gchmerta . won. R. Braaler, aecond: Carl gchmerta. third. Distance I miles. 1 laps, to yards. Time, 7:11 4-1. Seventh event Majestic eweepetakee. Ave Ills, professional Eddie Root won. Martin Ryan. aecond: Oordon Walker, third; B. A. Pye. fourth. Time. 10:17 e. Lap money waa divided aa follows: Dtafenbacher tie. Thomas ft. ' Toures Is, Crebe 14. Pinter. Pye end ' Walker. M each; Wilcox 1. Eighth event T'nknown distance lap race, amateur: O. U. Schmerta won: , Aubrey Taylor, second: H. Kramer, third: , Carl Schmerta, fourth Dlatance. I , mile. laps. Time, 1 40 t-l. Ninth event Final motor-peced race. ' t mllae: Wileox (paced by Whittler). ' wen; Duer (paced by Famuelson), sec- ond. (Two starters). Time. 0:1! 12. |
