The morning call., 1894-08-17
BUT HE WAS DISQUALIFIED.
This Ruling Will Probably Lead
~. to a Dispute.
SUCCESS OF THE DENVER MEET.
Western wheeImen More Than Sat-
+ isfied With the Work of Their
+. H.. FL. Crack Riders.

DENVER, Colo, Aug. 16.-The national
racing tournament of the League of
American Wheelmen was inaugural hers
to-day:In the presence of over ten thousand
people. The arrangements were carried out
perfectly and the. success of the tourna-
ment, financially and otherwise, is as
sured. -: =. -; =. :.
!: There was some disappointmen over the
nonapDearance of j.. S. johnson, the
Minneapolis champion. His wheel broke
in the mile open trial in the morning AMI
he did not qualify. Western men are
little disappointed that their racers did not
win more prizes, but are jubilant over the
performances of Barnett Of Lincoln,
Nebr.. in the two-mile handicap, and the
good Showing ofZiegler OF California.
and the Illinois men, Anderson and Gar
ner. and also Weller of Salt Lake and
Maxwell of Winfield, Kans.* The records
lowered to-day are those Of the one-mile
novice, nne-mie open. class b, and the
fyemile national championship.
{ Lee Richardson of Chicago also went
against the half-mile record for backward
riding and reduced it from 2:37 to 1886.
Richardson gave fine exhibition of fancy
riding. 2 - :. r. =. ...:
T. The mile novice was paced by Chaffin
and Phillips and the result was the fastest
mile ever ridden in a novice race. IL. -
F. The first championship race. was the
half mile. twelve men starting. Sanger
went clear of the bunch in. the back
stretch. but gaye:up in the straight. Bald.
the winner. is from Buffalo, The fourth:
event. the one mile open, created the
greatest en- thusiasm of the day. Sanger
took. the lead at two-thirds and held it
until 200 feet from the tape. Here Sanger,
Titus, Brown and Bald were tapping each
other. Sanger had the pole or was close
to II, and Titus, coming very fast. cut in
side of him. Sanger's wheel was seen to
wobble@ for an instant, and Titus and
Brown both finished ahead of him, Titus
was disqualified for foul riding and Brown
was given first place. with Sanger second
and Bald third. Titus friends claim that
Sanger was not near enough TO the pole TO
claim it and also state that Sanger tried to
elbow Titus off the track. Titus time was
2:10 3-5, Which'is the record for scratch
race, the previous record being 2:11 3-5 by
Sanger. Brown, the winner, is a Cleve-
land man. In the two-mile handicap Bar
nett OF Lincoln. Nebr.. who had handi-
capof 100 yards. passed the leader on the
second mile aud won by 200 feet. In this
race Dcdson: fell in the. fifth lap and Nc
CURE and Hamilton went over him. None
were seriously hurt. In the ive-mile
championship the time limit was set at 16
minutes. Seven men started. The pace
was set by several racers alternately, and
atthe tour-mile point Cabanne took the
lead. The squirt on the last lap was very
hot. and at the finish five men were closely
punched. Titus won and beat the worlds
record for five miles in competition, max:
ing the distsn ce in 1919 LIS. The previous
record was - .27 %, also held by himself.
Murphy of Brooklyn was second, ZIegler
of California third. H..
One mile, 1novlce Clyde TurDbull of Denver
won Charles L. jacques OF Chicago second r.
X. Fraln third. Time, 2:23 3-5.
.Hah-mlle, national championship, z. G, Bald
OF Buffalo won. Raymond Mcdonald OF New
York second, Otto Ziegler OF San Jose, Cal,
+ One mile. class A, Louis A. Callahan of Buf-
talO woD, George l.. Weller of Salt Lake sec
onu, q. A: Maxwell OF Winfield. Kans thiru.
Time, 2:3Ss4. =,
One mile. open. class B, Art. Brown OF Cleve.
laDd won, w. e.; Sanger second, E.. c. Bald
third. Tlmr, 2:10 3-5. :
T.. Haf-mlle, open, class A, A. Gardner of An.
rora, H., won, f. E. Anderson OF Ro0dbOuse,
ILL.,, second, r. A. Maxwell of Winfield Kans
third. Time. l 10
Two-mile handicap class b, F. G. Rarnett of
hfncolR. Nebr., won. A. ID. Kennedy OF Chicago
Seeond, l. e johnson Of Cleveland third
One-third OF mile, Open class A. E. f. An
derson OF R0Odhouse, Ill, won f. H. Kaiser m
Dayton, Ohio, second, J., A. Callahan or BuffaIO
third. Time, "a 40
Five miles, national championship f. I
Titus OF New York won. G.. M. Murphy of
Brooklyn second Otto Ziegler of san Jose, Cal.
third. Time, 1919 ID. = =