The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-19

DENVER. Colo. Aug. 1S-The closing
DAYS racing OF the wheelmen's tourni-
ment was witnessed by the largest crowd
during tie meet. Not al accident or any
kind happened TO mar the days pleasure
aud the races were thoroughly enjoyed
BY the II 900 people present.
Zeirlrr. the Little Demon" from San
Jose, Cal, was the hero of the day and
the question "who will take Zimmy's
place" seems answered by his perform
ances.
A shower came up after the second race
and made the track trihs heavy but II
soon became fast again by subsequent
racing and during the record breaking
trials it was in perfect condition again.
The first race OH the program was the
two-thirds mile open, Class b. 1t was an
exciting contest. Bald of Buffalo. and
Wells OF California. raced down the
stretch neck and neck, Bald winning by
two inches.
PASSED IN THE HOME STRETCH.
KreutZ OF Denver, led in the one mile
handicap, class A, until they reached the
home stretch, when he was passed by the
who finished in the order named.
The guarter-mile national championship
had eight starters. Zeigler of California.
kept up his championship work OF yester-
day by leading from the start and finish
ing first BY half wheel shower just
before this race made the track too heavy
for record time.
The half-mile open, class B, had fast
men, including Sanger and Titus. In the
stretch Sanger shot past Wells and won,
| with Titus a close third.
Gardner OF iiuois, who has been riding
very fast durlDs tho meet, won the class
| 4 quarter mile easily.
Zeigler again distinguished himself in
| the 2:20 class race for class b. He and
| BoIe,, y: Denver, who got second place,
/ received au ovation At the close.
ZEIGLER SHOOTS THROUGH THE Air
The one-mile national championship,
which WAS the big race OF .he day, brought
| the Californian TO the front once more.
| Having already won two races today IN
1 fast com pany, many thought he might BE-
/ sold out After the race 1t was conceded
/ that he is strong candidate for "Zm-
mprmnn's place, rs champion OF America"
The pace-makers set a hot clip from the
| start Sanger led at the third and two
thirds, with Murphy of Brooklyn, Zsigler,
/ .J
! maize magnificent squirt on the last LAP
and gained lead of four wheels. At the
head of the home stretch Murphy moved
uD alongside of Sanger. They could not
catch the little demon" however. and he
won by wheel amidst the widest EN-
thu-iaSm. J. 5. johnson was fourth.
Gardner of Illinois won the two mil;
open, class n, race easily.
BREAKING THE RECORDS.
After the regular program had been run
of several trials at notwithstanding wer'
made. The first TO appear were - ID
| Cabanpe and h J. Titus, for the one mile
uupaced tandem of 1:59, made by Hng-e or
ty aud Williams, class A men at Waltham
June H. They made the mile In 1.56 TO
quarter WAS made in %; half - %
turee-quarters 1:26; mile 1:56 45
Then A ID. Kennedy OF CHI
cago came out for the two mile pace
standing start record, of Ais B ), held bl
Harry c. Tyler. He WAS paced the frs
mile by Titus aud Cebanne on tandem, W
+. Murphy, first third OF second mil, {
NJ. Murphy second third and w. W. Taxi
aud Titus and Cabaune last third III
succeeded in bringing the record TO AIS
Fractional time: Quarters; 50 10; half
% 3 9; three quarters. l:31 10; one mile
POS: one and quarter, 2:95 20 Mile an,
half. ell 3-j; mile and three-quaters
3:44 3-5; two mile, 4:l5.
Edgar Boren, Dallas, Tex, and B. b
Bird, ST. Paul. tried for class A unpac-t
mile. both riding 10 2:l7 %, above tn
record Il. a. Callahan was successful Il
MS attempt, bringing it TO 2:l6 40 pre-
vious record being 2:l7 IL. Summaries:
Two-thirds Of mile, open. class BE
c. Bald, Buffalo, won; {. :. Wells, Sal
Francisco, second; l. ID. Cabaune, 81
Louis, third. Time, la %.
One mile. handicap, class A. Gard
ner, Chicago won; Il. b. Bird. st. Paul
second l. A. Callahan, Buffalo, third
Time, 2:l6 Is.
Quarter national championship-Ott
Z-Igler, San Jose won; W. W. Traxis
Philadelphia. second; Raymond Mellon
aid, New York, third. Time. 80 3-5.
Ode-half mile Open, class Il: W. {
Sanger won; c. ;. Wells, second; T. .
Titus. third. Time, iii 2-5.
Quarter mile open, class a: A GardDe
won: Is. b Bird, st. Paul, second; {
Davis, third. Time, 81
One mile 2:20 class, class B; Otto ZeiGie
won; o. T. BOles. Denver. second; Z. b
Coulter. Toledo. third. Time, PA A..
One mile national championship: OFT
! ZeiEler, san jose, won; c. VI. Murphy
,, Brooklyn, second; W. c. Sanger. tnirc
Time, PIP Is.
Tro mills open, class a: \. Gardner wor
b Il. Bird, second: n. Black, Fort Wayne
: third. Time, 1894.