The record-union., 1894-08-18
THE wHEELMEN,s MEET.
ZeiGler and Wells Cover Themselves
With Glory

Zeigler and Wells Cover Themselves
With Glory.
| DENVER, Aug. IL. = A grand-stand
crowded with 10000 spectators, beautiful
weather and perfect track were the con-
ditions at the second days racing of the
! League Of American Wheelmen's tourna-
ment here to-day. The audience was well
pleased with the good exhibition by the
crack riders, and applauded them heart
lily. The record breaking was continued
from yesterday, and to-day they were
lowered by margins which left no doubt
as to their genuineness.
The programme was carried out to per-
tection, only one race, the last on the pro-
gramme, had any bad feature. This was
the one mile open, Glass b, in which j.
). Johnson appeared for the first time
during the meet.
The most interest conferred in the two
mile echampionshiD-the third on the pro-
! gramme-and the way the record was
lowered shows what a magnificent race 1t
was. Zeigler, the Californian, was given
an ovation at the close. Western men
had more luck to day, and the California
racers and their friends are jublant to-
night over the performances of Zeigler
and Wells.
The sport was started by the half mile
handicap, class b. which had ten
starters. Wells of California, with a
handicap OF forty yards. took tho lead in
the homestretch and won by wheel
from Grath OF st. Louis, who had fifty
yards. Wells time, 0:554, clips So off all
previous records. Bald of Buffalo,
scratch, time one minute, worlds record.
The mile, open, class a. had field of
eleven riders. Anderson of Illinois set a
hot pace after the first lap, and held his
lead till we'll iuto the homestretch in the
last lap, when ne was passed by Gardner,
also an Illinois man, and Callahan of
Buffalo.
The big race of the day was the next on
the programme. A new pacemaker was
put 10 at every lap, and instructed 10
make it lively one. That they did it can
be told by the fact that the record was
lowered 20 seconds. The pacemakers
were Gerwing and l.. c. Johnson. At the
one mile point Titus of New York had
the lead, with Bald of Buffalo and Zeigler
of California close uD. At a mile and
third the pace was SO hot that the field
began TO string out, and the famous San
ger was seen laboring hard, almost in the
rear. He dropped out entirely in another
lap. At the beginning OF the last lap the
field was scattered quarter of mile,
and most of the riders quit exhausted.
l.. Q. Johnson was pacing, with g. NJ.
Murphy of Brooklyn next, and Zeigler
coming up fast, followed by Titus. Up
the back-stretch Zeigler headed both
Murphy and the pacemaker, and won by
q hundred feet, while Murphy was the
same distance ahead of Titus. Zeigler
was the only man that seemed to have
any wind left at the finish. The race
caused the greatest enthusiasm, Zeigler
being a great favorite here. Bicyclists
went wild over the lowering OF the
worlds record by nearly eight seconds.
Murphy might have done better had he
not made his race so early IN the game.
The mile Western championship was
won by Wells of California.
The tive-mile handicap, class \, had
big field, owing to the fact that the
trials were crowded out in the morning,
and tWenty-seven men started. kruetZ
of Denver, with a 500-yard handicap,
won; Maxwell oi Winfield. Kas. GAO
yards, second, and B. Bird of ST. Paul
(scratch) third. Birds time, 12:l5, lowers
the record 3-5 seconds.
The mile open, class B, had field of
big racers, but was declared off after GO
ing over it twice, On account of not COM
ing within the time limit.
III. II. Maddox of Asbury Park went
against the worlds unpaced record of
2:lI l-5, with a flying start. and made
2:10 1-5. Quarters: 0:3l 4-5, 1:O34, I:36 4-5,
and the mile IN 2:l0 1-5. Summaries:
Half-mile handicap, class b, G. S.
Wells of California 40 yards) won, Z. A.
Grath of St. Louis 80 yards second, C.
r. Coulter OF Toledo go yards third, E.
c. Bald of Buffalo (scratch) fourth. Time,
1:00-world's record.
One mile, open, Class A, A. Gardiner
of Chicago won, l.. a. Callahan of Buff
falo second. f. e. Anderson of Rood
house, ILL.,, third. Time, 2:35 So.
Two mile, national championship, Otto
Zeigler of San jose, Cal, won, c. NJ.
Murphy of Brooklyn second, Z. J. Titus
of New York third. Time, 4:2l 2-5.
Two mile lap, Class A, A. Gardiner of
Chicago won, l.. A. Callahan of Buffalo
second, c. w. Davis of Chicago third.
Time. sol I-5.
One mile. Western championship, open
to riders west of the Mississippi, c. S.
Wells of San Francisco won, i. d. Cab
anne of ST. Louis second, Walter Foster
of San Francisco third. Time, 2:2S.
One-third of a mile, open, Class B,
Raymond Mcdonald of New York won,
Otto Zeigler of San Jose. Cal. second,
". w. Taxis of Philadelphia third.
Time, 0:44
Five mile handicap, Glass A, NJ. NJ.
Kruetz of Denver 900 yardsl won, G. A.
Maxwell Of Winfield, Kaps., (240 YARDS
second, B. Bird OF St. Paul (scratchl
third. Time, 12:l5-world's record.