The record-union., 1894-08-20
SPORTING EVENTS AT DENVER.
HENDERSON WINS THE HUNDRED
YARD FOOT RACE.
ziegler of SAN Jose Covers Himself
With Glory, Winning Three Great
Races in One Day.
sneoial 10 the REcoRp-uN1ox.

San Francisco won the American cham
ship hundred yard foot race to-day
against the other crack American sprint
ers. About 5000 people were in attend
ance. The result surprised the friends of
Morris, who backed their man to stand
STILL The race was for sweepstakes OF
500, with purse Of $500 added.
T. C. Morris of Santa Ana, CAL, who
won the championship last year, A. S.
Henderson OF San Francisco aud Harry
Appleman of Emerson, Iowa, started IN
the first trial heat. Henderson won IN
8 4-5 seconds, with Appieman second.
Morris did not qualify.
The 81 larters in the second trial were
w. II. Copple of Bancroft, Neb., Jack
Gibson of Romeo, Mich, and A. h. Pull
ley OF Riverside, CAL Copple and Pulley
qualified.
The quarter-mile handicap was won by
John Mahan of Chicago. tiity-hve yards,
Summit Marksberry of Paydon, Utah.
second, and Lee OF Kansas City third.
Time, 464 seconds.
The final in the 100-yard race was
good race. Henderson took the lead and
kept it throughout, but was nearly
caught by Copple, who was only eight
inches behind him, and coming very fast.
Appleman was third. The time was
1LIl9 D6II6T LDdI ten SSCODuS.
ROAD RACE ON WHEELS.
DENVER, Aug. 19.-The twenty-five
mile road race from Denver TO Lupton,
over the famous Denver course, came off
to-day. The weather was fine. and the
attendance crowded four trains, which
were made up of eight coaches each. Sew
enty-tive men started, including many
of the wheelmen who were i'll Denver to
attend the l.. A. w. meet.
Titus, Sanger. Johnson, Callahan and
others from the East, and Zegler, Wells
and Foster OF California were entered,
but did not start. The scratchmen in the
race were B. Bird, cambridge. ii. Il.
Dodson, Chicago; a. Gardner, Chicago,
and G. NJ. Murphy, Brooklyn.
The first dozen men over the tape had
heavy haudicaps.
Gardner of Chicago won the time prize
in remarkably fast time, considering the
stiff breeze which blew in the riders
faces. Gardner rode wonderful race
from start to finish. When half over the
course he discovered that his rear tire was
punctured, but he kept up his gait behind
Murphy of Brooklyn for four miles. IL
then dismounted and changed wheels
with cambridge. his running mate. By
this time Murphy was long distance in
front of him, but he went for him and
passed the Brook yn man again five miles
wins a chest of silver tableware valued at
$500. The first man in takes a $500 piano,
and the next five men over the tape get
high-class bicycles. In all there were
about twenty prizes.
bunch of handicap men got in
mix-up ten miles out, and Hanchett of
Lincoln, Neb., had his collar bone
broken.
The first man started had Is minutes
handicap, and the scratch men were sent
away at 1918 Going through Brighton,
fourteen miles from the starting point,
the handicap men were keeping up
their lead OH the scratch men, and up
to this time very few had dropped out.
II. II. Dobson of Canon City. Col, with
Ii minutes handicap, was the first man
in at 1l:2S:3S; A. j. Banks of Denver,
with 1880 handicap, second; w. NJ. En-
right of Sioux City, with Ii minutes, was
third; NJ. NJ. kruetz of Denver. 10 min
utes, fourth; G.. A. Maxwell of Winfield,
Kas., minutes, fifth; w. *. Fekhilis of
Wichita Kas., 10 minutes, sixth; Will
lam Schnell of Lincoln, Neb., 8 minutes,
seventh.
The first scratch man was Gardner of
Chicago, who was the twenty-seyenth
man over the tape. He was followed by
c. Nj. Murphy OF Brooklyn, also scratch
man. T. q. Barnett OF Lincoln, Neb.,
with handicap OF i minutes, was next,
and he was followed by II. l.. Dodson
OF Chicago, scratch. Gardner's time was
l:22:41, Murphy 1:22:42, Dobson 1:22:45,
Schneil of Lincoln l:22:57.
THE LITTLE DEMON" FROM SAN JOSE.
DENVER (Col.), Aug. l9.-The closing
days racing OF the League of American
Wheelmen's tournament was witnessed
by the largest crowd during the meet.
Not an accident of any kind happened
10 mar the days pleasure and the races
were thoroughly enjoyed by the ZOO
people present. Zeigler, the Little
Demon" from San Jose, was the hero Of
the day.
c. Bald, Buffalo, won; {. s. Wells, San
Francisco, second; L. d. Cabanne, st.
Louis. third. Time. l:44g2-5.
One mile, handicap, class A. Gard
ner, Chicago, won; u. Il. Bird, ST. Paul,
second; l.. A. Callahan, Buffalo, third.
Time, 2:l6 l-5.
Quarter of mile. national champion
ship-Otto Ieigler. San Jose, won; w. w.
Taxis, Philadelphia. second; Raymond
0:33 3-5.
one-half mile, open, class B-W. L.
Sanger won, c. S. Wells second, f. j.
Titus third. Time, I'LL 20.
Quarter of mile, open, class A.
Gardner won, b. b. Bird second, c. w.
Davis third. Time, OBI.
One mile. 2:20, class B-Otto Zeigler of
San Jose won, .. L. Boles of Denver sec
ond, G. X. Coulter of Toledo third.
One mile, national chanpionship-Ott
Zeigler of San Jose won, c. NJ. Murphy
OF Brooklyn second, w. Z. Sanger third.
Time, 2:12 I-5.
Two miles. open, class "A. Gardner
won, B. Is. Bird second, NJ. Black, Fort
Wayne, third. Time, 4:59 SO.