The herald., 1894-08-17
THE |. A, v. TOURNAMENT
Opening of the Races at
Denver.
A Highly Successful Meeting
Assured.
Western Riders Win Some Of the
Prizes.
Otto Zoigler Does tho Honors for the
Pacific Coast-spsctators Disap-
pointed in Sanger and
Johnson.


DENVER, Aug. 16.-The national rae
ing tournament Of tbe League of Ameri.
can Whselmen was inaugurated here to-
day in the presence of over 10000 peo-
pie. The arrangements were carried
out perfectly, and the success of tht
tournament, financially and otherwise
in assured.
There was some disappointment ovel
the non-appearsnce of ]. 8. Johnson, th'
Minneapolis champion. His whee
broke in the mile open trial in tn,
morning, and he did not qualify.
The western men are little disap-
pointed that their racers did not wir
more prizes, but are jubilant over tn,
performances of Barnett of Lincoln
Neb.. in the two-mile handicap. and the
good showing of Zeigler of Californis
and the Illinois men, Anderson ant
Garner, and also Weller of Salt Lake
and Maxwell OF Winfield, Kan.
The records lowered today are those
for the one-half mile novice; one mile
open, clsas B, and the fve-mile national
championship.
Lee Richardson Of Chicago also went
against the half-mile record for back.
ward riding. and reduced it from 2:31
to to 2 :35. Richardson gave q fine ex'
hibition Of fancy riding.
The mile novice was paced by Chaffir
and Phillips, and the result was tht
fastest mile ever ridden in novice race
The fret championship race was the
half-mile, IL men starting. Sanger wen,
clear of the bunch in the back stretch
but gave up in the straight. Bald, the
winner, is from Buffalo.
The fourth event, the one-mile open
created the greatest enthusiasm of the
day. Sanger took the lead at the two
thirds, and held it until 200 feet from
ths tape. Here Sanger, Titus, Brown
and Bald were tapping each other. San
ger had the pole, or was close to it, ant
Titus, coming very fast, cut inside O
him. Sanger's wheel was seen to wob
bic 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 sec
ond and Bald third. Titus friends claim
Sanger was not near enough to the pole
to claim it, and also state that Sanger
tried to elbow Titus off the tracb
Titus time was 2:10 3-5, which is the
record for scratch race, the previous
record being 2 IL 80, by Sanger. Brown
the winner, is q Cleveland man.
In the two-mile handicap, Barnett Of
Lincoln. Neb., who had a handicap OF
1876 yards. passed the leader on the sec.
ond mile>and won by 200 feet. In this
race Dodson fell in the fifth lap and Nc.
Guire and Hamilton went over him
None wore seriously hurt.
In the fve-mile cham pionehip, the
time limit was set at Is minutes. Sever
men started. The pace was set by sew
eral racers, alternately, and at the four
mile point CAbanne took the lead. The
squirt on the last lap was very hot ane
at the finish five men were closely
punched. Titus won and beat the
worlds record for Eve miles in competi
tion, making the distance in 1919 1.5
The previous record being 1927 2-5, also
held. by himself. Murphy OF Brooklyn
was second, Zeigler OF California third
Summaries:
One miie, novice-Clyde Turnbull
Denver. won, Charles E. Jacques, Chi
cago, second, Z. X. Frain third time,
1928 3.5.
Half mile, national championship e
~ DsAN, ouhoios Wous RuymOHu nnC
Donald, New York, sec 3nd, Otto Zeigler
jr., San Jose, CAL, third; time, ;51s.
One mile, class A-Louis A. Callahan
Buffalo, won, George L. Weller, Sail
Lake. second, G. A. Maxwell, Winfield
Kan, third; time, 2;3s34.
One mile, open. class Bart Brown
Cleveland, won. w. G. Sanger second
E. 9. Bald third; time, 2:10 3-5.
Half mile, open, class "A. Gard
ner, Aurora, H., won, +. E. Anderson
Rood House, H., second. r. A. Max.
well. Winfield, Kan, third; time, l. 10
Two-mile handicap, class B--F. G..
Barnett. Lincoln, Neb., won, A. D. Ken.
nedy, Ohicsgo, second, L. G. Johnson,
Cleveland, third time, 4 "a 2-5.
One-third mile, open. class A-E. f.
Anderson. Rood House, ILL.,, won, f. II.
Kaiser, Day ton, o., second. l.. A. Gala
han, Buffalo, N. y. third; time,
0:44 4-5.
Five-mile, national championship-F.
G. Titus, New York, won. @. M. MUIR
ply, Brooklyn, second, Otto Zeieler. jr.,
San Jose, CAL, third ). time, 1919 1-5.
F. E. Spooner OF the New York World
is here arranging for bicycle race from
New York to San Francisco. The World
will give q prize OF $1,000.