The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-05


first event; a diamond medal valued ut
$50 in the sixth event, and 800 dia.
mond for the exhibition mile.
The clang OF the judges bell before
the one-mile novice race was tho sig
nal for the laurels to begin to shower
about the Scranton men. The five en-
tries were we'll punched rs the stretch
was entered on the last halt. Woll.
of the Honesdale Maple City wheel
men, bad the pole, and as he began
the fnal squirt swervel in front Of
Waldner, OF Scranton, and the latter
fell. Woll WAS placed third at the
finish, but was disqualified aud the
position given Waliner
WINNER OF FIRST EVENT
First event. one mile novice Shiifer,
Scranton, first: Weyandt, Dunmore,
second Waldner, Scranton, third; Woll,
Honesdale, third and disqualified.
Payne. Scranton, alsO rode. Time,
2.3l 3-5.
The eighteen starters in the half
mile open. class A, rode the race In
two heats. If tine time mad been made
in 1 10 or better an additional prize Of
n $35 diamond would have been given.
If in the final Banker, the phenomena
from Pittsburg. had begun mis- squirt u
few seconds earlier no might have
won. Corser. of Pottsville, the VIM
ner. WAS completely pumped out at the
finish and tho Pittsbuvg wonder could
have ridden around him in another
furlong. However, the Pottsvllle boy
won tho race through Bankers tGrIi-
ness and gave better account OF him
self later in the afternoon, The final
start was poor one.
Second event. half mile open, Glass A
First heat Banker, Pittsburg, first; Will
iams Erie second; Diver, Philadelphia,
third; tlme l:ll. Second heat-Corser,
Pottsville, first; WinRns, Scranton, sec
ond: Lewis, Swathmore, third; time, l:l2.
Final heat Cprser, Banker, Measure,
Philadelphia; time, l:l4 10
An illustration of the bad results OF
team work occurred in the one-milt
open, class B. race when Murphy was
disqualified after going second over the
ribbon, and the second and third prizes
awarded to Taylor and Brandt 1t does
not seem that the judges action was
warranted.
RESULTS OF TEAM WORK.
Special prizes of diamonds were tc
given for the best mile made by Clas:
b men and previous to the start Nc
Laugblin and Stenson were selected by
Clerk Bode, to set a 230 limit
pace. Helfert and Titus, the Spauldine
team, were pumping side by side com
ing into the stretch on the last half
The former was plainly jockeying for
his mate who was on the inside Muir
ply was behind the pair and wher
coming strong on the outside Helfer
swerved. collided with Murphy and BIZ
the dust. Titus shot out and notwith.
standing the accident was nearly
caught by Murphy at the ribbon. The
first decision of the judges to give
Helfert third plase was eventually
changed in favor OF Brands
Third event, one mile open, Glass B, Titus,
New York, frat, Taylor, Waltham,
Murphy, second and disqualified time,
222.
In the racs for the one mile cham.
pionship of northeastern Pennsylvania,
Scranton carried off all the honors, in.
cuding the special prize of a golt
watch for the tirstover the ribbon on the
half mile mark. Keller, Wilkes-Barre
slipped pedal and fell in the bach
stretch while we'll forward and pump
ing strong, Had be been in at the
finish the summary might have been
different.
Fourth event-One mile northeastern
Pennsylvania championship; class A.
Newman, Gilmore and Gregory, first
second and third, all Of Scranton. Win.
ans, Scranton, special prize: Gardner,
Scranton; Gething Nanticoke; Gil
christ, Wilkes Barre: White, Scranton
Keller and James, Wilkes Barre, alsc
rode. Time, 35 2-5.
BANKERS GREAT WORK.
Banker, of Pittsburg, showed In the
one mile state championship race what
really wonderful pace he can main.
tain and what worry he is to his op,
ponents in o battle royal finish. In tbs
field of eleven starters Banker got de-
cidsd'y the worst Of the start and was
swallowing the dust cloud goingiarounC
the first turn. He then gave such an
exhibition Of level headed riding and
pluck as racing men like to see. Go
ing up the back stretch he began NOV
Ing mp on the outside and going
by the grand stand was nearly leading
the second bunch, fifteen yards behind
the leaders He seemed content with
this position until making the las
turn, when he again shot forward and
won by sn eyelash fromKrick, the tiger
striped Reading boy, in one of tn,
bruising finishes Of the day.
Sixth event-One mile, state champion
ship class A. Banker, Pittsburg, first
Krlck, Reading, second; Measure, Phila
delpna, third; Ermentrout, Reading
fourth Gregory, Scranton, fifth; Diver
Philadelphia. sixth; Gilmore, Scranton
Stevens, Reading; Reist, Lancaster; Geth
ing, Nantcoke. also rode. Time, 9. SO 2-5
NEW RECORD MADE
The state com bination race recort
Of 2:10 2,5 was expected to be danger
ously near to srhithereens when tn
Glass B crackajacks came on for the
handicap at one mile, but nobody sup.
posed the record would bs annihilatsd.
1t was completely smashed. rs was also
the track record. The haudicapper
had scratched his head to a nicsty
when ho established the following
Taylor, scratch; Titus, 10 yards
Murphy. 10 yards; Helfert, 50 yards
Brandt, As yards. Steuson, Is yards
Allen, s. yards. at the first half Sten
cons lead seemed safe and he showed
the field the way around the frs
turn of the second half, with Allei
midway between him and tho bunch
Allen was headed on the far turn by
Titus and Murphy soon followed. Al
they swung home the order was, Sten
son, 10 yards to the good. Titus, Mur
ply, Allen, Taylor, Helfert. Stensor
won hands down aud Murphy took sec
ond place from Titus only few fee
from the wire.
Had Taylor put on steam furlons
sooner he might have had a look-in fol
second or third. AS 1t was he made tn,
distance in 21825 and established
nav record by 1 second for the Driving