The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-28
SCRANTON DOES The TRICK
Won Six Prizes 10 Yesterdays Car
bondaIe Bicycle Races.
GARDNER WINS THE 2-MILE
Keller and Corser. Second and Third.
Scranton Riders Capture Threc First.
Two Second and Ono Third Prize.
Cabauue and Callahan winners.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

dark and threatening weas.--.. which
they feared would interfere with
their meet. All the cracks reached here
last night. coming direct from Wilkes
Barre The parade this morning
started from Church street at IL
o'clock. headed by the Mozart band.
Next In order were the lady riders of
Carbondale, followed by the Green
ton Bicycle club. Maple City wheelmen
and the Carbondale club.
Toward noon the sky began to bright
en- and the wheelmen's hopes revived
in proportion. But the dark clouds
gathered again after the first event
had been run.
The first event was one mile nov
ice. which was won by William
Dunn. OF Scranton; w. II. Crago, OF
Carbondale. second. At the start Crago
was thrown heavily against the fence
but he pluckily remounted and caught
the bunch at the half with the above re-
suit.
The second event was a one mile
open. class "A" In the first heat there
were seven starters. Henderson led to
the quarter. when Keller, of Wilkes
Barre, passed him, and held that posi-
tion to the finish. winning first prize.
j. G. Henderson. second; Charles T.
Miner. third: W. G. Douglass. fourth.
Second heat. one-half mile open-JThls
heat was one Of the most hotly con-
tested Of the day. ]. z. Corser, OF
Scranton. winning by a few feet. f. T.
Hand. Of Plainsfield who was second.
pushed Corser hard. c. Il. Jack,
Reading, third; Raymond Grouse, Phil
adelphia. fourth.
Corser. OF Scranton. Second.
The final heat of the one-half mile
open. class A. was q scorcher. Corser
set the pace to the quarter. where Jack
passed him by a pretty sprint. c. b.
Jack. first; e. r. Hand, second. and j.
B. Corser, third. Miner. Douglass,
Henderson and w. j. Keller became
tangled on the back stretch, and all
went down. Keller and Miner We're in
jured the most. Keller being unable
to participate in the other events. f.
r. Hand was disqualified for foul rid
ing. Corser receiving second prize.
n the first heat of the one-half mile
open, class B, Dr. Brown won
by a few inches from Coburn, who
was second. Otto Ziegler. third; W. F.
Sims, fourth, and F.. P. Jenny, fifth.
Second heat-The fastest men were
in this heat. all finishing in a bunch,
with L. A. Callahan. first; Coulter, sec
ond: Cabanne. third; Helfret, fourth.
Final heat-This was paced by the
Syracuse tandem team, Mayo and
Saunders. L. A. Callahan won, with
Sims and Ziegler second and third re-
spectively. Callahan received \ $50
diamond, besides first prizes. as the mile
was ridden in less than LOS.
Scranton in Bunch.
Two mile tri-county championship.
including Lackawanna, Luzerne and
Wayne counites-This race excited
more interest than any of the events as
all of the participants were we'll known
throughout the valley and had their
"rooters" with them. Some objection
was raised to Corser entering this
race, the objectors claiming that he
had not been resident of Lackawanna
county the required time, but neverthe-
less he was allowed to start. James, OF
Wilkes Barre, led the first mile, fol-
lowed by Gardner. Ben Keller and Will
lard Keller, the other riders keeping in
a bunch. At the one and q half mile.
Corser led, w. G.. Keller followed
with Gardner and Ben Keller close up.
The finish was a fine one. Gardner and
Keller squirting from the bunch. close
ly followed by Corser. Gardner won
from Keller by a foot, with Corser a
good third.
Sid Black gave an exhibition of fancy
and trick riding, which was loudly APP
plauded.
One mile open, class b: First heat
Titus set the pace. Johnson and Bald
following very close AT the one-half.
Titus fell back. Coulter taking the lead
and keeping 1t to the finish, with Bald
second. and E. C. Johnson. third.
Second heat-Cabanne won this heat
after hard struggle with Otto Ziegler
who finished second; l.. c. Johnson
third.
Final heat (class B)--This final was
also paced by the Syracuse tandem
team. Cabanne winning, with Bald and
L. c. Johnson second and third.
The Carbondale. Bicycle club one mile
championship was won by w. ii.
Crago; X. d. Purdy. second.
The two mile handicap, class A, and
the one mile, class b. handicap were
declared off on account of rain, which
poured down I'm torrents.
Summaries.
One mile, novlce--Eirst prize, value $40:
second, 500; william Dunn. Scranton. first;
w. II. Crago Carbondale. Time, Pa 2-5.
One-h half mile, open, class A--F'irst prize,
.t,,. w 4 Kellar Wilkpa- |
Barre. first; j. G. Henderson, Lewistown.
second; Charles r. Miner. Binghamton,
third Time, 1.l3.
Second heat--J. b. Corser, Scranton,
first; H. r. Hand. Plainfield, N. J., second:
c. b. Jack, Reading, third. Time, LIS.
/, Final heat-C. B. Jack Reading, first;
John B. Corser, second. Time, 1.13 As.
one-half mile, open, class B-First prize,
value 500: second. SIS; third, $50 Time
prize of $50 II made In better than los. |
First heat-Dr. Brown. Chicago. first; J.
Coburn, Syracuse. second; Otto Zeigler,
Toledo third. Time. LIE AS.
Second heat-L. A. Callahan. Buffalo.
first; G. X. Coulter. Toledo. second; l.. d.
St. Louis, third. Time. 1.12 As.
Final heat--L. A. Callahan. Buffalo,
first; w. +. Sims, Washington. second; |
Otto Zeigler, Toledo, o, third. Time.
l.01 2-5.
Two-mile. tri-county championships. |
A. Gardner, Scranton Bicycle club, first; |
Ben Keller. Green Ridge Wheelmen, sec
ond; ]. b. Corser. Scranton Bicycle club,
third. Time. 4.J2 Id.
One mile, class B-Flrst prize. value $50;
second, 500; third. $50: c. r. Coulter, To- |
ledo, o., first F.. c. Bald, Buffalo, N. Y,
Il. c. Johnson, Cleveland, O..
third. Time. 220
Second heat--L. d. Cabanne, st. Louis, |
first; Otto Zeigler, Toledo second: l.. c. |
Johnson. Buffalo. third. Time, 2.30.
Final heat--Cabanne, first; Bald. second;
l.. c. Johnson, third Time. 100.
Notes Of the Meet.