The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-26
SOME EXCITING RACES
We're witnessed at the National Circuit
Meet Nc StsubsnVilis Northumberland.
Rsr Wins Close lace FROM Eddie Had.
The Fine showing Of George Helms.

WeFS WITNESSED NJ tue NANouht NlFoult
Meet at StsabsnViIis YsstsrdaT-GRrdi.
Rsr Wins a Close Race From Eddie Had.
h Rln0 showing Of George HOlms.
Special DtEpdteh 10 ne IHtdligeHeT.
sTEUBENvLLE, o., July 25.-Ths SEQ.
ond National Circuit bicycle meet run
in s~teubenvIIlo took place this after.
noon. Last year the attendance was
very poor and the bicycle club Lost
money, but to.day's races were a success
financially as well as from a racing point
Of view. The grand stand at the Pleas.
ant Heights track was full and many
more spectators lined the stretch, SO
that altogether fully fifteen hundred or
two thousand people witnessed the
sport
Tho feature OF the afternoon was the
the eth race, tho one mile Class D.
Arthur Gardiner, the best OF the new
men, and the great Eddie Bald were
among the contestants, and in the
stretch II developed into q contest be-
tween the two. Gardiner had tho ad.
vantage fifteen feet from the tape,
but the Buffalo boy closed the gap with
q mighty iumn and was beaten by only
two inches. The race was g. close that
the Judges found 1t difficult to decide,
Bald and his trainer vigorously kicked
when the decision was given Gardiner
Later a vote to reconsider the decision
was taken aud defeated, 8 to
In the Glass A ace the feature WaS
the riding Of SteubenvilIe's crack rider,
George Helms, who 10 rapidly de-.
yeloping into one OF the best Glass
A men in the country. He captured
frat place in every race no entered, his
win from AugeDbaugh In tho five milo
handicap being the most sensational
finish ofthe afternoon.
The track record was again broken,
this time by Arthur Gardiner, Of the
Morgan & Wright team. Paced by
Decardy and cambridge, and Zleglor
and Scott he made the half in 81 10
seconds. Previous to this tho record
was held by Bliss at 81 2-5 seconds.
GARDENERS half to-day Is also the record
for the state Of Ohio.
Ten.year.old Archie Williams, Of vii.
merdihg, attempted to break his record
of 1:OS for the half mile, but could only
do 1t in l:1G l-5.
Summary Of the aces:
One mile, class A, novice-W. j.
Whelan, /; A. L. Dodd, Wellsburg, q;
Edward Paul, Steubenville, 3;F.C Q. Kess-
Ter A; time 2;43. Subsequently Referee
Bliss disqualified Wheian and Dodd
and gave Paul first position aud KesslOr
second.
One.half mile, open, class A-George
Holms, ~Steubenville, /; John +. Steele,
Cleveland, 2; ]. Z. Morrow, Beaver
Falls. 8; Otto Mayo, Erie, A; time
1;08 Ia.
One-halt mile, open. class B-First
heat: Jenney, Utica team, /; l. G. john
son, Stoarns team. 2; Brown, Sterling
team, 3; Maddox, Sterling team, A; time
l:l5 i.5. .Secondheat: Gardiner, Nor
gan &Wright team, l; Cooper, Monarch
team, 9; Coulter, Morgan & Wright
team, 8; Bliss, Monarch team, 4; time
100 40. FINAL heat: Gardiner, Il Mad
dox, 9; l. q. Johnson, 81 Brown, A;
time l:14.
One mile, handicap, Glass Al. L.
Morrow, Beaver Falls, /; ]. 7. Steele,
Cleveland, 2; v. s. Reed, 8; Clyde
Quimby, stoubOnVitie, A; time, 2:i9 i.5.
Ono mile, open, Class B-Gardiner,
Morgan & Wright team, /; Bald, Co.
lumbia team, q L. q. johnson, stearns
team, 8; G. NJ. Murphy, Brooklyn, a;
time, 2:l4 40. Gardiner won by two
inches.
One mile, Glass A (boya under aixtoen
years)-L L Stowe, %Islotta, o., Il Will
Matthews, Wellsburg, 2; r. O. Smith,
Bridgeport, o., 3; Edward Paul, steu.
benvills, 4; time, 2:55.
One mile. 2:40 class. Clnss A-Goo'vo