Omaha daily bee., 1895-07-14
Buhalo's Little Scooter Adds Another
Championship TO His String,
HAIL STOPS RACING AT ASBURY
Severe Storm Breaks over the Track re-
fore the Program Is Ended and
Forces Several Special Events
over. TO Monday.

perfectly clear The "bikers" had started
from their several handicap marks in the two
mile race. The thunder clouds were driven
over the athletic grounds and streaks of
forked lightning darted hither and thither
among the clouds. The spectators still kent
thelr seats, while the riders sped around the
track In hurry. AS soon as the race was
over ana the winners of the first three places
announced, fearful storm broke out. The
pieces or tEcZen rain which fell on the roof of
tne grand stand and the canvas-covered
olsachers were as large as quarters The
track, Inheld and surrounding ground were
uoii;,pleteiy Hooded and the hospital tent as
wen as the dressing tents, were rem cred use
less AS soon as the storm cleared off the
oihcials agreed to postpone the final race for
tne two-mile handicap, as well as the winners
vntu p.onSnp races and trials against time
uhNi next Monday Afternoon, as the ma iority
vi the contestants slgnifed their intention Of
staying over to take part in the events.
neh the trial heats were begun this morn
lnS anu the contestants in the two-thirds-
mile contest took two minutes and seven sec
onds to cover the distance the Judges de-
clled to put time limit on all the following
meats in the open events. Mile, open class
%, %, was won In an unsatisfactory manner by
Coulter The quarter-mile championship was
won by Eddie Bald, whose work this week
mas stamped him as the American class b
champion. Bald, Mcdonald Zelgler and
Jenny were the starters. On the back Nc
Donald went to the front. but on the turn
Bald made dashing sprint ttat put him over
the tape winner by yard before Mcdonald
with Jenny third The professional two-mile
hanlcap was the last to be run before the
storm broke up the meeting. Rumford won
by seventy-fve yards but Bakers win of
second place was very popular one.
WINNERS OF TRIAL HEATS.
The days races Of the annual meet Of the
League Of American Wheelmen began with
the two-thrds mile. 2:35 class trial heats
The men in the first heat were called to the
start at $50 O'Clock. Results:
Two-thrds mile, 2:35 class. first man in
each neat to qualify. First heat. won by
Louis Hunter. New Jersey A. c. Time,
10. 20 Second heat won by c. L. Leather
they q9ishsd 6eyoSG the time fii%ai,'i Init Tme as
HeW work York Time, 1:43. Firth heat, won by r
beaf b. eeh3tf' no3f Bro2kyn f Time liS A.? Sixth
enth heat, won by1 IT, s. Paige, s' iT BTooltiyn
Tilme' rlme' I:i9 :iS - Eighth heat, none qualified
- One mile, open with pacemakers, class b.
qualify for finals. First heat: Harley Dav-
Utica second Time 2:s6 -5"F s5 Second @ dTfhna{ hsay
A. d. Kennedy, Chicago, first: Il. c. John
Sea, iGn cIfysaqd Rsv MaSaS1d fssSnd T%e III Third
Fred Barry Syracuse. second Time 2:2S
Fourth heat: C. II. Coulter, Toleco, first;
aGtbur 5.p5 Gardiner, Chicago, second Time
=, one mile open, tass A, time limit 2:45;
n se RSpf Rpey TO NsMayk SNnaik for rf a IS
g, Everett, HaGkensack, second. Time,
fs atnord mo sGf9aa fsl asft
second; sen New wlme YorG 2;Ss Third heat: Ray paW
FGarth GTs beat; Tom Butler c2mbridgeport
Ertz, Ertz, z,.!Ig New York, ilIEst; Wallace owen
heat; MIrr. H. r. coIdwel Manchester, first; d
2:a5 - Seventh heat: w. StI@ &. Douglass, a,m n,
and A. Time f s s G. vi Eirbtb K,oh bsd ReafnE Ts sec
fssSHa SsiS%n TPs Pse2.gn tl mi Sntf hss
Patchogue second, Time, 2:s1. Tenth heat:
Rodfvo K z Moshsr ssroh5 Harlan Td rstw E Tensse
Quarter mile, national championship,
classes 4 and b, winner of each heat to
snI9 qnalfv for na ,e Frst Il heat by Frank
Third heat won BY A, ", Porter, Waltham, I'M.
won by Ray Mcdonald. New YORK tine time,
nedv, chlcago, time: 81 a. 3.5 3 seventh M I'll heat heat
Won by &C; Charles L. Earl, New York; time
6 San Jose ESs e @e BY X6tS 8q be5 zfEe5
by e. c. Bald, Buffalo, time, 81 4-5
RESULTS OF THE FINAL HEATS
At 2:35 p. m. the men who qualified this
forenoon in the first race were called to the
starting line. Results:
Two-thirds of a mile, 2:35 class, time limit
$50: Charles NJ. Ertz, New York, first; u.
$; Paige, BrookIyn;+ second Louis Hunter
One n m mile '' open, pen with pacemakers, class b.
time limit 2:35; pacemakers May and Saun-
d. ders on I tandem; C. r. Coulter Toledo;
Barry. Syracuse, third. Time 2;Os.
One mile open, class A, time limit 2:45
l. Leatherbury, Baltimore, first. II. e
Caldwell Manchester, second; w. G. Doug
las New York A; C., third Time: 2ll s-5
first men to ride in finals; First heat won
by John oHallorsn, Jersey city C75 yards
Lakewood go yards, time, l;O2%: A. C.
Green, Greenwich won this heat, but was
Esau9hG III fer H9fRs 4a eaGS Third heat
time los 3-5; fourth heat Won by j. A.
Baldwin, Paterson, n. j. l25 yardsl, time,
Baltimore $50 yards). time, los; sixth heat
won by George W. Rupert, New York $50
ard Wam m' M R Gresem hfa " won az
yards), time, l:Oi 2-5; eighth heat won by
U; S; Paige. Brooklyn, time time 1o5 2-5.
fiaS Ray Mobonaid, 5 New York irst; Frank AKA; J;
eaR 5eat T. ia g. Bald sSf Baao s s Otto Otto zsser SsGaa
San Jose, Cal, second, Time; O:3i 4-5.
Half mile, handicap class A, final; !; NJ
yy:ond W GSares pender vi IN yard "a
yards) third Time; 1908 2-5
Quarter OF aqmite, national championship
class A and Bs1hnal: p c. Bald, Buffalo
Frank ]. Jenny, Utica, third, Time
Two mile, hapdiEeaIp, class p; special first
First heat, CHARLES A. Church. Chester
Pa, go yards, flrst; T. A. Callahan, Buff
fao, Q3O yardsl, second; y. Saunders, Bos-
Plainfield. $50 YSartfO, fourth; W. Decardy
Chicago OlO yktSlt)I fifth. Time: 4:3l Sec
ond heat p. u. Bird, St. Paul Q50 yards)
first; Bald, Buffalo (scratch), second: f.
Johnson, CleyelaRd $50 yards), fourth; j.
Coburn. Syradusdi QSO yards), nth. Time:
4:5O. Third heat a. ID. Kennedy, Chicago
go yards) frst qh H. Callahan, Buffalo
G2O yards), sapdMiI j. +. Barry, Syracuse
Q20 yards). thdId;nF H. Allen. Springfield
(iOO yards) ffthi Time; 433 l-5.
Two mile. professional race: II. II. Rum
ford Chester Pa, (2i0 yards) first Con
Baker Columbus, o., (scratch), second: p
]. Berlo, Boston go YARDS third Time
4:A -n..
Owing to a heavy thunder storm. accom-
panied by a shower Of hastones as large
around as a quarter Of a dollar, followed by
a downpour of rain, the final OF the two mile
handicap, class b, was postponed until next
Monday afternoon, when the other special
races viii be run on