The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14
RACING IN A STORM.
The Bicyclists Too Swift for the
Forked Lightning.
AN INTERRUPTION At AssURy.
Finals Postponed Till Monday-Eddie
Bald the American Class B
Champion.
Asbury Park. y. J.. July i.

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I'm was 70 have been
~AALAE the last day OF the
N%t[/ fions. In the mid
S-I die OF he day il
began raining. but
cleared I'd before , O'Clock. and when
ire afternoon racing began The sky was
nsrfectly clear. The bicyclers had start
"a from their several handicap marks
IA the two-mile race. when thunder
clouds were driven over the athieuc
s-rounds and strsaks OF forked lightning
dartad nither and thither among the
clouds with tie spectators still keeping
IN their seats while the riders still sped
around the track. AS soon as the race
was over and winners of the first three
places announced. a fearful storm broke.
The pieces OF frozen rain which fell on
the roof Of the grand stand and the can
,as-rovered hieachers were as large as
quarters. The in-held and surrounding
Grounds were completely flooded. and
fha hosuitsl tent aid the dressing tents
were rendered useless. As soon as the
storm cleared off the officials agreed 10
postpons the filal race for the two-mlie
haudieap. as we'll as the winners or the
championship races and trials against
time until next Monday afternoon, as the
ma soritv of the contestants signified their
intention OF staying over 20 take part IN
the events.
when the trial heats were begun this
morning and the contestants in the two
thirds mile contest took two minutes ana
seven seconds 10 cover the distance, the
Judges decided to put time limit on all
ten heats in the open events The mile
a 81
tory manner by Coulter. The quarter mile
championship was won by Eddie Bald.
whose work this week has stamped him
as the American class B champion. Bald.
Mcdonald Zeigler and Jenny were the
starters on the back stretch Mcdonald
went TO the front, but on the turn Bald
made a dash and a sprint that put him
over the tape winner by a yard from
Mcdonald with Jenny third. The profess
sional two-miIe handicap was the last to
be run before the storm broke. Rumford
won. but Bakers win Of second place was
a very popular one.
Following are the summaries:
Finals, two-thirds mile. 2:3o class. time
limit $50, Charles Mertes, New York.
Louis Hunter, n. J. A. c., third. Time.
150.
One mile open. with pace makers, class
b. time limit 2:35. Pace makers. May and
Saunders on tandems. c. r. Coulter,
Toledo, first, A. y. Kennedy. Chicago.
second: Fred Barr. Syracuse. third. Time,
a.os.
One mile open. class a. time limit 2:i5.
final heat. paced by Stow and Davey. G.
l.. Leatherbury. New York. bPIyais d
l.. Leatherbury. Baltimore. first; III. s.
Caldwell, Manchester. second. W. G..
Douglas. New York A. c., third. Time.
Eli 3-5.
In the semi-hnais OF the quarter-mile
national championship. classes 4 and 3,
Zeigler was beaten by +. l.. Bald. Buff
faio. Time. "a 4-s.
VI. Baldwin, Paterson. Is wards. first:
William V. Mccutcheen. Crescent %
yards. second; Charles Spencer. Balti-
more 20 yards. third. Time. 1;03 20.
Quarter-mile national championship.
classes A and r, final. f. G. Bald. Buff
falo. first; Ray Mcdonald. New York,
second: Frank J. Jenny. Utica. third.
Time. - 2-5.
Third heat-A. n. Kennedy, Chicago, %
yarTs. won; G. II Callahan. Buffalo, TO
yards, second: ]. F. Barry, Syracuse. 1A
yards, third: +. p. Allen. Springfield. 20
yards, fourth. Time. 4:33 Is.
Two-miie professional racer. II. Run
forI. Chester. Pa. 240 yards. won; Con
Baker Columbus. scratch. second; p. ].
Berlo. Boston, 30 yards, third. Time. f;3i.
Owing 20 heavy thunderstorm and
shower of hall and rain. the final OF the
two-Inile handicap, class p, was post
poned until next Monday afternoon, when
the other special races will be run of.