The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-13
Haif-MiIe Championship and the Two
Third Open Event Taken by the
"CEnnon- i'm the Last Moment.
NILE BY JIMMIE" In l:5S 4-5
UNPACED MILES BY TWO QUADRU-
PLETs IN 1.J0 3-5 AND 1s55.
Control OF Professionalism Left ny
manufacturers of Bicycles 10 the
National Racing Board.
special 10 the INDIANAPOLIS journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
ASBURY PARK. n. j.. July lz-The sec
ond days racing of the Rational meet OF the
l.. a. W. as exciting and surprising
as was the first day. The races were close
ly contested The day was perfect and the
attendance was fully ten thousand. Ed
ward c. Bald. of Buffalo. was the winner
of the day in Class b. taking the swo-thirds
mile open. the prize for which round
trip ticket TO Europe and the half-mile
national championship. In the latter race
Bald won the closest contest Of his life
from his team mate. Ray Macdonald. So
close the finish that the crowd cheered
both men alike and each claimed a victory
over the other Four men had qualified
for the contests-Zeigler. OF San Francisco;
Bald. OF Buffalo: Macdonald. of New York.
ana Murphy. of Brooklyn. These men thrice
rode for the honors. as the race was con-
tested in heats and semi-finais. The start
OF the contest was slow. but Macdonald
jumped the bunch at the quarter for about
two lengths leading into the stretch Like
a CO on ball the Buffalo man came. and
as n, nassed the tape Macdonald jumped
and ought the little New York giant
haS en his mighty competitor. Bald.
Mu and Porter. OF Watham. shut out
Garolner in the final of the two-thirds mile.
In another exciting finish Porter led the
jump in this contest and was overtaken by
Gardiner. who was closed in on the pole
by Bald. while Porter and Murphy on the
outside ran into second and third positions
Inches only separated the men in this. az
in the other contest. No surprising time
was made in either race.
A special race for quadruplets was put on
the programme the Boston quad proving
IL
OF 80 s-5 The Crimson" did the mile in
1:55.
Charles Church. of Philadelphia. was the
winner in the two-mile handicap Class
| after the field of a dozen had punched
The handicapping of the day was not up
to the mark OF yesterday. few back marked
men qualifying. The pluck OF Kiegler In
riding was greatly admired. the man
was one mass Of bandages from his terrible
fall Of yesterday. Terrill. Of San Francis
CO, again fell to-day in the trial heats
The meet promoters had arranged the pro-
sramme placing the better men each in a
separate heat, and thus those who qualified
| for the final comprised the best Of Ameri-
cas- racing men. In the heats of the morn
ing Gardiner played with his field.
The report is that several Of the riders At
the meet contemplate stepping into the pro-
fessional class at the close of this meeting.
Conn Baker. of Columbus. and ]. A. silvie.
of Staten island, have decided to change.
The professional races held at this meet
ing were not up TO the standard of the
amateur contests.
The day was devoted entirely TO racing.
the heats starting at O'Clock in the morn.
| ing and the finals at 2:30 in the afternoon.
Baker and Silyie made their debut In the
professional class in the mile handicap.
Zimmerman rode an exhibition mile behind
the quad. which was steered by Starbuck.
| in 1:5S As. Following are the summaries.
final events only being noted
One-mile novice-E. w. Scarborough.
Denver. first: A. b. Wise. New York. Sec
Two-thirds-miie open fspeciaD. Glass b.
First prize, ticket 10 Europe and return.
sl75; second. diamond STUD. SO; third. third. dis.
Charles Murphy, Brooklyn. second; A. W.
Porter Waltham, third. Time. la.
Brown. SrS New York sixty yards. first: Louis
Hunter. n. j. A. c. eighty Yards. second:
J N. Baldwin. paterson, paterson ,sixty sx,, y. ysrds,.
fourth. Time. 2:2l 2-5.
Half-mile. national Championships G
Bald Buffalo frst Ray IaS Masponsld. rdos,g New
third; Otto Zesgier. San Francisco. fourth
Two Two-mile handicap tspeciaD, Class r;
nond stud. 800: third prize. scarf pin. s5o-
c. A. Church. Philadelphia n40 Yards first:
Harley. Dawson. Toronto n2o YARDS. sec
ond; Mont Scott Plainheld uso yardsl.
| third; F. III. Allen, Springfield 200 YARDS.
| fourth Time. AS 20
One-rnile open, with pace-makers. Class
Atom Butler. Boston. first: II. G. Win
| ters Buffalo, second; Howard Mosher. New
York third. Time, 20s.
One-n1ile professional: purse divided. So.
| si0 S25 and si0-Alva Stewart, Ridley Park
| d5O yards). first; George Cutter, Boston tflf-
| ~ yards. second: j. Eaton. Elizabeth fifty
yards) third; X. H. Rumford. Chester. Pa.
| (f1O yards) fourth. Time, 2.12 2-5.
! An Associated Press dispatch says. The
track record was broken three times to-day.
| Bald did n I'm 2:07 Is, Dirnberger lowered It
/ to 2:01 but IL remained for the only ''Zini-
| rnie" to further lower IL. After the last
race on the programme had been decided.
Arthur Augustus came out, and was greet
| ed with cheer after cheer He was paced
! on his trial by a quad. When be had ira
versed the first third OF the mile the
watches registered 80 1-5 seconds The two
third mark was reached in lis and he
crossed the tape which marked the mile In
the excellent time OF 81 As. This is
! only four-fifths OF a second slower than the
fastest mile the champion ever made. and
/ that was accomplished on the Nalodrone
| Seine. Paris. The experts say that the
track here is several seconds slower, and
loud In their nrafea Of ZinrnQrrnan's feat