Evening star., 1895-07-12
RACING AT AsBURY PARK.
Interest CcDters In the Heats Run
Today.

Today.
ASBURY PARK, N. J., July 12.-Interest
in the national meet of the League Of
American Wheelmen centers in today's rae
ing. The events of the day will be the
half-mile championship. for which both
Gardiner and Bald will fight to the finish,
and the two-mile class B handicap. The
prize for the latter is s40O piano. The
two-third mile open, class B. carries with
1t trip to Europe The lowering clouds
of yesterday are today replaced by an
unusually clear sky, and as the attendance
will be large better time in the events Is
probability, for the air is clear and-the
dry and general conditions much more
cheerful for the men.
Runs were made this morning to Eaton
town and Redbank, under the leadersh'p p
of Charles H. Trafford, and to HOLLYWOOD,
Elberon and West End, captained by j. Z.
Berrang.
The races today resulted as follows:
One-mile novice, class A-F4rst neat won
by E. w. Swan Brough, Denver second
heat Alvin B. WISE Harlem. Crime not
given.)
First heat. E. c. Bald, Buffaio; o; iirst' An
Second heat A. w: Porter, Waitham ,
Mass, first; Harley Davidson, Bradford
second Time, LAO 2-5.
Third heat-Charles Murphy. BROOKLYN
Fourth heat-Arthur Gardiner, Chicago.
first; E. C. Johnson, Cleveland, second.
Fifth heat-c. r. Coulter, Toledo first;
F. H. Allen, Syracuse, second. Time
149 2-5.
Sixth heat-Frank ]. Jenny. Utica. first;
Chas. H. Callahan, Buffalo, second. Time
oO2 2-5.
One mile handicap. class A. in heats; the
first two in each heat to qualify for the
finals.
80 yards, first; J. M. Baldwin. Paterson, 60
yards second. Time. 219 1-5
Second heat-K. B. Schmidt, Utica, SO
yards first; Nat Roe. Patchogue. 10 yards
second; Time. 213 2-5:
so yards. first; J. Harrison. Asbury Park,
% yards. second. Time, 213 Is.
Fourth heat1F G. Hoyt. Bridgeport. &c, 30
yards. first: H, K. Roe. Patchogue' 100
Fifth heat-J. NJ. Hague. Bloomfield, 100
yards. first; Louis Hunter, N. ]. A. c., so
yards, second. Time. 2.14
Sixth heat-c L. Leatherbury. Baltimore.
20 yards, first; Oscar Hedstrom, Brooklyn,
40 yards, second. Time, PA.
Seventh heat-F. A. Fall. Buffalo. 40
yards first; F. H. Mccall, Denver, 65 yar1s,
second. Time, 2.20 1-5.
Half-mile national championship, class A
and b; first man in each heat to qualify
for finals.
First heat--won by Arthur Gardiner.
Chicago. Time. 1.23 3-5.
Fall of "a Wheelmnn.
Second heat-Won by Charles Murphy.
Brooklyn. Time, 1.33 1-5.
Third heat-Won by A. W. Porter Walth-
am. Time, 1.29 Is.
Fourth heat-Won by E. C. Bald, Buffalo.
Time 1.37 is.
Fifth heat-Won by r. II. Steenson, Uti-
ca. Time, 1.35.
Sixth heat-won by W. F. Sims, WASH
ington. Time, 1.21 4-5.
Seventh heat-Won by C. R. Coulter,
Toledo. Time, 1.31 As.
Eighth heat-Won by Ray Mcdonald. New
York. Time, 1.2O 4-5.
Ninth heat-won by Otto ziegler. San
Jose, Cal Time. LBS 3-5.
In this last heat Frank D. White Of the
Liberty Wheelmen. while coming quickly
on the outside on the homestretch, missed
his pedal and fell heavily. He was carried
on a stretcher to the hospital tent.
Two mile handicap class B, special-The
first FIVE men in each heat to qualify for
the finals.
First heat.c. A; Church. Chester. Pa;
Gao yards). first; A. H. Barnett Plainfield
(2O YARDS. second: G. Saunders, Boston
Goo yards), third; c. T. Earl, New York
(21O YARDS. fourth; Harry Davidson, Brad
ford d.SIs g9 yards). nth: Tine. Tim "a 40.
Goo yards). first; E. F. Leonard, Buffalo
Q50 YARDS. second; L. A. Silvie. Port Rich
mond Q40 yards), third; Monte Scott, Plain
Chester Co70 yards. fifth. Time, 4.31 3-o.
| Third heat-C. r. Coulter. Toledo GO
yards) first: A. D. Kennedy, Chicago Q15
yards). second: w. A. Heldford. Utica GO
yards), third; F. H. Allen. Springfield 600
yards), fourth; l.. c. johnson, Cleveland
$50 yards), fifth. Time, 4.43.
An adjournment was then announced at
II o'clock until go this afternoon.
The Finals. -.
The first race of the afternoon was the
final of the half-mile novice, class A-E.
w. Swanbrough, Denver, first; Alvin B.
Wise. Harlem. second; W. F. Eckhart,
Keyport, third. Time. 1.1.62 1-5.
Two-third mile open. special, class A,
finaEE. c. Bald. Buffalo, first; Charles
Murphy, Brooklyn, second.