The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-07-13

was called the four to line up were Bald,
Mcdonald, Murphy and Little Ziegler, the
latter all ~bandaged after his fall Of Thurs
day, and presenting q sorry spectacle. In
the finish Bald set the pace, Mcdonald
alongside, and Just at the tape the latter
made a phenomenal jump and landed
ahead of Bald over the tape. The audi
ence cheered Mcdonald, but the judges
gave the decision to Bald. The time was
slow, 1.e2 20, owing to the fact that the
men were called almost Immediately after
the qualifications were made, and they
were very tired.
The entries in the two-third mile open
Glass B event were Bald, Gardiner, Muir
ply, Porter, Coulter II Jenny. Bald
came in an easy winner, Murphy a length
behind, and Porter hanging on, Gardiner
got fourth, and Coulter and Jenny fin
ished in q dead heat, a yard in the rear.
Time, la.
Fifteen men qualified for the final of he
two mile Glass b handicap, but these in
cluded none of the cracks except Coulter
and L. c. Johnson. Church won by u
yard, while Scott Tapped Davidson's wheel
for third. Time, 425 20.
In sthe professional mile event, handi-
can. Conn Baker and Silvie made their
first appearance as professionals, and as
they entered late in the game had to go
back TO scratch. Stewart, who started
from the 1850 yard mark, won by a length.
Cutter and Eaton, fifty yard men, came
in second and third. Time, PIG 2-5.
The best racing time of the day was
made in one of the Glass A events, the one
mile open, when little Tom Butler COW
cred the distance in 2.0S. Winters was
second and Mosher third.
Two tots, known as the Brothers Ben
ner, 8 and 4 years old, from Philadelphia,
rode a one.third mile race, the younger,
who got a one-third start, won by about
fifty yards.
The Berlo quad team, in a mile race
against time, did the distance in l. 90 80,
while the Syracuse team took l SO to cover
the ground.
NJ. F. Dirnberger, of Buffalo, who was
paced by the Syracuse quad team, Gov
cred the mile in the excellent time of
POI. The track record was broken three
times Yesterday. Bald succeeded in doingit
in 2.O7 is, Dirnberge ger lowered it to POI, but
it remained for Arthur Zimmerman tc
further lower it. When he had traversed
the first third of the mile the watches reg
istered 80 15 seconds. The two third
mark was reached in liz, and he crossed
the tape which marked the mile in the x-
cellent time of l 81 40, This is considered
to be n most remarkable performance, a.
it is only four-iifths Of a second slower
than the fastest mile the champion ever
did, and that was accomplished on the
Valedrome Seine, Paris. The experts say
that the track here is several second.
slower, and are loud in their praise o.
Zimmerman's feat.
The meetings of the committees ap
pointed by the L. A. w. aud the cycle
board Of trade ended last night. Mr.. 10
! seph Mckee, Of the cycle board, in an in.
terview today, said: The board of trudj
has Endorsed and ratified the rules of the
L. A. w, and will not interfere with tn,
rules as laid down. They also nave in
dorsed professionalism under the jurisdic
ton of the l.. A. w, and will encourag,
professional racing. In my opinion Clas.
b will be abolished and professionalism
will take its place. There will be but tw,
classes-amateurs, Ms In Glass a, and pro
fessionals."