The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-11
WINS RIGHT ALONG
BALD SNATCHES FRESH LAURELS
At THIRD OF A MILE

Makes Him Hustle for His Glory,
Though and Comes in Second-Brown
Wins the Mile Handicap. Class B--Two
! Serious Accidents Occur Races at Man
| haitian Beach.
| Chicago, Aug. 10.-E. c. Bald again
| had his way in the most important class
| 3 race OF the day. winning the final
heat of a third of mile open and the
| 500 diamond that went Herewith, az
ter taking his heat in the record break
ing time of Al %. He was, however,
compelled to keep his feet well going
as other short distance 6yers were after
him close. Tom Cooper came after him
| and made him hustle to keep his lead
clear through although there was no
doubt about the result after Bald had
once shown in front in the home stretch
Cabanne seemed sure of second but
! Cooper was too fleet for him IN the last
hundred yards while doc" Brown slip
ped by and made Charley Murphy take
fifth place.
Brown won a good race in the mile
handicap for class B from the eighty
yard mark.
Monte Scott appeared to have had
this race won but he weakened in the
last quarter after sprinting too soon.
Two bad accidents occurred during
the afternoon Besides that in which
John Lawson the terrible Swede" fell
in the eighteenth mile of his attempt
on the hour record and broke his col
lar bone Harry T. Palmer, an employe
in the poStofflce was thrown in the three
mile handicap and suffered conclusion
of the brain.
Loughhead the Canadian from Sar-
MIA made a good impression in this race
but was ver-handicapped and could
not win the race. Summaries:
Half mile open, class A: Final heat
eight starters-F G.. Vande-Sande
Illinois cycling club, won by length;
L. E. LANCE. Illinois cycling club, sec
ond; F. A. Loughead, Sarnia, Canada,
third. Time 1:09 3-5. O. F. Dollman,
Marinus Nelson. c. c. Ingram and S.
c. Cox also rode.
Mile open for Chicago police and post
office department.: Harry F. Palmer,
Englewood, won; c. G. Johnson, Ill-
nois cycling club, second: Howard w.
Shaw, postoffice third. Time 2:27 3-5
One mile open, for class B: First
Darcy, Time AS. Second heat-E. c.
Bald. L. d. Cabanne c. S. Wells. Time
Al %. Worlds recordD Third heat
A. J. Brown, c. r. Coulter. L. c.
Johnson. Time "A 4-5. Final heat
E. c. Bald, Buffalo. won by half
length; Tom Cooper. DeMtroit, second;
L. d. Cabanne, st. Louis, third. A. ]
Brown. Cleveland. fourth Time AZ Is
Three mile handicap, class A. fifteen
starters: Fred DeCardy. Morgan
Wright club. 225 yards, first; c. NJ
FRANKIE, Englewood. 42O yards, second;
w. H. Hessburger, Morgan-Wright
club, go yards, third; j. F. HurtuIics,
-
cago cycling club. $50 yards, fifth. Time
Of winner 1907.
Half mile against time: Arthur
Gardner, 56 SIS seconds.
Mile handicap, class B, sixteen start
ers: A. l.. Brown. Cleveland, so yards,
won by length; G. A. Maxwell, Win
held, 80 yards, second; Tom Cooper, De-
troit, 20 yards, third; c. s. Wells, San
Francisco. 60 yards, fourth; F. B. Rig
by, Toledo, 60 yards, fifth. Time 2:OS.
Mile team race, class A: Illinois
Cycling club 8 points; Englewood Cy-
cliug club 6 points: Thistle Cycling
club points. Time 2:22 Is.
Mile unpaced against time: F. J.
Titus. 2:o9 10; H. II. Maddox, 2:10: c.
Al. Murphy, PA As; L. d. Cabanne,
2:15 10: G: V. Darcy. PIG Is; G.. A.
Maxwell 2:20; F. G. Barnett 2:1S 1-5:
Arthur Gardiner, 200 and declared the
winner.
Manhattan Beach Bicycle Races.
New York, Aug. 10.-About 10. 900 peo-
pie attended the professional and anna
teur races of the Cycle and Athletic
club at Manhattan Beach this after
noon. Summaries:
Half mile scratch, professional: Final
heat-Won by II. c. Tyler. Springfield,
Mass; A. W. Porter, Waltham, Mass,
second; Walter C. Sanger, Milwaukee.
third. Time lip 2-5.
Mile handicap, professional. % start
ers: w. Coleman, Springfield, Mass.
(23 YARDS, Won; F. W. Starbuck. Phil
adelphia. (S5 yards, second: Jay Eat
on on Elizabeth, n. j., eco yards, third.
Mile handicap. class A: F. A. Munze.
Time PA.
Two mile scratch, professional: H.
c. Tyler, Springfield, Mass, won: w.
Coleman. Springfield, Mass, second; A.
w. Porter, Waltham. Mass, third.
Time 4:40 As. This beats the American
competition record for two miles 4:47
2-5. made by ]. S. Johnson in 1899.
Mile tandem, scratch, class A: c.
Robock and A. W. Brown, won Time
2:23 3-5.
Nile consolation, professional: F.
W. Young, Toronto. won; George Cut
ter, Boston. second: G.. P. Kuhlke,
BROOKLYN. third: E. L. Blauvelt, New
York, fourth. Time 2:3S.
Selling Tickets for the Fight.
Dallas. Tex, Aug. 10.-Secretary
Wheelock of the Florida Athletic club
has received letter from E I. McCor-
mick. proprietor of one of the big no.
tells in Portland, Ore, stating that a
party of $50 Oregonians have chartered
train and will be down TO take in the
Observation-Disclosures glove contest
next October +. J. Donelson of Paris
France, writes for diagram of the
amphitheatre. His request was COM
piled with Now that the glove contest
Is a sure go, the business men of Dali