The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-04
MURPHY THE WINNER
TOOK HALF-NILE OPEN AT TOLEDO
FROM ALL THE CRACKS.
Bald Took the Mile and Quarfer-MfIe
Open Races, and Cooper Cap
tured Two Handfcaps.
Special to the IndianapolIs journal.

won the race of to-day's national circuit
race meet given by the Toledo Cycling
Club. This was the first contest. the half
mile open. In which eleven men started.
The track was so poor that not over six
or seven started In any of the other con-
tests In the mile open six went away,
paced by Sims for the first half and by
Rigby for the last. Rigby failed to pick
up successfully, and Bliss made the going.
Rounding into the stretch Bald and Titus
came together side by side. and Bald wab-
bled, throwing Titus out Of the contest.
Titus protested. but his protest was not
allowed. Kiser was disqualified after WIN
ming the two-mile handicap. for fouling
Cooper at the last turn. Cooper won both
the handicaps. Bald was the victor in the
quarter-mile open. beating Bliss in a tight
finish on the stretch. Cabanne rode a close
third.
Eleven men started In the half-mile
open, the race of the day. owing to Its
COOPER. Sims Mur pSaa 8 scSrein Kiser Dy.
z. Johnson, Cabanne, Zeigler and Arthur
Gardiner started in the order named from
the pole out. Zelgler worked to the front,
Gardiner being in fourth position. Murphy
held the second position. zeigler drew
away from the bunch. being passed by the
veteran In the stretch. With two lengths
" spare, hEeE ran away from 1dT0iucT,
and. closing between Murphy and the
fence. was not able TO get through and was
forced TO take second. Gardner was fourth.
In the two-mile handicap, Class B, Sims
retired at the end Of the first mile with his
knee badly hurt by striking against tae
handle bar. 1t will compel him to lay up
for few days. In this race, Kiser, OF Day.
deliberate foul at the head of the stretch.
and almost every race was protested for
foul riding. SUMMARIES;
w. ]. Klinger first, Ed McKeon second,
Barney Oldfield third Time, lib To- Seven
starters.
Second heat: Mike Hochstetter first, w.
C. Clark second. F. Kruger third. Time.
liza 1-5. Six starters.
Final: w. J. Klinger first. Barney Old
field second. F. Kruger third. Time. III 10.
ney Oldneld first Ed McKeon second, r..
Lindmueller third. Time. 2:51 S-5. Six start
ers.
Hochstetter second. Charles Laskey third.
Time, 2:41 1-5. Nine starters.
Final: Ed McKeon first, Barney Old1eld
second, Lindmueller third. Time, 2:s5.
There was a time limit of 2:25 on this
race. and 1t was run over with the follow
ing result: Oldfield first. McKeon second.
T%olmie Handicap iaIa mf for =. Class A
600 yards). second; Norman Church q6O
yards). third; Charles Laskey $50 YARDS.
won: Kiser second, Zeigler third, Gardiner
fourth, Time. los 3-5; Rigby. Cabanne. L;
Sims also ran, in the order named.
Quarter mile-Open for Class B. Bald
won; Bliss second; Cabanne third. Time,
:S2 4-5. Rigby, Zeigler.. Brown, MacDonaid
Mile-Open for Class B. Bald won; Titus
second Zeigler third. Time, 2:17. Bliss, L.
C. Johnson and Macdonald also ran. in
Mile-Handicap, for Glass B. Cooper ESQ
yards) won; Rigby GO YARDS second. Titus
GO yards) third; Murphy GO YARDS fourth.
Two Miles%Handicap for Class B. Cooper
ESQ yards) won; l.. c. Johnson GO yards)
second. Titus go YARDS third. Time, 4:4l l-5.
Kiser won, but was disqualified for foulinS.
Races mt Manhattan Beach.
MANHATTAN BEACH. Aug. 3.-An IN
teresting programme of cycle races, under
the auspices Of the Riverside Wheelmen
and the National Athletic Association, was
run off at the Manhattan Beach track to-
day. The principal race to-day was the
five-mile scratch (paced), for professionals.
Baker, of Columbus, was running third all
the way through, but in the finish, although
he made a splendid squirt, Porter, Of Wal
than, beat him out, with Starbuck close
third. Sanger finished fourth, couple or
lengths back.
In the one-mile (scratch) professional In
vitation race Starbuck led at the quarter,
and also at the half, while Porter was In
the lead at the three-quarters, although
Tyler beat him out at the finish. instead
of using PAGERS as incentive for speed,
prizes were offered for the man reaching
the quarter, half or three-qaarter marks
first. Summarizes:
Quarter-mile (scratch) Professional, final
II. c. Tyler, Springfield, Mass. first; A. w.
Porter, Waltham. Mass, second; Con Baker,
Columbus, o., third. Time, 81 %.
Mile Handicap. for PROFESSIONALISM. p.
Kulke. Brooklyn Q20 yards). won; Watson
Coleman, Springfield, Mass. go yards), sec
ond: j. w. Baldwin. Newark go YARDS.
third. Time, 2:19 2-5.
Mile Handicap, for Class A. final-J. Greg
DRY Q40 yards), won. Time, PA 4-5.
Mile (scratch) Professional Invitation-H.
c. Tyler, Springfield, Mass, first; A. W.
Porter, Waltham, Mass, second; w. T..
Sanger, Milwaukee. third. Time, 2:25 2-5.
Five Mile (scratch) Professional, paced
A. w. Porter, Waltham, Mass, first; Con
Baker. Columbus. o.. second: J. s. Star
buck, Philadelphia, third. Time. IL AS 1-5
Five-mile Handicap. for Class Al. Greg
DRY 600 yards), won. Time, 1926 3-5.
Silvie, Port Richmond, first; j. A. Elton,
Elizabeth, y. j., second; E. L. Blauvett.
New York, third. Time. 2:35 1-5.
Detroit Road Race.