The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-13
BICYCLES AT ASBURY
s<ift Racing by Bald, thinner.
man and Butler.
xuaee TRACK RECORDS BROKEN
- Raid. Dirnberger and Zimmerman
The Latter Carries on the Laur-
els With a 1857 40 Mile.

s.res from the depressing wedI her Of
-.-.srdsy was thoroughly enjoyed by fhe
80 OF wheelFnen. The attendance dur
me trial heats AZ the athletic ground
-. morning numbered 500. There were
.--sral spills during the morning, but the
=, serious was the fall Of r. d. White
: ,ha stretch OF the first heat OF the half
- national championship for classes A
- He was carried on a streteher TO
.. hasuitai tent but was able 10 mount
= uheeI again IN the forenoon. and won
.1at In the one mile open race.
re event OF the day was that of
=. haIf-mile national championship.
sssn alike to class 4 and = -aen. An
s.rsuz,ly large field OF entries was dis
800 of through A tedious series OF
- heats When thu final neat was
I'D the four TO line up were Bald. Nc
nr-.a Murphy and Zeigler. the latter
q bandaged after his fall OF yesterday
- nresenting a sorry spectacle. Bald
ak the lead IL the start, followed by
varDay. with ZeIgler and Mcdonald trail
- In the finish Bald set the Face, Nc
rrnald alongside. and just At the tape
- latter made phenomenal jump and
,s.dsd ahead Of Bald over the tape. The
srs,snca eheered Mcdonald, but the
sssrss gave the decision to Bald.
ne two-third mile. open. class 3. event
v.s a six-man affair, Bald. Gardiner,
uarnhy. Porter, Coulter and Jenny quail
vy.nx. Bald had the pole. and In the
ss.r. took the lead. In the back stretch
n the last lap Murphy climbed to the
srart. and AT the turn still had The lead,
vss Bald and Gardiner abreast. Bald
eaf for home and came in an easy winner,
varphv length behind and Porter hang
hg on.
rfrsen qualified for the two-miie. spe-
eal Class handicap. but these includ-
u name of the cracks. except Coulter
snd Johnson. In the professional mile
scent handicap, Con Baker and Silvie
rsde their first appearance as profess
ssona,s and as they entered hate in the
xzue had TO go back 10 the scratch. Sill
,,s gave UP in the second lap. but Baker
saade a game fight until near the finish
sDi then crossed the tape sitting up.
stewart, WHO started from the i50-yard
marx and had been saving himself
through the race jumped for the lead
4, the end and won by length.
The best time of the day was made In
enc Of the class A events, the one mile
soen when Little Tom Butler won in
TO This is the track record for a race.
The Berio quad team in a mile race
against time did the distance I'm 80 So,
while the Syracuse team took l:55 TO
coyer the ground.
today. Bald did IL in 2:T 2-5. Dirnberger
bwered II 20 2;0i but IL remained for the
casy Jimmy" 10 further lower II. After
tas last race on the programme had been
decided. Zimmerman came out and was
g.eeied with cheer after cheer. He was
paced in his trial by quad When he had
srxversed the frs, third Of the mile the
watches registered ~ Is seconds. The two
iAirds mark was reached in lis. and he
I'll - 4.
"a the excellent time of f:5T As. This Is
only rs of a second slower than the fastest
mile the champion ever did, and that was
accomplished on Valodrome. Seine, Paris.
The experts say that the track here Is sew
eral seconds slower and are loud in their
praise OF zimmerman's feat.
The meetings Of the committee appoint
81 by the l.. A. w. and the cycle board
Of trade ended tonight. Joseph Mckee.
Of the cycle board In an interview to-
night said The bard of trade has In
dorsed and ratified the rules OF the l.. A.
". and also they ave agreed 30 take
az interest In increasing the leagues
nsrberxnip, ard they think they can dou-
be Il within twelve months. They nave
also inaorsed professionalism under the
Jurisdiction Of the J.. A. w, and VIII en-
courage professional races. This agree
rent goes into effect Immediately. In
ny opinion Glass II Will be abolished. and
Professionalism will take SIS place Tnere
vii be but two classes. Amateurs. as IN
Class . at present. and professionals.
The first race OF the afternoon was she
fnai haif-mile novice. class AZ. w
Scarborough. Denver. first: Alvin b. Wis.,.
Harlem. second. w. f. Eckhart, Key
port, third. Time. f:is %.
Two-thirds mile open. special. class y.
fnal-E. c. Bald Buffalo. first; Charies
Murphy. Brooklyn. second; A. W. Porter
waltham. third. Time. Ia.
Nile handicap class A, final-W. A.
Brown, New York. 60 yards, first; Louis
Hunter. n. J. A. c.. 50 yards. second; j.
" baldwin. Paterson. 60 yards. third;
Charles Spencer. Baltimore. ~ yards.
fourth. Time. e:2i IS. There were four
teen starters
HaK-nile, national championship.
classes A and b, ssml-fuals: First heat
Charles Murphy. Brooklyn, first: +. {.
Bald. Buffalo. second; Arthur Gardner.
Chicago. third Time. i:2i 2-5. Second
hsat-Ray Mcdonald. New YORK. hrst'
osto Zeigler. san Jose, Cal, second
Tine. i.2l Is.
Quad race against time. one rnile-Beric
saai team callahan. Butler. Mcleod ana
Haggertyl. time. i:5oA. syracuse team
sseavy Citizens. Mayer and Coour'p'
tine. i:5
Half-mile national championship. final
c. Bald. Buffalo. FIRST. Ray Mcponald.
New York. second: Charles Murphy.
Brooklyn. third otto Zeigler. san jose
tai. fourth Time. ] .2l Is THIS was a
splendid race although slow IN running
tine. The feu- men took IL easy Tor hstt
TIE distance then Mcdonald spurfed ana
TIE others went after him. Al the fihlsn
TIE four were Tot u inches apart Bald
son b. about an inch
FR-a-fT1fta hapH4aan class Z, spe~ial
tnsl-F.f;een men qualified and all start
~ Charles \ Church. Chester. Pa.. 10
yards, flrst Harry Davidson. Bradford,
Pa. ID yards. second. Monte scott
Faiuheld iSo Yards. third. +. ". Alien.
tSs&
one-nIla professional handicap-sAlva
Stewart Ridley Park. 80 yards. nrst;
storge Cutter Boston. 81 Yards. ses,onu'
Jay Eaton Elizabeth. 80 yards, third X
y Runfort. Chester. Pa, 10 yards
fsnTh. Time. 20 Is Zimmerman made
tse nile in - 49,
oae-mie open class 4 fnaI-Tom But-
Nf Boston FIRST. IT c. Winter roma
Wanda. second. II. p Moshier. Harlem.
hifd. Tine rs
NJ F. pirnherrcr 81 Buffalo. paced by
.ae Syracuse quad team. went mile 10
s.eak ne track record. Vie accomplish
'a'S D. Song the distance in soi-
aLL TEAMS IN RATTLE ARRAY.
~t'le and Muituomah Prepared for n
struggle Ch,. NialSe-tp.
.aae Nu'Inomah baseball team arrived
Nm forilan8 Ar $50 Yesterday afternoon
!. sAt sikh tae : \. (. team today. ana
.saAFiered 81 me Ra.nteF-Iirard. u = a.
- i'osihs team as one woald WISE 80