Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-07-13
FAST TIME AT ASBURY PARK.
Eddie Raid Won the Hair Milo National
Championship After an EScecd-
ingly Hot Race.

/
ingly Hot Race.
Asbury Park, N. j.. July i2..-This was
! an ideal day for bicycling. and the sud-
| den change from the depressed weather OF
! yesterday was thoroughly enjoyed by the
army Of wheelers who own seven-eighths
| OF this town. The attendance during the
| trial heats at the athletic grounds this
| morning numbered 5000 There were sew
eral spills during the morning but the
| most serious one was the fan or +. II.
| White, on the stretch in the best heat
| Of the half mile national handicap cham
rionship for classes y and B He was
tarred on stretcher TO the hospital tent
| but was able to mount his wheel again In
| the afternoon and won heat In the one
The event of the day was that Of the
halt mile national championship, open
alike to class a and men. An unusually
large held OF entries was disposed Of
Whom the final heat was called the four
to line were Bald, Mcdonald, Murphy and
Litue Zeigler the latter all bandaged after
his tail OF yesterday and prese utlng a
Start followed by b" Murphy. pfS with Zeilel,er
and McDonad trailing; In the hn.sh Bald
set the pace. McDonald alougsde and just
jump and lauded ahead OF Bald over the
tape. The audience cheered McDonald, but
the judges gave the decision to Blld.
The two-third mile open, class Il, event
was six man affair, Bald, Gardiner, Mur-
the lead In'the back stretch OF the last
lap Murphy climbed TO the front and at
Gardiner abreast. Bald cut for the home
and came III an easy winner, MURPHY u
length behind and Porter hanEihs, on.
two mile special, class j. handicap, but
these included none OF the, cracks excepl
Gqnter and Johnson IN me rnr9tess'9nai a,
$.iyle made their;, 1if.st appe2range Is
game. had to go back to the scratch.
sllyie gave up in the second lap bur Ba-
nIsb, man and ten ae crossed 5S VRS be ,spe Sitting
up. stewart who started from the ~
through the race. Jumped for the lead and
5 jse hr, END ,Sd T9n by a.. length Wa, made IN
open. when little Tom Butler won in 2:oS.
This is track record for race. The
time. aid the distance in ] $50 S-5, while the
syracuse team took 1855 to cover the
The track. record was broken three, times
to-day. Said did it In 2.pI l-5. DurnberEer
only Jimmy" to further lower H. After
the last race on the prograamm,e, had been ,,.21
paced in his trial by a quad. When he had
at6Tssd watS6s taf rs T9 Of eeands e TbRss
he crossed the tape which marked the mile
only four-dfths Of second slower than
the fastest mile the champion ever did,
and that was accomplished on the Nalo-
The experts say that the track here is
their praise of Iimmerman's feat.
The meetings. of the committees appoint
ed by the L; \. W. ami th,e Cycle Board
he of the 6Cy's 69ard b5sr n a. intsrvSw &
indorsed and ratified the rules Of the j..
A. W. They also have agreed to take an
hsr In how lspro 10 ttsf,l D.,
in twelve months. They also have in
dorsed professionalism under the jurisdic-
professional racing This agreement goes
into effect Immediately.
and professionalism will take its place.
There Will be but TWO classes--amateurs
as in, class \ az at present, and profes,,
:, Half mile national championships final.
New York, second: Charles Murphy, Brook
lyn, third otto Zeigler, san Jose, Cal,
fourth. Time. l.2l l-5.
This was splendid race although slow
running time The four men took it easy
spurted and the others went after him.
At the finish the four We're not twelve
inches apart. Bald won by about an inch.
Two mile handicap, class b. special ,.inal.
Charles <, Ghuroh, Chester. Pa. 40 "a yaris, eil,
first; Harley Davidson, Bradford, 13O yards, =.
second; Monte scott, Plainhell, $50 yards,
fourth. Time, i25 20.
=, one mi. mile oPen, class \, fi41al Tom But
wanda second II. =. Mosher, harlem,
The first rae Of the Afternoon was the
final of he half mile novice. class A. H.
"; SwanbLouEh, Denver, first; Alvin b.
keyp0rt, third. Time, :l6 20.
TWo-thirds of n mile: open: spe0la! class
M2iurTIn.hy, Nh Brqofiiyn; second; \. W. Porter
one mile handicap; class 4. fnal-W. A