Evening star., 1896-10-06

ers and helpers, left the city on the sos
train last evening for Chicago. Lee Rich
ardson, the trick rider. was also in the
group. Eddie Bald and his trainer did not
leave until midnight, and they took train
for New York. Charles Church and the
other Pennsylvanians left for home on an
evening train.
The glory for the day among the pro-
fessionals was divided, but Eddie Bald car
ried off most of the honors. His winnings,
two firsts and a third, gave him $500 in
cash for the days work. Tom Cooper came
next with $40 cash. representing one first,
one second and one third. Arthur Gardi-
ner secured third honors, coming second
in two events, and taking away $11o. Char
lie Church secured one third place and drew
down $25, while James A. Bowler received
a check for $15 as fourth prize.
In the amateur ranks Fred. Schade came
off victorious in most contests. He won the
mile open, came second in the tandem race
and lost the two-mile handicap. His two
prizes aggregate SIS in value. +. l.. VIII
son came off the best amateur. as his WIN
nings amounted In two races to VII, ne get
ting third in the mile open and winning
the two-mile handicap from the seventy
hve-yard mark. Billie Sims secured a sec
ond and third place, his two prizes agsre-
eating $'2.
of about 300 persons and they were well
repaid for their attendance. Though the
weather was threatening at times, the sun
came out now and then. There was a SUN
breeze which the riders felt on the pack
stretch. The track was in excellent shape,
and every one of the circuit flyers were
high in his praise of the course. claiming
it to be the best dirt track he mad ever
used.
The trick riding of Lee Richardson was
regarded as something wonderful. The
spectators hardly thought that man could
possibly perform so many tricks on
fatx Ha shapes
and attitudes, forward and backward, sit
ting in the saddle facing the front and
the rear. with and without handle bars. He
Is indeed the leading trick rider OF the
orEtry.
The first race. the mile novice. was
pretty event, despite the fact that the time
was rather slow. There were ten entrants
on the program, but J. w. Garrison and
Lang Shearer were scratched, leaving eight
starters. The riders were punched most
of the distance, H. w. Hickey leading. On
dester made a SspIendid squirt and won.
Hickey finishing second, with G. s. Gee
| third. sg
| Cooper Takes ne First Heat of the
Mile Open.
The second event was the mile open. pro-
| fessiGr al. There wefe nine entries, but F.
H. Allen, John T. Temple, c. s. Wells. A.
G. Mertens and F., ]. Loughead were
| scratched In the preliminary riding be-
fore the races Merteps, while going around
the track, fell and broke his wheel and
Slightly injured himself. F. H. Humford
led the pace most Or the distance. but in
| the finish he was lost. Cooper came in first.
| r. P. McCurdy, second, and James C. Bow
Ter, third. The third event was the second
| heat in which thtre We're six starters w.
| r. Lands and Walter L. Dickerson failing
| to show tip at the tape. The race was
| slower than the first heat, and Cooper won
out, with Gardiner second and Charlie
| Church third.
The fourth event was the one mile open
| amateur, which was run in two heats
| This was Schade's first appearance on tn.
| track, and he wore blue and gray striped
! suit, the coiors of Georgetown University
| There were nine entrants in the heat, ant
| all started. w. E. Crist, the once promi
| nent racing man. entered in this event ant
for two laps he was prominent, leading the
| bunch. The squirt began on the third turn
| with Ball in the lead. He was overtakei
| by Schade, who finished first, and H. w
Clum, who finished second. There wer'