The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-15

Butler and Callahan were lighting clear
around the turn for his wheel: Butter got
the better OF the position. while Callahan.
Cooper and Bald trailed him. and the rest
OF the field strung out in a long une De-
hind This order was practically unchanged
until the back stretch OF the last lap. ex-
took their medicine and quit. AS the big
field came into the straight Zeigler swung
out, giving the pole TO Butler, for whose
wheel Willie Coburn made a quick and sue
cessfui jump. From here on the race was
clearly Buffers and the only question was
how much he would beat his neld. AS the
tape was neared Callahan and Gardiner
came up. killing off Bald and Cooper, and
in the last half dozen jumps Callahan
one last drive and passed Zeigler and Gard
iner, taking fourth place. The mile was
ridden in 2:02 3-5.
The mile tandem for professionals was
a fine race. but the Buffers never lost their
In the amateur events I'D Fichtener was
most prominent, winning the two-th1Tds
mile open and the one and hVe-mile State
championships
SUMMARIES.
First Race-Professional; one-third mile.
national championship. Tom Cooper won,
Time. Al 2-5. Allen. Becker. Kennedy,
Curry. W. Coburn. Tom Butler. Gardiner,
Callahan and Coulter also ran.
Second Race-Amateur, one mile, State
championship. Ed Fitchner won, Karl
Thome second. H. ". Middendorf third
Time. I'd. lnGOQOTe IcLZiOf. IL. VI. ASntfs
p. /. Bornwasser. E. l. Daubert. Stuart
feathers. ". Dupree, g. O. Updike, w. H.
Seaton. J. C. Mitchell and II. Z. Cohen
Third Race = Quarter-mile. national
championship. for professionals and anna
tours Tom Cooper Won. Lou Callahan
Arthur Gardiner. Otto Zeigler, Fred
Schrein. Barney Oldheld. F. II. Allen.
Charley Hotter. f. c. Johnson and Con
Fourth Race-Amateur: two-mile open;
final u. W. Peabody Chicago. won; W.
II. Seaton. Louisville. second; Karl Thome.
bert, IL. w. Middendorf. Ed. Fitchner. of
Louisville; E.. ID. McKeon,, of Greenville.
o.; 4. b. Stevens. of Philadelphia: Frank
ard and F.. r. Hattersley. of st. Louis;
Charles Kolb. of Goshen. Ind. Albert j.
Ewing. of Nashville. also ran.
Fifth Race-Professional; one-mile tam
dem. First heat: III. c. Clark ard j. Il.
Bowler won, o. p. Bernhard and +. g.
starbuck and w. E. Becker. Willie De
Cardy and Il. F.. Rice also started. Second
heat: Tom and Nat Butler first. Ray Nc
Donald and I. C. Johnson second. Time,
ran. Final: Butler brothers won, l.. G..
Johnson and Ray Mcdonald second; Bern
Clark and Bowler and Staver and Win
settle also ran.
Sixth R~ace-Aamateu; two-thirds mile,
open. Final: e. D.. Fitchner won, Karl
Thome second. c. C. %Ingraham third.
Time. 1:35 40. Bornwasser. Lum. Howard,
Hattersley. Samborg, Eberhardt, Coburn,
Peabody and Cummins also IAN
Seventh Race-One mile; national cham
pionship. Final: Tom Butler won, Willie
Coburn second. Louis Callahan third.
Time. 2:02 3-5. r. c.. Schrein. r. G. Bald,
Akers. Zeigler. Kennedy. Kimble o. l..
Stevens. Gardiner and Tom Cooper also
ran.
Eighth Race-Five miles; amateur State
championship. Final: L. ID. Fftchner,
Louisville. won: Stuart feathers. Louis
Vile, second: Fl. w. Middendorff third.
Time, 1850 4-5. Bornwasser. Daubert, Du-
pree. of Louisville, and Robert Asher. of
Wasiota. also ran. Mitchell. Thome. Up
dixie and Cohen fell. Mitchell breaking his
collar bone. Others bruised. but not Sc
riously.
Ninth Race-One mile. open. Arthur
Gardiner wor Walter sanger second. Tom
Butler third, ;. c. Bald fourth. Time,
2:01. CWorld's record for single pacing.)
A. ID. Kennedy and w. Il. Becker. Chica-
go; F. A. Mcfarland, San Jose. Cal; +.
B.. Rigby. Toledo: r. s. Aker. Philadel-
phia: Otto Zeigler, San Jose. CAL; G. S.
Wells, San Francisco: j. Eaton. Elizabeth
town, n. j.; Louis Callahan, Buffalo, also
ran.