The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-15
CYCLING CHAMPIONS.
Cooper Wins Two More Ma
tional Championships,
GARDINER WINS THE MILE OPEN.

He Succeeds In Making a New Worlds
Record for That Great E~vent-Other
Interesting Contests Under the Auspices
of the League of American Wheelmen.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 15.-Tom Cooper yes
terday won two more national champion
ships, the quarter and the third mile, This
makes three consecutive championship
victories for the Detroit lad. He tried hard
for the mile championship, but was beaten
out by Little Tom Butler, who made the
race of his life. But Arthur Gardner, of
the Morgan and Wright team, is the hero
of the day. He rode a magnificent race in
the one mile open, beating Sanger out by
half a wheels length in 2.04 1-5, worlds
record time, single paced. Sanger was I'M
fortunate in this contest and deserves "a
great deal of credit for his work.
Great and interesting as were the cham
pionship events, the big race of the day
was the last on the card, the principal one
mile open. When the thirteen starters
were lined up the pole was given to
Becker, with Sanger, Zeigler, Callahan,
Bald, Mcfarland, Gardiner, Eaton, Ken
nedy, Rigby, Tom Butler, Wells and
Aher for company at his right. Parsons
and Johnson were put in to pace, Par
sons going one third, Johnson picking up
and carrying a little over the other third.
In the jump, Tom Butler and Callahan
had a warm battle with Zeigler for the
place, Callahan securing it and Zcigler
taking third back of Butler,
The men fell in behind in u long string,
with Becker, Kennedy IND Aker sand
wiched in between the leading bunch,
Sanger, Gardiner and Bald. In the second
third Rigby was killed by the pace and
dropped out, leaving a big gap back of
Becker, which Kennedy tried in vain to
close. AT the bell the chances of the men
behind seemed hopeless, but Sanger made
IA glorious ride. Gardiner held to him
throughout and Bald chung as close to
Gardiner as he could. At the last turn
Sanger swept around the four runaway
sprinters like quadnnd took the running
into the stretch.
Gardeners tactics had been observed by
the crowd, with whom the Chicago lad is
a favorite, and a shout went up, The re-
suit was foregone, for the curly haired
Scotchman came out at Sanger's right
with a killing sprint that carried him over
the tape II winner by a length. Sanger
got second and Tom Butler ran into third
place, two lengths back. Bald, Zeigler
and Becker came over almost abreast,
just out of the money, while Callahan,
Aker and Mcfarland survived the driv-
ing finish. The cutters were Wells,
Eaton, Kennedy and Rigby. The mile
was ridden in POI flat, u new worlds sim
gle paced record, breaking the mark made
by Bald at Buffalo a week ago, POI 40.
The one-third mile national champion
ship was II sprint from start to finish, in
which Cooper demonstrated his ability
and good Judgment by making Il show of
Il representative field Of professionals rid
ing in u victor by half a length, after Il
tight brush with Owen Kimble and Bald.
Cooper came in with an easy stride that
showed his perfect condition, while Bald
and Kimble were working like engines at
his rear, At the tape Cooper had the adj
vantage of half "a length over Kimble,
while the Buffalonian was eight inches
back of the Louisville favorite. The bal
ance of the field came in well punched
bach of Becker and Kennedy, who We're
Il yard in Bald's rear. The time for the
third was rather slow, A 80, less han
that made in either of the trial heats of
the morning,
In the quarter mile national champion
ship eleven men We're lined up On the
steep banking at the quarter pole, with
Schrein down at the bottom of the in
cline md Oldleid, Callahan, Allen, Gardi-
ner, Cooper, Kennedy, Hofer, Zeigler, f.
G. johnson and Baker at his right. The
men were all quick in getting into their
stride, and Cooper rode like mad, for this
championship meant the third consecutive
win for him Mt this meet in the champion
ship events. Twenty yards from the tape
he dropped his head and dug for home
!. with jump after jump, landingo on the tape
"a clear length ahead of Callahan, who was
trailing aim. Kennedy lapT&d the latter's
rear wheel, while Schrein slipped in and
nipped Oldield just as he reached home.
Tom Butler won the mile national
championship III u beautiful sprint with "a
full open length of daylight showing to
the rear of his wheel. There We're twelve
starters, johnson and Parsons pacing on
singles. In the break little Zeigler went
out with his familiar jump and landed
square on the pacemaker's rear, while
Butler and Callahan were fighting clear
around the turn for his wheel. Butler got
the better of the position, while Callahan,
Cooper and Bald trailed him, and the bal
ance of the field strung out in II long line
behind. First Kennedy and then Sohrein
quit.
AS the big field came into the stretch
Zelgler swung out, giving the pole TO But
Ter, for whose wheel Willie Coburn made
"A quick and successful jump. From here
on the race was clearly Buffers. AS the
tape was neared Callahan and Gardiner
came up, killing off Dale and Cooper, and
in the last half dozen jumps Callahan
landed up at Coburn's side, Bald made
one last drive and passed Ziegler and Gar
diner, taking fourth place The mile was
ridden in 2 O2 3-5.
The mile tandem for professionals was a
fine race, but the Butler brothers never