The herald., 1896-08-16
HANNA PULLS THE STRING

strong, however, and Sanger came In
the winner by all of length. Kennedy
barely saved second, for Callahan was
working away with his famous finishing
speed, flying cross the tape inches only
to the bad
In the final of the mile open Allen was
given the pole. while at his right were
Tom Butler, Bald, Mcfarland, Willie
Coburn, Loughead. Rigby, Sanger, Ak
ers, Gardiner, Kennedy and Schrein. In
the first lap Kennedy went up with Tom
Butler, Bald ard Allen trailing him.
The second time around Bald was at the
front with Rigby, Kennedy and McFar-
land for company. In the third lap,
Kennedy got to the front again with
Mcfarland and Coburn up. Sanger was
well in the lead with Gardiner safely on
for a sleigh ride and foxy little Tom
Butler just as safe on Gardeners rear.
when the big fellow prepared for his
quad" act. The crowd was looking
for something of this sort and as San
ger commenced cutting down Kennedy's
lead a shout went up from 5000 throats.
At the middle of the last turn the Mil
waukee boy was half a dozen lengths
back of first place, with Gardiner still
clinging to him, but Butler had been
lost in the drive and was out Of IT. Co.
burn played a good game and stayed at
Kennedy's rear until he saw Bald and
Allen at his side. He had the advan-
tage of the pole and when he jumped
he started spring that landed him
winner by length. Allen was coming
like mad, fighting at Bald's left and in
his last three or four jumps is seemed
as if he lifted his wheel bodily and push
ed it across the tape. 1t is a question
if he really beat Bald, but after long
wrangle the judges SO decided and the
Syracuse favorite got the first bit of
victory that has come to him in many
weeks. Gardiner quit Sanger's rear half
down the stretch and ran into fourth
place, just ahead of Kennedy, who had
never lost heart throughout his race and
was fighting to the very last. The time
of the mile was 2:19 2-5, good time for
an unpaced event
Allen led off for the half mile national
championship, but at the second turn
Cooper came up and took the pace with
Allen, Bald, Butler and Gardiner strung
out to his rear. On the back stretch But
Ter jumped. pulling Gardiner up with
him, but when Butler dropped down on
the pole back of Cooper, Gardiner was
forced to the center between Hill and
Bald. The men fought game and shift
ing battle down the short straight, Bald
Cooper and Butler on almost even terms
and Gardiner and Allen looking for an
opening. Bald had the advantage un-
til the last helf a dozen inches in front.
At the tape G'rdiner shot to the front
and Tapped Bald, showing Cooper the
way in by an open length.
The amateur events were well contest
ed. Ingraham won the mile open with
ease, but was beaten out in hot fin
ish in the mile handicap by Howard
of st. Louis.
The two-mile state championship went
to w. H. Seaton, jr., while Mccarthy
of st. Louis piloted in the field of 2:30
class men.
A rain came up just after the five mile
championship making it necessary to
abandon some record trials that were
to wind up the last day of the meet.
The crowd was as large as on the pre-
ceding days, about 5000, and the most
enthusiastic seen during the meeting.
The most of the racing men leave tonight
or tomorrow for Indianapolis and Erie.