The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-15

slyc champ onshp victories Tor the rc-
troit lad. He tried hard fir ne m le
and Was beaten cut by llttlr T IN u II
Ter who rode the race OF his lie Blu
Arthur Gardiner OF the Morg IN and
Wright team Is the hero Of tn day. He
rode a magnificent race TN the che nile
open, beating Sanger ~; ~ ali
length In 2:Ji - worlds iecord lime.
single paced. Sanger WAS uuf,runnte m
this contest and deserves srea; zeal Il
credit for his work.
Royal ,spor, ,eh9trac,erT d tic zee MI
weather was pleasant md anotho' kG
crowd largely composed ladies' ,ul ne
out. Great aud interesting rs woe IN,
championship events. the big race OF the
fcss onal ore mile open.
when the thirteen s,arte-s were lin q
ap lie pole was given 20 Rocker vi h
Sanger. Aiogler, Callahan, Bal NJ F,r-
land, Gardiner, Eaton, k,unedy Rgby
Tom butlcr. Wells and Ak,r Tor e M
third. johnson pick mr. UP ant & trying
/ l'ttlc over the oihe. In the nrft jun
Tom Butlor and CALLAHAN had a var n
hnttle with Xciglcr for the pace. GAIA an
securing it and Heigler lakng hiri bl Ii
Of Butter The men iei. N behind in one
/ uedy aud Aker sandwicnod ia h twce
| the leading bunch and sanger. Gardiu +
and Bald IN the second kishy vas XII g !
| ~ the pace and d oppcd out leaving =
| big gap hack of Becker. which te n dy
tried in vain 10 close. A the best H.
! chances Of the men bchtn Some lao e.
| less. but SINGER took the bit In Ms tee h
| aud made "A glorious ride Gard ncr he 4
! to MIN throughout N7d Raid KIP lose
| 10 Gardner. The last turn saw S,user
| sweep around the four runaway spI n
| trs lie a quad. Car -incrs tactics had
| been ,bscrvcd by the crowd with whom
| The Chicago iad is Il favor.te an shout
| went lp The result was toiogoie, fer the
| curly haired Svotchmtn came out ut Sl1-
GERS right with a killing spi nj mat car
| ried him over the tape a Winner by n
iongth Sanger got second aud Tom But
/ Ter ran into third pace. two lengths back.
| Bald, Ze'glcr and BeCkor cane Hlmoa
abreast just out 4 tn money, while cal
! driving finish. Tho CUTTERS were We Is.
Eaton. Kennedy and Highly. The mite was
/ ridden In 2.0l ha,. a new words single
paced record. breaking the mark made h.
| Bald at Buffalo Il week ago Of 2:Ol : ..
| The first event OF the afternoon, the
! third mile MAI onal championship was =
| spr.At from star, 10 ilush. in who
| Cooper dem nsirated his ability aud goo |
judgment by making show OF 4 rcprc-
sentative Held OF professional riders. WIN
j. NIX 10y half a length after slight brush
w th owen kimbIc and Bald. In the il e
up Cooper was given the pole with
Tommc Butler crowded clear mt tn the
bank Bald led OF ia the jump. with
Fnrpcr ard halt a do2rn others rating
him While Butler worked along the ban \
81 the head Of the stretch Cooper 10 k
10 the center of tho track While Il d
challenged him along the roc kimhlc
hc1 to the outside and I've wcen n en-
thoy fought 1t cut, Cooper com ng ~
! with an easy stride that showed his per
feet condition, while RAID aud l<mtie
Al The tapc Cooper had ~ advintos o.
half "A length over Kimh. wht1c the Buf
falo hoy was eight incnes bn'> Of the
nc ,i' cane in Wen bunched back Of iicckc
And Kennedy. wha we're a yard 10 RAID S
ienr The time for the third was rather
slow. ~ SO less than that male In tn
trial heats # the niorniug
In The ono fourth Nat oral cha NIPPON
shin eleven men were Incl NJ on ne
steep banking at the quarter pole. with
schrcin down at Tho bottom OF tue in
cline and oldheld Calanan. Gardner;
PEEK, r A, Ms risht. Cooper rode IKE mad
for this championship meant tho tnird
consecutive win for him AT this meet n
The champ onshp events. Twenty var IS
from Inc tape he Dropped his heal and
dug for h me with jump after jump
landing on tho tape a clear lcng h ahead
Scdy "i iappei the I lo Ws rcar 'S w6eo VIII
nng s, as no S' rlG"cbed home SrS "''' - 'e
Tommic Ru'er won he milo Nai3n"
fuii leneih Of open daI pht showing II
In" ro9r 81 his wheel Th,re wcrc.twei
s,ar,erH. johnson ard rarsons racing o,
singleA
Tho n,re tandem for professionals Wal
:, Hne race INT The Eutlors n vcr los
fhoir prip ON It.
.oni.yiIlo VAS most prom uont. windn,
,hn tvo'thir,is mile on n md lie one nm
i've m lie state CHAMPIONSHIPS
Snmmarias.
First race, prof sslonal one thlrd muD
o,.oU isiritic enrnnd Iolj IN rd. thu
'AIlcn peckor. Kennedy. Curry, co
, | I,tI.~ ,.r.ffu.r callahan