New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-14
COOPER DEFEATS BALD.
RACING BY THE CRACKS AT LOUISVILLE.
A DAY OF RARE SPORT AT THE FOUNTAIN FERRY
rRAcK-sr1RRING SCENES AND INCL
DENTS AT THE BIG MEET.
inv TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBuNE.l

rsY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRiBUNEl
, ,,s,ua ,uo l3-The wheelmen continue TO
hold the fort in this part OF the country and as
: the racing part OF the programme OF the annual
meet OF the League of American Wheeimeh was
started I'm earnest to-day the general interest," was
more manifest than heretofore. All ROADS seemed
TO lead to the Fountain Ferry track to-day and
the racing was kept up practically all Gay, as 'he
preliminary heats were run OF In the morning ana
the finals and semi-fnals In the afternoon. froo-
ably 1000 people the contests ana the en-
thusasm was manifest throughout Inc track
and the weather were all that the riders ana 'he
spectators could have asked for and the cychs's
had rare day OF pleasure There was only one
National championship on the programme to-day
and this was one OF the grandest struggles seen on
a track in many days. The amateurs played l,ttie
part In the race. the real struggle peihg pe'"ee"
the old-tinc rivals Bald and Cooper Tnomas
Butler did not start The race was paced ny WIN
sett and Staver single wheels. and Cooper won
after struggle which kept the spectators on tneir
feet from the time that the pistol was fred unit!
the victor had crossed the tape. The distance was
miles
After false start the men were sent away
and the sprint to catch the pacemaker narrowed
down to Bald and Cooper usual Cooper secured
the coveted position but Bald would not have 1t
that way and he cut in ahead Of the pace. and tax
Ing the pole compelled the pacemaker 10 cut AROUND
him and forced Cooper into second place Pass
ing the stand for the first time Bald had the place
behind the pa .e with Cooper next Bliss third ana
Kimball fourth Nat Butler was well back In the
bunch and considering the pace at which they were
going his chances looked slim Butler seeing this.
tried to sprint the part OF the mile AID he was
In the lead The pace was terrific from TINS
point TO the finish Butler and Eaton were In front
TO the stretch where Bald and Cooper drew up on
even Bald putting like a locomotive
near the nnish and Cooper passed him and won by
lang fhl mid ha enthusiasm
professionals have seldom II ever. shown so much
interest In a struggle for merely l.. A. w. medals.
The time 426 %.
Several of tho preliminary heats were not decided
in the morning and they had to be run off In the
afternoon. which made the programme last longer
than was intended. St. Louis captured first and
second place in the novice race. Charles ctarthy
winning by a length. with y. A. Dougherty second.
five lengths before the entry from this city In the
2I5 class for professionals j. r. Newhouse OF Buff
falo won after bruising finish. with b. t. GAIA
han. Of Cleveland. Callahan wobbled so badly al
the finish that, while he secured second place, ne
was disqualified, and W. De Cardy. of Chicago, was
placed second and S &. Cox. OF New-York, third
The race was a good one and the time 2:l5 20
The final in the one-mile professional race was
another bitterly fought contest from the start
Thomas Butler lowered the competition record. and
YET he did not get place. The race was won oy
his brother Nat Butler. from the thrty-yard
mark with A. d. Kennedy, of Chicago 10 yards
eacond ami + T Acker OF Philadelphia. 50 yards,
third: the lime was 2a6 T. Butler lro" So'"''"'
finished in pos 45. .,oa, s,rug
gle and resulted in another victory Tor me Dull 9aI
family Ihr nnceS T ny tandem. F. e Callahan
caught the tandem. with T. Sutler seGonu rir' ,
PAY RutIer and took second place. Sanger
pued out in the last third and, taking sooo
, fad mad ne Of the homestretch Tom Butler came
with rush in the haf-furong and passing s so ,l
bulky man from Milwaukee. Butter Won ny mTa' ~
two lengths Sanger finished two feet aheao vi
Nal Butler. ,,.o, u, ,,r the two-,ntle
bandican and the quarter-nile race for amateur
Karl Throne won the half-mile State championship
IN THY the fancy riding competition Lee RicsardTTSSn s
and G NJ Mclean so ga R, %ear Ion''''
coa'eS' Nickoiet. Of Chicago rode giraffe "he s
5hTa Of Seoerg % If ID .s 3 asfend' 0e't
John s Johnson had narrow escape from s'i he
on Afte a a6a R wond not ride The mat
ter referred 10 George y Gideon o,S Wh he sYs
pended for six months Johnson rode the hall 40 do
ing the distance in 50 IS seconds IN re was PA'e'
There was a balloon ascension after the races h.
bicycle and parachute we're atare .be 10 nara RAJ
chute and wheel were cur loose and the man. moy-
ing the pedals as If The a wnee was 0" the
Sl The proposed meeting OF the Racing Board has
On The Veterans Association had dinner tonight
at the Cali House ,,or,
bership Committee Of the i. a W to-morrow -
is the general opinion that the man VINO fause s
en- much trouble over the Bicycle Baggage OIL VIII
he expelled from the League
Summaries of the races follow:
IN. mile ,novce,-C charles r. Mccarthy 81 Louis won
n nsucher Louis. second. Z Grssschei LOUIS
vile third Time 2:31 p , IA, 49,. . -,
o,arsr r,ie ,State championship Ffrst heat won by
KsrrI rhona Louisville: y II. Mfdendorf L2uis'llle
se@ond. stuart feathers. Louisville" third TlmeIS'A, So,
ono milo professional - II cassl-final won rs J. a
xewious~ buffalo: T. g johnson. Cleveland. second W
nscarlv chicago. third. Time lib =
Two MIL handicap ,amateurl Final won by {, 6 In
= Var,s, second. W. r rum. Montgomery $50 yards),
tn. n mile professional hnalTon Butler Boston, first
" e sanger. Milwaukee. second, Nat Butler Boston
rine-2:O3 Last quarter orr ..
tIarf mile amateur. final. g lngraham
niyon drst + D. Mc<eon (;reenville. second. j. Con
rmrn St louis third. Time-l:l5. Last quarter.
1,e mile handicap professionally. hna-Nat Butler
.,o.,or 4 Kennedy. Chicago 'l3l second;
= r Aokcr Philadelphia '6oi. third Time 2;o6
tIai, milo amateur state championship lnome
rnuis,.le first H. sutton. Louisville second r. j.
pnrnv.asser Louisville third. Time - 20
Two mile National championship amateur ana protes
,oraE ro,n Cooper Detroit. first. r. g Bald, Buffalo.
sc"nd. ! p bliss chicago. third. Tme-4;2'3 d Last
quarter. OBS . 3 CO.. .A.,o,o,s,r, xsr,
,rene rC,isvile nrst; Il ". Mddendorf Louisville.
snSond' T. j Bornwasser Louisville third lime
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