The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-15
THE BICYCLE RACES.
Tom Cooper Wins the Quarter
and Third Niles
Tom BUTLER WINS THE MILE.
Arthur Gardiner Beats sanger, Ztcx-
Ter, Tom Batter ard Bald In ths
Mile open -Excsrfng Finish.

CHAMPIONS d Es-the quarter ar4 third
rnsle--4angss az The beg q Tom Cooper.
Ln@se make three successive Champion
ZIP Victories for the Detroit i4d- lie
fTssc hard for the raae chan p.onsasp. bus
got IN bad poslsi3a ard was beaten out
p A1tss Ton E1slsr. wno rGa3e he race
= MS hfe- BUs Arthur Gardner. ct ras
zAsF24l 4 Wight team. - the hero os re
aAs- re made magnificent race IN tae
ehs rase open. beating Sanger out by &
a2at "n@s. lsas-h. Il AL. sogsz's reccsd
t4.zss. sangie paced. SzEEer Vas un.ortu-
nate IN RS contest. ard deserves a great
csal % credit for his work.
fsosal spcrt characterized the second
oas OF iAs Daticnal meet The weather
was peasant. and another big crowd, wlfa
generous proportion Of aides. turned
oat- Great aad interesting were the
a paonsfip events, and the Big race %
.iss e@y SAx the last On the card, the pro-
f@sxonsl ore mile open. when she thgr-
zen starters were lined up TIE pole was
even % Becker. Nth Sanger ZIaxIsr
callahan. Bad. Mcfarland. Gardner,
Eaton, Kennedy. Rtghg. Tom Butter.
!" Tsis ana AkeFs Tor company AZ his right.
PARSONS sne johnson weTs pgt IN e pace.
PARSONS going ons-third. Johnson picking
Up and carrying little over gae other
third. Ia the jump Tom Butler and Gala
nas hAd warm battle with zleeter for
the pace. Callahan securing IL aad ZleE-
ssf taxing third. back Of Butler. TIE men
fsA In behind IL ons long string. Becker.
h4snS. kennedy and Akerx sanawIched in
between the leading bunch SangsF Card
ner and Bald. In the second turn Rigby
was killed OF By the pace and dropped out.
leaving b.s sap back Of Becker. which
/ kennedy IN vain tried 10 close. Al the
Del the chances os the zssn behind seemed
hopeseSs. bat sanger took the DIT into his
teeth and made glorious ride Gardner
ne "a. = -
closely % Gardner as ne could. Al The
last turn Sanger swept around The four
runaway sprinfsrS Ike q quad. and took
the running into the stretch GARDENERS
tactics had been observed by ths crowd,
with whom the Chicago lad Is a faserite.
and shout went up. The result was
foreE0ne, for the Scofehrnan came out at
sangers right with a killing sprint that
carried him over the tape a winner by a
length Sanger got second. and Tom
Butter ran into the third place, two
lengths back. Bald. ZIeR.sr and Becker
came over almost abreast Just cut Of the
money, while Callahan. Akers and Mae-
Farland survived the driving finish. The
cutters were Wells. Eaten Kennedy ard
Rlgby. The mile was ridden In 2.0I fiat. a
new worlds record single paced, breaking
the mark made By Bald al Buffalo a
week ago, of 2:si as.
Tas first event OF the afternoon, the one
third mile national championship, was a
| sprint from start 10 finish, in which Cooper
| demonstrated his ability and good judg-
/ ment by making a show OF a representative
| field OF professionals. riding TO victory By
| half a length. after a tight brush with
| owen kimole and Bad. In the lineup
| Cooper was given the pole. with Tom But
| Ter crowded clear out 70 the bank Bald
| led on in The jump. with Cooper and half
dozen others trailing aim. while Butler
worked alcpg the bank and was at the
/ lead on the back stretch. At the head OF
| thu stretch Cooper took 10 the center OF
| the ira *. while Bald challenged him along
/ the pole. kimhie held 10 the outside and
| between these three vas fought the final
/ battle. Cooper came IN with an easy stride
| that showed his perfect condition, while
\ Bald and Ktnihie were working ike en-
/ gtnes a. his rear. At the tape Cooper had
| the advantage OF half length over kim
/ bic. white the Buffalo man was eight inches
| back OF the Louisville favorite. The bal
aucs OF the neid came in well hunched
| back OF Becker and Kennedy. who we're
/ yard TO Bsld's rear. The time for the
| third Was rather SLOW, "a SIS less than
| iha, made IN either or the trial heats Of
/ the morning.
| In the auarter-naiiA national champion
ship eleven men were Ilnsd ap on the
| steep bank mt the quarter pole. with
| Scherln down at the bottom OF the
/ incline. ard Oidhsld, Callahan. Gar
/ diner. Cooper. Kennedy. HogsF. Zlegler. E
| c. Johnson and Baker AZ his risht. AT the
| gun Ogdaeld shot 50 TIE front with A quick
| jump. with Cooper following him out
| They were all quick in getting into their
/ positions. and when the twelfth poie was
| reached Gardner. had carried bis drive
| along the hank. and was well 20 the front.
/ with ZIegler safely on. As the blue-clad
team mates came I'D. Conner took alarm
4 atTsA
/ ing again 20 the center OF the track. Cal
| iahan slipped I'D behind him. while kenne-
/ dy Tapped him on the inside and crowded
| him closely down the stERsghi. The bal
afiee CT the crowd hack az oidaeld were
| scattered Ia the driving finish. Cooper
rode ike mad. for this championship
| meant the third consecutive win for him
/ 80 shis meet IN the championship events
Twenty warts from TIRE tRpe 10 drouped
/ his head and dux sor home with jump aft
/ er iumr. lAndinw on tse tape clear
length ahead Of Callahan WAC was sfil
trailing aim. kennedY lanpst the latterfs
/ rear wheel. while SchsFtn Siinred IN ard
/ nsnpea oldns'd fas. as he reached home.
/ The time for the quarter vas g. seconds
/ fat just s-S 81 sec@nd slower THAI the
time made BY RAID ~ AShBrv Park last
/ year when be wen ire 1876 ehSmp&0ashlp
Tom Butter Won Ehe mile national cham
pionShin IN \ beautiful spTtnt with a fun
open length 81 daylight showing % the
/ rear cs his wheel There ware twelve
starters. johnson ard Parsons pacing On
singles Ia tie hresk htIls ZisEfer vent
| out with his familiar igmp and was iard-
/ 81 square on she pAccznaksrs rear. while
Butter and Callahan we're rfttnE clear
around the turn goT his wheel Butler
/ GOT the better 81 Ih@ position. while Cal
lshan. Cooper ard Bsid tratled hsra. and
me Balance - TIE field strung out IN A
icnr tire behind TVS u~siar was prse-
I sscaltv unchanged untH re hack stretca
az fae last isD. excegs fhAf first Kennedy
ana tier ScNsrzn tcck thsfr medicine ana
ou4s A. the hsx ne'd came satn ne
straight. ziexier sWunx cut giving the
y.r1a - Butler f0~ whose wfsesa Willis
CgAarn made a quick and successful tumn
Prom here on the rHce wes clearly But
ierss. and the snly question was how ua1ra
Ne would heet his fsl8. As ne tspe vas
crossed tsalEaAan ard Gardiner carae wu
ksus~r ~ Bald and Cooper. ara N the
lsst aasg-sazen Jumps Callahan landed %
/ a. fs1hssrr,'s eide. Rae ensds era last
| aasvAernse drive sns passed Ztexler ard
Csa gxsfneg. sakgnE fcursa place, TIE rnue
was ridden Ia 80 -
TIA mile tandem Ter professionals was
a Fme race Bat tie h1afsTs never lest
sNesr Strip on T.
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