The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-15
WHEELMEN AT LOUISVILLE.

Increasing Interest in the Fountain
 Some of the Contestants-R Results of
 the Preliminary Heats Yesterday.
 Louisville, Ky, Aug. 14-Yesterday' events at Fountain Ferry Park only seemed to heighten the interest in the second days racing of the National l.. A. w. meet. It was noticed that Thomas Cooper, after the terrific squirt by which he beat Bald in the in two mile national championship yesterday, doing the last twelfth in ' 45, ap- peared very much exhausted. It has been acknowledged that Cooper has heroic task before him if he Is to keep up his percentage of victories during the present meet, for he never before met so many fast men in such good condition, He showed wonderful pow CTS of speed and endurance yesterday, but the exertion told on him, and that fact gives courage to the followers of his rivals. The fact that Cooper's work is limited by his managers to but one race day also suggests that, while he Is in perfect training, he may be at the point where a little over-exertion would prove serious. Bald and Cooper seem to divide the sympathies of the crowds almost evenly, and both are very popu- lar The minor features of the pro- gram provided for the entertainment of the L. A. w. members and visitors have been almost lost sight of in the crown ing interest the races have aroused The usual crowd of visitors was at Fountain Ferry Park this morning at 9:30 to see the trial heats for the after noon races The program includes the | quarter, third, and onemile national championships for amateurs and pro- l fessionals; the one and five-mile state championships; a professional one mile open, a one-mile tandem fu. profess sionals, two-thirds of a mile for anna teurs, and two-mfle open race. l The first event of the day was the one-third mile national championship for professionals and amateurs The race was divided into three heats. Those qualifying were as follows: First heat-Cooper, Kimble, Allen, Becker. Time A Is. 1 Second heat-Bald. Kennedy, Curry, Will Coburn. Time A. l Third heat--Butier, Gardiner, Calla- han, Coulter Time A 2-5. 1 The next event was the amateur two miles open, the trial heats resulting as l follows:
 1 First heat-Thome, McKeon, Danber, Stevens of Philadelphia, Middendorf. Time 5:3O 3-5.
 Second heat, amateur, two miles open -Fitchner, Eberhard of Salina, Kan. l Howard of St. Louis, Hattersley of St. Louis. Time 5:03.
 Third heat-Seaton, Kolb of Goshen, Ind; Peabody of Chicago, Ewing of l Nashville. Time 5.27 3-5. Other preliminary results were as l follows:
 Third race, quarter-mile, national championship for professionals and | amateurs:
 field of Toledo, Allen and Callahan. Time 32 3-5
 Second heat-Tom Cooper, Kennedy, and Hofer of St. Paul Time 32
 Sixth race, amateur, two-thirds of a mile, open; in four heats: 1 First heat-Lum of Alabama, Born wasser and Thome Time :51 AS.
 Second heat-F'itchner, Hattersley ot St. Louis, Howard of St. Louis. Time 1850 Is.
 Third heat-Samburg Port Huron: Ingraham of Dixon, H.; Eberhardt of | Kansas. Time 1:41 4-5. Fourth heat-Peabody of Chicago, Cummings of Springfield, o. Lou Co., l burn of St. Louis. Time AT. | Seventh race-One mile, national championship, amateur and profession | als:
 First heat--Akers, Bald, Callahan Schrein. Time 2:27 4-5
 Second heat, one mile championship Tim Butler, Ziegler, Kimball, Ken nedy. Time 2:23 3-5.
 Third heat, one mile national cham pionship-Torn Cooper, w. Coburn Gardner, O.; L. Stevens. Time 2:32 4-5
 The last preliminary contest was in | the professional one-mile open, in fouI heats, which resulted as follows: l First heat-Becker of Chicago, Bald Kennedy. Time 2:27 2-5.
 Second heat-Sanger, Mcfarland Rigby of Toledo. Time FPS 3-5.
 Third heat-Zeigler, Gardner, Akers Time 2:S2 3-5.
 Fourth heat-Callahan, Eaton, Wells lrr1s