The morning times., 1896-10-06

start, Mudd dropped out. Cause led
| around the first lap. Wilson second, going
| close third. In like POSITION they passed
the stand second time. when on the
Farther turn Sims let a jump or two and
| left the bunch but he haa waited too
| long, and could not beat out Wilson, tn
whom he ran third across the tape, Cause
u god and warm second. Time. 3 90 2-5.
TANDEM A SURPRISE.
Next came the surprise of the day aud
| IL all happened in the one mile tandem
amateur, Van Bocckman and Pitkin, who
| are the giant tandem team, and frequent
winners heretofore We're looked upon as
| likely winners yesterday, hut they not
only ana not win, but We're beaten ont by
| a new team, and this on its first appear
| ince, ana the new double scOrchcrs are
Fred Schade and George Ball.
They surprised their friends and them
| selves, too, aud Will hereafter be handled
with carein all open tandem events. French
| and partner dropped out, and l.. X. Smith
| aud q. +. DAILY were substituted.
| To the first turn SchaGe and Bali led
aud set the nace. the Others bunchcd, but
| working easy. on second lap Van Boeck-
man had crept UP and led, and Greer aud
| Smith were Tapped with the Others. Into
| the chute they shot, Greer and Smith and
| Schade and Ball Tapped, and when thin
| fifty yards of the tape, Greer and Smith
jumped away, and crossed the line winners
| and Ball Il close second; V an BoeckuIan and
Pitkin placed. Time, 2:23 2-5.
BALD WON THE MILE OPEN.
Then it came the turn of the profess
sionals. and 1t was i'll this, tie finals OF
| The InIle open, that the crowd got the
| worth OF ITS money. II was a Snieud.d
| exhibition OF speed. endurance, head work
| and skill. Seven riders faced the east
| ana looked 10 neither side and hoped for
| the best. Tie crack of the pistol sent
! them OFF 20 Il ruOu start, RuIntOrd setting
| the pace IN good shape. To the first turn
| Church led, Cooper second. When At the
second turn OF tYe second lap Cooper took
| the lead, and III the turn gave IT up To
Bald, who was riding III splendid style
| pedallng like machine aud gradually
| forging ahead OF his bunch. With Il half
| lap 10 20 and riding with apparent ea 81
| lie came down INTO the stretch like the
wind and, leaving everybody else behind
| came across the tape n winner 10y u
length, Gardiner second and Cooper thITd.
| Time, 2:l3 10.
LEE RICHARDSON A WONDER.
At this point Col j. Hart Britain wbis-
Dered To the assembled Gro owd through hIS
| megaphone that event No. Ii would be adj
| vanCed and would thus become No. 5 on
the card, and at tiat n SYMPHONY in white
| inclosing the form Of Lee Richardson, the
| premier trick rider of the world, ap-
| penred. That lie has earned the title
| he CLAIMS cannot he disputed. He stands
| in n class alone His many airficult evo-
| lutions, and turns, and twists, and gyra-
tons on his wheel were marvellous IN the
| extreme and graceful throughout.
When the applause had subsidized the
starters in the nnal OF the mile open anna
teur were on scratch and there W ere never
more hopeful young riders awaiting the
word. Fred SciIade had The pole and Sims
at tue other end, and all the rest between
lt was Il grand array OF the local cracks.
| A time limit Of 2:3O was placed on the
| event, ana George Ball was tie pacema kcr
n.r mad t.iS .~I. x-.ll
1t was a race for blood between Sct1ade
and Sims For the first two laps Schade
and Sims and Chum Were well punched. AT
| the upper Iurn in last lap Cause and Will
son cut down the lead and cut off the
paccmaker and made his own pacing,
| Sctadc second, going easy and nursing
| his speed unul Ball got out OF the huncn
| Tor more pacing, and into the chute they
came, Sims right behind and riding like
| the wind, but the pace was too strong.
schadc put out his burst and smiiingiy
| crossed the line winner, amid great APP
plause, sims second at his saddle, fin
| lsli1DG a magnificent squirt, with Wilson
| third. Time, 2:23 / . minutes.
BALD WON THE Mex.
Again the professionals have a 20, and
| this time III the two-third mile ulen As
| there were number OF scratches the event
| was not run off In heats, as per the pro-
| gram, but all the entrants remaining were
put in one, and this "A final.
I. Ii. Ruiiford was again the paCemakpr
aud didhis workwell Cooper, Bald, Church,
| Gardiner, and six Others started Mc,,urdy
| led around the 1rst turn and past the
| stand, then all were buncbed to the far
| turn, when Bald took a Iirner hold on his
pedals aud pushed as he neycr pushed br-
| fore, and crowded the leaders, at whose
| head was Cooper, aud so past the stand
aud around the turn into the chute. where
| Bald oyerhauled him and came down in a
| magnificent burst of speed, crossed the
| line a winner, with Cooper at his pe,iaIs "A
hot second, ,andChnrchthird. Time, 1 :34 -
| minutes.
Thenlt was sannouncedthatClaudL Leather.
burg, OF Raltiniore, would give an exhi-
| btion half-niile against tinLe.
The trim little rider was greeted with
| applause as he appeared to take his warm
| ing up with Greer and Smith, tandem AS
| pacemakers, When in good motion he
| crossed the half milc mark at pistol shot
| and around the turn and into the stret, n
| and out again, often seeming to outride
| his pacemakcrs, but always going well he
| crossed the tape in 5S 1-6 seconds. The
record Tor the paced half mile, flying start,
is Al 4-5 seconds, made in April last at
| Cornado, Cal, by Il. II. kiser.
As Leatherbury mad just ridden the ey-
mbition halt mile The second heat in the
| two-Iuile handicap was substituted Tor the
first in which he was drawn
Won Boeckman was scratch man in this
| and some fourteen other entrants were
strung around the track from forty to 225
| task before him. Five to qualify
| For the first two laps all held their
| positions and then gradually the colors
| became mixed and many changes occurred
On they went, with Vonarter them, but he
| was unable to cut down enough of the field
| to make IL possible to win and on the last
| turn he droppedout. Clum held on well nd
| SO did Ball, but only for a short while for
| when the home stretch was entered the
| handicapped We're found to be holding / heir
own, and Moran, with IT'S gift. came in
first, George Ball second, Hardester. 200
yards, third; Crist fourth, and Lantz fifth.
| Time. AL. The second heat had as many
entries and included Schade and Sims
and proved Il great trial heat.
schade: Sims and Leatherbury were
down his field. and one by one they fell
before his mighty pcdaling. Then Sims
shot out and led the cracks. the big
bunch OF lesser lights going behind, or
rather ahead now. Cause led and then
Greer end Smith. who seemed to have
something waiting. pushed into the crowd
| While all this is going on. Schade is cutting
| down his field and lesSciing his troubles
| and at last the stretch is entered, and
| Schade, the naXen-haired, jumps out and
inen am Iards his heat: Wilson, second;
Sims. third. Time, 4:49 3-5.
COOPER TOOK THIS ONE.
To this point the crowd had had no time
| to lose interest and more was to come.
| And again, but for the last time, the
| professionals came on the scene and this
| time i'll the two-nlile handicap professional.
1 All the stars were on the scratch and
| these were Bald, Cooper, Gardiner; the
/ others were handicaps, from 20 yards u
275. >-N -
1t was great sight and 1t proved a
| great fight. BalG, Cooper and Gardiner held
| together around the first lap and seeming
them. Stratton with 275 yard gift, set
the wheel agoing and flew around tn,