The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-15
BECKER MADE "A SHOWING.
FORTUNE WAS AGAINST HIM IN
THE FINAL.
COOPER TOOK TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS
HOfer, of st. Paul, Qualified In the
Quarter Mile, But Could Not
Win.


and the one-third mile-dangle at the
belt of Tom Cooper. These made three
successive championship victories for
the Detroit lad. He tried hard for the
mile championship, but got in a bad
position and was beaten out by little
Tom Butler, who rode the race of his
life. But Arthur Gardiner. of the Nor
gan & Wright team, is the hero of
the day. He rode magnificent race
in the mile open, beating Sanger OUT
by half a wheels length in POL
worlds record time, single paced
Sanger was unfortunate in this con-
test and deserves a great deal of credit
for his work.
Royal sport characterized the second
day of l.. A. w national meet. The
weather was pleasant and the crowd
was generous one Great and inter-
esting as were the championship
events, the big race of the day was
the last on the card, the professional
one mile open. When the thirteen
starters were lined up, the pole was
given to Becker, with Sanger. -Zeigler
Callahan, Bald, Mcfarland, Gardiner,
Eaton, Kennedy, Rigby, Tom Butler,
Wells and Aker for company at his
right. Parsons and Johnson were put
in to pace, Parsons going one-third
johnson picking UP and carrying a lit
tie over the third. s. j.
In the jump Tom Butler and Gala
han had warm battle with Ziegler
for the place, Callahan securing it and
Zeigler taking third. place of Butler.
The men fell in behind in long string.
with Becker, Rigby, Kennedy and
Aker sandwichedr in. between the lead
ing bunch and Sanger, Gardiner and
Bald. In the second third, Rigby was
killed by the pace and dropped out,
leaving big gap back of Becker.
which Kennedy tried in vain to close.
At the bell, the chances of the men
behind seemed hopeless, but Sanger
took the bit into his teeth and made
a glorious ride, Gardiner held to him
throughout, and Bald chung as closely
to Gardiner as he could. AT the last
turn sanger swept around the four
runaway sprinters like a Quad. and
took the running into the straight.
Gardlner,s tactics had been observed
by the crowd, with. whom the Chicago
lad is a favorite, and a shout went I'D.
The result was foregone. for the curly
haired Scotchman came out at San
gers right with killing sprint that
carried him over the tape a winner by
length. Sanger got second, and Tom
Butler ran into third place. two
lengths back. Bald, Zeigler and Beck
er came over almost abreast. iJst out
of money, while Callahan. 7Aker and
Mcfarland survived the driving fin
ish. The cutters were Wells. Eaton
Kennedy and Rigby. The mile was
ridden in POI fiat, a new worlds rec
ord, single paced, breaking the 2:01 .4-5
mark made by Bald at Buffalo a week
ago.
Inc hrst event of. afternoon, the one
third mile national championship. was
sprint from start to finish, in which
Cooper demonstrated his ability and
good judgment by making a show of
representative field of professionals.
riding in a victor by half length.
after light brush with Owen, Kim
bic and Bald. In the line Cooper was
given the pole, with Tom Butler
crowded clear out to the bank. Bald
ied on IN the jump, with Cooper and
half dozen others trailing him, while
Butler worked along the bank and was
at the lead on the back stretch. AT the
end OF the stretch Cooper took to the
center of the tracks while Bald chal-
lenged him along the pole. Kimble
held to the outside, And between these
three was fought the final battle.
Cooper came in with an easy stroke
that showed his perfect condition.
while Bald and Kip1ble were working
like engines at his rear. At the tame
Cooper had the advantage of half a.
length over Kimbleili while the Ruffa-
lonian was eight iffches back of the
Louisville favorite The balance of the
field came in well punched back of
Becker and Kennedy, who were ward
to Bald's rear. The time for the third
was rather slow, "A 3-5, less than that
made in either of the trial heats Of
the morning.
QUARTER-MILE CHAMPIONSHIP
In the quarter-mile national cham
pionship, eleven men were lined ND
on the steep banking at the quarter
pole, with Schrein down at the boz
tom of the incline and Oldfield. Gala
han, Allen, Gardiner, Cooper, Kenne-
dy, Hofer. Zeigler, Johnson and Baker
at his right. At the gun Oldheld shot
to the front with a quick jump, with
Cooper following him out The men
We're all quick in getting into their
stride, and by the time the second
twelfth pole was reached, Gardiner
had carried his drive along the bank
and was well to the front with Zeigler
safely on. AS the blue clad team
mates came up, Cooper took alarm and
jumped, clearing Oldfeld and swinging
again to the center of the track. Cal
lahan slipped up behind him, while
Kennedy Tapped him on the inside and
crowded him closely down the straight.
The balance of the crowd, back of Old
field, were scattered in the driving
finish. Conner rode like mad, for his
championship meant the third con-
secutive win for him at this meet in
the championship. events. Twenty
yards from the tape he dropped his
head and dug for home with jump
after jump, landing on the tape a
clear length ahead nf Callahan, who
was still trailing hinf Kennedy Tapped
the latter's rear. wheel, while Schrein
slipped in and nfpped Oldfield just as
he reached home. The time for the
quarter was 80 Aats lust two-fifths Of
second lower than the time made
by Bald at Asbury park last year