The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-15
COOPER IS A DAISY
Two More National Championships
Dangle to His Belt
LITTLE TOM BUTLER'S RUr
He Makes the Race Of He Life ana
Wins the Mile Event-AnotheF
Gardner Makes Mile Record
of q Mile In 2soi Flat.

Louisville. KY. Aug. NLrwo more na.
tional championships quarter and
third Of a mile-dangie at the belt Of
Tom Cooper. These made three succss-
sive championship victories for the De-
troit lad. He tried hard for the mile
championship. but got In q bad position
and was beaten out by little Tom Butler,
who rode the race Of his life. Bue
Arthur Gardiner Of the Morgan q Wrighe
team 10 the hero OF the day. He made
q magnificent race In the one-mile open,
beating Sanger out by half q wheels
length In 2:0i. worlds record time. SINGLE
paced. Sanger was unfortunate In this
contest and deserves a great deal OF cred
II for his work. Royal sport Characterised
the second day Of the national meet. The
weather was pleasant. and another bag
crowd. with q generous proportion Of "
dies, turned out.
Great and interesting a. were the
championship events. the big race Of The
day was the last on the card, the pro-
fessionai. one mile open. When the u
starters were lined up the pole was
given to Becker, with Sanger. Zeiglee,
Callahan, Bald. Mcfarland. Gardins.
Eaton. Kennedy. Rigby. Tom Butler.
Wells and Aker for company at his right
Parsons and johnson were put In 10 pace.
Parsons going one-third. johnson picking
up and carrying a little over the other
third. In the jump Tom Butler and Calla-
han had a warm battle. with Zstgler for
the place. Callahan securing II and Zeig-
Ter taking third. back Of Butler. Tha
men fell In behind In one long string.
Becker. RIgby. Kennedy and Aker saz6-
wlched In between the leading bunch,
Sanger. Gardiner and Bald. In the Sec
ond turn Rigby was killed by the pace
and dropped out. leaving big gap back
Of Becker. which Kennedy In vain tried
to close. At the bell the chances of the
men behind seemed to be hopeless. but
Sanger took the bit into hts teeth and
made glorious ride. Gardiner held 70
him throughout and Bald held a. closs1y
to Gardiner as he could. At the last turn
Sanger swept around the four runaway
sprinters like q quad and took the run
ming into the stretch. Gardiner's tactics
had been observed by the crowd. with
whom the Chicago lad In Q favorite, and
a shout went up. The result was fore
gone. for the curly-hairsd ecotchmaA
came out at Sanger's right with killing
sprint that carried him over the tApe q
winner by q length. Sanger got second
and Tom Butler ran into the third placs
two lengths back. Bald. Zsigisr and
Becker came over almost abreast just out
Of the money. while Callahan. Aksr apd
McFarland survived the driving nnAsh,
The quftters were Wells, Eaton, Kennedy
and Risby. The mile was ridden In a:e1
nat. . new worlds record. single pacsd.
breaking the mark made by Bald at Buf-
faio o week ago. 2:01 l-k
Tom Butler won the mile nAtio1nl
championship In Q beautiful sprint, ~
Q full open length Of daylight showing q
the rear Of his wheel. There were =
starters. johnson and Parsons pacing q
singles.
The mAe tandem for professicnals W.
Q hne race. but ehs Butlsrs never boek
their grip on II
In the amateur events "a F1chtnsr q
Louisville was most prominent, Winning
the two thirds milo open and the ous and
fve-miie championships. -