Evening star., 1896-08-14
They Divide the Sympathies Of the
Crowd at Louisville.
INTEREST IN FOUNTAIN FERRY RACES
Senators Lose a 1welve-inning
Game.
REG Alta AT ATOG A

LOUISVILLE. KY, August H-Yester-
days events at Fountain Ferry Park only
SC cTned to hc.ghten the interest in the sec
ond days racing Of the national l.. A. w.
meet 1t was noticed that Tom Cooper,
after the terrific squirt by which he beat
Bald out in the two-mile national cham
p:onship yesterday, doing the last twelfth
in OF 4-5, appeared very much exhausted.
1t has been acknowledged that Cooper has
a heroic task before him II he is to keep up
his percentage of victories during the pres
ent meet, for he never before met SO many
fast men in such good condition. He
showed wonderful powers of speed and en-
durance yesterday. but the exertion told
on him. and that fact gives courage to the
followers of his rivals. The fact that Coop
er's work is fixed by his managers at but
one race a day also suggests that while he
is in perfect training, he may be at the
point where a little overexert:On would
prove serious.
Bald and Cooper seem to divide the SYM
path!es of the crowds almost evenly, and
both are very popular.
The minor features of the program pro-
vided for the entertainment of the l.. A.
w. members and visitors have been almost
lost sight Of in the crowning interest the
racers have aroused. The river excursion
this evening. however. Is expected to fur
nish enjoyable recreation.
Teday's Trial Heats.
The usual crowd Of visitors was at Foun-
tain Ferry Park this morning at $50 to see
the trial heats for the afternoon races. The
program includes the quarter. third and
one-mile national championships for anna
teurs and professionals; the one and five
mile state championships; a professional
one-mile open; one-mile tandem for pro-
fessionals; two-thirds Of mile for anna
folrr a fxr,o
The first event of the day was the one
th:rd-mile national championship for pro-
fessionals and amateurs. The race was d-
vided into three heats. Those Qualifying:
er. Time. H Is
Second heat-Bald, Kennedy, Curry, Will
Coburn. Time. n
Third heat-Butler. Gardner, Callahan,
Coulter. Time, +. 2-5
Fourth. amateur, two miles. open-Thome,
Mckeon. Danbert. Stevens of Philadelphia,
Middendcrf. Time, $40 30.
-: second heat. amateur, two miles. open--
F'itchner, Eberhardt of Salina, Kan; How
ard of st. Louis. Hattersley Of st. Louis.
Time, SOB.
Third heat. amateur. two miles. open
Seaton, kolb Of Goshen, Ind: Peabody of
Chicago, Ewing of Nashville. Time j.27 30
Third race, quarter-mile. national cham
pionship for professionals and amateurs:
First heat. Schrein of Toledo, Oldfield of
Toledo. Allen and Callahan Time. .32 3-5.
Second heat, quarter-mile championship
Tom Cooper, Kennedy and Hofer of ST
Paul. Time. .32.
Third heat, first half quarter-miie cham
pionship-Ziesler and Gardiner. Time
81 80.
Fhird heat. second half quarter-mile
Ghampionship-E G. johnson and Con
Baker. Time. 81 3-5.
Sixth race. amateur. two-thirds, open, in
four heats:
First heat-Lum of Alabama, Bornwas-
Ser and Thome. Time, 1.51 80
Second heat. two-thirds amateur-Fitch-
ner, Hattersley of st. Louis, Howard of st.
Louis Time. 1.JO 1-5.
Third heat, two-thrds amateur-Sam-
burg Of Port Huron, Ingraham of Dixon,
Ill Eberhardt OF Kansas. Time, 1.41 40
Fourth heat, two-thirds amateur-Pea-
body Of Chicago. Cummings of Springfield,
Ohio; Lou Coburn of st. Louis. Time, 147
pionship, amateur and professional First
hcat-Akers, Bald, Callahan, Schrein. Time.
227 10 o'
Second heat. one-mile championship-To
Butler: Ziegler. Kimoall, Kennedy. Time,
Third heat mile national CHAMPIONSHIP
Tom Cooper w. Coburn, Gardner, O. l..
Stevens. Time. 2.32 As.
Ninth race. professional. one-mile open,
In four heats. First heat-Becker of Chi
cego. Bald. Kennedy. Time. 2.27 %
Second heat-Sanger Mcfarland R!gby
of Toledo. Time. 2.2S 3-5
Third heat-Z:egler Gardner Aker Time
2.32 3-5.
Fourth heat-Callahan, Eaton, Wells.
Time, IA SO.
This terminated the mornings trials.
The weather Is not SO hot as Yesterday
and the attendance promises to be larger