The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-14
THE NATIONAL MEET.
Opening Day of the Races at Louisvill
Very Warm.

Opening Day OF the Races at Louisville.
Very Warm.
Louisville, Ky. August lS,--Tom Cooper
won the best and fastest race Of the year
at Fountain Ferry park this afternoon,
winning the two-mile National champion
ship race for amateurs and professionals
in l.cS rs. just 20 OF a second slower than
the time in which he won the two.mile
championship last year At Ashury park,
defeating Arthur Gardiner. Toiay his
competitors were the fastest men OF the
year Bald. Nat Rutler Mcdonald. Gardt-
ncr, XriIltr, bliss, Eaton and AckrrS.
1lniS. hsiae iron, the ~ IL uprn profess
sonal was the principal eNcat Of the
opehing day Of the National League Of
American Wioelmen's racing mel. the
we.,tner was nos unpi sautN warm aud
tins fact. together itth the high ella IS
card. brought out a ccowi o: i,Ol people.
Local interest IGNORED ~ the Two state
one-half mile, hoih of winch went to
Carl Thome, \ LuuiYv'lle boy. who has
come into prominence thir $ ason G. G.
lngrshAm of Dixon, III. outclassed his
fields ia the ether amateur events. thu
two-uile nandicap ana the tWo-mile orVn.
winning both w.th ease.
Tac battle Of The giants came in the
mile open professional rhe Only prcmi.
n.nt men who fail d % qualify III the trial
h ats, VIII ca wele rut ~ ,hc inorAiug.
were Arthur Gardner, Fred LouEncad j.
J.. Bliss ana a. II. k"nrcl y. rhe mcn
began to string out rs soon as inc pistol
was nrel-Rald IN hf,h place. s,mgar aud
the Butler Wen back. There WAS scarce y
any change until S4ngcr s'trtrl On his
run from ninth place ou tho back ajrctcn
of the last lap. The others we're slow in
making their sprint, hall mi6sinS tlr OPP
ror,uniiy as SANGER passed aim. IS they
h"nrhed together At the hcai OF the
stretch. Tom Butlct SGT A hot chiS, for
Sanger, hut Bald Wa' pocketei Nargcr
had made his start too carly lad wac not
equal 10 the terrific pace At wAl,h Butlrr
came rue The later landed the money
pocket at fourth.
scratch mon did not nGurc In the mile
hahdicap for professionals 1t was anuihor
scalp for i2utior, Nat with a third handi-
cap winning I'm Il cl1sc nrish from A d
Kcuncdy 81 Chi, ago. who started nom
the i5-yard mark,
In the two-miie National CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Cooper hal he pole. rho pacing was
done by Stavrr aud VmsI on .,rr 80
Cooper caught tho paccnakcr Within
f,fty ynrds and Blid MAS At hs i,tr
Thus they pcdalcd for i've aps At the
last quarter Eaton mad. H. tptlnl II, IN
last place, Sat Rutl'r taxing on To h m
a. he passed. Thee two challenged TN,
It adcrs at the head of the stretch. ntit tho
great pair had :hclr race well IN baud.
II Nas a hatl" royal between Cooper
and RAID tn ia '7p". Cooper started in
upon ouch n srnrt n he hi7 sel ION H. on
called upon 10 make. doing the last
twelfth N % - This Won the ra," for
him aud with 4 tho nrst Nu.ional cham-
?ionship medal @wardcd At the meet.
johnny johnson took his ualll rhv at
plish any of his olI-timo fcats. lie made
a bali milo behind a triplot IN "a ia.
a j. Nicollet rode his ''ilraffo' quar-
tor IN 30 rs, 10 tho amusement u the
crowd
Two record attempts were made by trip
les The best performance being a mile In