The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-15
L. A. W. MEET.
MANY FINISHES BORDER ON THE
SENSATIONAL.
One Mile Connections Worlds Rec
ord Broaen-BDld is BOvled Over
BY Gardner.

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 1.-THE races OF
the national L. a. W. meet oday II ne
finishes in the time made bordered on the
sensational One of the most impoF ant
worlds records, the one mile competition,
was broken. The one mile national cham
pionship was decided SO far as the present
progress of the circuit is concerned. 1t
was won by Tom Cooper. Arthur Gard
iner did the record breaking in the mile
open, paced by John S. Johnson and j.
w. Parson, the Australian champion,
with thirteen starters in the race. Gard
iner rode The mile in 2:01, beating the
record of POI As, established by Bad
just a week ago at Buffalo. lie won by
phenomenal sprint in the stretch which
he entered ten lengths behind Sanger,
who led the field.
Chairman Gideon stated afterward that
it was the most rapid burst OF speed that
ne had ever seen or heard of.
In the mile national championship,
Cooper, who won, had the ciearest call
of the year He beat Owen kimble across
the tape only the half the diameter of his
trent wheel. Bald was third of length
behind Kimble, the others being punched
behind. The first serious accident of the
meet occurred in the five mile state
broke and he fell. Karl Thome, the
Kentucky one mile champion, fell over,
him and landed three others on Mitchell
before he could rise; The latter's collar
lone WAS fractured in two places.
At meeting of the membership COM
nlittee of the L. A w. this morning DR..
Il. W. T-nsdall of New York, was ex-
PEELED on the charge of conduct unbecom-
ing member of the L. A. w. Tinsdall
was sent to the New York legislature to
secure the passage of a bill requiring rail-
roads to carry bicycles as baggage, but
instead of supporting the bill it is alleged
he offered an amendment for the bill in
favor of the railroads. The bill without
he amendment, however, was passed.
Summaries:
One-third mile, national championship.
amateur and Professionalism Cooper,
Detroit, won; Owen Kimble, Louisville,
second; E. c. Bald, Buffalo, third. Also
rode: F. II. Allen, Syracuse, n. Y; w. E.
Becker: Chicago; A. D. Kennedy, Chicago;
Jesse Curry, Aurora, Ills; VIII Coburn,
st. Louis. Tom Butler. CO.. rids
Mass; Arthur Gardiner. Chicago; Louis
O. ahan. Rnffalo; e. R coulton' San
One mile: amateur L: A. w. Kentucky
champi onship-Edward D. Fitchger, Louis
Vile won. Time-2:25.
Quarter mile. national championship,
amateur and professionalllITom Cooper
second A. d. Kennedy, third. Also rode:
Fred c. Schrein, Toledo; Barney Oldf1eld,
Toledo; F. H. Aleu- Syracuse; Charles
e. c. johnson, Cleveand; Con Baker
Columbus; Arthur Gardiner, Chicago
Time-:32.
TWO mile open, amateu-E w. Peabody
Chicago wen. Twelve starters. Time--504
One mile tandem, open, professional
First heat, Harry c. Clarke, Philadelphia
and ]. B. Owler, Chicago, first; f. P
Bernhart and F. C. Schein, Toledo, second
Also rode: e. c. Cox and ]. w. Coburn
W DeCardy and R. P. Rice, ]. F. Star.
buck and w Z. Becker. Time-2:13 rs.
Second heat-Tom and Nat Butler, Cam.
bridgeport, Mass. first; L: g. Johnson
Cleveland. and Ray Mcdonald, New York
second; John F. Staver Portland, Ore.
and Eli Vinesett, Olympia, Wash, third
Time-2:10
FinaI--Tom and Nat Butler won. L. C
Johnson and Ray Mcdonald second o. P
Bernhart and F. c. Schrein third. Also
rode: H. c. Clark and ]. d. Bowler. Ell
! Winsett and john F. Staver. Time
PA S-5.
Tvvo-thirds mile open amateur-E D
One mile, national championships final
Tom Cooper, Detroit, won; Will Coburn
st. Louis, second; Louis Callahan, Buffalo
third. Also rode: E. C. Bald. E. S. Aker
r. G. Shrein, Otto Zeiger, A. D. Kennedy
Owen Kimble, Tom Cooper. Arthur Gard
! iner O. L. Stevens. Tirne-2:02 3-5. Las
quarter. 80 S-5; last twelfth, :o9 2-5.
| Five mile state championship, amateur
E D. Fftchner, Louisville, won. Elever
starters. Time-12:50 As.
One mile open, professional, final
] Sanger, Milwaukee, second, Tom Butler
| Boston. third. Also rode: w. E. Becker
Otto Zeigler, R. P. Rice, f. A. McFar
land, Jay Eaton, A. D.. Kennedy, F. B
| Risby. c. S. Wells, E. S. Acker. Time
! 2:0i Last quarter, 1914.