New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
CLOSE OF THE BIG MEET.
MORE EAST RIDING AND CLOSE FINISHES
AT LOUISVILLE.
COOPER WINS THE F1vE-hILE CHAMPIONSHIP AND
is DISQUALIFIED. BECKER. OF CHICAGO. GET


Is DISQUALIFIED. BECKER. OF CHICAGO. GET
TING THE RAcE-IENIENcY FOR cABANNh
GpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIRuNE.l
Louisville. Aug. l5.-The National meet OF lSo
ended to-day unlike that Of last year at Aspury
Park. except that the storm to-day was not Ac
COMMANDED by the gigantic hastones seen AT the
closing day at the New Jersey summer resort
InlS-hack clouds swept rvrr the Fountain Ferry
track this afternoon while the men were just start
ing i'm the fvo-mle There were htful gusts Oh
wind and the people in the crowded STANDS pesa"
to feel nervous. and many Ct the women began "
leave the Enclosure. fearing that tornado was
near While the rain and wind caused the unpacen
professional contest TO bc declared OF, IL uio ho
further damage to the programme
The meet has been n success both from a racing
and a financial point OF view and an encouraging
result has been the increase OF nearly 90 per cent
In the membership Of the l.. a. w In TINS state
The hospitahe Kentuckians have shown the VISITORS
from the different parts of the country every acen-
ton and many started for their homes tonight
feeling that they had passed one OF the most pleas
ant weeks in their lives. There have been no acct
dents fatalities Of any sort and the weather mas
been good throughout. except that II was uncom-
fortably warm during the first three days OF the
meet.
The action Of the Racing Board In accepting the
recommended lions Of the l. A. w. Executive Com
mittee To be lenient to the racing man. Ca6annc,
meets with general approval. Cabannes suspension
will be lifted on September a. when he will again b'
seen the track
The preliminary contests this morning and the
finals thi4 afternoon at the Fountain Ferry track
attracted another large crowd. and the sport was
good Throughout. The most exciting contest OF the
dav was the hve-mile National championship.
There was large crowd Of starters and the rivalry
was of tho keenest sort. 4 triplet was put on to
pace and there was the widest scramble to eaten
the pace The riders continued to rush In ahead OF
the trplet and then. falling back disodged the
mar next the pacemakers. There was considerable
foul riding and. in consequence Bald and Cooper
INDUCED in pushing match, which Threatened at
one time to dispose Of the chances of both men. In
the spirit for tape Cooper had the mos: speed.
ana he won the by two lengths. w. r.
Becker of Chicago finished second. few inches in
front OF f. S Aker. OF Philadelphia Callahan I'm
ished fourth but he disqualified for foul rid
ing Protests filed against both Bald and
Cooper The judges met after the storm and de-
cded to dsquafy Cooper also in the five-mile race
This gave the to Becker.
The balloon ascension to-day looked dangerous for
n time The man suspended from the balloon
on a bicycle which attached TO a parachute.
When high in the air he cuts away from the balloon
and comes down with the parachute. The ropes re-
fused to this afternoon. and the mass started
for the earth at a frightful rate Of speed The
aeronaut succeeded in freeing himself hundred
feet from the earth. and saved his life. 10 the In
tense relief of the crowd of spectators
The first one-mile handicap for am
atcurs all in one heat The race was won by j.
J. r Howard ST Louis go YARDS, after a prett.
finish by a length; C. c. Ingraham, Dixon. Ill
Scratch second a foot before W. +. Lun. Mont
gomery. Ala O5 YARDS, third. The time was
PA -. The fortunate ones were followed by a
bunch OF half dozen. who were separated by
only few inches.
The half mile National championship had ony
five men left In the final but they were Of the
sort to insure grand finish quarter of a mile
from the finish Bald jumped. AMI r Butler tackled
10 his wheel. Cooper tried TO follow. but he
could never catch. Twenty-Five yards from the
finish Bald and T. Butler were on even terms Then
the little fellow from New England jumped away
and he defeated the fallen champion by length
amid loud applause. Bald was second two lengths
before Arthur Gardiner Cooper and Allen followed
in order. The time 1:ll1-5.
The two-mile State championship for amateurs
had a good field of starters. The finish a
pretty between half dozen. w. II Seaton,
jr Louisville won by half length. with l.. D.
Fichtner. Louisville, second and V f. Dupre,
Louisville. third. Time5:Ol 2-5.
The one mile open for professionals brought the
fast men together again. and the result was en-
phatic surprise. T. Butler and Gardiner again
Shoes" fooled item thirty Yards from the finish
Bald was in front and he SCENE! to have III, the
a fash and captured first place by half length.
+ II; Allen of Syracuse. beat Bald few inches
for the place; Gardiner close fourth and
Kennedy NTH. The winners time was 2:l9 2-5
dozen 9 youngsters started In the
men crossed the line almost aligned. The Judges
burn. St Louis. second and Stuart Lcathors Louis
Sanger won hs first victory in the professional
popular victory Of the meet. Sanger caught the
long mark men after going mile and half; Then
he fell into pocket and his chances seemed gone.
He got through at the turn for home, and coming
lengths A. d Kennedy go YARDS was second and
A. Callahan tSo y"rds) third Time % 80.
Yelled The crowd rushed on the track and car
shoulders The summaries follow:
iialf mill Na9aal oRamSpopshi9 first nnamTom
oopgr Detroit hrsi Ar,hur Gn5dRer %hiGaso second
Time I:l2 ;. second semi all. G. Bald Buffalo
h r1 Rax Sf a1i" fS'"R u A u. Sys
and Conn Baker also rois ,1 3ms FnaTom Put
Gardiner. chiceso thi[d Tom Cooper and F. H. Allen
2o. FIRST g e. Ineraham, Dixon 5. G., second W
vic fourth. F. II Watterslv ST Louis mn Aisp
T9denH 4 canhela cIarenee HAMMOND Thome GresGh.
" e'g MGS W. III SSHi2e cg%m'"' F. D M'Keo"
Two mile State championship 'amsteur-W II. Sea
ton. Louisville. FIRST F. p Fichener. Louisville second
Time-5:ci ;.
S9s f~" H. Hcn coH f2's" a a.
Buffalo, third Arthur Gardiner. Chicago fourth: A. -
Kennedy. Chicago. nth. Also rode-Tom Butler. \. g.
Mcfarland. \ w. Tough. a F. Brigsby ". e. Sanger
t. s Acker. f. g. Schrein. Time 2:l9 . >.
one mile go class final, r. Mccarthy. st.
Louis. first. Lou Cohrn. 81. Louis. second Stuart
Ioathers Louisville third Il. W. Midlendorn Louisville
fourth: V T. Dupre. Louisville nth. II. \. Nanneld.
D. y. Daueherty l. : smith +. W. Peabody and W. |
unmins also rode Timc-2:i5
Two mile handicap. professional. nna-W; c. Sanger.
Milwaukee, first. \ j. Kennedy. Chicago 60 yards
md. l.. Callahan. Buffalo go YARDS third Eaton
Elizabeth go yardsD fourth H. =. Mosher. Storm King
li4O yaris, nm. G. Schrcn. 9. Hoener. u No |
'leary J. 4 NaWhais,. J e. Johnson. Barney Odneli
DR. Brown. H. Vanhcrck. Fred Allen II. e. Clark W. f.
Becker. $ 6. Cox ana II Wahour also rode Time |
,.o5 :
one nile open. G. Ingram Dixon. nrs r. Samterg.
Fey, Huron. Mich. second. ! j. Howard 81 Louis.
hird. pornw4sser. Louisville fourth. F. ". Pea
body C-hicago nth. II. W. Mddendorh. T. u. Nc
Iieon Kari Thom~ r X Hattersly. F. i Fitchner W. |
3 l., CONT, and W. H. seaton also rod Time 2;2i
Five miles National championship W. f. Becker. ST.