The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-15
CYCLING CHAMPIONS.
Tom Cooper Wins Two More Ma
tiOlal Championships.
GARDINER WINS THE MILE OPEN.

Record for That Great Event--Othsr
Interesting Contests Under the Auspices
of the League of American Wheelmen.
LOUISVILLE, Aug, 15.-Top Cooper yes
-terday won two more natissls champion
ships, the quarter and the third mile. This
makes three consecutive championship
victories for the Detroit lad He tried hard
for the mile championship, but was beaten
out by Little Tom Butler, who made the
race Of his life But Arthur Gardner, of
tho Morgan and Wright team, is the hero
of tho day. He rode magnificent race in
the one mile open, beating Sanger out by
half wheels length in s.04 Is, worlds
record time, single paced, Sanger WAS un-
fortunate In this contest and deserves
great deal Of credit for his work.
Great and interesting as were the cham
pionship events the big race of the day
was the last on the card, the principal one
mile open. When the thirteen starters
were lined up the pole was given to
Becker, with Sanger, zelgler, Callahan,
Bald, Mcfarland Gardiner, Eaton, Ken
needy, Rigby, Tom Butler, Wells and
Aher for company at his right. Parsons
and johnson were put in to pace, Par
sons going one third, johnson picking up
and carrying little over the other third.
In the jump Tom Butler and Callahan
had warm battle with Zeisler for the
place, Callahan securing it and Zeigler
taking third back of Butler.
The men fell in behind in long string,
with Becker, Kennedy and Aker sand
wiched In between the leading bunch,
Sanger, Gardiner and Bald. In the second
third Rlgby was killed by the pace and
dropped out, leaving big gap back of
Becker, which Kennedy tried in vain to
close. At the bell the chances Of the men
behind seemed hopeless, but Sanger made
q glorious ride. Gardiner held to him
throughout and Bald clung as close to
Gardiner as he could. AT the last turn
Sanger swept around the four runaway
sprinters Ikea quad and took the running
into the stretch.
GARDENERS tactics had been observed by
the crowd with whom the Chicago lad is
q favorite, and shout went up. The re-
suit was foregone, for the curly haired
Scotchman came out at Sanger's right
with killing sprint that carried him over
Ae tape winner by length Sanger
got second and Tom Butler ran into third
place, two lengths back, Bald, Zeigler
and Becker came over almost abreast,
Just out of the money, while Callahan,
Aker and Mcfarland survived the drv-
ing finish. Tho cutters were Wells,
Eaton, Kennedy and Rigby The mile
was ridden in 1.0l fiat, a new worlds sim
Gle paced record, breaking the mark made
by Bald at Buffalo week ago, 9,0l 4-5.
The one-third mile national champion
ship was sprint from start To finish, in
which Cooper demonstrated his ability
and good Judgment by making a show of
representative field Of professionals rid
Ing in victop by half a length, after
tight brush with Owen Kimble and Bald
Cooper CAME in with an easy stride that
showed his perfect condition, while Bald
aud Kinble were working like engines at
his rear, At tho tape Cooper had the ad-
vantage of half q length over Kmble,
while the Buffalonian was eight inches
back of the Louisville favorite. The bal-
Rnce Of the field came in well punched
back Of Becker and Kennedy, who were
yard in Bald's rear. The time for the
third was rather slow, a So, less than
that made in either of the trial heats of
the morning
In the quarter mile national champion
ship eleven men were lined up on the
steep banking at the quarter pole with
-Schrein down at the bottom of the in.
cline and Olddeld Callahan Allen, Gardi-
-nsr, Cooper, Kennedy, Hufer, Zeialer, f,
O. Johnson and Baker at his right. The
msn wore all quick in getting into their
stride and Cooper rode like mad, for this
championship meant the third consecutive
H., e., l. a., II
ship events. Twenty yards from the tape
he dropped his head and dug for home
with jump after jump, landing on the tape
a cloAr length ahead of Callahan who was
trailing him, Kennedy Tapped the latters
rsar wheel, whlo Schrein slipped in and
nipped Oldtield just rs he reached home
Tom Butler won the mile national
championship in q beau tiful sprint with n
full open length Of daylight showing to
the rear of his wheel. There were twelve
starters, johnson and Parsons pacing on
singles In the break little XGigler went
ont with his familiar jump and landed
square on the pacemaker's rear, while
Butler and Callahan were fighting clear
around tho turn for his wheel. Butler got
the better o&the position, while Callahan,
Cooper and Bald trailed him, and the bal
snce Of the field strung out in long limo
hshipd First Kennedy and then Schlen
quit
~ the big field came Into the stretch
Zeglor swung out, giving the pole to But
ler, for whose wheel Willie Coburn made
acuick and successful jump. From here
OF the race was clearly But!er's. AS the
tapc was ncared Callahan and Gardiner
came up, killing of Dale and Cooper, and
in the last half dozen jumps Callahan
landed up at Columns side. Bald made
one last drive and passed Zicglcr and Gar
diner, taking fourth place Tho mile was
ridden in Z u SO.
The mile tandem for professionals was a
fine race, huo the Butler brothers never
ipst their grip on it. The opposing team
was H. G. Clark and j, Bowler