Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15
WONDERFUL MILE
|ns the Open Professional at Louisville
in the Record Time Of 2;01.
|oPER GETS TWO MORE CHAMPIONSHIPS
|%,rrics on thc Quarter and Third
Mile Medals, but Tom butler
Takes the Mile National
Championship.

ional championships the quarter and third
II a mile-dangle at the belt Of Tom Cooper.
These make three successive championship
I~ictories for the Detroit lad. He tried
lard for the mile championship, but got In
bad position and was beaten out by Little
rom Butler, who rode the race OF his life.
tut Arthur Gardiner OF the Morgan &
Wright team is the hero Of the day. He
ode a magnificent race in the one mile
pen, beating Sanger out by a half wheel
ength in POI As, worlds record time, sin
lie paced. Sanger was unfortunate in his
|ontest and deserves a good deal Of credit for
is work.
Royal sport characterized the second day
( the national meet. The weather was
p~leasant and another big crowd, with a gen
rous proportion Of women, turned out.
treat and interesting as were the champion.
hip events, the big race of the day was the
asst on the card, the professional, one mile
fpen. When the thirteen starters were
ined, the pole was given to Becker, with
Sanger, Zelgler. Callahan, Bald, Mcfarland,
Gardiner, Eaton, Kennedy, Rigby, Tom But
err, Wells and Aker for company at his
light. Parsons and Johnson were put in
o pace, Parsons going one-third, johnson
bicking up and carrying the gang a little
over the other third. In the jump, Tom
Butler and Callahan had a warm battle with
feigler for the place. Callahan securing 1t and
Eeigler taking third. back of Butler. The
men fell In behind In one long string, with
Becker, Rigby. Kennedy and Aker sand
wiched In between the leading bunch and
Sanger, Gardiner and Bald. In the second
pirn Rigby was killed by the pace and
dropped out, leaving a big gap back of
Becker, which Kennedy in vain tried to
CLOSE. At the bell the chances of the men
behind seemed hopeless, but Sanger took the
pit In his teeth and made a glorious ride.
Gardiner held to him throughout and Bald
Eeld as closely to Gardiner as he could.
FINISHED IN RECORD TIME.
AT the last turn Sanger swept around the
our runaway riders like a quad and took
he running into the stretch. GARDENERS
actics had been observed by the crowd,
Hith whom the Chicago lad is a %favorite, and
shout went up. The result was foregone
pr the curly-haired Scotchman came out
t Sanger's right with a killing sprint that
arried him over the tape a winner by a
Pngth. Sanger got second and Tom Butler
an into the third place, two lengths back.
Bald, Zeigler and Becker came over almost
breast just out of the money, while Gala
IAN, Aker and Mcfarland survived the driv-
pg finish. The cutters were Wells, Eaton,
Kennedy and Rigby. The mile was ridden
n POI fiat, a new worlds record, single
baced, breaking the mark made by Bald a
week ago at Buffalo, POI 40.
The first event OF the afternoon, the one
bird mile national championship, was a
print from start to finish, in which Cooper
demonstrated his ability and good judg-
lent by making a show of a representative
eld of professionals. riding in a victor by
alf n length, after a tight brush with Owen
imble and Bald. In the line up Cooper
as given the pole. with Tom Butler, crowded
ear out to the bank. Bald led off in the
mp, with Cooper and half a dozen others
ailinp him while nntlpr worked nlOnp tho
ank and was at the lead on the back
retch. At the head of the stretch Cooper
bok to the center of the track, while Bald
lallenged him along the pole. Kimble held
b the outside and between these three was
ought the final battle. Cooper came in
18th an easy stride that showed his per-
bet condition, while Bald and Kimble were
'orking like engines at his rear. At the
APE Cooper had the advantage of half a
ength over Kimble, while the Buffalonian
vas eight inches back of the Louisville
%avorite. The balance Of the field came in
yell punched, back of Becker and Kennedy,
,ho were a yard to Bald's rear. The time
pr the third was rather slow, 0:44 3-5, less
han that made in either of the trial heats
: the morning.
QUARTER WAS A BETTER RACE.
In the quarter mile national champion
hip eleven men were lined up on the steep
anking at the quarter pole, with Schrein
pwn at the bottom of the incline and Old
I'D, Callahan. Allen Gardiner, Cooper, Ken
fdy, Hoffer, Zeigler, e. G. Johnson and
aker at his right. At the gun
ldheld shot to the front with a quick
imp, with Cooper following him out. The
len. were all quick in getting into their
tride, and by the time the second twelfth
ole was reached Gardiner had carried his
rive along the bank and was well to the
ront, with Zeigler safely on. As the blue
lad team mates came up, Cooper took
-. - 4,--1 -l4nl-- nlIa4l --I
winglng again to the center of the track.
callahan slipped up behind him, while Ken
tedy Tapped him in the inside and crowded
him closely down the straight. The bal
lnce of the crowd back of Oldfeld were
scattered In the driving finish. Cooper
rode like mad for this championship meant
the third consecutive win for him in the
championships. Twenty yards from the
ape he dropped his head and dug for home
with jump after jump, landing on the tape
q clear length ahead of Callahan. who was
still trailing him. Kennedy Tapped the
Eaters rear wheel, while Schrein slipped
n and nipped Old1eld Just as he reached
home. The time for the quarter was 0:32
fiat, just 25 Of a second slower than the
time made by Bald at Asbury park last
year, when he won the 1895 championship.
Tom Butler won the mile national cham
pionship In a beautiful sprint, with a full
open length OF daylight showing TO the rear
of his wheel. There were twelve starters,
johnson and Parsons pacing on singles. In
he break little Zeigler went out with his
amiliar jump and was landed square on the
bacemaker's rear. while Butler and Gala
nan were fghtlng clear around the turn for
his wheel. Butler got the better OF the
position, while Callahan, Cooper and Bald
trailed him, and the balance of the field
strung out in a long line behind. This
order vas practically unchanged until the
back stretch OF the last lap, except that first
Kennedy and then Schrein took their medi-
cine and quit. AS the big field came into
the straight, Zeigler swung out, giving the
pole to Butler for whose wheel Willie
Coburn made a quick and successful. jump.
From here on the race was clearly Buffers,
and the only question was how much he
would beat his field, As the tape was
neared, Callahan and Gallagher came up,
killing on Bald and Cooper. and In the last
half dozen jumps. Callahan landed at
Coburn's side. Bald made one last drive
and passed Zeigler and Gardiner, taking
fourth place. The mile was ridden in
/ 2 ZOE 3-5.
The mile tandem for professionals was a
fine race, but the Buffers never lost theis
grip on 1t. In the amateur events, Ed
Fichtner OF Louisville was most prominent,
winning the two-thirds mile open, and
the one and five mile state championships
The trial heats this morning resulted:
RESULTS IN THE TRIALS.
One-third mile, national championship,
| for professionals and amateurs. First heat,
Cooper. Kimble. Allen, Becker. Time:
| N44 Ok Saaond heat Raid Kennedy Curry