The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-14

second days racing of the national L.
A. w. meet.
Tt was noticed that Tom Cooper, after
a terrific burst of speed by which he
beat Bald out in the two mile national
championship yesterday doing the last
twelfth in 0.O7 As, appeared very much
exhausted. It has been acknowledged
that Cooper had a heroic task before
him if he is to keep up his percentage
of victories during the present meet, for
he never before met so many fast men
in such good condition. He showed
wonderful speed and endurance yes
terday but the exertion told on him
and that fact gives courage to the fol-
lowers of his rivals.
The fact that Cooper's work is limited
by his managers to but one race a day
also suggests that while he is in per
feet training he may be at the point
where a little over exertion would
prove serious.
Bald and Cooper seem to divide the
sympathies of the crowds almost even
" and both are very popular.
The minor features of the programme
provided for the entertainment of the
L. A. w member and visitors have
been almost lost sight of in the crown
ing interest the races have aroused.
The river excursion this evening how
recreation.
The usual crowd of visitors was at
Fountain Ferry park this morning at
g: 80 to see the trial heats for the after
noon races. The programme includes
the quarter, third and one mile national
championships for amateurs and pro-
fessionals; the one and five mile state
championships, a professional one mile
open, a one mile tandem for profess
siOnals, tWO-thirds of a mile for anna
teurs and two mile open race.
The hrst event of the day was the
one-third mile national championship
for professionals and amateurs The
race was divided into three heats.
Those qualifying:
First heat-COoper KimbIe Allen
Becker. Time, IA 1-5
Second heat-Bald, Kennedy, Curry.
VIII Coburn. Time, "A.
Third heat-Butler, Gardiner, Gala
han. Coulter Time. "A 2-5.
Third race, quarter mile, national
championship for professionals and
amateurs: First heat, Schrein of To-
Iedo; OIdfield of Toledo; Allen and
Callahan. Time, O:32 3-5.
Second heat-Tom Cooper, Kennedy
and Hofer of st. Paul. Time, O:32
Third heat-Zeigler and Gardner
Time 81 3-5.
Third heat, second half quarter mile
championships. G. johnson and Con
Baker. Time, OBI 8-5.
Fourth, amateur, two miles open,
first heat-Thome, McKeon, Danbert,
Stevens of Philadelphia, Middledorf
Time, $50 3-5.
Second heat, amateur two mile open
Fitchner, Eberhardt of Salina, kan:
Howard of St. Louis; Hattersly of st.
Louis. Time, SOB.
Third heat, amateur. two mile open
SeatOn, KOlb of Goshen, Ind; Peabody
of Chicago; Ewing of Nashville. Time,
527 3-5.
Sixth race, amateur, two-thirds of a
mile, open, in four heats-First heat
Lum of Alabama; Bornwasser and
Thome. Time, ISL As.
Second heat, two-thirds of a mile,
amateur-Fftchner, HattersIy of St
Louis; Howard of st. Louis Time
Third heat. two-thirds of a mile, am
ateur-Sam Burg, Port Huron; Ingra-
ham of Dixon, Ill; Eberhardt of kan
sas. Time, 1.41 As.
Fourth heat, two-thirds of a mile,
amateur-Peabody of Chicago; Cum
mings of Springfield, O.; Lou Coburn
of St. Louis. Time. 1.47.
Seventh race, one mile national cham
pionship, amateur and professional
First heat-Akers, Bald, Callahan,
Schrein. Time, 2.27 As.
Second heat,one mile championship
Tom Butler, Seigler Kimble, Kennedy.
Time, 2-23 3-5.
Third heat, one mile national cham
pionship-Tom Cooper, w Coburn Gar
diner, Stevens. Time, 2.32 As.
Fifth race, professional one mile,
open in four heats-First heat, Becker
of Chicago; Bald, Kennedy. Time,
2.27 2-5.
Second heat, professional, mile, open,
Sanger, Mcfarland, Rigby of Toledo.
Time, 2.28 3-5-
Third heat, professional, mile, open
Zeigler, Gardiner, Aker. Time, 2.32 3-5
Fourth heat, professional, mile, open