The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-15
TOMMY TAKES TWO
CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE THE REGU
LAR THING WITH HIM.

Quarter and Third-Miie Championships
Fall to the Detroiter at Fountain
Ferry-He is Beaten for the Mile Cham
pionship by Tom ButIer-Gardiner's
Work in the Mile, Open. Defeating
Sanger, is Noteworthy Event Of the
Day, a New Worlds Record. Single
paced, Being Established.
Louisville, KY. Aug. 1.-Two more
national champ:onships-the quarter
and the hird-mile-dangle at the belt
IF Tom Cooper. These made three sue
cessiye championship victories for the
Detroit lad TIE tried hard for the mile
championship but got in bad posi-
ton and was beaten out by little Tom
Butler. who rode the race Of his LIE.
But Arthur Gardiner, of the Morgan
& Wright team, is the hero Of the day.
He rode magnificent race in the one
mile open, beating Sanger out by a half
wheel length, In 2:01 As: worlds record
time. single paced. Sanger was unfor-
tunate in his contest and deserves a
great deal Of credit for his work.
Royal sport chara cterized the second
day Of the national meet. The weather
was pleasant and another big crowd,
with "a generous proportion of ladies,
turned out
ONE MILE. OPEN.
Great and interesting as were the
championship events. the big race of the
day was the last on the card, the profess
sion2l one mile open. When the thir-
teen starters We're lined up, the pole was
given TO Becker, with Sanger, Zeigler,
Callahan, Bald, Mcfarland, Gardiner
Eaton, Kennedy, Rigby, Tom Butler, w
Wells and Aker for company at his
right johnson and Parson were put in
to pace, Parsons going one-third, John
aon picking up and carrying little over
the other third. In the jump, Tom
Butler and Callahan had a warm battle
with Zeigler for the place. Callahan
securing it and Zeigler taking third,
back Of Butler. The men fell in be-
mind in one long string with Becker.
Rigby, Kennedy and Aker sandwiched
IN between the leading bunch and San
ger. Gardiner and Bald In the sec
ond turn. Rigby was killed by the mace
and dropped out, leaving a big gan
back of Becker, which Kenndv In vain
tried TO close. At the bell. the chances
d the men behind seemed hopeless. but
sanger took the bit into his teeth and
made glorious ride. Gardiner held
% him throughout and Bald held as
closely 10 Gardiner as he could. At the
ifSI turn, Sanger swept around the four
runaway sprinters like a quad and took
me running INTO the stretch Gardeners
ta"tlcS had been observed by the crowd
Win whom the Chicago lad is a favor
ite' and a shout went up. The result
was foregone. for the curIy-haired
Scotchman came ont at Sanger's rigb,
win killing sprint that carried him
over the take a winner by a length
sanger got second and Tom Butler ran
INTO the third place. two lengths back
Bald. Zeigler and Becker came oyer the
tape abreast just out of the money
whlie Callahan. Aker and Mcfarland
survived the driving finish. The emit
ters were Wells, Eaton, Kenndv ana
ItlgDv. The mile was ridden in 2.o1
dat, new worlds record. single naoad
THIRD-MILE CHAMPIONSHIP
The first event Of the afternoon. tbe
one-third mile national chamnion shi,
was sprint from start to finish in
which Cooper demonstrated his ahiI;tv
and good Judgment by making a sbow
~ a representative field of professionals
riding in a victory by half q length
RITTER a tight brush With Owen Kimbla
and Bald. In the lineup. Cooper WA 9
given the pole. with Tom Butler crowd
ed clear out to the bank. Bald led Off
IN the jump with Cooper and half a.
dozen others trailing him, while Butler
worked along the bank and was at the
tead on the back stretch. At the head
OF uhe stretch, Cooper took to the CEN
Ter OF the track. while Bald challenged
him along the pole Kimble held 70 tha
outside and between these three was
Fought the final battle. 'Cooper came in
with an easy stride that showed his
perfect condition. while Bald and Kim
bic were working like engines at the
read. AT the tape. Cooper had the ad-
vantage of half a length over Kimble
while the Buffalonian was eight inches
back of the Louisville favorite. The
balance of the field came in well bunch
ed back of Becker and Kennedy. who
wer- a yard TO Bald's rear. The tome
for the third was rather slow: IA SIS.
q less than that made in either of the trial
heats of the morning
OUARTFR-MILE EVENT.
In the quarter-mile national cham
pionship eleven men were lined-up on
the steep banking ar the quarter pole.
with Schrein down at the bottom OF the
incline and Oldfeld. Callahan, Allen.
Gardiner, Cooper, Kennedy. Hoffer.
Zeigler. z. c. Johnson and Baker at his
right. At the gun Oldfeld shot to the
front with a quick jump. with Cooper
following him out. The men were all
Quick in getting into their stride and
by the time the second twelfth pole Wa =
reached. Gardiner had carried his drive
along the bank and was well to the
front, with Zeigler safely on. As the
blue-clad teammates came up. Cooper
took alarm and jumped. clearing Old
field and swinging again 10 the center
of the track. Callahan slipped I'D be-
hind him. while Kennedy Tapped him on
the inside and crowded him closely
down the straight. The balance of the
crowd hack of Oldfield were scattered
IN the driving finish. Cooper rode like
mad, for the championship meant third
consecutive for him at this meet for the