The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-08

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| around the field and landed second jus
, behind c. W. Krick of Sinking Springs
Pa. VINO was on the 2o-yard line Rich.
ard j. Bond, Upper Derby, Pa, 90 yards,
was third. Time 2:13.
Eighth heat-Fred More, Chicago. wa:
the scratch man. The race was in sim
gle file, the men finishing well apart.
Morse won; Charles Muss, Milwaukee
(20yards) second; Dan Dougherty, ST.
Louis (25 YARDS third. Time. PHI 3-5
Ninth heat-Charles Coleman, Scran-
ton, Pa, (35 yards) won; ]. F. Cannon,
200 YARDS second; K. L. Pagan, Phila-
delphia $50 YARDS third. Time 2:11.
MILE PROFESSIONAL HANDICAP.
The next event was the one mile pro-
fsssional handicap. This was run in
seven heats, first two TO qualify.
| First heat-The line went away in
| good shape. Bob McCurdy, Philadelphia,
go YARDS won; Robert Weiss OBS yards,
second: Frank Butler (25 YARDS third.
| Time, POT.
| Second heat--A. c. Mertens won the
! scratch, with Carol Jack next, al the
( 25-yard line. Mertens made a race for
! all hands and established two worlds
! records. for one-third and two-thirds Of
q mile. He jumped to the lead at the
pistol crack, finishing the first third in
Al LIS seconds; second third Of a mile, 1:22.
The pace was 100 killing for him the
last third, and ne fell back beaten. W.
H. Seaton GO YARDS won; F. F. Good
man (35 YARDS second; A. E. Weining GO
YARDS third. Time 2:04 rs. Merten's
time for the mile was 200.
Third heat-Earl kiser was scratch
scratch man. DR.. Brown t60 YARDS won,
Kiser, second; Art Weihlep $50 yards,
third. Time, ell Is.
Fourth heat-F. J. Loughead was
scratch man in this heat, with Charley
Church next at 81 yards. The race was
a lively one, from the start. Church, the
local man, SET stiff pace and crossed
winner by foot. Loushead was second;
Burt Repin (4o YARDS third. Time 2:07
Fifth heat-P. C. Hoyt 40 yards won;
o. L. Stevens (40 YARDS second; j. II.
Shelton as YARDS third. Time 2:0s LIS.
Sixth heat-E. E. Mcfarland was the
scraton man. Howard P. II osher go
YARDS won; Mcfarland, second; w. w.
Hamilton (25 YARDS third. Time,2:0S.
Seventh heat-Nat Butler was the
scratch man, with j. Eaton nearest al 25
yards. The race was run slow until the
scratch was reached. Watson Coleman
go YARDS won; z. D. Fichtner G5 yards
second; o. S. Kimbal Gao YARDS third. |
Time 2:17
TWO MILE AMATEUR.
The next event was the two mile |
championship amateur, in seven heats, |
first three TO qualify.
First neat-R. 4. Miller, Network. way |
an easy winner; John S. Johnson, Wor- |
York, third. Time 4:42.
Second heat-I. A. Powell, New York.
won; H. L. Hart, second; F. C. Costello,
st. Louis, third. Time ASP.
Third heat-C. E. Tenseler. Broad |
Brook, Conn, won; Bert Ripley, Newark,
N. j., second; H. W. Middefull, ST. Louis,
third. Time, 4:56.
Fourth hear-Ed. Stevens. Buffalo, won
George H. Collet, New Haven, Conn,
second; George Peabody. Chicago, third.
Time, SOP.
Fifth heat-Frank ]. Morse, Chicago,
won; F. L. Cast, St. Louis. second; Chas.
I'll |
a-5.
Sixth heat-Bly Of Massachusetts, VINO
was injured in the morning, returned
from the hospital and entered in this
heat The race was slow, but Bly,, de-
spite his injuries, made a good race and
got first pace. ]. j. Howard, St. Louis.
third. Time. 5:03 Is.
FIVE-MILE PROFESSIONAL
The next event was five-mile for
championship, professional run in three
heats, first three in each heat to qualify.
First heat-Loughead Bowers and Tom
Cooper were the scratch men. Walter |
Oickerson and Frank Butler were addi-
ional entries in the first heat. The line
rot away AT a fast pace. Aker led at the
irst mile. On the fourth lap Butler and
oickerscn forged way ahead of the pro-
session. On the sixth lap Church was
eading. There was a general shifting of
POSITIONS and at the third and fourth |
nile Titus was in the lead. Within wo
aps OF the finish Aker was first, Titus
laving dropped out. On the last turn t
he men came down to the tape with
ush, al close together, H. r. Steenson.
Dayton, Ohio, won; c. r. Newton, sec
nd; Charles Church, third. Time, 12:l4.
Second heat-Venier Mcfarland, O. L.
stevens, Nat Butler, Starbuck. Davis. B.
). Stevens. Becker. Weinig, Mertens and
huff were the starters. Mcfarland and !
Butler were together at the tape for the
rst mile. Throughout the heats each 1
IAN took his turn in pacing a lap al
me. Starbuck took the lead at the two
lille. For the next three laps a steady
ace was kept up and Mertens led al the .
liri mile. Becker was the leader at the
1urth mile. For the next two laps the
len steadied for the final squirt and rode
Or favorite positions. They came down
} the finish at a terrific pace. McFar- =
md won; Weinig, second, Mertens
1ird. Time "a %.
Third heat-There were ten starters In :.
lis heat Callahan of Buffalo was in :.
lie lead al the first mile. but at the end :
the second mile DR.. Brown Of Cleve-
nd had taken the lead. A S. Lee. CO. >
oes. n. Y. was pacemaker al the third
lie and Billy Hamilton at the fourth.
| the next three laps the men began ,
hump themselves and finished in >
rand style. Eddie Bald was first. by a u
-es: squirt; ]. A. Newhouse. second: 4
a. Callahan, third. Time, i:32 u
The remaining trials and seni-inals 8
ere run off in the afternoon. During =
e recess an the cracks took advantage 9
the opportunity for practice spins. a
lrins which tna big stands around the
ach were rapidly filing up. Trains
ere arriving al intervals OF every few J.
inu;es and :he trolley ccrs were bring e