The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-06
TRIAL HEATS.

| no WOulu NOT fc buio 10 Tdus.
I In The morning trial the hrst three Inen
| qualified In tho 2-mile handicap probes
| sional and the two mile handicap amateur
/ and in all the other races. the nrst TWO
| with the exception of the quarter iuiie
championship. professional. OF whleD Only
the winner Of the first heat will enter inc
| finals.
TWO MILE HANDICAP.
The first event was the two mile handl-
cap professional. This was IN SIX meats
! and In all there were about 80 entries,
First heat H. J.. Loughead, sarnia ONT.
scratch. won W. y. Becker, Indianapolis
40 yards. second l. j. Titus, Now YORK.
% yards. third. Time 4. 46 l-o.
W. &. Sanger was scratch In the second
heat Of the two mile race with arthur Lee
on the 80 yard line and ii. H. steinson'
DAYTON, 25 yards
The pace was slow and the men rode In
bunch throughout A. j.. Weinlg. III
yards. vop; W. &. Sanger, scratch
second: G. II. Newton. 90 yards, third.
limo. 5:03 10.
COOPER WON.
Tom Cooper had the tape I'm the third
heat and Jhe nearest men were J. A.
Aewhonse, % ynrds, and Doc Brown, %
yards. For tho 'lrst few laps tie pace was
fast, hut they soon punched and loafed
Till the finish. when the winner crossed
two lengths ahead. Tom Cooper scratch.
won; Fred Sims, Washington, 100 yards,
second; j. A. Newhouse, 20 yards, third.
Time 5 :06 90
Arthur Gardiner of Chicago was scratch
man in the fourth beat with Star5uck
the nearest at 40 yards. Arthur lost two
wards at the crack OF the pistol. All
hands went OFT far blood and a rapid pace
was Kept M until the finish. Gardiner
won, l. a. Callahan 90 yards, second,
Barney Oldfeld. 10 yards. third. Time,
4:4l 2-5.
BALD EXCUSED.
Eddie Bald. scratch man. was excused
in the fifth heat yam Brock and Pay
Elton were on the 30 yard mark with
lrank Butler at 50 yards
butler took the lead on the lap but
Eaton spurtod from the tailend ana
crossed the line an easy winner.
F. g. Hoyt 20 yards was second; Will
Coburn, 75 yards. third. Time 4:5oA.
Johnny johnson was unable 60 start in
the sixth heat and Il. A. Mcfarland was
the other stratch man with Charles A.
Church on the 10 yard line, Il i. Kramer
at So Yards and Frank NJ. Dampman at
225 wards
Charles 4. Church won; c. ;. Wells,
80 yards, serond; o. 4. Stevens. 10 yards,
third. Time 4:42
THIRD OF A MILE OPEN.
The next event was the one-tnird Tile
open, amateur, In ton heats.
First heat Ed. Llewellyn, won; Fred
T.. Hatterslee, St Louis, second. Time,
AZ seconds
Second heat-.Iohn 5. Johnson, Worces-
ter, Mass, won: A. B. Goeher, Buffalo,
second Time As rs seconos.
Third hcat-Ray Dawson, Boonton,
Tenn, won; j. j. II. Howard, st Louis,
second. L. Time, az 2-5 seconds.
Fourth heat-E. A. Gasalde, Allen.
Da n.
delphia. second. Tune, 40 So
Fifth heath. A. Miller, New York,
won; Z. V. Babcock, New York. second.
Time, Al 30.
Sixth heat--E ID. Stevans, Buffalo,
won; Fred J. Morse, Chicago, second.
Time. As 25
seventh heat-I. A. Powell, New York,
won; A. III. Zlmbrioh, Rochester, second.
Time. AZ seconds
Eighth heat-Ellery NJ. Blake. Keene,
N. H., won; w. IA. Fearing. New York,
second Time. s5 2.5 seconds.
Ninth heat--Cbarlas Coleman, Soran-
ton. won; Joseph p Rogers Philadelphia.
Teuth beat-E W. Peabody. Chicago.
won; Club Nelson, Springfield. Mass,
second Time. 45 seconds
The third event was the quarter mile
championship professional and was run
in i've toIts. Winners only TO qualify.
heat Major Taylor, tho colored crack from
Massachusetts,, took the lead. Tom Cooper
of Detroit kept at his heels and won by
wheels length. Time 30 2.b seconds.
Beokler, Loughcad and Newton.iiped up
for the second heat, which bourhead, ths
Ontario boy. won by three lengths. Time
"a 2-5 seconds.
BALD WINS IN A SPURT.
Eddie Bald, A. G. Mertens, of ST.
Paul. o. l.. Stevens. OttumNSa Ia. and
H9rry West, OF Philadelphia, started in
the third heat Bald won In beautiful
squirt. Time "a seconds. f~A
The fourth heat was splendid dash.
Arthur Gardiner Of Chicago won in "a Is
seconds with j. A. Newhouse Of Buffalo
nt his pedals ann l. A. Brown Of Cleve-
land just behind Newhouse.
The NTH heat was repetitlon OF the
fourth, with M. A. Randall OF Rochester
a better winner In 33 l.5 seconds. Barney
Oldfield was "a length bobind and Owens
kimbalI CT Louisville, good third.
AMATEUR HANDICAP.
The fourth event was two-milo han
dicnp. amateur first three tO qualify. 1t
WAS run In six heats and about 20 wero
entered. The first heat was slow until tho
finish. Q. w. krick, 30 yards. Sinking
Springs, Pa, spurted and won by
wheels length. FRED Schade. scratch.
stNpua. W. We ioNohpbcs ~ ghIur, tHius
Time. :5l.
Second hoat--W. A. Laruc, 20 yards,
won a. u. Goebler. scratch, second; W.
A. Iaptz 50 yards. third. Time 5:49 3-5.
Third heat--Bob Miller was on scratch.
For a milo the line kept up a rapid race,
but In the second mile they promenaded.
Miller won George H. Collet, q yards
second; q. NJ. Bly, 40 yards, third. Time,
4:5a
Fourth heat-F P GastaIdor, 40 yards.
won; II. q. Hasman. 20 yards, second;
O. V. Babcock, 60 yards third. Time,
Asa 3-5.
Fifth heat--Ed Llewellyn, 30 yards,
won; Joseph p Rogers. 10 yards, sec
ond; George B. Van Host 100 yards,
third Time. ;5l 40
THE $50 PROFESSIONAL
The next event was the one.mile $3.50
class professional, run in Ave heats, first
two 20 qualify.
First heat-1he pace was slow and on
tho last lap Clinton W. Davis crossed
FIRST. Nat Butler hunted him down, how
ever. and came down the stretch even
with Barney Oluneld. but crossed first by
n narrow margin; Oldteld, second.
Time. 52 %.
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