Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-07

two or three Spills, ana noDouy "dS
hurt by these.
Tonight Willow Grove Park was CIV
en- over to the wheelmen and the visit
ors saw exhibitions of trick and fancy
riding, a display of fireworks and gen
eral good time.
Tomorrow promises to be the ban
ner day, and the seating capacity OF the
track will be taxed to the utmost. The
races will begin at o'clock under the
same officials, with the exception tnat
ex-Chairman of the racing board, CID
con. will be relieved by Albert Mott,
OF Baltimore, the present chairman, as
referee.
The first of the finals was the one
mile championship, professionals-Bald
had the pole with Kiser, Loughead,
Mosher, Callahan, Taylor, Newton and
Sanger in the order named. Seaton
and Weinig were the pacemakers. AZ
the crack Of the pistol the men got
away we'll together. At the end OF
the first lap Callahan and Major Taylor
were behind the pacemakers and going
at a good clip. On the second lap, the
Major took the lead, with Bald close
behind. Then the race commenced IN
earnest. Kiser, Callahan, Bald and
Sanger began to gather around the col
ored boy. and they came down the
stretch riding free and fast. Loughead,
the Ontario crack, came like a flash
when near the finish, and crossed the
tape a wheel ahead of Bald, with
Kiser a close third. Time, 1903 S-5,
breaking the State competition record
of 2:04 As.
The next event was the final heat in
the one mile 2:05 class professional.
The starters were Martena, Mcfarland,
Nat Butler, Simms, Callahan and Old
field. Martens had the pole. There
was one false start. At the second at
tempt they were gotten OFF. Oldheld
jumped from the outside to the pole,
directly following the pacemaker at
rapid pace Titus fell out in the first
lap. Oldfeld held the lead into the
stretch. when Martens and Butler came
I'D. The three men raced abreast to
the tape, Martens crossing the line
winner by about three feet. Butler
was second, Simms third and Mcfarland
fourth. Time, oil.
The final in the one mile champion
ship, amateur, was called. There were
six starters. Ertz led the bunch on
the first lap. with Howard second. On
the last lap began beautiful run, In
which all hands made play for place.
Stevens caught Ertz in the stretch and
shoulder to shoulder they came home.
Ertz winning by an inch from Stevens,
Middendorf taking third place. Time,
2:162-5.
The final one-quarter mile champion
ship. professional. was the next event
called. There were five starters. Gard
iner. Cooper, Randall, Bald and Loug
head. Cooper jumped off in the lead.
After they had gone A. yards Randall
took the lead and was setting terrible
clip In the stretch Cooper, Loughead
and the others came with a rush, all
abreast The pace was kept up to the
tape. Loughead won, Cooper second,
Randall third Time. :32.
Final one mile open amateur-Nine
started. The men got away in a
bunch. They were all together on
the turn and as they turned into the
home stretch scarcely six inches
separated them At the tape, it was
a puzzle to pick the winner. The race
was finally given to Ed. Llewellyn, of
Chicago: ". H. Fearing, New York,
second: Club Nelson, Springfield,
third. Time, :43 So.
\ triple ridden by Appel, Hammer
and Haight. of Rochester, tried for
one-third mile, flying start record Of
so seconds. They finished in SO sec
onds.
r. A. Mcfarland, scratch man in the
sixth heat of the two mile handicap.
professional. was allowed to start in
the final, it being claimed that he ran
a dead heat for third place. Final
two mile handicap, professional,
eighteen starters. On the first lap
there was a spill and two men stop
ped. The rest of the push pedaled
hard. and at the first mile the men
crossed in a bunch. On the last lap
all were together and in danger of
spill. On the turn into the stretch,
three Of the riders drew away upon
the hill and made the opening for the
squirt home. Mcfarland, scratch,
crossed winner; Fred Loughead.
scratch. second; ]. A. Newhouse, %
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fourth: Charles A. Church, 40 yards,
fifth: W. c. Sanger. scratch, sixth.
Time, 4:44 2-5.
Final two mile handicap, amateurs,
eighteen starters. Schade Goehler
and Miller were on the scratch. The
riders set a hot pace the entire dis
lance. E. c. Houseman, 20 yards,
won: r. A. Miller. scratch. second:
c. W. Krick, 40 yards, third; H. w.
AIiddendorff. so yards, fourth; c. NJ.
Blick. 40 yards, fifth; W. A. LaDue,
40 yards, sixth. Time, 4:30.
A SUNDAY RUN.
The Brunswick Cycling Club will
take a run Sunday through West Lib
erty. Bethany. Wellsburg and down the
Ohio side 10 Wheeling again. The cub
is composed Of some OF the oldest riders
in the city. and II the weather Is favor
able the run will be enjoyed by all who