The age-herald., 1897-08-08
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Was the Number of People Who SaW
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iLoUGHHEAD, THE CANADIAN, WINS
As On the First Day-Eddie Bald Makes Some
 Fine Finishes Efforts to Lower Rec iesa ; ords Proved Unsuccessful- iNs Summaries.

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 Tol Philadelphia, Aug. 7.-The greatest meet in the history of American cycling came to an end today at Willow Grove {. Park, when the eighteenth meet "> the Leagu. of American wheelmen closed. During the two days of racing nearly 45,OOO puersons watched while the cracks t from all parts of the world, two from [ Mexico, and the Canadian crack, Lough- head, strove for fame and prices. Yes tsrday's attendance of 15,OO0 was very . nearly doubled today.
 Fred L. Loughhead, the Sarnia, Ont, lad, who carried off the honors yester- day, kept up his fine work today, but little Earl Riser landed on top. winning the half mile professional and the great mile open professional. purse of $500 was divided among the winners of the latter race Eddie Bald also addsd to his reputation, and while no firsts ap- pear to his credit, yet his seconds in the mile open and the five mjl= finals were within a hairbreadh of being frsts.
 Tn each and every race in which he competed he displayed remarkable judg- ment
 Among the amateurs there was much good racing and. Peabody, Eddie Llew- eIlyn and Charles Mertz put up the finest exhibition. In most of tine ama- teur events the ridings were close, and in few instances did the boys show any evidences of loafing. After the sched- ulsd events had been run off, Fred Schade, the Virginia amateur, succeed ed In brsaiing the worlds record for one-third of mile. Schade was paced by two qlads and got away beautifully. He, hugged the quads closely and fin- ished In terrific pace in 32 4-5 seconds, lowering Porter record of,34 1-5 seconds made in 1894.
 Inxaddition to this th.re were a number of trials at the worlds record for one mile amateur and professional. Church covered the three laps in 1:49 S-5, and but for the second pacing teams slow work would have clipped at least two seconds off the tims he made.
 Major Taylor had the next try with quad and triplet as pacemakers. The major crossed the tape in 1:45 3-5.
 Johnny Zimmerman rode an exhibi- ton half mile in 52 2-5 seconds, and Ar thur Gardiner, paced by quads, did a mile in 1.44 This brought the racing to cose
 Tonight the wheelmen owned the town. The morning was occupied by the trial heats which were witnessed by an inn mense crowd. Nearly all the races were
 
 spirited and there was little trifing or jockeying. After the trials came the two semi-finals in the two mile cham ponship, the first three in each heat to qualify for the final.
 First ffeat, semf-fnal-There were elev- en starters and they soon strung out into procession, making ordinary time. En the way home, George Reich, of New York, jumped away and won; I. A. Pow ell, second; R. H. Collett. third. Time, 4:41 2-5
 {. Second heat, semi-final-Ten starters. They strung along the track rapidly and with little change of positions finished fin a bunch. T. w. Peabody, won; Ed Llewellyn, second; E. D. Blake third. Time, 4.sS 3-5.
 Final. half mile. national champion ship, rofessional-AH those who quail fled were on the tape at the signal and were off promptly with Riser and Cooper ahead. The line had gone but short distance when Bald's chain broke when he was making a beautiful run. Mert6ns caught i<iser and followed him closely, bu. the latter won easily; Owen s. Kim ball. second: Mertens, thrd. Tmei, 1:o3
 Final heat, one mile handicap. profes- slonal-All those who qualified started. The cracks held behind the men further- est from the scratch until the last lap Then they spurtsd and al, hands fln- isfad in 8 buech. o. l.. Stevens taU