Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21
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Time, 207la, 2.09, 2.09la.
The bicycle races were pronounced as
among the best ever seen in New Eng
land. Nearly all of. the professional
crackajacks We're present. and the racing
they put up was gilt-edged
Major Taylor, the cOlored boy was the
star of the afternoon, winning two frs,
and one second and earning 500 in cold
cash.
Arthur Gardiner won the mile open in
good style. and Nat Butler Newton Howl.
Reynolds and Randall divided the rest of
the coin.
One-mie open. professionalism race
was run in two heats and final. the
lirst four men in each heat qualifying
Nine men lined up ut the tape in the first
neat. Randall had the pole. with New
ton on the outside. No pace maker was
put in and there was no time taken. The
sprint started at the three-quarters and
they came down the stretch in a bunch
with Major Taylor in the lead. Taylor.
Randall. Newton and Reynolds crossed
the tape in the order named and qualified
for the final. The time for the loaflng
match was minutes, 10 So seconds
Eleven men mounted their wheels for
the second heat. At the three-quarters
| the sprint was started and the finish was
in the following order: Gardiner. Hoyt.
Kimble and Mertens.
The order of the men for the final heat
was: Gardiner. Taylor, Hoyt, Randall,
kImble, Newton. Mertens and Reynolds.
The men came down the stretch in a
Garrison finish. with Gardiner. Taylor
and Newton fighting for the lead. Gar
diner won by two feet. with Taylor Sec
ond and Newton third. Time. 2.27 So.
Hair mile open, professional-This race,
ike the mile. was run in two heats and a
hnal. the first four men in each to qualify
for the final
Ten men lined up on the back stretch
for the first heat. 1t was pretty race
down the stretch. with Cooper and Tay-
lor leading the field. Cooper won. with
Taylor second Coleman third. and Rey-
nolds and Randall tied for fourth place
All five men qualified.
The second heat had II starters and was
a repetition of the first Gardiner got In
| 4 pocket on the pole and could not get
through the bunch in time for first
The finish was hot. Barney Oldfield VIM
ming. with Hoyt. Meretns and Gardiner
qualifying with him.
Cooper Hoyt. Taylor. Meretns. Coleman,
Gardiner, Reynolds and Randall. Down
the stretch they came with the colored
boy in the lead by inches only. and RAN
dali. REYNOLDS and Gardiner contesfing
for the place. Taylor won, with Reynolds
second and Randall third.
One-mile handicap. amateur-The mile
handicap for the purses" proved to he
runaway race. II. b. Hills of Providence.
was on scratch. and C. Fl. Dickson of
Portland had the limit of 175 yards Dick
son started with the pistol and held the
lead all through the race. The field
punched at the half and managed to cut
down DicksOn's lead. hut he had too
much of a handicap and won by 40 yards
Hills Rogers and Brinckerhoff made a
nretty finish. Hills getting second and
Rogers third.
TOmorrow's horse races will be started
at 10 A. NJ. and the card for the last day
of the highly successful New England
fair will include a ZIG pace, 2.H trot and
a 3-year-old trot.
One-mile handicap. professionalism
professional handicap was the prettiest
race of the day. Tom Cooper and Nat
Butler We're on the scratch. with Tom
Butler and Major Taylor on 20 yards
Mertens and Gardiner We're excused. The
scratch men caught the back bunch at
the half, after a hard ride replete with
interest to the spectators. and at the
fve-eighths the whole field had closed up.
Here Il bad tumble occurred. 10 men go
ing donw in a heap. On the last quarter
the men began to hump" and as they
swung into the stretch the spectators
rose en- masse. The result was in doubt
right up to the tape. where the colored
boy succeeded in pushing his front wheel
over first. Nat Butler was second by half
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