The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-15
NEWS OF THE wHEELMEN.
HrANY NOTED RIDERS START IN
sPRINGFIELD'S I MEET.

| Surprises In the PrellminaFy Heats - EDDIE
Raid. Toua nutier and Others Fail to Quail
iry In the Ope-suiie Open Professional Race
Increase In the l.. A. W. Metnberahip.
SPRIEeFIELD, Mass. Sept. IA clenr sky
aud q cool, brisk breeze ushered In the frst day
Of tho three days tournament OF the Springfield
Bicycle Club. Tho attendance was good, but
the largest crowd In tho history OF the tourna-
ments 10 expected tomorrow to witness the
match race between MiohHe 81 and Lcsna. In the
preliminary heats there were many surprises.
notably in the one-inile open race for profos-
SIGNALS, when such riders as Tom Butler, o.
Bald, and q halfdoEen fast ones failed to quail
ify. !. J. Loughead. John s. johnson. T. NJ.
Cooper, and " Major Taylor qualified by TAX
ing their respective heats. and W. Il. Becker
won q place by being second in the fastest heat.
In the one-mile professional, 2:l0 class. w. j.
Huffstetler. A. q. Akin, +. A. Gateley. o. X.
Davis, w, N. Randall. J. T. Kelleher, l. A. CAL
lahan, and Fred A. Titus won places.
In the l.. A. w contests those who qualified
were: Quarter-mile amateur. K. NJ. Blake, John
6. johnson, L. w. Peabody, Ray Dawson. +. @.
Hausman. r. r. Ludwig; third of q milo profcs-
sional championship. K. {. Bald. o.S. KimbaD,
Major Taylor, DR.. A. /. Brown. Waite Colo
man. +. J. Loughead. w. Il. Becker, Ii. r.
stoenson. Tom Cooper. Tom Butler; lve.n,ilc
amateur championship, y; II. MIME, J. 8, John
son, H. I. HILLS, JT. &c: Hausnan, e: W. Pea
Half Milo Professional-First Heat-Major Taylor
nrst, I; v Baio second. Time, ! minute . 10 SEQ
0I ssso sse sos, NSw ts%, and GsIi0 "a. we're .h1 a, out;
second, Time, minute 8 4-a seconds. Cooper and
Third lIeat-E. i. Asor rrst. ". HuGstctlcr second.
Time. l minute 3 20 see.uds; c. X. newton, g. $;
kimhls, stevens. Mcfarland. johnson. and ~Loushead
Fourth hs.,,Dr Brown nr,.. IA. Butter sGe on
Tom butter md cs6anns v So .hpI 81, = ,,,..n.
rrst, George Reith second. q. Ii. Collett third. Time,
onl Rag Dawson third. Time. d minutes Y2 seconds.
Third Heat: v; Pssbody nrst, r, 7; Ludwig SEQ
.. sSSs'G 4 I s mi: , & hA9 %;ms' , m a5ss; !. A 4; r .sSss9,
F.J, More Of Chicago shut out. .,r
80 80 seconds. Jenny. Monte Scott. and weinig were
Second Aea.-E 6: Aher nrss. g. R Davis second.
'c Thru Gtfh nsa,a aHs 1 Il. Ra ms.s ' aTs,, o y. i. Kellener SEQ.
end. Time. . minutes 81 l.o seconds. Mosher and
Fourth Heal Callahan nrst, Fred Titus second.
Quarter. Mile chsmpionship. Xmateur-Fiut Heat
EN- Blake nrst, J. 5. Johnson second. Time. 8S sec
second Heat@E. ". PeoSody nrst. Ray Dawson SEQ
ond: Time. 81 seconds. O. q. Collect vas shut out.
ond. Time. So IS seconds. ]. A. Powell was snus out.
One Mi,s Prote,siCp1lmone to qualify IN each
"a@tN W 80 va
second; Time. . minutes 20 seconds. Mcfarland
Second Heat-John g. johnson nrst, II. B. Freeman
second. Time, y minutes az 25 seconds. Stevens,
Oldneld, Brown, and Frank Butler were shut out.
ond, Time. 3 minutes Is a.5 seconds. Nat Butler.
Gardiner, and Newton were shut out.
Fourth Heat Major" Taylor nrst, Z. c. Bald SEQ
ond. Time, y minutes SO 3b seconds. Wells, Tom
Butler. and Titus were shut out.
In the afternoon events the GLOWING qualified
for the finals on Wednesday:
HalfMile Handicap. Amateur-First Heat-C. J.
Nelson. rs yards; y. J. Dreher. 20 yar1s; w. !.
Tenseler, 10 yards; J. y. Anderson. IS yards.
Second Heat-E. c. Hausman, scratch; V. Eckberg,
10 yards; E. @. Ferre. rs yards; ". Il. MIME. IS
yarda
Third Heat-T. J. Grady. 40 yards; H. q. Hills.
scratch: W. G. Roome. go yards; Ray Dawson.
scratch.
One Mile Handicap, Professionalism Heat. L.
Decker. SO yards; Gardiner, scratch; Eewhouse, so
yards: Or. Brown. as yards.
Second Heat-wats Coleman. so yards; r. A. NIL.
Ter. 20 yards; c. K. Sewlin, 80 yards; William Cam.
eron. IS yards.
Third Heat-c. 8. Wells. 75 yards; o. s. Kimble, 4o
yards; =. A. Butler. IS yards; J. 7. Kelleher. 1870
yards.
Fourth Heat-Tom Butler. 35 yards; Q. n. Bly,, 100
yards; n. b. Freeman. 50 yards; +. J. Jenny, So yards.
One. NIL Open. Amateur-Ftrst Heat-G. Il. Collett.
| ". C. Roome. C. T. Nelson. and George Reith. Second
Heat-E. n. Blake. c. II. Drury. Ray Dawson. aud W.
z. renseler. Third HEATH. c. Hausman, L. W. Pea
body. r =. Ludwig. and Nels Carlson.