The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
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ond. Time, 2:23.
Seventh Heat-R. A. Miller, New York,
won; F.. w. Peabody, Chicago, second.
Time, 2:21 1-5.
Eighth Heat-Ellery NJ. Blake. Keene, N.
H., won; w. A. Laduy, Cold Springs. N.
T., second. Time. 2:15 5-5.
The great mile open. PROFESSIONAL race
was the last of the preliminary trials to be
run. All the big fellows were entered.
There were seven heats, the first two in
First Heat-The starters were Steenson,
Aker, Tom Cooper, Becker, Randall and
Weinig. Charles Hansell was pacemaker.
On the first round he set a merry pace.
The second lap found Aker right at Han
sells wheel and half way round on the
last lap Cooper dashed clear of the bunch
and in a brilliant squirt landed a winner.
r.. Fl. Steenson second. Time, 2:05. 80.
Second Heat-Henshaw, of Brooklyn, did
not start in this event. The line was Good
man, Major Taylor, Aughenbaugh, Sanger,
Newhouse, Doc Brown and Hoyt. The lat
ter led on the first and second rounds, with
made a great squirt going round the curve
and came down the stretch like a bullet
amid the plaudits of thousands and landed
a winner by a length. j. A. Newhouse
second. Time, 2:13.
Third Heat-Church, Loughead. Newton
and Oldfeld started. The men rode eau
spurted, with Church at his heels. In the
stretch Loughead increased his lead a trifie
Time, 2:15 is.
Fourth Heat-Titus, Shelton, Mcfarland,
Frank Butler. Kimball and Eaton started.
A. S. Lee, of Cohoes, paced the line in
good shape. Jay Eaton, Elizabeth, n. j.,
and owen Kimball, the Louisville crack,
spurted half way round and finished in the
order named. Time, 2:15 20.
Fifth H~eat-Fred Sims, of Washington.
acted as pacemaker. The starters were
Becker, Mosher, Coleman, David, Vernier,
Kiser and Coburn. Kiser kept close to the
~pacemaker, with Coleman at his heels. The
procession kept this order until Coleman
got abreast of Kiser in the stretch. Then
the DAYTON how l6aDed aWaV and won.
Coleman second. Time, 2:09 As.
Fifth Heat-Bald, Wells. Stevens, Butler,
Brock and Repine started. 1t was a beauti-
full race for the entire distance. In the
stretch, Bald, who had been lying third,
shot out from the bunch and won by half
a wheel. Butler second. Time. 2:08 As.
Sixth-Mertens, Davis, Callahan, Gar
diner and Hufsteller lined up with 3. b.
Stevens as pacemaker. Callahan got be-
hind the pacemaker at the crack of the
pistol and held the place for two laps.
Then Gardiner, the Chicago man, and Mer-
tens, the st. Paul boy, jumped in and fin
ished in the order named. Time, PIP rs.
This closed the trial heats.
The two semi-finals in the two-mile cham
pionship amateur were then started, the
first three in each heat to qualify for the
final.
First Heat-There were eleven starters
and they soon strung out into a procession,
making ordinary time. On the way home
George Reith, of New York, jumped away
lett third. Time. ABB 2-5.
Second Heat-Ten starters. They strung
along the track rapidly and with frequent
changes of positions and finished in a
bunch. e. w. Peabody won; Ed Llewellyn
second, E. M. Blake third. Time, 4:2S S-5.
One-half mile, national championship,
professional; final: All those who qualified
were on the tape at the signal and were off
promptly, with Kiser and Cooper ahead.
The line had gone but a short distance
when Bald's chain broke when he was
RRheing ana q 3 fo1IoWed him him, c MsFfenS b Ga"f fhe
latter won easily; Kimball second, Mer-
tens third. Time, 1903.
The next event was the first heat of the
semi-tinal, one mile handicap, amateur.
There were fourteen starters, six to quail
ify.
First Heat-Schade, Goehler and Ertz
YARDS won, w. A. Lantz Cthirty YARDS
second, Ray Murray (seventy YARDS third,
(scratch) sixth. Time, 2:O7 So.
Second Heat-There were thirteen start
ers, with Blake, Miller and Hattersley
scratch men. c. w. Krick twenty YARDS
won, Fred r. Hattersley (scratch) second,
r. A. Miller (scratch) third E L. Wilson
YARDS fifth, H.. G.. Middendorff (ten yards)
sixth. Time, 2:G 1-5.
one-mile handicap; professional; final: Al
those. who qualified started. The cracks
held behind the men furthest from the
spurted. All hands finished in a bunch.
Stevens Gao YARDS, won; Watson Coleman
$50 YARDS second; F. C. Hoyt (0 YARDS,
third; r. P. McCurdy Q20 yards). fourth;
e. D.. Fichtner C5 vards), fifth; H. P. Mosh-
er eco yards), sixth. Time, 2:O7.
Two-mile championship; amateur, final:
I. A. Powell, won; E. w. Peabody. second;
Ed Lllewellyn, third; Charles M. Ertz,
fourth. Time, 4:29 1-5.
Mile open, professional; semi-fnal: First
heat-Eddfe Bald, won; Arthur Gardiner.
Soonn6. Tom Cnnnar third Time 2-1n D.
Second Heat-Major Taylor made d hard
struggle to land winner, but the field hunted
with the Major third. Earl Kiser won;
Jay Eaton, second. Time, 2:19.
Mile open, amateur; semi-fnal: First heat
w. e. Tenzler won; George H. Collett,
second; w. A. Laduy, third. Time, 2:15 10.
Second HeatmGeorrge Reit h, Won; 2; G 6
Time, 2:15 1-5.
Mile open, professional; final heat: Bald
had the pole, with kiser, Gardiner, Eaton,
Cooper and Major Taylor in the order
named. There were two pacemakers. Coop
er caught them and Kiser; Bald and Tay-
lor followed as named. There was no
change in the first lap. Half way around
on the last lap, Gardiner and Eaton swung
out from the rear with the colored boy at
their heels. Bald came after them at a not
pace and the whole line punched closely in
the stretch. Bald forged ahead, but little
Earl KiSer fairly lifted mis- wheel ahead,
winning by a few. inches: Bald, second;
Cooper, third; Taylor, fourth. TIME, 2:OS 10.
Mile open, amateur, final heat: The line
covered two laps in the procession. E.. c..
Hausman pulled away in the stretch and
won by a wheels length. George H. Col
lett second, Charles NJ. Ertz third, w. A.
Laduy fourth. Time, 200 As.
Mile handicap, amateur, final heat: Ray
Murray 60 YARDS, won; ]. F.. Chalfont
600 yards), second; r. M. French 200
yards), third; Robert A. Miller (scratch),
fourth. Time, 2:06.
Five-mile championship, professional,
final heat: Aker was behind the pace
maker at the first mile and riding strong.
At the second the men We're punched. CAL
lahan, Mertens and Church crossed in the
order named. All the men jockeyed for po-
sition in the next mile. Church gave up
the chase on the twelfth lap, and Callahan
went out in the lead. Mertens led into the
last lap, with Bald right behind him. on the
turn into the stretch Mertens and Bald
were in the lead. There was a spill. leav-
ing only four to finish. In a beautiful squirt
Mertens won, Bald second. A. f. McFar-
land third, ]. A. Newhouse fourth. Time,
1915.
c. G. Foster Returns.
c.. c. Foster, a member of the boom
committee" which went to Philadelphia to
attend the L. A. w. meet and incidentally
TO secure the 1898 meet for indianapolis.