The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
NEWS OF THE wHEELMES.
RISER WINS TWO CH1MPI0NsHIPS
At THE NATIONAL MEET

Croun-stevens Scorea Tn q Hnndicnp-
Hnusmnn and Murray share the Amateur
Honor~-schnde Makes = worlds Record.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 1.-THE racing end OF tho
eighteenth annual meeting OF tho l. A.. w.
wound up to-day with n L o successful tourna-
mcnt at Willow Grove track. The visiting
whcelmcn today were in excess Of any day
durln. tho meeting, 10000 persons attending
the races this afternoon. Tho trial heats this
morning were watched by several thousands.
Tho events run OF in the forenoon wcro we'll
contested. but the heats later In tho day brought
out some of the most interesting contestants OF
the meeting. The two-milo amateur champion
ship lcll to Irwin Powell. the New York rider.
The weather during the early part OF the after
noon was flnc and some good times were record
ed. The final heat of the half.mile professional
championships brought Bald, Kiser, Cooper,
Gardiner, stevens, Loughoad. Mertens, and
Kimball to the scratch. Loughead. after
his victories in the quarter and one-milo cham
~pionships yesterday, was naturally picked to win,
although Bald had q strong following. A. z.
weinlg acted as pacemaker. Kiser sprintcd
and caught the pacing wheel at the start, with
Loughead. Mertens. and Bald following. Alta
quarter OF a mile the positions were un.
changed. The men were riding fast but
cautiously. On tho second lap Bald met
with a mishap that threw him out OF
the race. While moving up on the outside to
improve his position the chain on his wheel
broke. compelling him to retire. 1t was consid.
cred fortunate for Bald and tho entire field
that the chain broke early in the race, as
a nasty spill might have resulted had tho
accident occurred in the sprint for the tape.
With Bald out, .kiser hud everything his own
way, romping home a winner In l minute and
developed great speed, and boat Mertens out for
second place. Loughoad did not figure in the
Charley Ertz, the New York rider who won
the one-mils amateur championship yesterday.
lie barely qualified for the final heat, running a
dead heat for this position in his trial, which
ef Twin P Pow, II f of S en- w Yo rna Who fSe Wss regarded
as the fastest amateur in his State last season,
had designs on this championship, and his
him to special etiorts to-day. In one sSe Of
the pre-, test finishes of the day, he beat out (.
several inches Llewefiyn.' another We stern
beat Ertz for third place.
race in the one.milo handicap professional
event. Stevens. with an allowance of 40 yards,
won by q few inches from Coleman of Boston,
Kiser's Victory in the half-mile championship
was attributed by a great many to Bald,s mis-
haps. This idea netlled the young Dayton
the three great rivals, Bald, Cooper, and Kiser.
blood resulted. Kiser Justified the opinions
held by his friends by riding. one Of the ~prettiest
races Oh inc meet ana CROSSING the tape IN au-
vance OF Bald. who had to content himself with
second position.
Hsusman. the Connecticut rider; won the one
mile open amateur race in great style. There were
nine starters in the ive-milc professional cham
Pionship race. Neither Kiser nor Cooper quail;
fed, and 1t was expected that L. G. Bald would
Of his line. Six single pacem ,kers were used in
time. Louis Callahan Of Bufraio led for four
and a half miles. but In rounding the upper
s spIn With fS SSe Ss mi ssd w aI in Bald. nS %ho
held 4, a position ion W. well IL, back; tried to get
Il ,h Sin sp ons t 6SF tn, the eh hnlspii Snd i; Scn %estef F'
second place. While the time, 10 minutes is
Although the regular events were not con-
rider was successful. Fred shade. the the
one Of the best intercoIlegiste riders in this
country. went after the one-third Of n mile ANA.
tsan w Ss eesa assSr i to s1s g. P Pas se By a fast S ,;Snsd Of
the trials against the one-mile record compared
> terday. when the Chicago aser was timed in
minute 80 35 seconds, only tw0;afths Of a sec.
under more favorable conditions.
From a racing standpoint the meet has been a
big success. Ths visiting wheeimen will be en-
lantic City and return. The meet will end to.
tneir way T hSme !hS iou Mhikie The racing M men T wiil
continue on the national circuit. Summary:
oRs,Miie Open AmatsuT1First heat won by F R.
Time, 2 minutes 10 s5 second. second heat
Won W. A.S az SsGFsi Lopi ssiin; Second: SsS FG Time. Il !
minutes secords. Third heat won BY
SC sscG mGr''' r Es~ 2 f %inase eha y 81 F'' .sscnd SpT'f Fdn4ts
heat won by ". Z. Tender. Bound Brook: f. j; Gas,
York. Minute y; L. i Fa "a . psgss%e'ph si,,s second md, 1i wSn
BY =; g; HausHman. New Haven: +. stevens,
snth heat WON BY YIN R. 4. %iher.' New eS F YORK: f. ".
p Abody. Chicago. second; Time. 2 minutes 2a IS
seconds: Fir. seminal won by Tenzier. coliett sec.
oud, La Duy third. Time, z minutes l5 25 seconds. Sec
2nd won by Rs!ta. Haas@Hn second, Err third:
HansnIan, COllett second, ErtZ third. Time. ? minutes
oGe-MIle open. Profeesionai-Fir heat won by
Tom Cooper. Detroit; II. X. steenson. Dayton. second.
Time. 9 minutes 9 3.5 seconds, Second heat won by
Major Taylor, camhridgeport; !. A. Newho4se, BnrG.
won't =: Loughead, sarnia; {; R. Newton. Bridgeport,
won by Jay Easton: West Elizabeth. owen Kimbls,
Fifth heat won by Earl Kiser,a DAYTON; Watson Ole:
man. Boston. second, Time; e mil utes Q 40 seconds.
second I'a' r M9e y Z + mi IN Sn.1: 3 H ia ssco n"s.'F' s sS,.Sai
heat won by Arthur Ga d.ner,s Chicago 4; G Mer'
onis, First s,inl'anal W N ~ Bali Gariiner second.
Cooper third; Time, z minut,s 10 80 seconds. Sec
. minutes ~ secon IL. Final heat won ly Kiscr. Bald
Sc ,ond. Cooper third. Taylor fourth. Time, 2 minutes
oa-.Nile handicap. Amateur-FIrst semi.nnal won
by La buy. Lantz SO ond, Murray third. Gardner
fourth: Cha ant nth. T.me. . minutes : 20 s'conh..
Second won by KricS, HIATT 'Isby seoont, Miller third.
Wilson fourth. French nIth. Time, : minute l. sec
ond,. Final won by Murray, ChaItant second, French
th.pI, VI Ter fourth. Tim. . minutes o second.
Two-Mile Amateur Chsmpionship-First semiinnal
won by Reith, Powell second. Coliott third. Time, I
minut $ VI go SER onds. Second won by Pc body,
Llewellyn second, b AXE third, Eriz fourth, Time, 4
minutes ~ SO seconds. FinBl won by Powell, Pea
body second, Llew,llyn third, ErtZ fourth. Time. 4
ninut 3 g. Is seconds.
on Mile 1 andicap. ProfeSsional-won by Stevens,
Colen an se.oGd, Hoyt third, McCurdy fourth, Fitch
ner nth. Time 2 minutes Z seconds.
HlrMle Championship. Profe sional-Final heat
won by kiser. Kimball second, hert ms third. Time
] minute s . conds.
Fiye.Mile Championship, Professional-Fina won
by Mertens, Bald second. MCFARLAND third, Sswbouse
fourth, Time, 10 minutes 4o seconds.
GIenroy IL the Clubs Champion.
The hrst annual raceS OF the Carleton wheelmen OF
this city were held yesterday on the siIty'nfth street
boulevard, Bay Ridge. A rye aud enthusiastic
throng OF spectators witnessed the sport. The club
hampton upon tn computation OF the points on the
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