The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-08
| SCHADE LOWERED RECORD.
The Virginia Amateur Went Third Of
Mile In 81 4-6 Seconds.
BREAKING PORTER S SRECORD OF "a 10
Loughead, O. Ontario. and Bald, Among
the eProtessionsis. Did Great work-Ths
Amateurs Also Did w.ii-The Meet
Came to - Close Last Night.

PHILADELPHIA, August The
greatest meet In the history of American
cycling came TO an end this evening at
Willow Grove Park. when the eighteenth
national meet OF the League OF American
Wheelmen closed. During tho two days
OF racing nearly 5000 people watched
while the cracks from all parts of the
United States, two from Mexico and the
Canadian crack. Loughead stroye for
fame and prizes. Yesterdays attendance
Of l5,OOO was very nearly doubled to-day.
LOUGHhiAD STILL WINNING.
Fred L. Loughead. the Sarnia, ora,
lad. who carried OF the honors yesterday
kept up his fine work to-day but little
Earl hiser landed on top, winning the
half mile professional and the great mile
open professional. A purse OF $50 was
divided among tho winners OF the latter
race. Eddie Bald also added to his repu-
tation, and while no firsts appear 10 his
credit, Yet his seconds i'm the mile ooen.
and five mile professional finals. were
within hair breadth Of being first. In
each and every race In which he competed
ne displayed remarkable judgment.
Among the amateurs there was much
good racing, and Peabody Eddie Llewel-
lyn and Charles NJ. Ertz put up the finest
exhibition. In most of the amateur
events the riding was close. and IN but
few Instances did the boys show any e~i-
dence OF loafing
After the scheduled events had been
run of, Fred Schade. the Virginia ANA
teur succeeded In breaking the worlds
record for one third Of a mile. Schade
was paced by two quads and got away
beautifully. lie hugged the quads close.
~ and finished in a terrific pace in :s2 a.
second. lowering Porter's record OF :3l Is
seconds, made in 1894.
In addition TO this there were a number
or trials at the worlds record Tor ON
mile amateur and professional. Churd
covered tho three laps in I:43 3-5. and hun
Tor the second pacing would have chop.
ped at least two seconds OF the time he
made. Major Taylor had the next try
with quad and triplet as pacemakers.
The Major crossed the tape In I:D 3-5
Johnny Zimmerman rode an exhibt
tlon half mile in :53 2-5 seconds, and Ar
thur Gardiner paced by quads. did mil,
In l:44. This brought the racing to a
close. Tonight the wheemen own the
town.
SUMMARY OF THE RACES.
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 loafing or
Jockeying. After the trials came the
two semi-fnals in the two-mile champion
snip amateur, the first three In each
heat to qualify for final. Summaries:
FIRST heat-semi-tnal-GeOr Reith or
New York, won; l. A. Powell, second;
G. II. Collett. third. Time. 4:3i 2-5
Second heat-semi-hnal--E w. Peabody
won; f.. ID. Lewelyn second; T.. NJ.
Blake third Time. 4:2s 3-5.
Final-one half mile. national cham
pionship professional-Kise won easily;
owen Kimball second. Mertens third.
Time, 1903.
Final heat-one mile handicap. profess
sional-O. l.. Stevens GO yards, won:
Watson Coleman go YARDS second; r..
c. Hoyt (iO yards third r. p. McCurdy
az 0 YARDS fourth: +. ID. Fichtner G5
yards) fifth; ". +. Mosher GO YARDS
sixth. Time, 2:07.
Final, two-mile handicap. amateur-I.
A. Powell first. T. w. Peabody second.
Ed. Llewellyn third, Charles Mertz fourth
Time. i:29 l-5.
Mile. open. professional. first. semi
fnal-Eddy BAH first. Arthur Gardiner
second. Tom Cooper third Time. 2:lO 2-5.
Second heat. semi-fnal-Earl Kiser first.
.ay Eaton second Major Taylor third.
Time, 2:l9
Mile open. professional final heat
Earl kiser won by few Inches: Bald
second. Cooper third, Taylor fourth.
Time. 2:03 l-5.
Mile, open. amateur, final heat-E. G.
Hausman won by a wheels length:
George II. Collett second. Charles Mertz
third. w a. Ladue fourth Time. 200 As,
Mile handicap, amateur. final heat
Ray Murray 90 yards first: J. F. Chai-
font 'GO0 yards )second. r. NJ French
G00 yards third. Robert A. Miller
(scratch) fourth. Time. 206
I Five mile. championship. professional.
| final heat-Mertens first Bald second.
[ +. A. Mcfarland third. and J. A. New
house fourth. Time, lOi5.