The herald., 1897-12-26
-, A4x,rlEs rEsA.D. SUNDAY MORNING.
Eaton, rlirabeth, second. Time.

Fay Eaton. Elizabeth. second. Time
2:37 As.
Third won by Nat Butler. Boston; C.
8. Henshaw, Brooklyn. second. Time,
2:3S 1-5.
Fourth won by Charles Hedfield. New
| ark; F. c. Hoyt. Springfield, Mass, Sec
Ond. Time. 1920.
Fifth won by ]. A. Newhouse; J. A.
Butler second. Time, 2:39.
Semi-finals. mile. professional-First
heat won by Jean Gougoltz. France; c.
S. Henshaw. Brooklyn, second; Nat
Butler third. Time, 1926 3-5.
Second won by ]. A. Newhouse, Buff
falo; F. F. Goodman. New York. second;
A. E. Weinis, Buffalo. third. Time,
2:11 1-5. Weinig qualified by virtue of
walk-over.
Final won by ]. A. Newhouse, Buffalo;
F. F. Goodman. New York, second; A. E.
Weinig, Buffalo, third; Jean Gougoltz,
France, fourth. Time, 22O 2-5.
Half-mile, amateur, handicap-First
heat won by w. L. Losee. Brooklyn, 40
yards; J. Thompson, New York, 20
yards. second. Time, 1:O5 As.
Second won by Geo. Schofield. Rich
mond Hill, l.. l., 25 yards: w. f. Moser.
New York, Is yards, second. Time,
los As.
Third won by F. L. Kramer, Newark;
F. ]. purrant, New York, 50 yards, Sec
ond. Time, :07 1-5.
| Final won by Jos. Thompson. New
York. 25 yards: Geo. Schofield, Rich
mond Hill, 25 yards, second; w. L. Losee,
40 yards, third. Time, 1O5.
l.
Edward Taylor, middle distance cham
pion of France, paced by Jean Gougoltz
and Lamberjack, the French tandem
champion, and Fulford and Wheelock,
the English champions. Time. 1855 3-5.
THE SIX-DAY RACE
| NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-The L. A. W.
racing board was in session all day in
this city, having under consideration the
shortness of the track on which the re-
cent big siX-day race was held in Madi-
son-sQuare garden. Those present were
Albert Mott of Baltimore, chairman; A
d. Waite of Troy and J. F. Foltz Of Indi-
ana Isaac Potter, chief consul Of the
New York division, and c. w. Sands
chief consul of the Maryland division
were also present. The managers of the
L w
Kennedy, were examined, as were also
Charles Ashinger, who constructed the
track; officials of the garden and a num-
Der of riders and trainers.
The meeting was held behind closed
doors and at its conclusion Chairman
Mott made the following statement:
I'VE cannot make public the testi.
| mony until decision has been rendered
All the testimony taken today will be
mailed to the different members of the
racing board. After they have reviewed
it carefully they will write their deci.
sion and punishment merited, if they
| find that there was anything wrong anG
send it to me. When all this has beer
done I will Immediately send out the
| final verdict
Chairman Mott admitted. however
that there had been little if any con.
| flicting testimony. In reference tC
Ashinger's examination he said thai
Ashinger had made statement, but the
nature of this statement he refused tC
divulge.
MILWAUKEE RACING
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Dec. 25.-At the
exposition building indoor track today
Walter c. Sanger lowered his owr
worlds half-mile unpaced bicycle record
of one minute fiat, riding the distance
in 0:59 3-5.
On the same track Edward Aldridge oi
this city broke the worlds record for 2;
miles unpaced his time being one houl
four minutes and twenty-eight seconds
The previous record for this distance
was 1880.