Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-06
SUMMARIES OF 1HE EVENTS.
Entries Pleased With the Track aud
Fine Weather

BICYCLE TRACK, WILLOW GROVE.
Pa, August 6.-The racing cracks were
ap AXE early this morning, and after a good
rubbing down took preliminary spins ON
the track preparatory to the trial heats,
which were TO be called at . O'clock
AS early as s O'Clock the crowds began
arriving, and when the first heat was pull
ed off a good crowd was present. The day
was perfect for racing. A light breeze
wept across the track from the northwest.
Delighted With Track and Weather.
All the riders We're delighted with the
weather and track, and everything was in
Pre- per condition fer fast time. Johnny"
Johnson, wto was injured "Wednesday
while training on the track, was out this
morning trying his stffened legs. He appear
ed to be in rather bad shape, and there was
every evidence that he would not be able
to: race. He proposes, however, using lin
inrents until the last minute, and IL there
is the slightest chance of his making a
show he will enter in the MOI ming trials.
The first three men Will qualify ia the two
mile handicap professional and the two
mile handicap amateur and in all the other
races the first two. with the exception Of
the qI arter-mile championship professional,
iu which only the winner of each heat viii
enter for the finals.
T,vo-MiIe siandicap.
The first event was the two-mile handi-
cap, professional. This was in six heats.
and in all there were about eighty entries.
first three to qualify.
First heat-F. J. Loughead, Sarnia, Ont,
scratch, won; w. L. Becker, Minneapolis,
forty yards, second; l. ]. Titus. New York,
fifty yards, third. Time, i.iG 10.
W. c. Sanger was scratch man in the
second heat of the two-mile race. with
Arthur Lee on the fifty-yard line and II. X.
SfppnSOn- DaNlon- Np wards
The pace SLOW and the men rode i'm a
bunch throughout A. Z. Weinig 1lo
yards Won; w c. Sanger, second, c. II.
Newton, sixty yards. third. Time, sos Al.
Fred. Sims Gets Second Place.
Tom Cooper had the tape in the third
heat and the nearest men were J. A. New
house, twenty-five yards, and Dock Brown.
fifty yards. For the first few laps the
pace was fast, but they soon punched and
loafed until the finish. when the winner
crossed two lengths ahead. Tom Cooper.
scratch. won; Fred. Sims, Washington. one
hundred yards, second; J. A. Newhouse,
Buffalo, twenty-five yards, third. Time,
500 20.
Arthur Gardiner of Chicago was scrasen
man In the fourth heat with Starbuck the
nearest at 40 yards. Arthur lost two yards
at the crack of the pistol All hands went
cut for blood and rapid pace was kept
up until the finish. Gardiner won; J.. W.
Callahan, 80 yards, second; Barney Old
field. 40 yards, third Time. 4:41 20.
Eddie Bald, scratch man, was excused
in the fifth heat. Sam. Brock and Jay
Eaton Were on the 35-yard mark. with
Frank Butler at 20 yards Butle- took the
lead on the las. lap. but Eaton spurted
from the tail end and crossed the line an
easy winner. f. c. Hoyt 80 yards. second;
VIII Cobcrn, 10 yards, third. Time $50 So
Johany Johnson was unable to start IN
the sixth heat, and It. A. Mcfarland was
the other scratch man. with James A.
.-,l, fna 1l-xo ard 1frA L z II
at 50 yards and Frank III. Dampman at o25
yards. Charles A. Church won, c. g. Wells.
so yards. second: o. L. Stevens, 40 yards,
third. Tine, 442.
One-Third MILE Amateur.
The next event was the one-third mile
oren. amateur. to be run In ten heats, first
two to qualify.
First heat, Ed. Llewellyn. Chicago. won:
Fred. r. Hattersley. St Louis. second.
Time. Al seconds.
Second heat-Joha S. johnson. Worcester