The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-08-09
A SUCCESSFUL MEET.I
The Great Gathering Of Wheolmen
in Philadelphia.
CONTESTS OF TIE CLOSING DAY.

ONLY one worlds Record Broken, But
somo speedy Exhibitions Were Given
Under Adverse Circuinstances--T
Sunday Excursion TO Atlantic City.
the greatest meet that has ever taken
place under the auspices Of the League
of American Wheelmen was held at
the Willow Grove track Saturday af-
ternoon, and with It the 18th and most
successful national meet of the organi-
zation practically came to an end. II
was the crownlng event OF a varied
program that mas kept the thousands
of visiting cyclists on the move ever
since they landed in Philadelphia last
Tuesday. Fully 25,OOO enthusiasts Wit
messed the exciting speed contests. The
racing was remarkably free from acct
dents.
The time, while uniformly fast, was
not as a rule sensational. one worlds
record was broken, Fred schade, OF
Herndon, Va, clipping 2-5 seconds Oft
the previous best figures for one-third
of mile amateur, against time, paced,
by riding the distance in 80 As sec
onds behind a quad. 1t was a beauti-
full piece Of work and called for liberal
applause.
Little Johnnie Zimmerman, of the
Castle Wheelmen, went out to ride a
half mile paced by a quad and did II
in SO 2-5 seconds. Considering the youth
Of the rider, this was a splendid per-
formance.
Charles Church, of this city, tried for
the mile record. paced by triplet for
the first lap and by a quad for the last
two. The triplet set a rattling pace,
and Church seemed likely to beat Ar
thur Gardeners time 1.39 3-5, made over
the same track on Friday. but the pick
up by the quad was so poor that all
chance of record breaking was lost
Church lost not less than three seconds
on the change of pacemakers. The
quad set a good pace under the spur
of the boots of the spectators and took
Church around the track at a merry
clip, his time for the mile being 143 3-E
"a very good performance under the
circumstances.
Major Taylor, the little colored Cam
bridge (Mass) boy, who took fourth
money in the one mile open profes-
slonal race, rode a mile in las 3-5,
paced by the same "quad" and triplet,
meeting with about the same fate as
Church.
Arthur Gardiner paced by two Day
ton quads, rode a mile In LA Fred
Hattersley came out for a similar trial.
but his quad broke down and he did
not start
The race of the day, from a racing
standpoint. was the one mile open, pro-
fesslonal, for a $500 purse, which Earl
Kiser won, beating Eddie Bald in re-
markably hot finish in 2.O3 1-5
A. c. Martens victory in the final
heat Of the five mile championship was
also a sensational win. Bald was again
! second to Eck's rider, and F. A. Nc
Farland was third. The time 1O.45,
beats the record for single paced
competition performance.
The final heat in the amateur two
mile national championship was won
by l. A. Powell, of New York, in 4.29 is.
e. w. Peabody of Chicago was second,
Edward Llewellyn of Chicago third
and Charles M. Ertz of New York
fourth
Although the national League OF
American Wheelmen meet came to an
end officially with the close of Sat-
urday's races, the big crowds and the
enthusiasm were yesterday transferred
! to Atlantic City. The associated cy-
| cling clubs of Philadelphia, under whose
auspices the meet was held, gave an
excursion to that place. The first run
started at 3 o'clock in the morning and
another one began at Z o'clock.
During the five days over 10, 900 L. A.
| w. members, representing nearly every
state in the Union, registered. and It
is said that $500 new members were
enrolled. Most of the big Indianapolis
delegation, who made every effort to
boom their city for the 9S meet, started
late last night but some yet remain in
the hope OF making more votes. Some
Of the Omaha boomers also remain.