The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-08

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Springs Gao YARDS, second; Goeste
third. Tine-z:09
Fifth Heat-R- A. Miller, New Yorl
lscratch NAM, with w. E. Tensylel
Broad Brook, Conn.,, on the 15-yard line
The men were spread out for tW
laps, then punched and on the rul
home the first three finished nearl,
abreast. Ed Llewellyn, Chicago Il
YARDS won; Miller second; r. L
French Goo yards), third. Time
2:09 Is.
Sixth Hear. w. Murray, Pleasan
Valley. Pa. go YARDS, won; P Gardi
ner, Philadelphia $50 yards), second
George 3. Van Heest, Gloucester, N. ]
QGO yards), third. Time-2:16 is.
Seventh Heat-Charles NJ. Ertz, win
ner of an amateur final yesterday wa:
on the scratch, and turning in the
stretch found himself in the bunch. He
dashed around the field and landed
! second, just behind c. w. Krick OF
! Sinking Springs, Pa, who was on the
20-yard line; Richard B. Bond, Upper
Darby, Pa. Clio yards), third. Time
2:09 3-5.
Eighth Heat-Fred Morse, Chicago
was the scratch man. The race was in
single file, the men finishing well apart.
Morse won; Charles Muss, Milwaukee
go yards), second; Dan Dougherty, st.
Louis (25 yards), third. Time-2:11 3-5.
Ninth Heat-Charles Coleman, Scran-
ton, Pa. (35 yards), won; ]. f. Chal-
font Goo yards), second; ]. L. Pagan,
Philadelphia $50 yarGs), third. Time
Eli.
FOURTH EVENT.
The next event was the one mile,
professional, handicap. This was run
in seven heats, the first two to quail
ify
First Heat-The line got away in
good shape and kept UP a fast pace.
Bob McCurdy, Philadelphia Q20 yards),
won; Robert Weir Obs yards), second;
Frank Butler (25 yards), third. Time
-2:07
Second Heat-A c. Mertens was on
the scratch. with Carroll Jack next at
% yards. Mertens made a race for all
hands and established two worlds rec
ords for one-thirds and twothirds of
q mile. He jumped to the lead at the
pistol crack, finishing the first third in
Il is seconds; second third Of a mile,
1:22. The pace was too killing for him,
the last third, and he fell back, beaten.
W. II. ReatOn go yards), won; F. =.
Goodman (35 yards), second; A. z.
Weinig go yards), third. Time-2:04 S-5
Mertens' time for the mile was 2:06.
Third Heat-Earl Kiser was scratch
man. DR.. A. I. Brown g YARDS, won;
Earl Kiser second, Art Weilep $50
yards), third. Time-2:11 1-5.
Fourth Heat-The peer in yesterdays
races, F. ]. Loughead, was scratch man
in this heat, with Charley Church next
at Is yards. The race was a lively one
from start to finish Church, the local
man, set a stiff pace and crossed a
\, inner by foot. Loughead was sec
ond, Burt Repine Gao yards) third. Time
-2:07
Won; o. L. Stevens GO yards), second;
]. S. Shelton f75 yards), third. Time
2:0G 1-5.
Sixth Heat-F. A. MacFarland was
the scratch man in this heat. Howard |
P Mosher go yards), won: MacFar- |
land, second: w w. Hamilton (25 |
yards), third. Time-2:O6.
Seventh Heat-Nat Butler was the /
scratch man, with Jay Eaton nearest at |
% yards. The race was tame until the
stretch was reached. Watson Coleman
80 yards), won; Ed Fichtner C75 yards, |
second; o. S. Kimble (4O yards). third.
rime-2.07.
FIFTH EVENT.
The next event was the two-mile
amateur, in seven heatS.
irst three TO qualify.
First Heat-R. A. Miller, New York,
vas an easy winner; John S. Johnson
Mass, second; George
Second Heat. A. Powell, New York,
Won; H. L. Hart, second, F. ]. Costello,
st Louis, third Time-4:52.
Third Heat-W. E. Tenseler, Broad
Brook, Conn, won; Bert Ripley, New
rk, N. j.. second; H. W. Middendorff,
louisville. third. Time: Sc
Fourth Heated Stevens. Buffalo.
1on; George H. Collett. New Haven,
'onn., second; e. w. Peabody, Chi
ago, third. Time-5:02.
Fifth Heat-Fred J. Morse, Chicago,
ION; F. L. Cast, st. Louis, second; |
'harles N. Ertz, New York, third
'imeA:47 As.
Sixth Heat-Bly of Massachusetts,
tho was injured this morning, returned :
rom the hospital and entered in this
eat. The race was slow. BLY,, despite :
chade beating him out of first place {
Y few inches. ]. J. r. Howard, st.
outs. third. Time-5:O3 1-5.
Seventh Heated Llewellyn, Chi
Ego, won; Dan Dougherty. st. Louis, {
,cond; Ellery NJ. Blake, Keene, N. H,
lird. Time-4:54 :
SIXTH EVENT. \
The next event was the five-mile n
professional, run in three
eats, first three in each heat to quail Z
First Heat-Loughead. Bowers and I
1m Cooper were scratched in this =
at. Walter Dickerson and Frank I
utter We're additional entries in the =
st heat. The line got away at a fast ;.
lce Aker led at the first mile On =
e fourth lap Butler and Dickerson 4
rged away ahead OF the procession.
I the sixth lap Church was leading 1t
here was a general shifting of posi- II
ms, and at the third and fourth mile I'd
tus was in the lead. Within two laps IL
the finish Aker was first. Titus hav- q
p dropped out On the last turn the q
IN came down to the tape with y
sh, all close together. r. r. Steen- y
n, Dayton, o., won; c. r. Newton. ~
cond: Charles A. Church, Philadel- 1
ia, third. Time-12:14
second Heat-Vernier, Mcfarland, o. te
Stevens, Nat Butler, Starbuck Da- sc
:, b. D. Stevens, Becker, Weinig. 10
.rtens and Huffsteller were the, start
!. Mcfarland and Butler were to- sc
Their at the tape for the first mile. 81
roughout the heats each man took u
turn in pacing a lap at time
lrbuck took the lead at the two 10
les For the next three Ians a steady ne
&c was kept M and Mertens led at al
third mile Becker was the leader ~
the fourth mile For the next two III
s the men steadied for the final
lrt and rode for favorite positions m
ey came down the finish at a ter %
c pace. F. A. Mcfarland won, A. T.
.inig. Buffalo, second; A. c. Mer-
6. third. Time-11:42 Is. W.
bird Heat-There were ten starters M.
this heat. Callahan of Buffalo was
the lead at the first mile but at -
end of the second mile Doc Brown ~