The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-07
THE l. A. W. MEET.
Opening Races at Willow Grove
Park, Near Philadelphia.
Result OF THE FINAL EVENTS.
Several State Records BrOken-Arthur
Gardiner Succeeds in Lowering
Johnson's Fast Time by Four-fifths
of SecOnd-l6, 200 Spectators.

Gardiner Succeeds in Lowering
Johnson's Fast Time by Four-fifths
of n second-I6,O 200 Spectators.
Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-The opening
race meet of the 18th annual meet OF
the League of American Wheelmen
was held yesterday at Willew Grove
park. near the city, before 1900 spec
tators. It was the most successful in
the history of the organization-in at.
tendance, enthusiasm and good racing.
Several state records were smashed.
and Arthur Gardiner. the Chicago
crack, came within two-fifths of a Sec
ond of breaking Hamiltons worlds
record for one mile. paced. He sue
ceedsaSin lowering the fast mile made
by .Johnny Johnson at Chicago last
year by four-fifths of a second. Gardi-
ner was paced by two quads one load
ed with Wenzel, the Turvlle boys and
Coburn, and the other with w. e.
Becker, w. L.. Becker, Crooks and
Steenson. He crossed the line like
flash, and the time was caught beau
tifully. He never ceased his pace until
the finish. made in L3s So. breaking
the-staIe record of Las s-b, heldrby Earl
Kiser.
Starbuck also took trial at the
record, paced by quad and trip.
For the first half he made very fast
time. but lost behind the trip. His
time was, LA 3-5, also breaking Kisers
record.
Both these events followed the sched.
uled races for the day. In the latter
the honors among the professionals
were won by +. ]. Loughead, Of Sarnia,
Ont, who crossed the tape a winner
in three trials, two finals and second
man in a third final.
Among the amateurs honors were
more evenly divided, with the best rae.
ing done by Peabody, johnson. hidden.
dorf, Schade, Kinck and Miller,
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the sun was not long I'D before hun
dreds of cyclists were pedaling along
the historic and picturesoue York road
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