The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-07

like a flash when near the finish and
crossed the tap a wheel ahead of Bald,
with Kiser a close third. Time. 2.03
s-5, breaking the state competition
record of 2.04 AS.
The next event was the final heat in
the one-mle, 2.05 class, professional.
The starters were Mertens, Mcfarland.
Nat Butler, Titus. Simms, Callahan and
Oldfleld. Mertens had the pole. There
was one false start. At the second at
tempt they were gotten off. Oldfeld
jumped from the outside to the pole,
directly following the pacemaker at
rapid pace. Titus fell out in the first
lap. Oldfeld held the lead into the
stretch. when Mertens and Butler came
up. The three men raced abreast to
the tape, Mertens crossing the line a
winner by about three feet. Butler
was second, Simms third and McFar-
land fourth. Time all.
The final in the one-mile champion
ship, amateur, was called. There were
six starters, Ertz led the bunch in the
first lap, with Howard second. On the
last lap began a beautiful run in which
all hands made play for place. Stew
ems caught Ertz in the stretch and
shoulder to shoulder they came home,
Ertz winning by an inch from Stew
ems. Middendorf taking third place
Time, ZIG 2-5.
The final one-quarter mile champion
ship. professional, was the next event
called. There were five starters, Gar
diner, Cooper, Randall, Bald and Loug-
head. Cooper jumped off in the lead,
After they had gone forty-flve yards
Randall took the lead and was setting
at terrific clip In the stretch Cooper,
Loughead and the others came with a
rush, all abreast. The pace was kept
up to the tape. Loughead won, Cooper
second, Randall third. Time, .32.
PUZZLE TO PICK THE WINNER.
Final one-third mile open, amateur.
Nine starters. The men got away in a
bunch. They were all together on the
turn and as they turned into the home
stretch scarcely six inches separated
them. At the tape 1t was a puzzle to
pick the winner. The race was finally
given to Ed. Llellwyn, of Chicago; w
II. Fearing, New York, second; Club
Nelson, Springfield, third. Time, .43 3-5
triple ridden by Appel. Hammer
and Haight, of Rochester, tried for the
one-third mile flying start record of 80
seconds. They finished in 33 seconds.
F. A. Mcfarland, scratchman in the
sixth heat of the two-mile handicap
professional, was allowed to start in
the final, 1t being claimed that he ran
dead heat for third place. Final two
mile handicap professional, eighteen
starters. On the first lap there was a
spill and two men stopped. The rest
of the push pedalled hard and at the
first mile the men crossed in a bunch.
on the last lap all were together and in
danger IF spill. On the turn into the
stretch three of the riders drew away
up on the hill and made the opening for
the squirt home. Mcfarland, scratch
crossed a winner; Fred Loughead
scratch, second: ]. A. Newhouse, 2i
yards, third; o. l.. Stevens, 20 yards
fourth; Charles A. Church, 40 yards
| fifth; w. C. Sanger, scratch, sixth
Time, 444 2-5.
Final two-mile handicap, amateurs. is
starters. Schade, Goehler and Miller
We're on the scratch. The riders set a
hot pace the entire distance. f. c.
Huasman, 20 yards, won; r. A. Miller,
scratch, second; c. w. Krick 40 yards,
third; II. w. Middendorf. so yards,
fourth; G. M. BLY,, 40 yards. fifth; w.
A. Ladue, 10 yards, sixth. Time, 4.3O.