The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-07
THE Big RACE MEET.
Result Of the League Of American
Wheelmen Races at Philadelphia.
FINE WEATHER FIRST DAY.


nghttul day could not have been asked
for than that which formally inaugu-
rated the big race meet Of the League
Of American wheelmen here today. Tho
warm sun was tempered by a cool,
northwesterly breeze.
The Willow Grove track was a reye-
lailon 10 visitors. They had never seen
such race course, specially constructed
with wood, lightning fast. solid az a
rock. and entirely surrounded By seats
with a seating capacity OF $4,000.
As early as 5 oelocks crowds began
arriving and when the first part was
pulled on al 0 O'Clock a good crowd was
present
The FIRST three men will qualify In the
two-mlle handicap professional and
two-mile amateur. and In all other
races the frst two. with the exception
Of tho quarter-mlle championship pro
fcaslonal. IN which only the winner Of
each heat will enter for finals
The FIRST event was the two-mile
handicap professional. This was In
elk heats and In all there were about 80
flyers. F. ]. Isoughead OF sarnla. Ont,
scratch, won; W. =. Becker OF Mime
apolls. 40 yards. second; =. J. Titus q
New York. 80 yards, third. Tine
i.s6m.
w. Q. Sanger was scratch man In the
second heat. with Arthur Lee on 80
yard line. and II. r. Stevenson. Dayton,
% yards. A. Il. welnig. 10 yards, won;
W. G. Sanger. second. C. H. Newton. 60
yards. third. Time 5:03A.
Tom Cooper had the tape In the third
heat and the nearest men were J. A
Newhouse, 20 yards. and Doe Brown
30 yards. Cooper. scratch. Va. FREQ
Sims Of Washington. 100 yards second.
J. A. Newhouse, Buffalo, IS yards
third. Time b;o6A.
Arthur Gardiner Of Chicago. was
scratch man IN the fourth heat. with
starbuck the nearest AZ 40 yards. All
hands went out for blood. and a rapid
pace was KEEP, up until finish. Gardiner
won; l. A. Callahan. 80 yards. second.
Barney Oldheld. 10 yards. third. Time
i:iiA.
Eddie Bald. the scratch man. vas sx-
cused In the fifth heat sam Brock and
Jay Eaton were on the IS yard mark
Frank Butler az 80 yards. Butler took
the lead on the last lap. but Eaton
spurted from the tail end and crossed
the line an easy winner; Y. G Hoyt. 80
yards, second. VIII CorWin. 20 yards
third. Time t.50&.
Johnny johnson was unable TO start
In the sixth heat on account OF an accl-
dent Wednesday, and +. A. Mcfarland
was the other scratch man. with James
A. Church on the 40 yard line. =. p.
Hammer At So yards and Frank N.
Dampman. 226 yards. Charles A.
Church won: c. s. Wells. % yards. sec
ond; o. l. Stevens. 70 yards, third.
Time i.t2.
The next event was ont-thlrd-mlls
open amateur, TO be run In 10 heats.
the first two TO qualify.
First heat-Ed Ellwellyn Of Chicago.
wen; Fred n. Hattersly OF 81. Louis.
second. Time AZ seconds.
Second heat-JOhn s. Johnson OF
Worcester, Mass. won; A. b. Goshler
Of Buffalo. second. Time Asa.
Third heat-Ray Dawson OF Boonton.
~ j.. won; ]. ]. r. Howard OF ST. Louis.
second. Time t7A.
Fourth heat-F. p. Gastalder OF Al.
ientown, Pa, won; Albert Bateman OF
Philadelphia, second. Time ga.
Fifth heat-R +. Miller OF New
York. won; o. v. Babcock OF New York.
second. Time iiN.
Sixth hoat-E ID. Stevens OF Buffalo.
won; Fred J, Morse Of Chicago. second.
Time fsA.
Seventh heat-I. A. Powell OF New
York, won; A. NJ. zlmbrlch OF R0ches-
ter, second. Time AZ.
Eigh.h heat-E. M. Blake Of Keene.
won, w. NJ. II. Fearing OF New York.
second. Time Asa.
Ninth heat-Charles Coleman OF
Scranton. won; Joseph p. Rogers Of
Philadelphia. second. Time l5M.
Tenth he.-,-E W Peabody OF Chi
cage, won; Club Nelson Of Springfield.
Masa., second. Time As.