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ney oldheld, ITO yards. third. Time.

| Butler. at fifty yards, were the leaders
in this heat. Butler took the lead on the
last lap, but Eaton spurted from the tai
end and crossed the line an easy winner
f. c. Hoyt, so yards, second, Will Corwin
! rs yards third. Time 4:50%.
Johnny Johnson was unable to start
in the sixth heat and F. A. Mcfarland
was the scratch man With James A
Church on the forty-yard line. Charles
A. Church won. C. S. Wells, 80 yards,
second; o. L. Stevens, 20 yards. third.
Time, 4:42
The next event was the third mile
open, amateur, in ten heats, first two
to qualify.
First heat--Ed Llewellyn, Chicago,
won; Fred r. Rattersty. st. Louis, sec
ond. Time, As seconds.
Second-John S. Johnson, Worcester,
Mass, won; A B. Goehler, Buffalo, sec
ond. Tim. AS rs.
Third-Roy Dawson, Boonton, N, j.
won, J. ]. R. Howard, st. Louis, secon d.
Time, :47 2-5.
Fourth-F. F. Gastalder, Allentown,
Pa, won, Albert Bateman, Philadelphia,
second. Time, :46 S-5.
Fifth-R. A. Miller, New York, won;
o. V. Babcock, New York, second. Time
"A 3-5.
| Sixth-E. D. Stevens, Buffalo, New
| York, won, Fred j. Morse, Chicago,
second. Time, AS 2-5.
Seventh-V. A. Powell, New York,
won, A NJ. zimbrick, Rochester, second.
Time, al.
Eighth-E. M. Blake, Keene, N. H..
won, VIM. H. Fearing. New York, Sec
ond. Time. AS 2-5
Ninth-Charles Coleman, Scranton,
won, Jos. Rogers, Philadelphia, second.
Time, :45 is.
Tenth-E. W. Peabody, Chicago, won,
Club Nelson, Springfield, Mass, sec
ond. Time, AS.
The third event was the quarter-mile
championship professional run, in five
heats, winners only to qualify All the
cracks entered in the first heat. Major
Taylor. a colored crack from Massachu-
setts, took the lead. Tom Cooper, De-
troit, kept at the head and won by a
wheels length. Time, :32 2-5.
Becker, Loughead and Newton lined
up for the second heat. which Loughead
(Ontario) won by three lengths. Time,
IA 2-5.
Eddie Bald A E. Mertens of St. Paul,
o. l.. Stevens, Ottumwa. Ia, and Harry
West of Philadelphia, started in the
third heat. Bald won in a beautiful
squirt. Time, :34.
The fourth heat was splendid dash.
Arthur Gardner (Chicago) won in :34 1-5,
with ]. A Newhouse (Buffalo) at his
pedals and A. L. Brown (Cleveland)
just behind.
The fifth heat was won by W. M. Ran
dali (Rochester) in :33 1-5 Barney Old
field length behind and Owens KIM
ball Nouisville) a good third.
Fourth event-Two-mile handicap
amateur, first three to qualify. 1t was
run in six heats and about seventy en-
tered.
The first heat was slow until the fin
ish. c. w. Crick, forty yards (Sinking
Springs, Pa) spurted and won by a
wheels length; Fred Schade, scratch,
second; VIM. G. Lecompte, 80 yards,
third. Time, 4:51.
Second-W. A. Ladue, 20 yards, won;
A. D. Goehler, scratch, second; w. A.
Laitz, SIS yards, third. Time, 549 S-5.
Third-Bob Miller. scratch. won; Geo.
H. Collect, 60 yards, second; c. M. BLY,,
40 yards. third. Time, Ass.
Fourth-F. P. Gastalder, 110 yards,
won; E. C. Hausman, 20 yards, second
o. V. Babcock, 60 yards, third. Time.
4:34 3-5
Fifth-Ed Llewellyn, go yards. won;
Joseph P. Rogers, 100 yards, second;
George B. Van Heest, 100 yards, third.
Time, Isl As.
Sixth-E. D. Stevens won, A. M. Zim-
brich, so yards, second; H. w. Midden-
dorf, so yards, third. Time, 4:4S
The next event was the one-mile 2:15
professional run in five heats, first two
to qualify. Nat Butler won by a narrow
margin, Oldfield second. Time, 2:52 2-5
Second heat-E D. Fichtner won, w.
E. Becker second. Time, 2:42 Time
race and no run over.
Third heat-Pop Dampman led the
field and landed an easy winner, Major
Taylor. a colored lad from Cambridge,
Mass, second. Time, 2:33. Time limit,
2:SO No race and no run over.
Fourth heat-F. A. Mcfarland won,
L. A. Callahan second. Time, 2:25 1-5.
Fifth-This was splendid race. A. c.
Mertens won by 35 yards. In the bunch
there was continual shifting Of positions
and it was dead heat between Fred
Titus and Fred Simms for second. Time,
2:15 1-5
AFTERNOON RUNS
WILLOW GROVE, Pa, August g.
The morning races were only half fin
ished when the afternoon crowd began
arriving and formed in line to secure
seats for the remaining trial heats and
finals. So many men competed in the
morning trial heats that it was decided
to have the semi-finals in the one-third
mile open amateur, and one-mile anna
teur championship The racing men all
took advantage of the two and hale
hours cessation of sport to put them
selves in condition for the struggle later
in the day. The weather continued per-
feet. The afternoon races opened with
the postponed trial heats. The first was
the one-mile championship amateur
run in eight heats, the first two to quail
| ify.
First heat-Ray Dawson, Boonton, N
j., won; w. A. Tantz, Harrisburg, sec
ond; time, 2:27 2-5.
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