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

the day occurred in this race, but n
one was hurt. E. S. Youse, Readin
{ Zoo yards), won; w. NJ. Ladue, Col
Springs (40 yards), second; Goeste
third. Time-2:09
Fifth Heat-R A Miller, New Yorl
. (scratch NAM, with w. E. Tensyler
Broad Brook, Conn.,, on the 15-yard line
The men We're spread out for tw,
laps, then punched and on the rul
home the first three finished nearl.
abreast. Ed Llewellyn, Chicago q
YARDS won; Miller second; r. L
French 600 YARDS, third. Time
2:09 1-5.
Sixth Heat-R. w. Murray, Pleasan
Valley, Pa GO YARDS, won; 2. Gardi-
ner, Philadelphia go yards), second
George 3. Van Heest, Gloucester N. ]
Goo yards) third. Time-2:16 Is.
Seventh Heat-Charles NJ. Ertz, win
ner of an amateur final yesterday, was
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 lIlc ScISlCu Hail. L ne race WAS III
single file, the men finishing well apart.
Morse won; Charles Muss, Milwaukee
/ go yards), second; Dan Dougherty, st.
Louis Us yards), third. Time-2:1 3-5.
! Ninth Heat-Charles Coleman. Scran-
! ton, Pa. (35 yards), won; ]. F. Chal-
/ font 600 yards), second; ]. L. Pagan,
Philadelphia go yards), 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 Heet-The line got away in
good shape and kept uD a fast pace.
Bob McCurdy, Philadelphia Q2O yards),
won; Robert Weir Obs yards), second;
Frank Butler (25 yards), third. Time
-2:07.
Second Heat-A c. MeTtens 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 1-5 seconds; second third Of a mile,
1:22 The pace was too killing for him,
the last third, and he fell back, beaten.
w H. Reaton go yards), won; F. e
Goodman (35 yards). second; A. f.
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 yesterday
races, F. J. Loughead, was scratch man
in this heat, with Charley Church next
at 10 yards. The race was lively one
from start to finish. Church. the local
man, set a stiff pace and crossed a
winner by a foot. Loughead was sec
ond Burt Repine Gao yards) third. Time
-2:07.
Fifth Heat-F. c. Hoyt Gao yards), !
Won; o. L. Stevens Gao yards), second; |
J. S. Shelton t75 yards), third Time
2:0S 1-5.
sixth Heat-F. A. MacFarland was
the scratch man in this heat. Howard |
?. Mosher go yards), won: MacFar- |
land, second; W. W. Hamilton Us |
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
go yards). won; Ed Fichtner C75 yards), |
second; o. S. Kimble Gao yards), third.
FIFTH EVENT. 81,
The next event was the two-mile
championship, amateur, in seven heatS.
first three TO qualify.
First Heat-R. A. Miller, New York,
was an easy winner; John S. johnson,
Reithm, New York, third. Time-4:42
Second Heat. A. Powell New York,
won; H. L. Hart, second, T. J. Costello,
ST. Louis third. Time-4:52
Third Heat-W. E. Tenseler. Broad
Brook, Conn, won; Bert Ripley, New
ark. N. J.. second; H. w. Middendorff,
Louisville. third. Time-4:56.
Fourth Heated Stevens. Buffalo,
won; George H. Collett, New Haven,
Conn, second; E. w. Peabody, Chi
,ago, third Time-5:O2
Fifth Reat-Fred ]. Morse, Chicago,
Won: f. l. Cast, st. Louis. second
Charles NJ. Ertz, New York, third.
As.
Sixth Heat-BIy of Massachusetts.
Who was injured this morning, returned
rom the hospital and entered in this
leat. The race was slow. Bly,, despite
lis injuries, made a great race. Fred
;chade beating him out of first place {
" few inches. ]. ]. r. Howard, st.
1ouis, third. Time-5:03 10.
Seventh Heated Llewellyn, Chi
ago, won; Dan Dougherty. ST. Louis,
econd; Ellery NJ. Blake, Keene, n. H,
bird Time-4:54. :
Sixth EVENT.
The next event was the fve-mile !
championship, professional, run in three :
eats, first three in each heat to quail \
".
First Heat-Loughead, Bowers and
ON Cooper were scratched in this
eat. Walter Dickerson and Frank !.
'utler were additional entries in the =
rst heat. The line got away at a fast
ace. Aker led at the first mile. On =
ne fourth LAP Butler and Dickerson I
1rged away ahead OF the procession.
n the sixth Lap Church was leading. II
here was a general shifting Of posi- II
ems and at the third and fourth mile &c
titus was in the lead. Within two laps
the finish Aker was first Titus hav- s
ig dropped out On the last turn the Z
zen came down to the tape with a y
Ish, all close together. II. r. Steen- )
IN. Dayton, O., won: c. r. Newton, II II
.cond; Charles A. Church, Philadel-
lia, third. Time-12:14
Second Heat-Vernier, Mcfarland, O. le
Stevens, Nat Butler, Starbucl. Da- s.
s, B. D. Stevens, Becker. Weinig, Il
ertens and Huffsteller were the. start
s. Mcfarland and Butler were to- st
,ther at the tape for the first mile. -
throughout the heats each man took =
s turn in pacing a lap at a time
arbuck took the lead at the two 10
lies. For the next three laps a steady ny
zee was kept IN and Mertens led at d
e third mile. Becker was the leader =, -
the fourth mile For the next two 4
ps the men steadied for the final
urt and rode for favorite positions. ~
ley came down the finish at ter -
ic pace F. A. Mcfarland won, A. F.
einig Buffalo second: A. c. Mer-