The herald., 1897-08-08
LITTLE KISER LANDS ON TOP
WINNING THE PROFESSIONAL
HALF AND MILE
Racing Was Good But the Worlds
: Mile Recard Proved to Stout
for Breaking
Associated Press Special Wire.

EAlLADELT lila, Id., aug. o.-1 ne
greatest race meet in the history OF
American cycling came to am end this
evening at Willow Grove park. when the
eighteenth annual meet Of the L. A. W.
closed In attendance there has never
been q race meet that has veen ap-
preached it. During the two days of
racing nearly $4,000 persons witnessed
the striving of the cracks from all parts
Of the United States, two from Mexico
and the Canadian crack, Loughead, for
fame and prizes. Yesterdays attend
sance Of $4,000 was very nearly doubled
today, with an attendance of between
$4,000 and 27.00O In the professional
racing all the circuit chasers showed
themselves to be in fine form, which re-
suited in the closest and most strategic
competition that has been witnessed ir
q long time.
Fred Loughead, the Sarnia, Ont, lad
who carried off the honors yesterday
kept up his fine work today. but little
Earl Kiser landed on top, winning the
mile open professional. A purse of $500
was dividedIe among the winners of the
latter race. Eddie Bald also added to
his reputation, as while no firsts appear
open and the five mile professional were
within hairs breadth Of being first.
In each ard every race in which he COM
peted he displayed remarkable judg-
ment.
Major" Rice. the colored favorite,
was hot favorite in the mile open heat,
which was won by him and finished in
good style. For while it looked as
though he would be the wienner of the
final. but the others proved too speedy
for him and the best he could do was to
land very close fourth.
: Among the amateurs there was much
good racing, and Peabody, Llewellyn
and Mertz put up the finest exhibition.
In. most of the amateur events the riding
was close and in but few instances did
the boys show any evidences of loafing
After the scheduled events had been
run off, Fred Schade, the Virginia anna
teur, succeeded in breaking the worlds
record for one-third of mile. Schade
was paced by two quads and, got away
beautifully. He hugged the quads close
1y and finished in a terrific pace in 80 As
seconds, lowering Porter's record of
"a 1-5 seconds made in 1894. In addition
to this there was a number Of trials at
the worlds championship record for one
mile. amateur and professional. Church
covered the three laps in :43 3-5, and but
for the second pacing teams slowness
would have chopped at least two seconds
of the time he made. Major Taylor had
the next try with quad and triplet as
pacemakers The major crossed the tape
In 1:45 3-5
Johnny Zimmerman rode an exhibi-
tion half mile in SO 2-5 seconds, and Ar
thur Gardiner, paced by quads, did
mile in 1:44. This brought the racing
to close.
The first event on today's program,
after the trial heats, was the mile handi-
cap for professionals, in which Cooper,
Bald, Kiser, I,oughead, Johnson, Nc
Farland and Nat Butler were the scratch
men. There were nearly 100 entries.
The second finish was very close. E.
L. Wilson of Washington, D. C. ESQ
yards), won, Blake (scratch) second, H
A. Middendorff of Louisville GO yards),
third. Time, 2:14
Third-Edwin S. Gee 125 yards) won,
E. w. Peabody of Chicago (scratch) Sec
ond, w. A. Lantz of Harrisburg go
yards) third. Time, 2:16 2-5
Fourth-The first "spill of the day oc-
Cured in this race, but no one was hurt
E. s.. Youse of Reading (65 yards) won,
w. A. Ladue of Cold Springs Gao yards)
second, Goehler third. Time, 2:O9
Fifth-On the home run the first three
finished nearly abreast. Ed Llewellyn of
Chicago Q5 yards) won, H. A. Miller
(scratch) second, A. R. L. French Goo
yards) third. Time, 2:os is.
Sixth-R. M. Murray of Pleasant VAL
ley, Pa. GO yards), won, P. Gardiner ESQ
yards) second, George B. Vanhees of
Gloucester Goo yards) third. Time,
2:16 1-5.
Seventh-C. W. Krick Of Sinking
Springs, Pa. (2O yards) won, c. M. Ertz
(scratch) second, Richard ]. Bone, Upper
Darby, Pa. Clio yards). third Time,
2:09 3-5.
Eighth-Fred Morse of Chicago,
(scratch). won; Charles Muss, Milwau-
Acc, N-V ydiuo,J SeCOuu, DdU DOuS m
erty. ST. Louis, (25 yards), third; time.
2:11 3-5.
Ninth-Charles Coleman. Scranton,
Pa. (35 yards), won; j. Chalfont, 0Oo
yards), second; J. L. Fagan, (60 yards),
third; time, 2:11
The next event was the one-mile pro-
fessional handicap. This was run in
seven heats, two to qualify.
First heat Bob McCurdy, Philadel-
phia. d2O yards). won; Robert Weir
Obs yards). second; Frank Butler, (25
yards). third; time. 2:O7.
Second-W. H. ton, (6O yards), won;
F. Il. Goodman, (35 yards), second; A.
E. Weinigh, 60 yards), third; time,
2:04 Is. Mertens' time for the mile. 2:O6.
; Third-Dr. A. l.. Brown g yards), won;
Earl Kiser second; Art Weiley, $50
yards), third; time. 2:11 Is
Fourth-Chas. Church. Is yards). local
man, set stiff pace and crossed the wire
winner by foot; Loughead (scratch).
second; Burt Repine, (4O yards), third
time, 2:07
Fifth-F c. Hoyt, Gao yards) won; O.
L. Stevens. (40 YARDS, second; j. S.
Shelton, (l5 yards), third; time, 2:C6 is.
q Switchboard p Mosher, $50 yards),
won; F. A. Mcfarland. (scratch), sec
ond; w. w. Hamilton. GA yards), third;
time. 2:06.
Seventh Watson Coleman. go yards,.