The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-08-08
GREAT RACE MEET ENDS
Never Before Equaled in History
of American Cycling.
STRIVING OF THE CRACKS
Circuit Chasers in Fine Form-Closest
and Most Strategic Competition
Witnessed in a Long Time
Kiser Landed on Top.

Philadelphia, Aug. THE greatest
race meet I'm the history of American
cycling came TO an end this evening at
Willow Grove park. when the 18th an
nual meeting OF the l.. A. W. closed. In
attendance there has never been a race
meet that has even approached IL. Dur
ing the two days ~ racing nearly $1,000
persons witnessed the striving Of the
cracks from all parts OF the United
States, two from Mexico and the Ca
madam crack. Loughead, for fame and
prizes. Yesterdays attendance OF i5.-
900 was very nearly doubled to-day,
with an attendance of between 5000
and 1900. In the professional race
the circuit chasers showed themselves
to be In fine form. resulting in the
closest and most strategic competition
that has been witnessed In long time.
Fred u. Loughead OF Sarnia, ont,
who carried on the honors yesterday,
kept up his fine work to-day. but little
Earl kiser landed on top. winning the
half mile professional aud the great
mile open. professional. A purse OF
$500 was divided among the winners
of the latter race Eddie Bald also add
ed 10 his reputation. as while no tirsts
appeared To his credit. yet his seconds
In the mile open and five-mile profess
sional finals were within a hairbreadth
of being iirsts. In each and every race
In which he competed he displayed re-
markabl judgment.
Major Taylor, the colored crack. was
a hot favorite In the mile open heat,
which was won by him and finished in
pnnd SrNla Ear NhtI., q
though he would be the winner of the
final. but the others proved too speedy
for him. and the best the major could
do was to land a very close fourth.
Among the amateurs there was much
good racing and Peabody. Eddie Llew.
ellyn and Charles NJ. Ertz put up the
first exhibition. In most Of the anna
teur events the riding was close and In
but few instances did the boys show
any evidence Of loafing.
After the scheduled events had been
run on. Fred Schade. the Virginia
amatur. succeeded In breaking the
worlds record for one-third of n mile.
Schade was paced by two quads and
got away beautifully. He hugged the
quads closely and finished In a terrific
pace In ;32 t-5. lowering Porter's record
OF "a 1-5 seconds made In 1894. In ad.
dltion 10 tnis fnere were number of
trials at the worlds record for one
mile, amateur and professional. Church
covered the three laps In i:43 3-5. and
but for the second pacing teams slow
ness 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 exhibit
tion half mile In SO 2-j seconds and
Arthur Gardiner, paced by quads. did
mile In l:i4. This brought the rae
ing to "A close.
Tonight the wheelmen own the town
everybody is wearing big l.. A. ". en-
blems and the more enthusiastic bi-
cyclists are literally covered with all
kinds of badges, All the bike clubs
and members OF the association are
keeping open house. Tomorrow morn.
ing there will be big run To Atlanti,
City. a distance Of GO miles from Phil.
adelphia. The start will be made from
this city at a. m. In the first section
and the second section will leave at
a. m. II IL expected that about 2.00(
wheelmen will take part.