The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-08

suws-s r. Freeman. Of Portland. ~ae
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49, success. agf0oags $50 hard falls
xsr6 ne latter part ~ ne season R3t
a. the znsGf IL @as Freesasn wsso
se*se8 Ma" Taylor. tee eo38F@a spoe-
= aess 81 tas pre- -asnarg HS4ts ~
8 one-rngls @psa. na8stn9 q aftsa taaf
ysa Il - tha fastest - fas tosiriaaEsseEst.
he fwg-sasis A&odsrap. from fSae 800
- sravsx a. defeated MAJ Butter 81
.stea. tae wrssfest aaHoaeap Fast@r lie
- nas ever produced A. Buffalo %
: searth in tns msls open, beating Tire
rseva Earl E8ser. wa0 1as scored sae-
- aver h0sh Easse Paid ard Tom
.ana- IL fart Frs@aa8u nas naa1e such
- sfsifea q ff9s fraut ranks thAt - -
swsa snls twenty-five yards handicap
- Bald, Cooper ard Eatser IN two
80 raee. Freeman made May fvasrssis
zaasfBe last Jafv when hs was racing
- Paesge Northwest circuit Ia q re-
y, lestsr IL 3 friend Freeman nss Inc
ilawsae to say q ms work ia fae East.
-~The shaNlag I have made has sur
ssss rse a. @sti 80 the other riders
eraselves Never before has a rider eonis
or the Vest and Won against the East
= usen. - fhev naturally supposed K
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arrived II Hartford. Conn. September
ard rode taeFs On tire eth winning
Grey II my frst rare. From there |
s~t te Springfield and trained for tile
eat annual tournament held fhere. Ii
a. ln former years. where the cham
8onsaap was decided. and even now s1a
Al champion L. never known Until afrNr
= Springfield tournament. There wrre
res days o. racing. The FIRST day wss
ken ~ with trtat heats, and required
fty.two n fhin oat the SLOW ones. ran
.eoEd n John s. Johnson In ny heat In
e Aalf-aalis haadleap. and third In the
ne-n9se handicap This was in the morn
r. IN the afternoon ] rode better Maj
eyisr the eeiored nhenon had been an
sfeatea n the morning fe had bv sin
* ii tire mile ppen. shut Bala out ~
- anai liz repeated the dose Ia the
al mlie. Bad running Second to him.
nings were looking rather dubious As
II ina gor.' OF account Of MS coior. ls
cry unpopular wstn the racing uaen He
ept ap his winning streak ~ defeating
oaghead the mile national champion. m
Il first heat of the thira-mIle CHAMPION
aip Then came nav arst heat OF thA
reAf one-mile record race. commonly
allied tbe American Derby in cycling cir
les. The major wAs tined up IN the
ans heat. II VAS The 8rSt time ! bad
zen In the same heat with hgFn There
Fere six others. When the sprint was
tartsa ! found myself behind the major
4syt the two-mIIe national champion.
"a started the sprint. and the major
a. BIS rear wheel How we did 20
round TIE last turn into the home stretch.
81 wheel actually slipped up the bank.
nd Il II half-m.ie track with long
aFns Han way up the stretch the
1AIof Jumped Hoyt and left him az II
= we're standing still. I vas sfigl hang
* % the 6srky's rear wheel. and the
F0ad had resumed their seats thinking
As result was n f0regone conclusion.
nirty yards from the tape I Jumped Tay-
os. and before the finishing lsne was
cached bad opened ap two lengths in
hat short distance II was The fastest
3hish q the tournament and Nal Tay-
Sr's first defeat II Nas what the hoys
santsd ard ! was congratulated on an
si&es. | had al the same time established
M reputation as a Splinter Arthur Gar
liner. the Chicago Eyer. was ia the same
lsat The only other race 7 Rad in the
afternoon was the tw0-nalie handicap
.eesiYtd Ia the neighborh0od Of leo yards
NoH The heat. Gghting II oHf al the
gay 80 the home stretch with MAI But
.er ths greatest handicap rider IN ire
sorId Now ! receive only tweatV-fve
farfs ever Bald Cooper ard Butler Ia =
lwe-mlle handieap
ia the finals lack OF condition faia
sgslasi ne The hest I ala was to Sc. 4
sseand and thlrd. The final Of the half
nile handicap vas ridden in 81 seconds.
nd the alie handicap was IN sai. worlds
'eeard aatil Batter asd ss0i At Laugsvisle
'sesnfiy. could not stand such h-t races
afisr my trip across the country then
'alnea tie Southern eircpis. and have bnen
latte sHecessful PAR fourth In the nile
aptn q hnnAio, the order AZ the finish be-
81 Htld. Cooper. MerfeaS Freeman.
Nfssr. klnghau and Callahan alsa fin
.shes fourth in the mile handicap. In the
fssf there Is also fourth money ~ kAla-
tszao Mich. ran third in the mile handl-
sn and ~ Pearia. ri I cot second in the
SIS epen. The next meet was at Racine.
vs. where ] won the mile apen In the
zeal q tho Invitation race I was certain az
f#fass fret Or second Rhen Acker fell into
NV Fasr wheel fFem behind. and four % Us
sent down. vert hiRh In ths air. and GA
sariag dawn struck On my head making
large hols In my skull The blow pnt mo
e STEER. ! vas sick FOUR DAYS tried 70
side Al louisville. hut fen again. cutting
syss1 Up pretty badly, Roth falls we're
g esnfnt tracks. and ] have ridden very
p@ariy stree. The racing season Is nearly
aFsE, and I dont knew whether 10 come
Asms Or 80 to New York"
TIE rise - Howard Freeman from 90
essears rider 10 natlona, fame has been
= TIE ueteerit order. lie has now beer
F'a'aE tao years ard two months. and MS
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