The morning news., 1897-08-08
WHIRL OF THE BIKE WHEELS.
EARL IIISER sNATCHEs THE LAU-
RELS FROM EDDIE BALD.

The White Flyer Lacks Only n Hair
breadth Of Being First-The Half
Mile Professional and the Great
Mile Open Professional Won by
Kiser-Forty Thousand Spectators
Watch the SDOrt-Fred schade
Breaks the Record for Third OF
Mile.
Philadelphia, Aug. 7.-Tbe greatest race
meet in the history of American cycling
+ came to an end this evening at Willow
Grove park, when the eighteenth national
meet Of the League of American Wheel-
men closed.
During the two days Of racing, nearly
10 600 persons watched while the cracks
from all parts of the United States, two
from Mexico and the Canadian crack
Loughead, strove for fame and prices
Yesterdays attendance of 1900 was very
nearly doubled to-day.
Fred l.. Loughead, the Sarnia, Ont, lad
who carried off the honors yesterday kept
up his fine work to-day, but little Earl
Kiser landed on top, winning the half mile
professional and the great mile open pro-
fesslonal. A purse of $500 was divided
among the winners of the latter race.
Eddie Bald also added to his reputation
and, while no hrsts appear to his credits
yet his seconds in the mile open and the
fve4mile finals were within a hairbreadth
Of being first. In each and every race In
which he competed he displayed remark
able judgment.
Among the amateurs there was mucn
good racing, and Peabody Eddie Llewellyn
and Charles M. Ertz put up a good exhibit
tion. In most OF the amateur 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
off Fred Schade, the Virginia amateur.
succeeded in breaking the worlds record
for one-third of a mile. Schade was pac-
ed by two quads and got away beautifully.
He huggcd the quads closely and finished
in a terrific pace in 30 AS seconds, lower
ing Porters record Of "a 1-5 seconds made
la 1894.
In addition to this were a number OF
trials at the worlds record for one mile,
amateur and professional. Church COW
cred the three laps in .43 S-5. and but for
the second pacing teams slowness would
have chopped at least two seconds of tho
time he made
Major Taylor had the next try with
major crossed the tape in 1a5 3-5.
Johnny Zimmerman rode an exhibition
| half mile in 53 2-5 seconds, and Arthur
| Gardiner. paced by quads, did a mile i'm
1:4f This brought the racing TO close.
| Tonight the wheelmen own the town.
The morning was occupied by the trial
heats, which were Witnessed by an i'm
mense crowd. Nearly all the races were
spirited, and there was little loafing or
jockeying.
After the trials came the two semi
finals in the two-mie championship anna
teur, the first three In each heat to quail
ify for the final Summaries follow:
First Heat, Semi-final-There were elev-
en- starters, and they soon strung out into
a procession making ordinary time. on
the way home George Reith Of New York
jumped away and won, with /. A. Powell
second, and r. II. Collett, third. Time
4:S1 2-5
Second Heat, Semi-hnal-Ten starters.
They strung along the track rapidly, and
with frequent changes OF positions, nm
ished in a bunch. II. w. Peabody won,
with Ed Llewellyn second, and Ed Blake
third. Time 1881.
Final one half, national championship
PROFESSIONALISM those who qualified We're
on the tape at the signal and were off
promptly, with Klser and Cooper ahead.
The line had gone but a short distance
when Bald's chain broke when he was
making u DeaullLul run. Mefleuh cduBuL
Kiser and followed him closely, but the
latter won easily, with Owens s. Kim
ball second and Mertens third. Time 1:03.
Final Heat-One mile handicap, profess
sional. All those who qualified started.
The cracks held behind the men furthest
from the scratch until the last lap when
they spurted and all hands finished IN a
bunch. o. l.. Steevns, 40 yards, won, with
Watson Coleman, 90 yards, second, and F.
G. Hoyt, 40 yards, third. r.. =. McCurdy,
i20 yards, fourth T.. ID. Finch. IS yards.
fifth; H. p. Mosher, 80 yards. sixth. Tins
2O7
Final-Two mile, championship, amateur.
l.. A. Powell won, with Il. w. Peabody
second, Llewellyn third, and Charles NJ.
Ertz fourth. Time 4:29 1-5
Mile, open, professional, first heat, semi-
fnal-Eddie Bald won in a fine spurt.
with Arthur Gardiner second and Tom
Cooper third. Time 2:10 2-5.
Second heat. somi-nnal-Taylor made a
hard struggle 10 land winner, but the feld
hunted him down and all hands finished
In a bunch with Taylor third Earl Klser
won. with Jay Eaton second and Taylor
third. Time 2:19.
Mile, open professional. Bald had the
pole with Kiser. Gardiner, Eaton Cooper
and Major Taylor Ia the order named.
There were two pacemakers. Cooper
caught them and kiser, Bald and Taylor
followed as named. There was on changs
In the first lap. Hair way around on
the last lap. Gardiner and Eaton swung
out from the rear with the colored at
their heels. Bald came after them at a
hot pace, and the whole line punched
closely IN the stretch. Bald forged ahead,
but little Kiser fairly lifted his wheel
ahead, winning by a few inches, with Bald
second, Cooper third and Taylor fourth.
Time 2:O3
Mile open. Amateur. Final Heat-The
line covered two laps In the procession.