The record-union., 1897-08-07

Arthur lost two yards at the crack OF
the pistol All hands went out for blood
and a rapid pace was kept up until the
finish. Gardiner won, L. A Callahan
twenty-five YARDS, second; Barney
Oldfeid Q10 yards) third. Time: Al zs.
w. c. Bald, scratch was excused in
the fifth heat Sam Brock and Jay Eat
on were on the thirty-five yard mark
with Frank Butler at fifty yards. But
Ter took the lead on the last lap and
Eaton sDurted from the tail-end and
crossed the line an easy winner, F. c.
Hoyt Cifty YARDS, second; VIII Corwin
(seventy-fve YARDS third. Time
4:503s.
Johnny johnson was unable to start
in the sixth heat of the two-mile pro-
fessional handicap, and F. A. McFar-
land was the other scratch man with
James A. Church on the forty-yard
line. F. G. kammerat, fifty-fye yards,
and Frank NJ Dampman at % yards.
Charles A. Church won, c. s. Wells
(ninety yards second, o. L. Stevens
(seventy yards) third. Time-4:42.
The next event was the one-third
mile open, amateur, to be run in ten
heats, first two to qualify.
First heat-Ed Llewellyn, Chicago,
Won; Fred r. Rattersly, St. Louis, sec
ond. Time, 43 seconds.
Second heat-John S. Johnson, Wor-
cester Mass, won; A B. Goehler, Buff
falo, second. Time 40 2-5
Third heat-Roy Dawson. Boston,
won; ]. ]. r. Howard, St. Louis, Sec
ond. Time, A %.
Fourth heat-F. P. Gastan, Allen
town, Penn, won Albert Bateman, Phil
adelphia, second. Time, 46 20.
Fifth heat-R. A. Miller, New York,
won; O. v Babcock, New York, sec
ond. Time, II 3-5
Sixth heat-E. D. Levens, Buffalo,
won; Fred j. Morse, Chicago, second.
Time, 4S %.
Seventh heat-L A. Powell, New
York, won; A NJ Zimbrick, Rochester,
second. Time, A.
Eighth heat-E. NJ. Blake, Keene,
New Hampshire, Won; VIM. H. Fear
ing, New York, second Time, 45 %.
Ninth heat-Charles Coleman, Scran-
ton, won; Jos. P. Rogers, Philadelphia,
second. Time As 1-5
Tenth heat-E. w. Peabody. Chicago,
won; Club NelSon, Springfield, Massa-
chusetts, second. Time, 45.
The third event was the quarter-m mile
championship, professional, and was
run in five heats. Winners only to
qualify, all the cracks being entered. In
the first heat, Major Taylor, the col
ored crack from Massachusetts, took
the lead. Tom Cooper, of Detroit,
kept at his heels and won by a wheels
length. Time, 30 %.
Becker, Loughead and Newton lined
up for the second heat, which Lough-
cad, the Ontario boy, won by three
lengths. Time, 81 %.
Eddy Bald, A E. Mertens of ST. Paul.
0. L. Stevens of Ottumwa, Ia. and
Harry West of Philadelphia, started in
the third heat. Bald won in a beauti-
full squirt. Time, 81
The fourth heat was a splendid dash
Arthur Gardiner of Chicago, won in
81 1-5 seconds, with J. A Newhouse of
Buffalo, at his pedals, and A. L. Brown
of Cleveland, just behind Newhouse.
The fifth heat was repetition of the
fourth, with w. NJ Randall of Roch-
ester better winner in So Is. Bar
ney Oldfield being length behind, and
Owen S. Kimbsk of Louisville. a good
third
The fourth event was the two-mile
handicap, amateur, first three to quail
lfy. 1t was run In six heats and about
seventy We're entered The first heat
was slow until the finish n. w. Croik.
forty yards, Sinking Springs. Penn.
spurted and Won by wheels length.
Fred Schade (scratch) second VIM. G.
Lecompte (ninety YARDS third. Time.
4:51.
Second heat-W. A Ladue {seyentv
YARDS Won; A. D. Cooler {scratch) sec
ond; w. A. Lantz (sixty-fiye yards)
third. Time, 4:492-5.
Third heat-Bob Miller was scratch
For mile the line kept up rapid
pace but in the second promenade Mil
Ter won, George H. Collett (sfxty yards)
second; c. M. Bly, (forty yards) third.
Time, ass.
Fourth heat-F. P Gastalder 010
YARDS, won: E. c. Hausman Uwenty
YARDS, second; o. V. Babcock (sixty
yards), third. Time 343k.
Fifth heat-Ed. Llewellyn (sixtv
YARDS, won, Joseph P. Rogers 600
YARDS, second; George B. Vanheest Q6O
YARDS, third. Time-4:51455.
Sixth heat-E. D. Stevens won. A. M
Zimbrich fifty yards), second; H. w.
Middendorff (fifty yards, third. Time
4:43.
The next event was the one-miIe 2:03
class, professional, run in FIVE heats.
First two to qualify
First hp3 THE no 20 vx-or slow ga =,
the last lap Clinton w. Davis crossed
first. Nat Butler hunted him down,
however, and came down inthe stretch
even with Barney Oldfeld, but crossed
first by narrow margin. Oldfield was
second. Time-2:522s.
Second heat-They loafed for two
thirds and finished easy E D. Fitch
ner won, w. E. Becker second. Time
2:42. The time limit was 30 Referee
Gideon decided no race and no run over.
Third heat-Pop Dampman led the
field and landed an easy winner Major
Taylor, the colored lad from Cam
bridgeport, Mass, second. Time-2:33
Time limit, 2:30; no race and no run
over.
Fourth heat-F. A. Mcfarland won,
l. A. Callahan second. Time-2:2515
Fifth heat-This was a splendid race.
A. c. Mertens was first away and won
by thirty-ive yards. In the bunch
there was a continued shifting of posi-
tions and it was a dead heat between
Fred Titus and Fred Simms for second
place Time-2:15b.
At the conclusion of this event a
pcstponement was made until O'clock
for the remaining trials and finals to
be run off. The trials remaining were
one-mile professional championship of
four heats and one mile amateur cham
pionship of eight heats.