The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-21

aged to cut down Dicksons lead, but he
had too much of handicap and won by
forty yards
Hills, Rogers and Brinckerhof made
pretty finish. Hills got second and Rog-
eIs third.
HALF MILE OPEN-PROFESSIONAL
This race, like the mile, was run In two
heats and final. The first four men IN
each to qualify for the final.
Ten men lined up on the back stretch
for the first heat.
The bunch came raround the turn and
into the stretch riding like fiends
1t was a pretty race down the stretch,
with Cooper and Taylor leading the field.
Cooper won, with Taylor second, Cole
man third and Reynolds and Randall tied
for fourth place. All five men qualified.
The second heat had eleven starters and
was q repetition of the first. Gardiner
got in a pocket ON the pole and could not
get through the bunch in time for first.
The finish was hot, Barney Oldfield
winning, with Hoyt, Mertens and Gardi-
ner qualifying with him.
The line up in the final was Oldfield,
Cooper, Hoyt, Taylor, Mertens. Coleman,
Gardiner, Reynolds and Randall.
Frances Gateley was put in to pace.
He carried the bunch to the eighth and
then the debate for the money was in or
der.
Down the stretch they came with the
colored boy in the lead by inches only
and Randall, Reynolds and Gardiner
contesting for the place. Taylor won
with Reynolds second and Randall third.
ONE MILE HANDICAP-PROFES-
SIGNAL.
The professional handicap was the
prettiest race of the day.
Tom Cooper..and Nat Butler were on the
scratch with Tom Butler and Major Tay-
lor on 20 yards. Mertens and Gardiner
were excused.
The handicapping was perfect and great
credit is due Mr.. Tobie for giving the
men their proper marks, thus making the
contest exciting.
The scratch men caught the back bunch
at the half, after hard ride replete with
interest to the spectators, and at the FIVE
eighths the whole field had closed up.
Here bad tumble occurred, ten men
going down in heap.
On the last quarter the men began to
hump" and as they swung into the
stretch the spectators arose en- masse.
The sprint down the stretch was the
most exciting event of the day, and the
contest between Nat Butler and Taylor
was hot stuff.
The result was in doubt right up to
the tape, where the colored boy succeed
ed in pushing his front wheel over first.
Nat Butler was second by half wheel
with Newton about the same distance
ahead of Cooper.
That Taylor's win was popular one
was evinced by the hearty applause he
received. The colored boy was escorted
to the judges stand and introduced as
the winner of two firsts and one second
in three events. Taylor seemed somewhat
abashed as the applause was renewed and
bowling to the crowd hurriedly left the
stand.
This closed the bicycle races for the af-
ternoon.
The summary:
ONE MILE OPEN-P PROFESSIONAL.
First heat won by Major Taylor, Cam.
bridgeport, Mass; second, w. NJ Randall,
Rochester. N. Y; third, Charles Newton,
Stafford Springs, Conn; fourth, W. S.
Reynolds, Hyde Park. Mass. Time, 8
minutes, 10 3-5 seconds.
Second heat-Won by Arthur Gardiner,
Chicago, ILL.,; second, Fred Hoyt, Spring
field, Mass; third, Owen S. ,Kimble,
Louisville, Ky; fourth, A. q. Mertens.
Time, minutes, 81 3-5 seconds.
Final heat-First, $3.50, won by Arthur
Gardiner; second, cash $50, Major Tay-
lor; third, cash, $40, Charles Newton.
Time, 2 minutes, Is 2-5 seconds.
One mile handicap, amateur-Firs
diamond, S35, won by G. Fl. Dickson,
Portland, IT'S yards; second gold watch,
s25, Fl. B. Hills, Jr;, Providence, scratch;
rose, Mass, 80 yards. Time, minutes,
3 As seconds.
Half mile open, professional-Firs
| heat won by Tom Cooper, Detroit, Mich. !;
second, Major Taylor; third, Watson
Coleman fourth, dead heat between W.
S. Reynolds and W. M. Randall. Time,
1 minute, IL 4-5 seconds.
Second heat won by Barney Oldfeld,
Toledo, o.; second, Fred Hoyt, Spring
field, Mass. fourth, "A c. Mertens; fourth,
Arthur Gardiner. Time, 1 minute,
IL 2-5 seconds.
Final heat-First, cash $50, won by Ma
jor Taylor; second, cash $40. W. S. Rey-
nolds; third, cash 1926, w. M. Randall.
Time, minute, 2-5 seconds.
One mile handicap, First,
cash SIS, won by Major Taylor; second,
cash $40, Nat Butler; third, cash $50,
Charles Newton; fourth. cash $50 Tom
Cooper. Time, 2 minutes, IL seconds.
OTHER PARK ATTRACTIONS.
The cavalry troop came in for their
share of attention again yesterday after
non and the crowd again went wild over
them. A squad of six gave an exhibition
of rough riding, wrestling and fencing
that was both novel and sensational. The
fencing was done with wooden swords,
the heads and bodies of the riders being
protected with masks aad padded jackets.
Mr.. c. H. Lamson had another stroke
of i'll luck in the handling of his air ship.
The wind was too strong and too freaky
to make it advisable to send up the
winged monster, but Mr.. Lamson was
anxious to carry out all the details of his
arrangement with the fair manager, if
possible. The big kite went up in good
form, but the continually changing cur
rents of wind caused it to tug at the guy
lines with terrific force. The result was
that one of the assistants lost his grip of
rope and the air ship canted, swooped
toward the earth and landed on one of
it's wings, breaking d portion of the
frame work.
THE PUPPIES.
A Cunning Little Family That Please the
Children.