New-York tribune., 1897-06-27
EARL KTSER THE WINNER.
HE DEFEATS BALD AND COOPER IN A
MATCH FOR 1000.
SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED BY THE COLLAPSE
OF RAILING AT THE PHILADELPHIA
SOUTH END WfiEELMEN'S

TOURNAMENT.
PHILADELPHIA. June 2s-Ear Kiser. of Dayton. this
afternoon defeated Eddie" Bald. of Buffalo. and
Tom Cooper OF Detroit. In match race Tor
81 600 best two IN three heats. at mile. Ony TWO
heats were run. and the Dayton youth won both
handily.
The race was the chief attraction Of the South
End Wheelmen'g eleventh annual tournament and
over eight thousand persons present. The
meet was held on the track Of the Philadelphia
Baseball Club and was marred by a serious acct
dent. In which several persons were more or less
injured.
During the first heat Of the match race just
the three racers coming down the nome
stretch at a terrific pace. the left railing OF the
field bleachers gave way, and over thirty persons
were precipitated ten feet to the ground. The
point where tho railing collapsed was about five
yards from the tape. and the crowd was pushing
and showing to the finish
Two boys each had arm broken another re-
ceived fracture OF the hip. one man received
sprained ankle and others were injured about the
legs and body. They were all taken TO a hospital.
where their wounds were dressed
There six spills during the afternoon. in
which sixteen riders thrown from their
wheels Aker and Dckerson. Of this city. were
considerably bruised by a fall. The contest of
the day was the match race
on the track. In the first heat Bald had the pole.
with kser next and Cooper on the outside They
We're paced by r.. 3. Thompson Bald took the
lead at the start with Kiser second and Cooper
third. They held these positions for threequarters
Of a mile. when Cooper spurted and passed both OF
them. He did not hold the lead long. Kiser and
Bald went after him. and the former crossed the
tape first, half length in front of Bald who was
two lengths ahead of Cooper Time-2l22-5.
In the second and final heat Kiser took the lead
at the crack Of the pistol with Cooper second and
Bald third They maintained this order until the
last one hun Il and fifty feet of the mile. where
Bald let out link just he was passing Cooper
he fell and out Of the race Cooper went after
the heat and race by about three lengths. 1t was
popular victory. and the crowd cheered kiser
Justify. The time of the second heat was 2l6 %.
jim mic" Michael rode n two-mile exhibition race:
He paced by three trtplets. One trtpet paced
him for a mile and the other two haf-mile each
His time for the first mile 2:05 As and for the
miles i:lO 20.
The other races on the programme were well con-
tested. Summary:
One mile ,novce,-won by J. c. H. Kutz J. H. Smith
second. Time-2:i5's.
one mile open Camaeur)--won by W. II. II. Cressey;
". g. Douglass. second a W. stackhouse third Time
2:30ts
one mile open tprofessonaDWon by a. G. Mertens:
F. J. I.oughead second H. b. Stevens third; +. IL.
Bowle-. fourth. Tme-2252S.
Match race. mile. puruse $1,000 best two out Of
three heats:
First heat-Kiser. first Bald second; Cooper. third
Second hea-kser. first; Cooper, second; Bad. fell.
Time 1878.
Two-nile handicap (amateur)-Won by w. !. Austin
90 yards): W r. IT, Cressey as yarls second James
Rogers n2O yards). third: John zimmerman go yards)
fourth. Time-+:31@.
Flve-mile handicap (professionaD-won by Glenn Tur-
VILE $50 YARDS: W r. Dckerson $50 yards) second
Iosh Iindley ,lO0 yards). third; +. NJ Dampman (3I5
yaris). fourth Time-l22lR5.