The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-08

and the second section will leave at
a. m: 1t is expected that about 1000
wheelmen will take part
Summary Of the races at Willow
Grove track:
MILE HANDICAP.
One mile professional handicap, run in
seven heats, the first two to qualify.
First Heat-The line got away in good
shape shape and kept up fast pace. Bob Nc
VWHfqy az PFhiiadelphia l2O yards won; Robert
Second Heat-C. Mertens was on the
scratch, with Carroll Jack next at twenty
have bsed YARDS s Merte1s made race for all
Tor ne-third and two-thirds of a mile He
Jumped ]ehap to the lead at the pistol crack, fin
d ISM the first third in Al 1-5 seconds; Sec
700 zoo Iklnng FOR him, the last third and he
lei! back, beaten: w. H. Seaton, sixty yards,
won; r. +; Goodman, thirty-fve yards, sec
ond; A. b.. Weining, seventy yards, third.
was 2:06. -io
Third Heat-Earl Kiser was scratch man.
Or. A; brown, thirty yards won; Earl Kiser
2:1l is. '- - iiH0'
Fourth Heat-F. ]. Loughhead was scratch
man in this heat. with Charley Church next
at fifteen yards. The race was a lively
one from start to finish. Church. the local
man, set a stiH pace and crossed a winner
by loot. Loughead was second; Burt
Repine, forty yards, third Time 2:O7.
. Firth Heat-F. @. Hoyt. forty yards, won;
~ -. stevens, forty yards second; j. II.
2:06 / IS. 1890
Sixth Heat-F. A. Mcfarland was the
scratch man in this heat. Howard P. Mosh-
Time. 2:o6 .'--''''0H' twenty -ii'e SafoS' 'hird
Seventh Heat-Nat Butler was the scratch
man, with Jay Eaton nearest, at twenty-five
yards. The race was tame until the stretch
was reached. Watson Coleman. fifty yards,
won; e. D.. Flchtner, seventy-five yards
second Second ~ 81 kl1nble, forty yards, third.
Final Heat-All those who qualified start
ed. The cracks held behind the men fur
thest from the scratch till the last lap, when
Chey spurted and. all hands finished in
bunch. O.. L. Stevens, forty yards, won;
watson Coleman, 80 yards, second; F. c.
yards, fourth; e. d. Fichtner, rs yards, fifth;
H. p. Mosher, 60 yards, sixth. Time, 2:O7.
AMATEUR HANDICAP.
One-mile handicap, amateur; nine heats
nrst three in each to qualify.
First Heat--Schade, scratch, with Fred Co.'S
line, and Fred Hattersee, of St. Louis, on the
ten-yard line. The finish was made in close
order. Hatterslee won; o. v. Babcock, New
Herndon, Va, scratch, third. Time, 2:11 2-5
Second Heat-Ellery M. Blake, Keene, N
H., was ON the scratch. The pace was not
L. Wilson, Washington, D. c., fifty yards,
won: Blake, scratch, second; H. w. Midden-
dorm, Louisville, twenty yards, third Time,
214
Third Heat-E. W. Peabody Chicago, was
on the tape. He made a grand squirt after
the field but was unable to overtake Edwin
5. Gee, l25 yards, who won; Peabody, second;
w A. Lantz, Harrisburg, thirty yards, third
Time, PIG 2-5
Fourth Heat-A. B. Goehler, Buffalo, was
scratch man. The first "spil' of the day oc-
Cured in this race, but no one was hurt E.
s. Youse, Reading, Pa, sxty-five yards won;
W., A: Laudy, Cold Springs, forty yards, sec,
ond; Goehler, third. Time, 300
sc rcb 1 meatK 5tn A Miller New York was
Conn, on the fifteen-yard line. The men were
spread out for two laps then punched, and
on the run home the first three finished
yards, won; Miller, second; R. M French 100
yards third. Time, 200
Sixth Heat-Ray Murray, Pleasant Valley,
adelphia, fifty yards, second; George r. Van
Heest, gloucester, N. j., 100 yards, third.
Seventh Heat-Charles NJ ErtZ. winner of
an amateur final yesterday, was on the
scratch and turning in the stretch, found
himself in the bunch. He dashed around the
held and landed second, just behind C. w.
krick, of Sinking Springs, Pa. twenty yards;
Richard Bond, Upper Darby, Pa, ITO yards.
third. Time, 2:09 So
Eighth Heat-Fred Morse. Chicago, was the
scratch man. The was in single file
the men finishing we'll apart. Morse won;
Charles Muss, Milwaukee, twenty yards, sec
ono; Dan Dougherty St. Louis, twenty-five
Ninth Heat-Charles Coleman, Scranton,
Pa, th1rty-fve yards won; ]. T. Chalfont, 100
yards, second J. L. Pagan, Philadelphia,
eighty yards, third. Time 2:11. .f..
ify.
First Heat w. A. Laduy, forty yards, won;
w. A. Nantz, thirty yards, second; Ray Muir
ray, seventy yards, third; H. G. Gardiner
fifty yards, fourth; J. F. Chalfont, 100 yards,
fifth: Fred schade, scratch sixth. Time,
Second Heat-Thirteen starters. c. w.
Krick, twenty yards, won; Fred R. Hatters-
lee. scratch, second R. A. Miller, scratch,
third; r. L. Wilson fifty yards, fourth, R.
dorff ten yards, sixth. Time 2:O7 Is.
Fina-Ray Murray, seventy yards won; ].
F. Chalfont, 100 yards. second; r. NJ. French,
100 yards, third; Robert A. Miller, scratch,
fourth. Time. zoe.
HALF MILE DASH.
Half-mile championship: First Heat-Tom
Cooper won, Fred Loughead second. Time,
l:07 So
Second Heat-Arthur Gardiner won Owen
skimball, Louisville, second. Time. liz rs.
Third Heat-This was close race between
in los As, Kiser a foot behind.
Fourth Heat-A. G. Mertens. st. Paul won;
Eddie Bald, Buffalo, second. Time, los. This
separated the place men at the finish.
Final-All those who qualified were the
tape at the signal, and were off promptly,
with Kiser and Cooper ahead The line had
gone but q short distance when Bald's chain
broke, when he making beautiful run.
Mertens caught Kiser and followed him close
ly, but the latter easily, Owen S. KIM
ball second, Mertens third. Time, :03.
FIVE MILE PROFESSIONAL.
Five mile championship, professional, run
in three heats, first three in each heat to
qualify:
First Hcat-Loughead Bowers and Tom
Cooper were scratched in this heat. Walter
Dickerson and Frank Butler were additional
entries in the first heat. The line got away
at fast pace. Aker led at the first mile On
the fourth lap Butler and Dickerson forged
ahead of the procession: On the sixth lap
Church was leading There was a general
shifting of positions. On the last turn the
men. came down TO the tape with rush, all
close together. H. II. Stevenson, Dayton, won;
Philadelphia. third Time, 1914.
Second Heat-Vernier, Mcfarland. o. L.
Stevens, Nat Butler, Starbuck. Davis. B. B.
Stevens, Becker. Weinig, Mertens and Huff
Ter were together at the tape for the first
mile Throughout the heats each man took
his turn in pace lap at a time. Starbuck
took the lead at the two miles. For the next
three laps a steady pace was kept up and
Mertens led at the third mile. Becker was
the leader at the fourth mile. For the next
two laps the men steadied for the final squirt
and rode for favorable positions. They came
down to the finish at terrific pace. F. a.
MacFarland won, A. E. Weinig second, a.
C. Mertens third. Time, IL :54 2-5.
Third Heat-There were ten starters in this
heat Callahan. of Buffalo, was in the lead
at the first mile, but at the end of the second
mile Doc Brown, of Cleveland, had taken the
lead. A. S. Lee, Cohoes, N. Y, was pace
maker at the third mile and Billy Hamilton
at the fourth. In the next three laps the men
began to hump themselves and finished in
grand style. Eddie Bald was first, ]. A. New
house, Buffalo, second: L. A. Callahan, Buff
falo, third. Time, 1872.