Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-07
PEDAL PUSHERS
Speed the Silent Steeds at VIII
low Grove, Pa, Track.
Most Of the Expert BicycIists Of the
United States Present.
Exciting Contests by the Score The Winners
and Time Mades

Bicycle Track. Willow Grove, Pa,
Aug. 6.-The racing cracks We're awake
early this morning, and after a grand
| rubbing down took preliminary spins
| on the track preparatory to the trial
heats which We're to be called at 8
o'clock. AS early. as s o'clock the
crowds began arriving and when the
first heat was pulled off good crowd
was present. The day was perfect for
| racing. A light breeze swept across
the track from the northwest
Johnny" johnson, who was injured on
Wednesday while training on the track
was out trying his stffened legs He
appeared to be in rather bad shape
and there was every evidence that he
would not he able to race.
In the morning trials the first three
men qualified in the 2-mile handicap
professional and the 2-milehandicar
! amateur, and in all other races til,
first two with the exception of the
| quarter mile championship professional
in which only the winner of each heat
will enter for the finals.
The first event was the Emile ham
dicap. professional. This was in six
heats. and in all there were about 50
entries. First three to qualify.
First heat, +. J. Loughead, Sarnia.
Ont. scratch. won; w. +. Decker, Min
| neapolis. st. Lyriads. second; f. J.
Titus, New York, 50 yards, third. Time.
i.46 Is.
w. c. Sanger was scratch in the
second heat of the 2-mile race, with
Arthur Lee on the 50-yards line and II
X. Steenson, Dayton, % yards. The
pace was slow and the men rode in a
bunch throughout. A. L. Weinig, In
yards. won; w. c. Sanger, scratch
second; c. II. Newton, 60 yards. third.
Time, SOB As.
Tom Cooper had the lap in the third
heat and the nearest We're j.. A. New
house, Is yards and Dock Brown. 80
yards. For the first few laps the pace
was fast, but they soon punched and
loafed until the finish when the winner
crossed two length ahead. Tom Cooper.
scratch. Won; Fred Sims. Washington.
100 yards. second; j. A. Newhouse, %
yeards, third. Time, 500 rs.
Arthur Gardiner of Chicago was
scratch man in the fourth heat with
sptei 'h'h liit iitsiitSt 1T ~ NdIQS. AT
thur LOST two yards at the crack of the
pistol. All hands went out for blood and
rapid pace was kept up until the
finish. Gardiner won; l.. A. Callahan.
80 yards, second; Barney Oldfield. 10
yard third. Time, All 2-5.
Eddie Bald scratch man. was ex-
cused in the fifth heat. Sam Brock and
j. Eaton We're on the 35-yard mark
with Frank Butler at 80 yards Butler
took the lead on the last lap but Eaton
spurted from the tail end and crossed
the line an easy winner. F. c. Hoyt,
20 yards. second; Will Coburn, rs yards.
third. Time. $50 3-5.
Johnny Johnson was Enabled to start
in the sixth heat and +. A. Mcfarland
was the other scratch man. with
Charles y. Church on the 40-yards line.
L. w. Crammer at SIS yards and Frank
NJ. Dampman at 225 yards. Charles A.
Church, won; c. S. Wells, 80 yards.
second; O. l.. Stevens, 20 yards, third.
Time, Az.
The next event was the one-third
mile open amateur to be run in 10
heats. First two to qualify. irst heat. |
Ed Llewellyn, Chicago. won; Fred K. |
Hatterslee, st. Louis. second. Time, |
AZ seconds
Second heat. John S. Johnson. Wor- |
cester. won; A. Il. Gothler, Buffalo, |
second. Time. As 2-5 seconds.
Third heat, Ray Dawson, Beenton. N. |
j., won; J. J. X. Howard. St. Louis. |
second. Time, Al 2-5 seconds.
Fourth heat, II. b. GasaIder. Allen
town, Pa, Won; Albert Bateman. Phil |
11alr,biD q . :
Fifth heat, r. A. Miller, New York.
Won; Q. V. Babcock. New York, second.
Time. "A 3l5 seconds.
Sixth heat, Il. ID. Stevens, Buffalo.
Won: Fred j. Morse, Chicago, second.
Time. As 2-5 seconds.
Seventh heat, l.. A. Powell, New York,
won; A. NJ. Zimbrech, Rochester.
second. Time, Al 2-5 seconds.
Eighth heat, sEllery Nj. Blake, Keene.
N. H.. won; w. HI. Fearing, New York.
second. Time, As 2-5 seconds.
Ninth heat. Charles Coleman. Scranton,
won: Joseph T.. Rogers PHILADELPHIA.
second. Time, IS Is seconds
Tenth heat, r. W. Peabody, Chicago,
won Club Nelson, Springfield Mass,
second. Time. 40 seconds
me third event was the quarter-mile
championship professional and was run
N flve heats. The winners only to quail
ny. All the cracks were entered
In the first heat, Major Taylor a col
pred crack from Massachusetts, took the
ead. Tom Cooper of Detroit. kept at his
neeis and won by wheels length. Time.
3 2-5 seconds
Becker, Loughead and Newton lined up
.or the second heat. which Loughead, the
ontario boy. won by three lengths. Time
"a 20 seconds.
Eddie Bald, A. G. Mertens of st. Paul,
=. l.. Stevens of Ottumwa Iowa, and
Harry West of Philadelphia. started in
ne third heat. Bald won in beautiful
'purt- Time. "a seconds.
me fourth heat was a splendid dash.
Afthur Gardiner of Chicago won in "a Is
seconds, with J. A. Newhouse of Buffalo.
y ms pedals. and !. A. Brown of Cleve-
and. Just behind Newhouse
The fifth heat was a repetition of the
ourth, with w. NJ. Randall of Rochester,
better winner in 80 1-5 seconds. Barney
oldileld was length behind and Owens
<imbaH of Louisville. a good third.
Inc fourth event was a two-mile han
leap, amateur, first three to qualify. 1t
vas run IN six heats, and about 70 were I
inferred. The first heat was slow until
he finish. C.. w Krpick 40 yards CinL-- ,