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WINS A HEAT
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scratch man. The first spill of the day
occurred in this race, but no one was hurt-
E. S. Youse. Reading 65 yardsl. won;
w. A. Laduy. Cold Springs 90 yards), Sec
ond: Goehler, third. Time 2-o9
Fifth heat-R. 4. Miller. New York. was
scratch man. with W. E. Tenzler. Broad
Brook Conn.,. on the 15-yards line. The
men were spread out for two laps then
punched and on the run home the first
three finished nearly abreast Ed: Level
Ign, Chicago 05 yards), won; Miller. sec
ond: r. NJ. French 200 yards), third. Time
900 10
Sixth heat-Ray Murray, Pleasant Valley,
n. Y 90 yards) won: II. Gardiner. Phlla-
delphia 60 YARDS, second: George b. van
Heest. Gloucester, n. j. (ltU yarus), thiru
Time. 2.16 1-5.
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 field and landed second. just behind T.
w. Krick of Sinking Springs. Pa, who
was oil the 2O-yard line. Richard j. Bond
Upper Darby u10 yards). third Ilme' 2-V'
80.
Eighth heat-Fred Morse. Chicago. was
the scratch man. The race was IN single
file, the men finishing well apart morse
won: Charles Muss. milwaukee GO yards)
second Dan Dougherty. St-Louis ca yards)
third. Time, I'll 80.
Ninth heat-Charles Coleman, scranton,
Pa. C,3 yardSl, won; j. F. Chal1ont wv
yards) second: j. l.. Pagan, Philadelphia
go YARDS, third Time, I'll
One-Mile Professional Handicap.
The next event was the one-mile profess
sional handicap. This was run in seven
heats. the first two to qualify.
First heat-The line got away in good
shape and kept up a fast pace. Bob Nc
Curdy. Philadelphia u20 yards), won; Rob
ert Weir G3j YARDS. second; Frank Butler
CO yards) third. Time, 2.01.
Second heat-A. G.. MertenS was on the
scratch, with Carroll Jack next at twenty
five yards. Mertens made race for all
hands and established two worlds records.
for one-third and two-thirds of mile. He
Jumped TO the lead at the pistol cracis,
finishing the first third in IL 10 seconds;
second third of a mile, 1.22 The pace was
too killing for him the last third, and he
fell back beaten. w. II. Seatcn go yards),
won; +. F. Goodman G35 YARDS. second; A.
f. Weining GO YARDS third. Time. 2.0f Is.
Mertens' time for the mile was 2-O6.
Third heat-Earl kiser was scratch man;
DIR. a. L. Brown go yards), won; Earl
Kiser. second; Art Weilop 80 yards), third.
Time. I'll 10.
races. F. ]. Loughead, 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
by foot. Loughead was second; Burt
Repine 90 YARDS, third. Time. 201.
Fifth heat-F. c. Hoyt FORTY YARDS.
won: o. l.. Stevens Gorty YARDS. second:
j. ii. Shelton twenty-five YARDS, third
Time. 2.O61-5.
Sixth heat-F. A. Mcfarland was the
scratch man in this heat Howard P.
Mcsher sixty YARDS won; Mcfarland, sec
ohd: W. W. Hamilton twenty-five YARDS,
third. Time, 2.O6.
Seventh heat-Nat Butler was the scratch
five yards. The was tame until the
stretch was reached. Watson Coleman
fifty YARDS won; f. d. Fichtner (seventy-
five YARDS. second; o. S. Kimble 0orty
YARDS. third. Time, 2.17.
Two-Mile Amateur Chnmpionshfp.
The next event was the two-mile cham
pionship. amateur. in seven heats, first
three to qualify.
First heat-R. A. Miller, New York. was
an easy winner; John S. johnson. worces-
ter. Mass, second; George Reith, New
York. third. Time. 4.42
Second heat-I. A. Powell New York.
won; III. l.; Hart second: f. ]. Costello.
St Louis. third. Time. Az.
Third heat-w. E. Tenzler Broad Brook
Gem, won: Bert Ripley, Newark n. j.;
second: Fl. W. Middendorff, ST. Louis
third Time, 4.56
George H. Collett. New Haven. Conn.,. sec
ond; f. w. Peabody. Chicago. third. Time,
J.U2 =,
Fifth heat-Fred. ]. Morse. Chicago won;
F. l.. Cast. st. Louis second; Charles NJ
t.rtz, New York, third Time, AT.
Sixth h@at-Biy of Massachusetts, who
hdS tuIS morning, returned from
the hospital ai.d entered In this heat with
his head swathed I'm bandages- The race
was slow Bly,. despite his injuries. made
great race. Fred Schade beating him out
Of first place by a few inches. j. j. r.
Howard, st. Louis. third. Time. sos To
Seventh heated Llewellyn, Chicago,
won; Dan Dougherty. ST. Louis. second
Eliery NJ Blake, Keene, N. H.. third Time
Al.
FiSe-Mile Championship.
The next event was the five-mile cham
p:onship. professional. run in three heats
first three In each heat to qualify.
First heat-Loughead. Bowers and Tom
Cooper were scratched in this heat. Wal.
ter Dickerscn and Frank Butler were ad.
tltlonal entries in the first heat. The line
got away at fast pace. Aker led at the
first mile. On the fourth Lao Butler and
Dickersol forged away ahead of the pro-
cession. On the sixth lap Church was
leading There was a general shifting O,
positions. and at the third and fourth mile
Titus was In the lead. Within two laps OF
the finish Aker was first Titus having
dropped out. On the last turn the mer