The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-07

PHILADELPHIA aug u.--A Hofp
beautiful day could not have been asked
for than that which formally inaugur-
ated the big race meet OF the League Of
American Wheelmen here to-day. The
warm sun was tempered by cool
southwesterly breeze, The Willow Grove
track was revelation to the visitors.
They had never seen such race COURSE,
specially constructed with wood. light
ming fast, as solid as a rock, and entirely
surrounded by seats. with seating
capacity of nearly 25,00O.
Flags huttered from hundreds OF staffa
and the L. A, w. purple predomirated
everywhere.
The racing cracks were awake early
this morning and after good rubbing
down, took preliminary spins on the
track preparatory to the trial heats
which were to be called at 0 o'clock.
Az carly as s o'clock the crowds began
gathering and when the first heat was
pulled off q good crowd was present. All
the riders were delighted with the
weather and track and everything was
in proper condition for fast time.
Johnny" johnson, who was injured on
wednesday, while training on the track
was out this morning trying hia stffened
legs. He appeared to be in rather bad
shape and there was every evidence that
he would not be able to race. He pro-
posed, however, using llniments until tho
last minute. The first three men quali-
fly in the two mile handicap professional.
and the two mile handicap amateur ana
in all the other races the first two with
| the exception Of the quarter mile cham
plonshlp professional in which only the
winner Of each heat Will enter for the
finals,
The first event was the two mile handi-
can professional. This was In six heats.
| and in all there were about eighty en-
tries, first three TO qualify.
In the first heat, r. ]. Loughead, Sar-
| mia, ont, scratch, won; w. u. Becker,
indianapolis, 40 yards second; u. ].
Titus, New York, 80 yards, third. Time,
44G 1-5. w. c. Sanger, was scratch man
| in the second heat Of the two mile race
with Arthur Lee on the 5O-yard line re-
cord and II. r. steenson, Dayton, 20
yards, third. The pace was slow and the
men rode in q bunch throughout A. p.
Weinig, 10 yards, won; w. c. Sanger.
second; c. r. Newton, third. Time,
sos AS. Tom Cooper had the tape In the
third heat. Tom Cooper. scratch. won;
Fred Sine, Warrington, 100 yards. sec
ond: J. A. Newhouse, Buffalo, rs yards,
third. Time. 5;O6 2-5. Arthur Gardiner.
of Chicago, was scratch man In the
fourth heat, with Starbuck the nearest at
40 yards. Gardiner won; L. A. Callahan.
80 yards second; Barney oldheld, ITO
| yards, third. Time. Al 2-5. Butler
| took the lead on the last lap, but Eaton
| spurted from the tall end and crossed the
line an easy winner. y. c. Hayt, 30
Yards, second; VIII Coburn, rs yards.
third. Time, 4:5o 3-5. Johnny johnson
was unable to start in the sixth heat OF
the two mile professional handicap and
| II, A, Mcfarland was the other scratch
man. Charles A. Church won; G. s.
| Wells, 90 yards, second; o. l.. Stevens, &c
yards, third. Time, 4a2.
The next event was the one mile open.
amateur, to be run in ten heats. first two
to qualify. First heat, Ed Llewellyn,
Chicago won; Fred r. Hattersley, st.
Louis, second. Time AZ seconds. Second
heat-John s. Johnson, Worcester,
Mass, won; "A. B. Goehler, Buffalo. Sec
ond. Time, 40 2-5 seconds Third heat
Ray Dawson, Boonton, N. j., won; j.
r. Howard, ST. Louis second. Time.
AZ 2-6 seconds. Fourth heat-F. p. Cas-
talder, Allentown, Pa, won; Albert
Bateman, Philadelphia, second. Time.
4G S-5 seconds. Flfth-R, A. Miller, New
York, won: o. V. Babcock, New York.
second. Time ID 3-5 seconds, Sixth
heat--E. d. Stevens, Buffalo, won; Fred
]. Morse, Chicago. second. Time IS 2-5
seconds. Seventh heat-I. A. Powell.
New York, won; A. NJ. Zimbrich, Roc
hester, second. Time. AZ seconds. Eighth
heat-Ellery NJ. Blake, Keene. N. H.,
won; VIM. II. Fearing, New York, Sec
ond Time, 45 2-5. Ninth heat-Charles
Coleman. Scranton, won; Joseph p. Rog-
crs, Philadelphia, second. Time, 10 1-b
seconds. Tenth heat-B, W. Peabody,
Chicago. won: Club Nelson, Springfield.
Mass, second. Time, 45 seconds,
Tho third event was the quarter mile
championship, professional, and was run
In Ave heats. Winners only TO qualify.
All the cracks were entered. In the first
heat Major Taylor, the colored crack
from Massachusetts, took the lead. Tom
Cooper. Of Detroit, kept at his heels and
won by wheels length. Time 80 2-b
seconds. Becker, Loughead and Newton
lined up for the second heat, which Loug-
head, the ontario boy, won by three
lengths. Time, "a 2-5 seconds. Eddie
Bald, A. c. Mertens, Of st, Paul. q. l..
Stevens ettumwa, Iowa, and Harry
West, Of Philadelphia, started In the
third heat. Bald won in a beautiful
spurt. Time, 70 seconds, The fourth
heat was splendid dash, Arthur Gar
diner, of Chicago. won in "a i.5 seconds.
The NTH heat was n repetition OF tho
fourth, with w. M. Randall. OF Rochcs-
ter. winner in 30 l-5 seconds.
The furth event was n two mile hnndi-
cap, amateur, frat three to qualify, II
was run In six heats and about seventy
were entered. The riders qualifying
were nv follows; First heat, C, w, Crlck.
Fred schndc, w. g. l.. Comptc; time,
iil. Second heat. w. a. Ladln, A, u.
gnrhlnr W. A. Thntg; time $40 3.b.
Third heat, Bob Miller, q, II, Collett, G,
NJ. MY. time, 4;5S. Fourth heat, T. p.
gnstnllor, II. c. iIuusmnn, o. V. Bnb-
cock; time iSi S.5. Firth heat, ED
Ilewcllyn, Joseph =. Rogers, George y,
Vanhest time, t;5t6 4-b. Sixth heat, H.
D. Wright, A. NJ. Zlmbrlch, II. w. Md
dcndorff time, AAa
The next event was the one mile 2'OS
clnps. professional, run In Ave heats, first
tWa 10 qualify. First hont, Nat Butler
cnmc down In the stretch oven with Bar
ncy Oldhcld, but crosscd first by mar
rnw margin, Oldnel1 second. Time,
a,bog.6. second heat, u, u, f'lohtncr
won, w, ~, Becker second. Time, 2'Na