Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-06

Mass. won. A. b. Goehler, Buffalo. sec
ond- Time. 10 % seconds
Third heat-Ray Dawson. Boonton. n. J..
won: j. ]. r. Howard, st. Louis, second.
Time. ~ 20 seconds.
Fourth heat-F. p. Gastaldsr. Allentown.
second. Time. 40 So
Fifth heat-R. a Miller, New York, won;
o. V. Babcock. New York, second. Time.
A - seconds
- -
Seventh heat-I. A. Powell. New York,
Nor: A. NJ Zimbrich, Rochester, second.
Time. A seconds.
Eighth heat-Ellery NJ. Blake Keene, NJ
H.. won: VIM. Fl. Fearing, New York, Sec
ond. Time. - 20 seconds
Ninth neat-Charles Coleman. Scranton,
won: Joseph p. Rogers. Philadelphia, sec
ond- Time. A. Is seconds.
Ienth heat-E- W. Peabody, Chicago
Won: Club Nelson. Springfield, Mass, sec
oiid Time. A. seconds.
o""rfer-Mle Championship Profess
s1Onal.
The third event was the auarter-m mile
championship professional, and was run in
i've heats Winners only to qualify All
the cracks were entered
In the first heat Major Taylor. the COL
ored crack from Massachusetts, took the
heels and won by wheels length. Time
81 - seconds.
Becker. Loughead and Newton lined I'D
for the second heat. which Loughead the
Ontario boy. won by three lengths. Time,
"a - seconds.
Eddie Bald. A. c. Mertens of ST. Paul. O.
L. Stevens or Ottumwa. Iowa and Harry
West of Philadelphia started in the third
"a seconds.
The fourth heat was splendid DASH Ar
thur Gardiner of Chicago won in "a Is sec
onds. with j. A. Newhouse of Buffalo at
his pedals and /. A Brown of Cleveland
just behind Newhouse
The fifth heat was a repetition of the
fourth. with W. NJ. Randall of Rochester, a
better winner, in 33 Is seconds. Barney
Oidheld was length behind and Owen S.
kimbaH of Louisville good third.
Two-Mile Amateur Handicnp.
The fourth event was a two-mile handi-
cap. amateur, first three to qualify. 1t was
run in six heats. and about seventy were
entered
The first heat was slow until the finish
spurted and won by a wheels length Fred
Schade. scratch, second: VIM. G. Lee
Compile. I'D yards third. Time, Al.
Second heat-W. A. Ladue 10 yards won:
A F. Goehler, scratch second: W. A.
Lantz ~ yards. third. Time $40 3-5.
Third heat-Bob Miller was scratch. For
mile the line kept up rapid pace. but
In the second mile they promenaded. Mill
er won: George III. Collett 6O yards second ;
c. NJ. BLY,. 40 yards. third. Time AS
Fourth heat-F. p. Gastalder. 10 yards,
Won; E. c. Hausman, 20 yards. second: o.
v Babcock. CD yards, third. Time. 4.34 80
Fifth heated. Llewellyn. 90 yards. won
Joseph p. Rogers, 100 yards, second: Geo.
b. Van Hest, 160 yards, third Time. 4.51
As.
Sixth heat-E. D. Stevens. scratch: H. d.
nj ION,
A NJ. Zimbrich. 80 yards second: H. W.
MiddendOrf, 30 yards, third. Time, 4.43.
One-Nile for 2.O5 Professionals.
The next event was the one-mile 2.O5
class. professional. run in five heats, first
two qualify.
F.z-; ...-e,-!gT,I.o r>ccS =es s1cx. ccA ca
the last lap Clinton ". Davis crossed first;
Nat Butler hunted him down, however.
and came down in the stretch even with
Barney Oldfeld. but crossed first by mar
margin, Oldfield second. Time, 2.J2 %.
Second heat-They loafed for two-thirds
and finished: F. d. Fichtner won; w. E.
Becker. second. Time. 2-42. Time limit in
this heat of 30. Referee Gideon decided
no race and no run over.
Third heat-Pop Dampman led the field
and landed an easy winner Major Taylor.
the oolcred lad from Cambridgeport. Mass.
second. Time, 2-3:S. Time limit of 30, and
no race and no run over.
Fourth heat-The line jumped away at
the crack of the pistol. and kept rafting
good pace all around. F. A. Mcfarland
won: L. A. Callahan, second. Time,
2-25 10
Fifth heat-This was a splendid race
throughout. A. C. Mertens jumped away
from the bunch and maintained al. easy
lead. crossing winner by thrty-five yards.
In the bunch there was a continual shifting
of positions, and il was a dead heat be-
tween Fred Titus and Alfred Sinnms for
second Time. 2-15 10
At the conclusion of this event post
ponement was made until 3 o'clock, when
the remaining trials and the finals will be
run off. The trials remaining are the one
mile amateur championship. divided into
eight heats. and the one-mile professional
championship of four heats.