The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-15

| n3d Deen covered IN Z.Ui "a the enthu-
siasm of the 5000 spectators broke forth
into repeated cheers for both horse and
! driver
In the 2:06 pacing event, Guinette broke
| the Canadian competitive record and the
| track record, going the mile in 2:05 1-2 in
| the third heat. Her time was 2:06 and
| 2:03 IA. Lottie Lorraine was second and
Phenol third.
National Circuit Bicycle Races
New York, Aug. 14.-Between five and
| six thousand people attended the national
circuit bicycle meet, under the manage
ment Of the Atlantic wheelmen, al Wa
verify Park track, Waverly, y. J., this
| afternoon. Among the professionals who
were present were Bald. Cooper, Kiser,
Mertens, Butter, Starbuck. Gardiner, Old
field and Kimble.
Thirty-five men started in the five-Inile
handicap for professionals, and after the
first mile two Of them dropped out. Mer-
tens, Butler. Starbuck and Gardiner
were the scratch men. Nat Butler won
from Becker Of Minneapolis, who was on
the 100 yard mark, by a half wheel.
The one mile cpen for professionals was
won by E. c. Bald, who made one of his
wonderful finishes, beating Mertens by
wheel.
Kiser did not start in any Of the events
as hewas suffering from a severe cold.
The one-third mile amateur national
championship was won by E. W. Pea
body of Chicago. Summary OF principal
events:
Halfmile handicap, pro fessional: FL
nal heat won by c. s. Wells, san Fran
cisco. so yards; c. r. Newton, Stafford
Springs, Conn, 20 yards, second; w.
Coleman, Cambridgeport. Mass, 20 yards,
third; E. C. Bald, Buffalo, scratch,
fourth. Time :5S As.
One-third mile, amateur national cham
pionship: Won by E. w. Peabody, Chi
cage. Time AZ Is.
One mile, open. professional: Won by
E. C. Bald, Buffalo; A. c. Mertens. Min
neapolis, second; Arthur Gardiner, Chica-
go, third Tom Cooper, Detroit, fourth.
Time 2:0S IA.
One mile, open, amateur: Final heat
won by 1. A. Powell, New York. Time
2a7 Is.
Five-mile handicap. professionals: Won
by Nat Butler. Cambridgeport, Mass,
scratch; W. z. Becker, Minneapolis, 100
yards, second; Arthur Gardiner, Chicago,
scratch, third; B. Oldfeld, Toledo, $50
yards, fourth. Time II 81 is.
Bicycle Races at St Louis.
st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 14.-The initial
bicycle race meeting at South Side Park
today, by the United Wheeling clubs Of
St. Louis, new organization, was a sue
cess. A. A. Zimmerman, the ex-champ-
ion, had much TO do with drawing out the
crowd, which numbered between 5000
and 5000 people. Zimmerman, the star
of the program, was disappointment,
however. Paced by Stade, Harding and |
Corfe on triplet. Zimmerman went for |
an exhibition half mie. He rode in SO. |
Garfield, local amateur. well paced by |
triplet ridden by amateurs, went |
against the state half-mile record of 81 |
seconds. He clipped off two seconds.
zimmerman was better paced in his ex- !
hfbton mile. He rode behind a triplet |
and tandem and made the mile in 1:59.
Garfield attempted TO break the half |
mile amateur record, but failed by one
second.
There were only two professional ev-
ents. In the mile open, professional. z. !
E. Anderson Of Roodhouse III, finished |
first. Dute Cabanne protested the race. |
His ground was that the pacemaker was !
instructed to keep the rail. but on one +,
turn took the outside and carried Ca
banne. who was riding behind, out with |
him. Cabanne argued that he would /
hav won had ii not been for this The |
referee allowed the protest to stand and |
called il no race. Anderson refused to
ride i; over and gave notice that he would |
take the matter to the L. A. W. racing
board.
The two-mile handicap was won by
Bert Harding. a local man. E. E. An
derson. who was entered, refused 10 ride.
and '*Dute" Cabanne quit after three
laps. The amateur envenIs were run in /
good time. Summaries.
Mile, open, professional: E. E. An
derson, Roodhouse, H.. won; Louis Co
burn. 81. Louis, second: r. P. Rice, Chi
cage, third. Time 211 1-5.
Two mile handicap professional: Bert
1875 yards, won; Ernst Stade, la5
yards. second: Louis Coburn, 80 yards.
third. Time 4:tl.
Long List of New Cycle Records. !
Boston. Aug IA Charles River !
park today. Eddie McDaffie established
a new yorid's record for paced mile.
lying start, az / minute IS Is seconds,
owering the existing record, held by w +
W Hamilton, by one second. Jimmy
Michaels and his American hour record
ire also beaten. and standing where
Michael recentiy stood is Lice-no Lisna.
with a bunch % records containing al
American marks from II 70 IS miles and
also She American hour record.
McDuffe was paced by sextuple and
1 auintette, while Lesna's pacing Tea n
consisted OF eighteen men divided into
four sQuaie % two squads and Two Quin-
,stles.
The fohowing scores show the time for
zach mile made by Lesna: One mile.
AZ: ?, 3;5l; 3, $50; 4. IA: 5. sss: 6. I1:ss:
!. 1893: S. 1888; 9. 1871: 10. 1929: II.
y Is; u, 1927; Is. 25:22; IA, 27.25; IS.
,s:2i; Is. 2l.2o; Il. S3;2s; Is, S5:2.: Is.
'I:2l; %. SsIs: p. AIS: %, asa; Is.
ISIS; -, fT;11; .. 1905: 70, si:oS; g.
Sol: 3, 54:5s; -. 5s:57: so. ss.5i
LesRa created neS American marks