The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-10
The wHEELMEN,s MEET.
Closing Day or the Bicycle Races At Phila.
delphta-An Immense Crowd Present.
Trials ut the Worlds Record.

Closing Day or the Bicycle Races ut PhiIa.
delphta-An Immense Crowd Present.
Trials At the Worlds Record.
Philadelphia, August THE greatest
race meet in the history of American
cycling came to an end this evening
at Willow Grove park, when the eigh-
teenth national meet of the League of
American Wheelmen closed. During
the two days OF racing nearly A, 900
persons watched while the cracks from
all parts Of the United States, two
from Mexico and the Canadian crack,
Loughead, strove for fame and prizes.
Yesterdays attendance Of 5 1000 was
very nearly doubled today.
! Fred L. LOughead, the Sarnia, Onta-
rio, lad, who carried of the honors yes
terday, kept up his fine work today,
but little Earl Kiser landed on top,
winning the half mile professional and
the great mile open professional. A
purse of $500 was divided among the
winners of the latter rae Eddie Bald
also added to his reputation, and while
no hrsts appear to his credit, yet his
seconds in the mile open and five mile
| professional finals were within hair
breadths of being first. In each and
| every race in which he competed he
GU III hdolC Jud6I l1CUl.
Among the amateurs there was much
good racing, and Peabody, Eddie Lew
| ellyn and Charles NJ. Ertz put UP the
| finest exhibition. In most of the anna
teur events the riding was close, and
in but few instances did the boys show
any evidences Of loafing.
After the scheduled events had been
run off, Fred Schade, the Virginia am
ateur, succeeded in breaking the
| worlds record for nna-fhir6 0f a milo
Schade was paced by two quads and
got away beautifully. He Rugged the
quad closely and finished in a terrific
pace in go As seconds, lowering Por-
ter's record Of 81 1-5 seconds, made in
1894.
In addition to this there were a num-
Der of trials at the worlds record for
one mile, amateur and professional.
Church had the three laps in 1:43 3-5
and but for the second pacing teams
slOwness, would have chopped at least
two seconds off the time he made. Ma
jor Taylor had the next try with a
quad n then a triplet as pace-mak-
ers. The major crossed the tape in
1:45 3-5.
Johnny Zimmerman rode an exhibit
ton half mile in So 2-5 seconds and Ar
thur Gardiner, paced by quads, did a
mile in 1:44. This brought the racing
to a close.
Tonight the wheelmen own the town.
The morning was occupied by the
trial eat which were witnessed by an
immense crowd. Nearly all the races
were spirited and there was little loaf
ing or jockeying. After the trials
came the two semi-finals in the two
mile championship amateur, the first
three in each heat to qualify for the
fnal.
First Heat, semi-final. There were
eleven starters and they soon strung
out into a procession, making ordinary
time. On the way home George Reith,
Of New York, jumped away and won:
I. A. Powell second, G. H. Collett third.
Time 4:31 2-5.
Second heat, semi-final, ten starters.
They strung along the rack rapidly
and with frequent changes of positions,
finished in a bunch. E. w. Peabody
won; Ed. Llewellyn second, E. M.
Blake third. Time 4:2S 3-5.
Final One-half mile, national cham
pionship professional. All those who
qualified were on the tape at the sig
nal and were off promptly with K1ser
and Cooper ahead. The line had gone
but a short distance when Bald's chain
broke when he was making a beautiful
run. Mertens caught Kiser and follow
ed him closely, but the latter won cas-
ily, Owens Kimball second, Mertens
third. Time 1903.
Final heat, one mile, handicap pro-
fessional. All those who qualified
started. The cracks held behind the
men furthest from the scratch until
the last lap, when they spurted and all
hands finished in a bunch. O.. l.. Stew
ems, (4O yards) won, Watson Coleman,
$50 yards) second, F. G. Hoyt Gao yards)
third, r.. P. McCurdy Q2O yards)
fourth, E. D. Fichtner G5 yards) fifth,
H. P. Mosher GO yards) sixth. Time
2:O7.
Final, two mile championship anna
teur. I. A. Powell won, E. w. Pea
body second, Ed. Llewellyn third,
Charles M. Ertz fourth. Time 4:29 1-5.
Mile open, professional, first heat
semi-fnal. Eddie Bald won in a fine
squirt, Arthur Gardiner second, Tom
Cooper third. Time 2:1O.
Second heat, semi-final. Major ray
lor made a hard struggle to land win
ner, but the field hunted him down and
all hands finished in a bunch with the
major third. Earl Kiser W. Jay Ea-
ton second. Time 2:19. .
Mile open, professional, final heat
Bald had the pole with Kiser, Gardl'
ner, Eaton, Cooper and Major Taylor
in the order named. There were tWt
pace makers. Cooper caught them an6
Kiser, Bald and Taylor followed a.
named. There was no change in thu
first lap. Half way around on the las
lap Gardiner and Eaton swung out from
the rear with the colored boy at thei1
heels. Bald came after them a no
pace and the whole line punched close.
ly in the stretch. Bald forged ahead
but little Earl Kiser fairly lifted hi
wheel ahead, winning by a few inches
Bald second, Cooper third, Taylor
fourth. Time 2:03 is.
) Mile open, amateur, final heat. TIL
| line covered two laps in the procession
/ E. G. Hausman pulled way in tn
: stretch and won by a wheels length
George H. Collett second, Charles M
!. Ertz third, w. A. Laduy fourth. Tim
| 2:O9 40.
Ray Murray GO yards) won, J. F.. Chal
t font 600 yards) second, r. M. Frencl
: 600 yards) third, Robert A. Mile
(scratch) fourth. Time 2:05.
F Five mile championship, professional