The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-15
NOTED CYCLERS COMPETE.
LIVELY RACING At WxTERLY AND
AANHlTTAN BEACH TRACKS.

Butler. Raid. Mertena.
and Taylor shew Up Froninently-Miner
ana Babcock Score Again. single nnd Doub,e.
A national circuit meet was held yesterday at
the Waverly track, under the auspices OF ths
Atalanta Whcclmon OF Newark. The attend.
ance numbered 5000. Tho racing was OF a high
order. but Indifferent management in running
on the events prolonged the programme until q
late hour. Earl Peabody, the Chicago amateur,
won the northumberland L. A. w. champion.
ship from n field OF high class men. Ertz Of this
city, who holds tho ono.mile championship, put
up a fne race against tho westcrner, but was
beaten out by inches. Neither Powell nor
Dawson was able to get into the final rally. but
in tho other amateur events these two riders
showed excellent form.
In the absence Of Earl Kiscr, who was of
Hcially Excused" owing to a bad cold, his
racing companion. A. C.. Mertcns. tackled Bald
in the one-mile open professional. Inches only
separated these riders at the finish, while Gar
diner and Cooper had an equally close struggle
for third position.
Tho nve.mile professional handicap was the
most exciting event run of. Twenty-seven
riders started and a good pace was maintained
throughout. Gardiner and Meitens were re-
garded as the most dangerous men riding from
scratch, but Nat Butler, the Boston rider, sprung
a surprise. and in a hot finish crossed the tape a
winner by about a yard. Becker, a lo0-yard
man. Unlsne0 In advance OF Gardiner.
A nasty spill occurred in tho last lap Of this
race and eight riders we're brought down. In
the final heat OF the two,mile amateur race a
ark man. was badly bruised and cut.
Eddie Bald won his heat from scratch in tho
~half.mile handicap race. but was unable to get
better than fourth position in the final. Several
attempts were made to reduce the track record
Summaries:
TTo.Mile Amateur Handicap-FinA heat won by W.
bsra ppe; se S9l Sor sp, I" S,rs 90 s ssadni W y :. N Wshren'
Newark. 20 yards. third. Time, 1 minutes AZ lis
one-M Mile Amateur-Final heat won by I. A. Powell.
New york Ray Dawson. Boonton. second; q. H. Col.
lett, New Haven, third. Time. 2 minutes II is
hone Mile Professional-wo by f. c. Bald. Buffalo,
A G. Mer,ens, St. Louis, second; Arthur Gardiner,
Chicago. third; Tom Cooper. Detroit. fourth. Time. 2
Five Mile Handicap. Professionalism by Nat But
Ter. Boston; sera'sh; w., Z; bscksr' MINNEAPOLIS. 100
third; ". oldheld, Toledo. $50 yards. fourth. Time.
II MINUTES Mt 81 a. seconds; v,.,,
c; chise. Nswark: Do yards; W; i. Darmer, Jersey
yards, vi third faro' flm nSso : minutes nut e; i G' IS sscS SS%'n''' 50
ons,Ihird of a Mle: Na.,onA, H. ". amateur
Sew Haven; Kay Dawson Isas BSon TO second "HD q Z V:
S sesoSS heat sa' N Sews sy i. ' N h,ok Fim T.e ne u x, i IL Fods:
Ing. T.. New York. secondi Walter Roome, y. J. A.
G. G. i H. eoll 1,n' s az II hs sssS91 l. A. T f1Tel Ge ssw y 2ar T.
second; F. J; Morse. Chicago. third: Time 4il.5
csgo: c; N. Ertx, New York. second g. Re tn. New
York. thiri Time. - 10 seconds. Final won by
NV ~ e'Nohd' hiu Ahc - ~ W.
Haif.Mile Handicap, Professional-Final heat won
by C. s. Wells. San Francisco. so yards; C. Il. New.
ton. stafford Springs, 90 yards. second; W. Coleman,
Csmbridgerort. 20 yards, third. Time, os 40 sec.
onds.
The South brooklyn wheelmen held their an.
nual race meet at Manhattan Beach yesterday.
Representative entries were secured for both
good racing resulted. Fred Loughead. who cap
tured the one.mile and quarter.of.a-mile /: A.
lor, the coiored rider. were the stars OF The meet.
LOughead won tho two-thirds of-a.milc race,
S Sftss sF1 p4of ,n,sa Ti1 rnca e'TTi Taylor In nod {eo w %iIo
but was unable TO overcome the heavy task set
for him, and he had to rest content with fifth
place.
Babcock and Miller of the Greenwich Wheel
men had taffa!rs to their liking in the anna
speedy Riverside team. and finished first and
second respectively in the onc-mile open event.
Quent during tho afternoon. Charles NJ. Muir.
ply of the Kings County Wheelmen got mixed.
up in one OF the ~tanglcs, and dislocated his hip.
A number OF riders suffered some bad cuts and
bruises.
Half.Mile Novicr-Final heat won by lie Roy See,
South Brooklyn wheelmrn: !. seyrrs Central e G.,
Time. i minute 10 seconds.
con one N NM 0ps ": ARa.eu M1Ial wen BY ;yS 9, J. B Sab.
ond; A. NJ. Curtis. MerIden W. C. third, Time .
minutes ~ 20 seconds,
+ !, 5s4ny: U sSs, 20 ya s,si.x G. pr B. sHi'" F., P5espOI5,.
thhii R : b sa ispHHn' Ne Se1 W Ss'i II; H gafds; fou i1R ana "Ss::
jor" TAYLOR canbridseport is yards, hnh. Time. 3
one Mile Tandem. Amateur-Final heat won by R.
4: Miller and O. v. Rsbc9ek; H. y. Bedell and W. z.
Admitz. Excelsior h. c.. third. Time. 2 minutes 10
TwO;Mie HaoaicHp, Ametsur-Final hes, won by
i5.yards. third, Time: ! minutes = - seconds,
Two-Th!rds Of a Mile Open; Professiunal-Final
Taylor; camtriugeport, second; !. }. Titus: New York,
third Walter c. Sanger, Milwaukee. fourth. Time, l
l mtnntA ~ In SRFlnIz
BALTIMORE, Aug. 14.-One OF the largest and
most successful race meets ever pulled off in
this city was held at Prospect Park this after
noon. In all. eishty;;tvc men we're entered in
and exciting from start TO finish. The riding Of
the Philadelphia and Washington contingency
were the features OF the day. Summary:
One; Mile open; Professlonai-Won by D. b. Stevens.
PhilAdelphia: Fred sims, Wa.hin ;ton. second
onsMile open. Ama;eu5-won by Fred sehade,
r. smith, Washington, third. Time. 2 minutes 10 9'5
Half Mile Handicap, Protessicnal-won by Fred
S Mmrs M&sn1ns'S a:ol 10 y Y s, w; m' T SS e Bait BAL,
10 yards. third. II ne, l:oa.
TwoMile Handicap. A%steur-won by Howard $.
baltimore. 90 yards, second; +. {. DNwner. Baltimore.
10 one s+ Nile i lair RACE T!m Hms,s %lnu'ss AZ b. : fr ,SiG SSssae.
wnshipst"n; {. d Parker, BaltImor". second; George
s. Ball. Washington, third. Time minutes %
seconds.
meet Of the southampton Athletic CLUB at.
tractcd n large crowd this afternoon. X. Con
ingsby and Frank f.. Doup of Brooklyn were not
in good form and failed to win q race. summary:
one-Mile Novice-Won by =. !" II. Hutchinson Of
Quogue, William Bother. Jamaica, second. Time, 8
minutes IL seconds.
One-Third Mile Juveuile-Won by John Susent.
Southampton; Raymond lialsey second. Time. l
minute = seconds,
one Mile scrateh-won by A, q. Terry Of Patchosue,
J. K. Bailey, Patchuguc. second. Time. . minutes IL
seconds.
one.Half Mile Junior-won by Frank Ellsworth.
southampton; Joseph Lewis. southampton, second
Time, ! minute 2hil seconds.
Two Nile HandiCap-Won 10y II. q. Robinson. East
patchogue; Elem Howell. Southampton. second.
Time. s minutes II seconds.
nalf Mile. Scratch-Wou by Arthur Terry. Patch,
ogue; II. skinner. Southampton, second. Time. /
minute Se seconds.
Five.Mile Handicap-won by w. J. Magec. Aque
bogue; Leroy ketcham. PASSPORT. second. Time. II
minutes q Sc, onds.
Two accidents occurred to the riders. J. r.
Bailey of Patchoguc fell off his wheel. He was