The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-17
RECORDS WENT TO PIECES.
ome Great Work BY Little Michael at
Spring tield.

Eddie Cannon Bald was the champion
of the last day of the Springfield bicycle
clubs tournaments He.won the half
mile open in 1.O2 2-5, the third mile l..
A. W. championship in as 3-5, and the
one mile open professional record race in
2O5 l-5.
The fve-mile amateur L. A. W., ma
tional championship record race was the
great amateur race of the day and the
1875, held by Kenna of the Pacific coast.
T E.. G. Hausman of New Haven did the
act in 10. 33 3-5.
Casey and Ekberg, the fast tandem
tteam, went for the quarter, third and
half mile. They succeeded in breaking
all, the quarter by l 1-5 seconds the
| 3 2-5 seconds.
| In his try for the ten mile record,
Michael broke all American records from
the two miles up. The summaries:
F Chenille open amateur (selni-fnals)
! first three to quality-hirst heat, E. W.
Peabody, Chicago. first; r. +. Ludwig
| Chicopee, second; George H. Colett, New
| Haven, third. lime, Eli. Second heat
| 3. G. Hausnan, New Haven, first; Ray
Dawson, Boonton, second; e. NJ. Blake
/ Keene, third. Time, O. 10 40.
| One mile open, professional record race
| semi-fnalis, first three to aualify-Firsi
heat, It. J. Loughead, Sarnia, first; Ma
jor Taylor, Cambridgeport, second; Ton
Cooper, Detroit, third. Time, a.io s-5
port, first b. c. Bald, Buffalo, second
! o. S. Kimball, Louisville, third. Time
PIG DO.
| Casey and Ekberg smashed the tandem
record for the quarter, third and hall
miles. Their time was: Quarter, "a 40
| former record, &c; third, 30; former
record, So; half mile, 81 3-5; former
| time, So.
| One mile match, high wheel, seoont
| heat, between Rowe and Hendee Deae
| heat. Time, 2.56.
One mile, 2.15 class, amateur-Victol
| Ekberg, Worcester, first; G. H. Collett
New Haven, second; Rec Ferry, Spring
field, third. Time, 2.04 3-4.
One half mile open professionally
| Rochester, second; J. S. johnson, Min
neapolis, third Time, ]. O2 2-5.
One mile open, amateur, final-R. f
| Ludwig, Chicopee, first; &c. Hausman
| New Haven, second. Time, 2.04 AS.
| s5One third mile, professional, LA. W
national championship, final-E.C. Bald
Buffalo, first; Major Taylor, Cambridge
port, second. Time, 40 3-5 seconds.
One mile open professional record rae,
| e. G. Bald, Buffalo, first; o. S Kim
ball, Louisville, second; Tom Butler
| third; +. j. Loughead, Sarnia, fourth
| Time, 2.05 is.
| One-half mile open, amateur (final)-
John S. johnson, Worcester, first; R. F
Ludwig. Chicopee, second. Time
1.01 5.
Third heat of Hendee and Rowe match
high wheel raee-W. A. Rowe, first; Geo
M. Hendee, Springfield, second Time
3.O5 As.
One-half mile handicap, professional
o. S. Kimball, L4hisville, rs yards, won
w. M. Randall. Rochester, 80 yards, sec
ond. Time, 80 seconds.
One-half mile pursuit race between
John S. johnson of Minneapolis and w
W. Hamilton-John S. johnson won
Time, LOB 3-5. W. W. Hamilton, time
| /. 03 As.
Five mile amateur L. A. W. nationa
championships. G. Hausman, New
Haven first: r. F. Ludwig. Chicopee
second; H. B. Mills, Jr, Proyidence
third Time, 1898 3-5.
| Two mile handicap, professionally. s
Kimball, 80 yards. first; H. b. Freeman
San Francisco, 140 yards, second. Time
| 4.22
| Final heat of Hendee-Rowe match, high
wheel race-Won by Hendee. Time, 9. So
Michael broke American record O.
| is. 33 is for 10 miles, covering distanc,
Fin 1927 As.