The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-07
gHEEI MEN IN FORCE
GATHERING OF L. A. W.
uAa PHiLADELPHIa.
~.,~~ns witness s0Me
n.eIpg-a Number Of Rec
S and Fast Time All
80 she 1sse--ssr,'rf-~s at Oak
80 ssA Csssmb"s Races

H3ii~s.. ssss,exrth ara1ai rte. 81 the
uss O ul~ ~ .oxtav AZ willow Grow.
. - " - fros1 this city. b<fGra ls@S1
6ssseSn :. ~.. the most slsce eSgfai II tne
80 - tae orgzufzaflon IL roint OF At
$50, .ns reo1 racing Several ia =
-.~e snaasnn, ard Arts48r Gardner,
rr.ss.-a ~ar,e within twe-fffns q d So
~. -. = s.sassug Hamilton record for one
!, s.~.A He sssccsefef n icToring me
~. "a, made By Johnson a. s@ksieaso iasl
-. ~ four-hf;as o. second.
n.,dsnsr was paced by two c'laaSs ore
1scesner was paced ny two q'tho, one
~saeo b. Wenxei. the ira..l'@ sogs a',ia
slsss. ARA she other with ". E. Becker.
49, pruxp and Sisnzsr. He crossed
Z -. me fash ard never CEASED his
/ s -. srn,Ii the finish In 20 ID. breaking
49,. ysrord of a s-s. StarbucE also
-. /. svsaI raref By quad and q frtpist.
Is. .,,,r vas Ia IS also breaking : tssr's
- The houcrs among tins profess
-.ts cas- wo, by Loughessd. who crossed
- ssre b three trials two finals and sec
- ,ssn in a third Anal III one % these
49, The one-rnlis professional, ne broke
= yt.t. record Of z:ts as by covering tins,
S-,sncr i, 3ass 81. He captured the quar-
ss~s,tte championship IN g. sef,onds.
s .srans the amateurs honors were more
.<nlv divided With the best racing done
g Peabody Johnson. Mi9dendorr, kelck
"a Miller. The day VAS perfect and the
- rax No. Iotsg ny before hundreds oi
/ <sr.,st. we're pe6aiing along the roads to
-.,s. willow Grove ard even greater
sass~rs we're taxing the train and trolley
~r. The heat was tempered By cool
/ ss.4hxestsriy breeze, and there was an
/ ahueoce Of humidity.
ne trials besan al a. rn. with s~veras
.kousxri spectators. Az 1870 there was
!. rsessx for lunch Meanwhile th. seats
v,ys Cling Up and long before the hour
r. sesuming IL was evident that the crowd
~zs,ld be enormous. AZ O'Clock the track
sss cleared and racing began again. con-
usulnS Till p. m. During the entire day
sssre were bgt two or three spills, and no.
tsss was hurt hy these. Tonight Willow
ssrsye park IL given over "a thu wheei1,en.
ssa The visitors saw exhibitions or fancy
ling display Of fireworks and gem
tral good time.
Tomorrow promises 10 b. the banner day
al he seating capacity OF the track Will
s. tzud. The races will begin al a. m.
yHaar the same officials. with the excep-
tn that ex-chairman Gideon will be re-
f#sei by Albert Mott. the present chair
yea, Is referee.
me summaries OF today's events follow.
TIE arst event was the two-mlle haneIi-
taB Professional This was in six heats,
ash In AL there were about eighty entries,
re first three to qualify.
First heatF. j. Iesughead Sarmla,
Or. scratch. won: W t. Becker. Mime
zgefs. 70 yards. second. r.. J. Titus, New
gsrk 80 yards. third. Time, 49,.
Second heat-A T.. Wing. To yards.
sec: W. G. Sanger scratch. second: G..
r. Newton 81 yards, third Time. 50s IS.
Third hes,-Tom Cooper, scratch. won:
Esd SINS. Washington leo yards. Sec
oaa. Ne~honse. Buffalo. . yards. third.
Tine. sA rs
Fourth hsat~Arthnr Gardiner Chicago.
tgasch. won. l.. A. Callahan, ~ Yards.
seeoad, Barney oidaeld. iio yards. third.
fyme Al 2-s
Fifth heat-Frank Butler 50 yards. won
Easily; F. C. Hoyt. 30 yards. second
Wi corwin. - yards. third Time.
txss
ss'iinY Johnson was unable TO start I'm
Ns axIh heat. Charles A Church won.
" Wells, - yards. second; C. l.. Ste
YRS y Yards. third. Time. az
TIE next event was the one-third mile.
eFsa amateur. In ten heats. the first two
b qualify.
nasnpaessnip professional run In five
ssass winners only TO qualify. The FIRST
sfss vas won by Tom Cooper. s. 20 sec
Mss second heat. Loughead - &c.
M's aeat. Bald. 81: fourth heat. Gards-
e Is nth heat Randall, 81 is
ne fourth event VAS the two mile
haa'eap amateur. six heats. first three
ss@his. About seventy wer. entered
f~9sing are the winners and the time:
Isl heat-c ". Crlck a. yards isl:
Nsas heat, ". A. LaGue. - yards.
nsS; third heat. Prot Miller. scratch.
q fourth heat. Gsston. ia yards.
ssss' 9Th heat. I'D f.ewellyn. 81
wa M IS. sixth heat. T.. Il. stevens,
~
sse miie. Eos class. professional. five
Na's, arst two 10 qualify First heat. c.
nassS. 3a-is, second heat. f. n.
Earhnes. "a.
10 time nn,i, was $50. aud Gideon de-
80 i no race Third heat, time under
= init sna decided no race Fourth
asat 4 G. Meftens. AIS
IN FRS, race Of tie afternoon wAS the
va beat. mile championship amateur.
fsa' heats, two 20 qualify. The heat
s;anefs and time follow
fasi Ray Dawson. az 2-s: second. 4.
se"ea, zslss third. Charles Nuss, 2i6.
s9ssa Charles Ertx, 2.is 2-5; fifih, Fred
aar s'le Is. sixth. J. <, Johnston,
- seventh r. \ Moller, sai7. eighth.
{. hausmau s.N.
lM lass esaat OF trial heats MAS the
- ssaihl'onship professional. IN four
sass' rae 10 qualify. Time limit s.p
- l.eashett8 elS l-5. second. II
&sSisF. lis tbita E-3ie Bald. aG5.
'sssss Earl Riser. sis
~ sFfai-nsefgsssansi in thc oae-third
= epea amateur WAS pulled or the
safss e qHalifN ia 5he unai T. ".
ses0'oy won. time 6 Is. second heat.
aisst Edward Llewellyn won. tine
.aRa heat. Semi-;,n8i J. a Powell
"a 'isae {; -
alis ehs a'e'onshlp professional -I.ouk.
49, VICE N s& IS. hyea ki8g the state
esaesisisn regard
s'%asi Championship arsatsar- First
"a sea by 2 ". Peabody IN slS. Sc.
- asass s Johnson
saa Hiie. 2o class. professional Won
sfr'ens In s.u
gE,s In s.ts ANA '''' won
80 quarter uille chamalo~eNfp nvo-
So Ven ey I.ousheaA IN gs
ssssslEh ii ass
~ nsAs eyeas was tAe final heat in ,h..
niie championships ,,,,fss~i',-.,,
go $40 came GA iiAc fash when near
r. 80 Ard crossed Gre taas +, vse..l
81 i.a1d ~tsh ktser -teee .htr3.
~ss.s 80 hr~a&!rs The STATE record
as.se. nls.nnals 81 abe eae 1lile national
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