The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-07

Dayton. Ohio. crossed the line a win
ner, after pretty sprrt; C. II. Newton
second. Time, 2:l5 2-6.
This heat ended the trial heats. with
the last event ended the preliminary
trials and the first seml-fnaI in the
one-thlrd mile amateur was pulled on,
first three to qualify in the final. f..
W. Peabody won; w. II. Fearing Sec
ond; Club Nelson third. Time, :43 10.
Afternoon Races.
This morning races were only half
finished when the afternoon crowd be-
gan arriving and formed in line to Sc
cure choice seats for the remaining
trial events and the finals. So many
men competed In the morning trial
heats, 1t was decided to have semi-flnals
IN the one third mile open amateur and
one mile championship amateur The
racing men all took advantage of the
two and half hours cessation OF sport
to get themselves in prime condition
for the struggle later in the day
The afternoon races opened with the
postponed trial heats. The first OF
these was the one mile championship
amateur run of eight heats, first two to
qualify. First heat-Ray Dawson,
Boonton, N. j., winner; W. A. Lantz,
Harrisburg, second. Time, 2:27 2-5,
Second heat-I. A. Powell, won; II. W.
Middendorif, second. Time. 9:l5. Third
heat-Charles Nuss, Won; b. w. Pea
body second. Time, 2:i6 30. Fourth
heat-Charley Ertz, won; II. C. Gardl-
ner. second. Time. ZIG rs. Fifth heat
Fred schade. won; ]. j. II. Howard,
second. Time, 216 l-5. Sixth heat
John S. Johnson, won; Bert Ripley, sec
0nd. Time, 2l5. Seventh heat--R. A..
Miller, won: o. V. Bnbcock, second.
Time, 2:l7. Eighth heat-E. c. Hans
man. won; Il. d, Stevens, second. Time.
2.l5 3-5.
Several state records were smashed,
and Arthur Gardiner, the Chicago crack,
came within two-flfths OF second OF
breaking Hamllton's worlds record for
one mile paced. He succeeded In lower
ing the fast mile made by Johnny"
Johnson, at Chicago, last year, by four.
ftths OF second. Gardiner was paced
BY two squads, one loaded with Wenzel,
the Turville boys and Coburn: the other
with w. Il. Becker w, l., Becker Crooks
and Steenson. He CROSSED the line like
flash and the time was caught beautt-
fully. lie never ceased his pace until the
finish, made in 1880 3-5 breaking the
state record OF i:45 90. held by Earl
Rser. Starbuck also took q trial at tho
record. His time was lai 80, also
breaking Riser's record.
Both these events followed the sched-
uled races for the day. In the latter. tho
honora among the professionals wern
won by +. j. Loughcad, OF Sarnla, Ont,
who crossed the tape winner In three
trials. two finals and second man In q
third final in one Of the finals, the one
mile professional, he broke the state
competition record Of 2:O4 4-5, by cover
Ing the distance in 2:03 3.5. He captured
the one quarter mile championship In 32
seconds
Among the amateurs, honors were
more evenly divided, with the best racing
done by Peabody. Johnson. Mlddendorr,
Schade KiHck and Miller.
The summaries Of to-day'B events fol-
low:
The first Of tho finals was the one milo
championship professional. Bald had
the pole with Klser, Loughcad, Mosher,
Callahan. Taylor, Newton and Sanger In
the order named. At the ond Of the
FIRST Jap Callahan md MINOR Taylor
were behind the pncomnkcrs and going