The record-union., 1897-08-08
A recess was then taken, when the
trials and semi-finals were off,
SIXTH EVENT.

arriving at intervals of every few min
utes, and the trolley cars were bring
amateur. There were eight heats.
ing in loads. By o'clock 10000 peo-
,ple We're present and others were still
coming.
The next event was the one mile open
First two in each to qualify.
First heat-F. r. Hatterster, st.
Louis, won; Ed Llewellyn, Chicago,
second. Time-2:16 %.
Second heat-The race was slow, and
the riders loafed around. George Reith,
New York, won; h W. Middendorff,
Louisville, second. Time-2:27.
Third heat-Charles Ertz, New York,
won; Club Nelson, Springfield, second.
Time-2:17 3-5.
Fourth heat-W. Z. Tenzler, Broad
Brook, Conn, won easily; F. P. Gas
tallder, Allentown, Pa, second. Time
PHI
Fifth heat-I. A Powell, New York,
Won: George N. Collett, New Haven,
second. Time-2:13 80
Sixth heat-E. c. Hausman, New
Haven, won; E. d. Stevens, Buffalo,
second. Time-2:23.
Seventh heat-R. A. Miller, New
York, won: E. w. Peabody, Chicago,
second. Time-2:2I 1-5.
Eighth heat-Ellery NJ. Blanke,
Keene, N. H, won; w. A. Ladue, Cold
Springs, n. Y. second. Time-2:15 3-5.
SEVENTH EVENT.
The great mile open professional race
was the last of the preliminary trials
to be run All the big fellows We're
entered. There We're seven heats. The
first two in each to qualify
First heat-The starters were Steen-
son, Aker, Tom Cooper, Becker Ran
dali and Weinig Charles Hanson was
pacemaker. In the first round he set
a merciless pace. Aker was right at
Hensons wheel, and his way round the
last lap Cooper dashed clear out of
the bunch, and in brilliant squirt land
ed q winner. r. H. Steenson was sec
ond. Time-2:05 3-5.
Second heat-Henshaw of Brooklyn
did not start in this event The line
was Goodman, Major Taylor, Aughen-
baugh, Sanger, Newhouse, Doc Brown
and Hoyt. The latter led on the first
and second rounds, with Taylor close
up. The plucky colored boy made a
great squirt going round the curve, and
came down the stretch like a bullet
amid the plaudits of the thousands and
landed a winner by a length. j. A.
NeWhOuse was second. Time-2:10 1-5
Third heat -four starters-Church,
Loughead, Newton and Oldfield)-The
men rode cautiously until the last lap,
when LOughead spurted with the
bunch at his heels. Loughead won, C.
r. Newton second. Time-2:14 1-5.
Fourth heat-Titus, Shelton, McFar-
land, Frank Butler, Kimball and Eaton
started. Jay Eaton of Elizabeth, N. T.,
and Owen Kimball, the Louisville
crack. spurted half way round, and
finished in the order named. Time
2:14 %.
Fifth heat-Fred Sims of Washing
ton acted as pacemaker. The starters
were Becker, Mosher, Coleman, David,
Vernice, Kidder and Coburn. Kiser
kept close to the pacemaker with Cole
man at his heels. The procession kept
this order until Coleman got abreast of
Kiser in the stretch. Then the Day
ton boy leaped away and won. Cole
man was second. Time-2:09 As.
Sixth heat-Bald, Walls, o. L. Stew
ems, Nat Butler, BEEN and Payne
started It was a beautiful race for
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Bald who had been lying third, shot
out from the bunch like a rocket and
won by half a wheel. Butler second.
Time-2:0S %.
Seventh heat-Mertens, Davis, Gala
han, Gardiner and Huffsteller lined up,
with B. B. Stevens as pacemaler. Cal
Iahan got behind the pacemaker at the
crack of the pistol, and held the place
for two laps. Then Gardiner the Chi
cago man. and Mertens, the st. Paul
boy, jumped and finished in the order
named. Time-2:12 3-5
EIGHTH EVENT.
The two semi-finals in the two mile
championship amateur were then
started, the first three in each heat to
qualify for the final.
First heat-There We're eleven start
ers, and they soon strung out in the
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 %.
Second heat. semi-final-They strung
along the track rapidly, and, with fre-
quent changes of positions, finished in
a bunch. E. W. Peabody won, Ed
LIeWellyn second, e. NJ. Blake third.
Time-4:2S 3-J.
NINTH EVENT
Final half-mile national champion
ship PROFESSIONALISM those who quail
fed were on the tape at the signal, and
were off promptly with Kiser and Coop
er ahead. The line had gone but
short distance when Bald's chain broke
when he was making a beautiful run
Mertens caught Kiser and followed
him closely, but the latter won easily;
owen S. Kimball second Mertens third
TENTH EVENT.
First heat, semi-fnal mile handicap
fourteen starters, six to quail
Goehler and Ertz were on
the scratch. w. A. Ladue (40 YARDS
won, W. \. Lantz 60 YARDS second,
Ray Murray C10 YARDS third, H. G.
Gardiner 90 YARDS fourth, J. F. Chal-
font 200 YARDS fifth, Fred Schade
(scratch) sixth. Time-2:07 3-5.
Second heat, semi-finaI, thirteen
Miller and Hattersley
scratch men. c. w. Krick GO YARDS
won, Fred r. Hallersley (scratch) Sec
ond, r. A. Miller (scratch) third, E. L.
Wilson go YARDS fourth, r. NJ. French
600 yards) fifth, H c. Middendorff 90
YARDS sixth. Time-2:07 10.
ELEVENTH EVENT.
Final heat, one mile handicap, pro-
fessional-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