The Portland daily press., 1897-08-07
AT WILLOW PARK.
First Days Races Meet League of Amer,.
can Wheelmen.

Philadelphia August 6.-The openinp
race meet of the 18th annual meet of tbe
League of American Wheelmen, was held
today at Willow Grove Park, IA mil ca
from this city. 1t was the most successful
in the history of the organization. Several
state records were smashed and Arthur
Gardiner, the Chicago crack, came with
in two-ffths of a second of breaking
Hamilton's worlds record Of one mile
paced. He succeeded in lowering the fast
mile made by johnny johnson at
Chicago last year by four-ffths of q
second. Gardiner was paced by two ouads
one loaded with Wenzell, the Turnville
boys and Coburn, and the other with W.
b. Becker, W. L. Becker, Crooks and
Stevenson. He never ceased his pace until
the finish was made in SO $50 breaking
the state record of Las 3-5, held by Earl
Kiser.
Starbuck also took trial at the record
paced by quad and a triplet. His time
was 1.44 S-5, also breaking Kiser s record.
Both events followed the scheduled
races for the day. In the latter the
honors among the professionals were won
by 4. j. Loughead of Sarnia, Ontario
who crossed the tape winner in three
TRIALS, two finals and second man in a
third final. In one of these finals. the
one mile professional, he broke the state
competition record of z. Oh AS, by covering
the distance in 2.03 3-5. He Captured the
one quarter mile championship in 80
seconds.
Bicycle Track, Willow Grove, Pa, Au-
gust 6.-The racing cracks were awake
early this morning, and after good rub
bling down took preliminary spins on the
track preparatory to the trial heats
which were to be called at O'Clock.
The first event was the two-mile handi-
cap, professional This was in six heats,
and in all there were about so entries.
First three to qualify.
First heat f. J. Loughead, Sarnia,
Ont, scratch, won; W. E. Decker, Min :
peapolis, st. Lyriads, second; FL. Titus,
New York, 30 yards, third. Time, 4. 46 Is.
In the second heat A. E. Weining won
". G. Sanger scond, G. R. Newton
third. Time, SOB 4-5.
H.
won; Fred Sims, Washington, second
J. A. Newhouse third. Time, 500 2-5.
In the fourth heat Gardiner won,s l..
A. Callahan, so yards second Barney
Old1eld, ITO yards, third. Time, AL 2-6.
Eddie Bald, scratch man, was excused
in the fifth heat Frank Butler took the
lead on the last lap, but Eaton spurted
an easy winner. f. c. Hoyt was second,
Will Coburn third. Time, 4. so 3-5.
Johnny johnson was unable to start IN
the sixth heat Charles A. Church won,
c. S. Wells second, O. L. Stevens, 70
yards, third. Time, 4.42.
The next event was the third mile
open amateur TO be run i'll ten heats
First two to qualify.
The following qualified:
Ed. Llewellyn, Chicago; Fred R. Hat
terslee, ST. Louis; John S. johnson. Wor-
cester; A. B. Gothler, Buffalo; Ray Daw-
son, Boonton, N. j.; j. j. r. Howard,
ST. Louis; r. B. Gasslder, Allentown,
Pa. Albert Bateman, Philadelphia; r.
A.. Miller, New York; ov e. B,abeso,ck,
J. Morse, Chicago; 1. A. Powell, New
York; A. M. Zimbrech, Rochester: El]ery
M. Blake, Keene, n H W. Fl. Fearing,
New York ; Charles Coleman, Scranton; !.
Joseph P. Rogers, Philadelphia; E. w.
Peabody, Chicago; Chubb Nelson, Spring
u6iO, MASS.
The third event was the quarter mile
in five heats. The winners only to quail
fly. They were Cooper, Loughead, Bald,
Gardiner, Randall.
The fourth event was two-mile handi-
cap, amateur, first three to qualify. 1t
was run in six heats, and about 20 were
entered. The finish was in the follow
ing order:
The first heat, G. W. Kreick, Fred
Schade. William G. Lecompte. Second
heat, W. A. Ladue, A. E. Goehler, w.
A. Lantz Third heat, Bob Miller,
George H. Coll,t G. M. BY. Fourth heat,
E. P. Llewellyn, 3. G, Hausman, 0. ".
Babcock. Fifth heat, Ed Llewellyn, Joseph
Rogers. George B. Van Hest. SIKH
W Middenhorff
The next event was the one mile 2.05
class professional run in five heats, first
two to qualify.
First heat, Nat Butler, Barney Oldfield.
Second and third heats, No race; time
limit not made. Fourth heat, F. A.
A. c. Mertins first; dead heat between
Fred Titus and Alfred Sims for second
The last event in the trial heats was
the one mile championship professional,
divided into four heats. First two in
each heat to qualify. The time limit
IN the third event was NV. First heat,
Fred Loughead of Sarnia, Ont. crossed
the line a winner by six inches, Major
Taylor second. Time 2.14. 1-5 Second
heat. Howard P. Bosher, Boston, won,
F. G. Sanger, Milwaukee. second. Time,
2.16. Third heat, Eddie Bald first, L. A.
Callahan of Buffalo second. Time. 2.13.
Fourth heat, eight starters, Earl Kiser
of Dayton first, G. R. Newton second.
Time, 215 2-5.
With the last event ended the prelimi-
nary trials and the first semi. final in the
one-third mile open amateur, was pulled
W. Peabody won, w. W. Fearing second,
Chubb Nelson third Time, 43 1-5. Sec
ond heat, semi final, Ed Llewellyn won,
John S. johnson of Worcester second, A.
B. Goehler third. Time, AZ seconds. Third
heat, semi-fnal, j. A. Powell won, f.
J. Morse second, R. A. Miller and A. NJ.
Zimbrich, dead heat for third. Time,
Al rs. The next event was the final heat
in the one mile championship profession
ais. Bald had the pole, with Kiser.
I4oughead, Mosher, Callahan, Taylor.
Newton and Sanger in the order named.
Loughead crossed the tape wheel ahead
of Bald, with Kiser close third. Time.
3. Oh s. breaking the State competitinn