The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-25
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
EARL KISER DEFEATS HIS RIVAL
STARS IN STR4IG HIT HEATS
Big Crowd Turns Out nj Buffalo TO sre th.
Noted Professional sprtnters-struggie for
Circuit Honors Between Gardiner and nnId-
steady Growth OF l. A. w. sfembenhtp.

Big Crowd Turns Out at Buffalo TO See the
Noted Professional sprinters-struGEle for
Circuit Honors Between Gardiner aud nnid-
steady Growth or l. A. w. Membership.
BUFFALO, Aug. 24.-Earl Kiser won the great
invitation mile race to-day. 1t took only two
heats for the Dayton Dumping" to conquer
Bald. Cooper. and LOughead and take the big
end OF the 81 900. There were $500 people at
the Buffalo Athletic Field to-day when the four
big racers came on the track. Each man looked
fit to do his best, although Cooper had COM
planned that he was not well. Werick paced the
first heat. Bald caught the pace, with Loug-
head second, kiser third, and Cooper in
the rear. At tho bell Loughead started
to pass Bald. kiser shot away up around
the banking and passed Loughead, who was
leading Bald. and finished half a length to the
good. Loughead second. Bald third. and Cooper
fourth. Time. . minutes 8 seconds. The
second heat was paced by Buse. Instead of
fighting for the pacemaker's wheel. each man
rode to get the rear. Bald got the last place.
with Loughead on the pace and the other riders
between them. Bald rode wide at the bell and
well up the bank. Loughead started to catch
him and pulled Kiser with him. Loughead
rode kiser very vide. crowding him 10
down the bank 10 the pole with every
advantage on his side. Kiser finally worked
bank. Then the Dayton lad came down the
bank with a Looping sprint, and II was all day
with Bald. Working with that motion peculiar
&c a kangaroo. kiser passed Bald inch by inch
and finished frst by a foot. Bald was second.
Loughcad third, and Cooper also ran. The
money was decided on The second heat. so Bald
took $500 and Loughchd 200.
The New York state division continues to
rank first in the membership OF the L. A. w.
Pennsylvania made but n small gain this week.
while The returns from other divisions are also
below the average. Secretary BAssett reports
the standing OF the divisions as follows:
New York. 527. total, 1851; Pennsy Nv aniA, 24S,
totGl. 23.oIi; Massachusetts. 90. total. ll,a63: New
Jersey, %, total, $3.50; Illinois. geo. Total. S,0S4;
Ohio. %. total. s,s-S; Wisconsin. so. total. 2.4TSI
Connecticut. l2, total. l.9l6; Missouri, /. total. 1879;
North California. 2. total. 6>1; Rhode Island. IS. total.
1910. The total membership IS now 1888.
The annual business meeting OF the New Jer-
sey division OF the l. A. w. Was held in Newark
on Monday night The reports OF the various
both financially and numerically. The member
ship was reported al $3.50, as against less than
5000 last year. The report OF the Treasurer
estimated the total receipts OF the year as 49,
66s.5i against expenditures OF go. Sa6. 81. 1t
was deemed advisable for the officers OF the di-
ing the membership. A new Road Book Com.
mittec. consisting OF J. c. Tattersnll. Trenton;
W. b. Rudderson, Merchantville, and J. Sails
bury OF Arlington, was appointed.
Arthur Gardiner. the Western rider. is fast
acquiring a leading position among the national
circuit riders. While r. c. Bald still leads in
work indicates that he NAV %supplant the Buff
fGlo man In n short time. The standing Of the
men. showing the number of places won on tho
circuit this year. 10 rs follows: