The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-12
HUMANS FINE RIDING
THE FEATURE OF l.. A. w. RACES AT
TERRE HAUTE YESTERDAY.
The "OId Man" Took Four of the Five
Championship Events-State
Meeting Closes.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE Ind, Aug. 1.-THE state
meet of the L. A. w. closed to-day with
good weather and large attendance, but
not so large as yesterday. Anton Human.
of the Wholesale grocery house of Huffman
& Co., captured four of the five state
championships. He used to be a crack rider
some years ago when he was a student at
Rose Polytechnic Institute, but Of late
years has not ridden in races. He asked
Referee Foltz to-day to be allowed to with
draw from the five-mile state champions
ship, but he compelled to ride, and won
the race. After the days programme had
been concluded the band went on the track
and "Old Man" Huffman, his wheeling
friends are calling him, was brought into
the timers stand and serenaded. Dron-
berger, of this city, won one of the state
championships, and was second in four.
Eight riders started in the mile state
championship, but there was disagreement
among them to pacemaking, and ac-
cordingly, they loafed through the mile.
Referee Foltz declared the race off, and
would not let it be ridden over. The start
ers were Human, Stone, Dronberger and
Arch Ferguson, of Terre Haute; Watson.
Pfeffer and Snapp, Of Indianapolis. and
Hill, of Richmond. There were several
injured. No new time records were made.
The strong north wind on the back stretch
as on yesterday prevented fast time. The
finishes in the races were close and ex-
citing Deputy of Indianapolis, and Jack
Banta, of Ridgefarm, each tried to break
the track record for a half mile, :56 As.
made by Pete Klinger but failed. Banta
tried twice, but his best time was ST. Dep
uty gave up before reaching the stretch.
1o-days summaries follow:
One-third mile; state championship: Hull
man, of Terre Haute, first Dronoerger, OF
Terre Haute, second; Bushman, of Indian
apolis, third; Bates, of Indianapolis, fourth.
Other starters were; Hill, of Richmond;
Rose, of South Bend; Meyer, of Terro
Half-miIe. professional: Thome, of Louis
Vile, first; Wilder, of Kalamazoo, second;
son, of Chicago, fourth. Other starters
were: David and Becker, of Indianapolis;
Duncan, of Evansville; Banta, of Ridge
Farm. Time, LOO 20.
o-and-one-fourth miles, handicap; anna
teur: Kolb, of Goshen, first OBS yards);
Morrison, of Terre Haute (150 yards). sec
third Snapp, of Indianapolis (seyenty-five
yards fourth. Other starters We're: Huff
man, of Paris Q25 yards); Hall, of Danville
G5O yards; zeller, of Brazil Q60 YARDS; Nc
Neis and Bile of Terre Haute 1.-TWO hun
dred YARDS Time, 5:21
Two-and- one-quarter miles, handicap;
professional: Thome Of Louisville
(scratch), first; McKeon, of Greenville, o.
(forty yards), second; Parish, of Indianap-
oils (scratch) third; John Jackson, of Chi
cage Qorty yardsl, fourth; Other starters
were: Mitchell, of Terre Haute and Har-
rison, Of Lebanon (seventy-five yards); Da-
visworth of Louisville (seventy-five yards)
Mile open; amateur: Watson, of Indian
apolis first. Dronberger, Of Terre Haute,
second; LAWN, of Chicago, third; Snapp,
of Indianapolis fourth. Other starters
were: Bushman and Minor. of Indianap-
oils; George Rossell, Arch Ferguson and
A p Stone of Terre Haute; Hall, of Dam
Vile; Mcneil, of Hammond. Time, 2:24 Is.
Half-mile, open; amateur: LAWN, Of Chi
cago first; Watson, of indianapolis, Sec
ond: Bushman, OF Indianapolis, third;
Kolb, of Goshen, fourth. Other starters
We're: Hill, Huffman Hook, Pfemer, Hail.
err Time, 1.04 Is.
Five-mile state championship; Human,
of Terre Haute, first: Dronberger, of Terre
Haute second; Arch Ferguson, of Terre
FIaute. third. Other starters We're: Watson.
OF Indianapolis; Engles and "A. Z. Stone, Of
Terre Haute. Time, 1871.