The record-union., 1898-08-14
Close Of the National Meet at In
dianapO|s.
Rcalng Brilliant, Furni shIng Many Surprises
and Broken Records.
Z. A. Mcfarland of San Jose, the
New Champion, Won in Record
Breaking Time, Lowering the
Single Paced Competition Mark
From 2:OI to 1:5S 2-5.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 13.-The ma
tional meet of the League of American
Wheelmen was closed to-day, and the
racing was brilliant. 1t furnished more
surprises and more broken records. Ed
die Bald was beaten out in the semi
final Of the one-mile national profess
sionA championship, as were Tom
Cooper and Arthur Gardiner Z. A.
Mcfarland, the new champion, won in
record-breaking time, lowering the one
mile slngle-paced competition mark
from 2:O1 to 1:5S 2-5. Major Tay-
lor was but three inches behind in the
wonderful finish, and "Old Kaintuck"
kimble but a tires width back Of the
Dark Secret"
Frank l.. Kraemer of Newark, n. j.,
put a crimp into Peabody, and wen the
one-mile national amateur champion
ship. The winners of the first and sec
ond in the semi-finaIs were allowed to
start, and it gave a fast field. Krae-
mer however, had a world of speed,
and he dealt it out freely. He crossed
the tape a full length in front of Earl
Peabody, the Chicagoan. The time was
2:04 80.
The two-mile amateur handicap event
saw another broken record, and Krae-
registered it. Although he failed to
finish within the money he cut the
record to All.
The third record to go to smithereens
was that Of quad mile. In a trial
against time a team composed Of Van
Colt, Horton, Lishner and Bennett cut
the record from 1:47 to lao 80.
In the two-mile tandem professional
race James DOwler was substituted for
Johnny Johnson, whose injuries, re-
ceived on the previous night, were 100
severe to permit of his riding. Pluci1y
'sPlugger'' Bill Martin was out steer
ing with his mate, w. E. Mertens of
Minneapolis and the pair won the
event in 4:57 Is, doing the last quarter
in O:24 Martin all but tainted after
the finish, and had to be carried from
the track
The long-talked-o race between the
Eastern against the Western men then
took place, and the Western riders cap
tured the event. The crackajacks Df
the meet were represented. Mcfarland
was in tn Western team, as were Car
diner and Bald in the Eastern aggrega-
ton. The West wiped up the Eastern
ers. Three of the Western team stayed
to the finish. Stevens was the only
Westerner to give up, while all of those
from the East quit except "Plugger"
Bill Martin. It required only four and
three-sixteenths miles for the Western
ers to stop their Eastern rivals. The
time for the five miles by Mcfarland,
who finished it out after passing Mar
tin, was 1923 1-5.
The standing of the first seven of the
national circuit riders at the close OF
the meet tonight is as follows: Z. G.
Bald, 129 points; Mcfarland, la; !;
Kimble. 90 cooper, 50; Gardiner, To;
Free, 46; Stevens, Al. Summaries:
one mile, professional, national
championship-Final heat won by Nc
Farland of San Jose Major Taylor sec
ond, Kimble third, Stevens fourth.
Fisher fifth Time-1:5S 2-5 (world's s
single competitive record breaking
2:01 by Gardiner in Louisville in Au-
gust, 1886.
One mile national championship, am
ateur-F. i. Kraener Of Newark first,
Earl Peabody of Chicago second, E. C.
Hausman of New Haven third. Time
2:04 80
Two-mile amateur 1andicap-GeOrge
Walther of Dayton (21O YARDS first,
Archie Ferguson of Terre Haute (25
YARDS second, ]. =. Syophani Of Chi
cago (225 yards) third. Time-4:1l-
Two-mile tandem, Professionalism
tin of Lowell and Mertens Of Minneau-
oils first Tom Butler OF Boston and
Becker Of St Paul second, Mcfarland
Of San Jose and Stevens Of Iowa third,
Time-4:51 1-5.
East against West. five-mile pursuit
race. five men to team, won by West by
five-sixteenths of a mile in 1923 10
for the hves Western team: McFar-
land. Mertens, Becker, Gardiner and
Stevens. Eastern team: Bald, Eaton,
Martin. Vernier and Hadfield.