The times., 1898-08-11
OWEN KMbLE THE WINNER
Lands the TwossmHile National
Championship at / aaianapolis.
TWAS AN EXCITING FINISH
The kentuckian Goes at a Hot CIip
and Establishes n New REGARD I'm
Scratch Race-TayIor Finishes
Second, Followed by BaId and
Cooper-Other Events.

indianapolis, Aug 1O-Ail calculations
were knocked endwise today, when Kim
bic, of Louisville, landed the two-mile ma
t1onal championship after most excit-
ing struggle with Taylor, Bald and Coop
| er' VINO hnished behind the Kentuckian
| In the order named and all four in a
| bunch. This final of the championship
was paced by two single pacemakers. and
! the time, 4:05. is a new record in
scratch race Gardiner failed to get IL
cense Tor the final. Taylor also did mar
Veious ride in the semi-final, coming
through at the pole and winning from
Cooper by inches.
AS the scoring in the championships at
| the National L. A. w. meet is increased
ten-foid over that allowed at national
circuit meets, the score underwent a con-
! siderable change this afternoon. Taylor,
! kimble and Bald are now tied for the
lead with 69 points apiece, Cooper has G5
| and Gardiner, who led previous to today,
remains at 63 points
Several good ones failed to show today,
including Freeman, Mcfarland, Stevens
and the Butler brothers. The amateur
l king was George II. Collett representing
the Nassau Wheelmen, of Brooklyn, with
home in New Haven. He rode in superb
form in both the amateur championships
that were on the card. Peabody and
Llewellyn, the Chicago cracks, were
scheduled by the Westerners 10 sweep the
boards, but neither one participa-
ted in a final. Very interesting was the
fir,la !,
were 'Plugger BIZ Martin, Nat. Butler,
A. c. Mertens and w. E. Becker and
starting from scratch they gained the
lead q couple of laps from the conclusion
No other team could hold them during
the last quarter, and they finished the
two miles in 3:25 3-5, the best previous for
the distance on tour-seater having been
1852.
The attendance at the meet from out
of town is disappointing in the extreme
Tonight the L. A. W. pioneers are hav-
ing their annual sessions A theater par
~ for the women and an all-night
smoker for the men are the forms of
entertainment offered tonight for the Wis
itors.
Buffalo and '99 meet boomers are still
holding open house, and the Milwaukee
1900 shouters continue to dispense hospi-
tality. Summary:
fessional-Won by o. S kimble. Louis
Vile, Ky; Major Taylor, New York, sec
ond; Z. c. Bald. Buffalo. third; Tom
Cooper, Detroit. fourth; A. C. Mertens,
Minneapolis, fifth Time 4:O5.
Two-mile multiple handicap; profess
sional-Won by Martin n. Butler, Becker
and Mertens, scratchs johnson. Ferwalt
and Monroe, 75 yards second; Taylor,
Eaton and Bowler, Is yards, third; Phil
lips, Newkirk and Van Neest, 100 yards.
fourth. Time, 3;25 3-5.
One-mile handicap; professional-Wo
by ]. E. Walsh, Boston 10 yards; Sam
Murbarger, Indianapolis, $50 yards. Sec
ond; Major Taylor, New York. scratch.
third; E. c. Bald, Buffalo, scratch, fourth;
o. L. Stevens, Ottumwa, Iowa, 20 yards,
fifth. Time, 2:06 3-5.
Half-mile, National L. A. ". champion
ship; amateur-Won by G. II. CoIlett,
New York: F. L. Kramer. New York,
second; Joseph Rogers, Philadelphia,
third. Time, 1:01 3-5.
Two-mile National L. a. w. champion
ship; amateur-Won by G. II. Colletto,
New York; e. c. Hausman, New York,
second; Joseph Rogers Philadelphia,
third; Harry Gibson. Cincinnati, fourth;
F. S Robbins, Middletown, o., fifth
Time 4:2S
The trial heats for the afternoon races
opened with the one-mie handicap (pro-
fessionaD. Bald, scratch, won out in a
hot finish. with J. S. Johnson at his rear
wheel 0. L. Stevens, 20 yards, third;
Mccarthy, 40 yards, fourth. Time, 2:06 20 |
Second heat-Walsh won easily with a
handicap of 10 yards to the good. Muir
barger, 110 yards, second; Kimble. 40
yards. third; Freeman, 10 yards. fourth |
Time, 2:02 20.
Major Taylor won the third heat as
scratch man; J. T. Fisher, so yards, sec
ond; Tom Butler, 80 yards, third; ]. ]. !
Bowler, 40 yards, fourth. Time 200 1-5.
No fourth heat was run.
Second race, two-mimle amateur cham |
pionship-First heat, Collett, New Haven, |
Conn, first; Homer. Detroit. second. |
Time SOL
Second heat, first, Charles Erzt, New
York; second, Kelleher, Fort Wayne; |
time, 5:51.
Third heat first, ]. Rogers. Philadel-
phia; second, f. Robbins, Middletown, |
Ohio; time 500.
Fourth :Iel-. fir<t. Hausman. New iI;,-
ven; second. F. Kraemer Newark, n. j.; |
time, 4:4S 3-5.
Fifth heat, C. Pease, Indianapolis, first; |
Gibson. Cincinnati, second; time. GIL 40.
Third race-Two-nlile national cham |
pionship; professional trials for semi !
finals.
First heat-First, F. Mcfarland; Sec
ond, Tom Cooper. Time, 5:2S As.
Second heat-First, E. Bald; second,
N. Freeman Time, 4:55 2-5.
Third heat-First, A. Gardiner; sec
ond o. L. Stevens Time, 5:26 4-5.
Fourth heat-First. o. Kimble; Sec
ond, Major Taylor Time. 800 %
Fifth heat-First, j. Fisher; second, A !
Mertens. Time. $50, 5.54 80.
Fourth race-Half mile championship;
amateur First heat-E. Peabody, Indian
apolis, won; P. vancott New York, sec
ond. Time, 1:23 1-5.
Second heat-First F. Kraemer. New |
ark, n. j.; second, &c. Porter, Detroit. |
Time, TIA 1-5.
Third heat-F'irst, Lee Heller, Fort
Wayne; second, A. Stockoff, st. Louis
Time, 1:32 2-5.
Fourth heat-First, J. Rogers, Phila-
delphia; second, G. Collett, New Haven
Time, 1:25 as.
Fifth heat-First T. Robins, Middle |
town, Ohio; second, e. Hausman, New |
Haven. Time. 81.
Sixth heat-First, c. Peace Indianapo- |
lis; second, E. Llewellyn, Chicago. Time,
1:21 40.