The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-11
Records Broken. Notably thu Two
Nile National Championship

Nile National Championship
Indianapolis. Aug. 10.-The attendance al
the '9s L. A W meet IS not large. but
those here are enjoying themselves. Up to
S O'Clock this evening 2.sl2 league men
had registered at headquarters.
Tonight a minstrel show was given al
EngIish's opera house for the wheeimen
and their ladies and an sli-night smoker
with vaudeville program 10 on at the
| park.
The pioneer banquet occurred at the
| Grand hotel tonight.
Broken records, two IN number, and sur
prises in every contest ruled the races o.
| the first day Of the national meet
The circuit men held their own, but ne;
defeat in the championship contest at the
hands of a man who has continually been
among the also rams on the circuit and
who had piled up only eight points In a
seasons work in the championship.
owen Kimble cod Kaintuck'D proved
the two-niie champion OF America. and
his win OF the great contest was OF the
cleanest order and just beyond the slight
est shade Of doubt.
Major Taylor, Bald. Cooper and Mertens,
ran in the order named az ths rear Of
/ the great man from Louisville The hnisn
/ OF the championship was a shifting race
Two pacemakers pulled the men around
and Cooper. Taylor. kimbie and Bald held
/ the pace in the order named. II was Just
/ as the second Of the single paceruakers
droposd that Mertens tried runaway and
/ failed, Bald catching his rear wheel
/ There he hung, and the others followed
/ In their order. Then Cooper went past
/ at the bell and gained the front. Major
/ Taylor gave Cooper battle and took ihs
| lead. and Kimbe started from the back
( ~ the bunch. Down the back stretch ~
I gained the side OF the punched field, and
| on the bank cut down to the pole, while
KimbIe fought Just half wheel length
70 the good. Bald was -gh; 81 the rear
wheel OF Klmbls. and Cooper AZ the side
| Of Raid. Mertsns quit when the fed
/ sailed around him and the four game
| riders fought - out down the stretch
| They finished az about the positions
named above and IN world-record time
/ 4O5. for ssngle-paced work
Kfmbis was married only last Aonday
/ AZ Louisville His win took up The pointi
I table % tie with Bald ana MAJOR Tay-
| lor. all three men having row siXty-nins
uotuts. With Cooper At s. points and Gard
/ tuer. ths former leader. hfta With -.
| The txo-rnIs cham pionshiD and half
/ mile championship for amateurs botk
/ went 20 George II Collstt. a New Ha-
ven. who proved the undoubted king r.
| the amateur class. CramsT % Newark
/ and Hausrnan. the tandem mate 90 Cor
/ lett and Joe Rogers, the Pnllstslphian
I carried away the honors. NJ western ANA
/ teur being able apparently 10 hoi1 rs
/ own against them.
/ Bat the contest IN the tTo-nlils nstsonz
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/ overshadozes e interest ~ me nuitlDil
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