The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-11
RECORDS WERE BROKEN
Surprises in Every Contest at the
L. A. w. Meet.
OLD KAlNTUCK A WINNER
owen Kemble Proved to Be the Two
Mile Champion OF America-The
Circuit Men Went Dow to
Defeat-A Clean Win.


not large, but those here are enjoying
themselves. UP to 6 o'clock this even
ing, 2.612 league men had registered at
headquarters. Tonight a minstrel show
was given at Engiish's opera house for
the wheelmen n their ladies and an
all-night smoker with vaudeville pro-
gramme Is OF at the park. h Pion-
GERS banquet occurred at the Grand
hotel tonight.
Broken records in numbers and sur
prises in every contest ruled the races
OF che first day of the national meet.
The circuit men held their own, but
met defeat in the championship contest
at the hands OF a man who has con-
tinually been among the also rams
on the circuit, and who piled up only
eight points in a seasons work In the
championship. owen Kimble, "Old
Kaintuck," proved TO be the two-mile
champion OF America and his win or the
great contest was of the cleanest order
and just beyond the slightest shade OF
a doubt.
Major Taylor, Bald. Cooper and Mer-
tens ran i'm the order named at the rear
of the great man from Louisville. The
finish of the championship was a shift
ing race. Two p~acemakers pulled the
men around, and Cooper, Taylor, Kim
BILE and Bald held the pace in the or
der named. IL was just as the second
of the single pacemakers dropped out
that Mertens tried a run away 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. Ma
jor Taylor gave Cooper battle and took
the lead and Kimble started from the
back of the bunch. Down the back
stretch he gained the side of the bunch
n Ala - -, eI. Aa.ly ,af damn ~
the pole. 1t was there that the battle
really began and Taylor held TO the
pole, while Klmble fought just a half
wheel length to the good. Bald was
right at the rear wheel OF Kimble and
Cooper was at the side of Bald. Mer-
tens quit when the field sailed around
him. and the four game riders fought
1t out all down the stretch. They fin
ished at about the positions named
above and in world record time, 4:05.
for singled-paced work.
Kimble was married only last Monday
at Louisville. His win took him up in
the points table TO a tie with Bald and
Major Taylor, all three men now having
50 points, with Cooper at SIS points and
Gardiner, the former leader, fifth with
So.
The two-mile championship and half
mile championship for amateurs both
went to George II. Collett of New Ha-
ven, who proved the u~ndoubted king in
the amateur class. CrameT of Newark
md Hausman. the tandem mate of Col
lett and Joe Rogers, the Philadelphia,
carried away the honors. no Western
amateur being able apparently to hold
hold his own against them.
But the contest In the two-mile ma
tional championship and the worlds
record were overshadowed in interest
by the multicycle handicap, in which a
tandem team, three triplet teams and
three quad teams competed. Becker,
Mertens. Martin and Nat Butler,
the scratch team. won. They
started up to tho front In the long
line which formed early in the contest,
and the Johnson record-holding triplet
team gave II a good race. The finish
was hair-raislng, but not close. the in
| terest and eN- ment occurring as the
teams shifted an nd for position while
going al world-re, I'd gait. The John
son, Monroe and Fernwalt triplet team
| gained second and the Major Taylor
triplet team gained third. The time,
1925 3-5. broke the record of 1862, and
extra prize money was awarded TO the
winning team.
Another record for the track was mar
rowly missed in the morning. hen Ma
jor Taylor made a wonderful ride to vic
tory in the mile handicap in 200 l-5, the
/ Adi VI I'M bNAAe AAaAehNN ~
NTH OF a second. Taylor's riding of
the day in heats, semi-finals and finals
was a feature. The attendance was
about 1000. Summary:
One-half mile, national championship,
amateur-First semi-fnal: George III.
Collett, New Haven, first; c. r.. Pease,
Indianapolis, second, time, 1:l7.
Semi-fnal: Joe Rodgers. Philadelphia,
first: L. c. Hausman, New Haven, sec
ond: G.. l.. Kraemer, Newark, third
time. lis.
Final heat: c.. II. Collet. first; C. l.
Kraemer. second: Joe Rodgers, third
time, -
one mile. handicap, professionally
f.. Walsh. Boston, 40 yards, won; San
Murbarger. indianapolis, 125 yards, sec
ond: Major Taylor, scratch, third; Il
c. Bald, scratch, fourth: Orlando Stew.
ems. 20 yards. fifth: time. 2:0s 3-5. Ton
Butler, 80 yards. and Fisher, so yards
fell.
Two-mile national championship
First semi-fnal: Major Taylor won
Tom Cooper second. f. A. McFarlanc
third: time, 4:34: Semi-final: A. c
Mertens. st. Paul. won; owen Kimble
Louisville. second: Bald third: time
ABB S-b. Final heat: Kimble won, Ma
Tor Taylor second. Bald third. Cooper
fourth, Mertens NTH: time. 4:05 Cworld':
record by eight seconds).
Semi-finals, two-mile amateur ma
tional championship-First semi-final
T.. &. Hausman, New Haven, won; r. ;
Robbins, M~iddletown. Ohio. second. j
T.. Rogers, Philadelphia. third; time
4:35.
Second semi-fnal: G.. III. Collett, New
Haven. won: Lee Heller. Fort Wayne
second: time. 4:41 lis.
Final. two-mile amateur champion
ship: g. II. Collett. New Haven, won
r. c. Hausman. New Haven. second
J. =. Rogers, Philadelphia, third. time
4.2S.
Multicycle handicap. professional
Becker. Martin. Mertens and Nat But
Ter. scatch. won: Fernwalt, Monroe AM
Johnson. IS yards. second; Taylor
Eaton and Bowler. % yards, third
Philips. Newkirk. Vannest and Oldheld
10 yards. fourth; Time, 1875 S-5; world
~gomnptifian record