New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-14
CYCLING
SPIRITED RACING ENDS THE INDIAN
APOLIS l.. A. W. MEET.
KRAMER OF NEWARK. WINS THE AMATEUR
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BEATING
WORLDS RECORDS.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. BEATING
WORLDS RECORDS
Indianapolis. Aug i3-The nineteenth annual
meet and convention OF the League OF American
Wheemen here practically ended tonight. although
the ma jor,y Of the visitors will remain over ana
attend the runs and entertainments arranged for
tomorrow. The weather has been Of the ideal
sort right through the week, the temperature
averaging about 80. For three weeks before the
meet 1t rained almost constantly, and the cyciists
realize that they are among the fortunate beings
In this part OF the hemisphere The city has
been full OF bicycles. darling In every direction gay
and night and yet there has NOT been an acci-
dent OF any consequence during the week
The natives have stopped staring at the short
skrted visiting wheelwomen. and take II az a mat
ter o. course. They don't seem 10 think II Is just
the thing however for women to ride on the rear
seat OF tandem or for them 10 ride diamond
frames The innovation OF the sensible riding skirt
has had its effect the women here. VINO al
ready show a disposition to shorten their riding
costumes.
A meeting OF the Executive Committee OF the
League was held here to-day Much business OF
routine order was attended to. but the controi OF
racing was not discussed. The committee decided
to go to the OF the Minnesota cyclists. VINO
are having legal troubles In the matter or cycle
pa this Attorney Heaey In a recent case decided
that the citizens OF Of the towns had no legal
right to build a cycle path. The chief consul OF
the division appealed to the League Of American
Whee linen and the committee to-day decided 10
furnish ammunition to the cyclists OF that state TO
fight the matter In the courts The State officials
contend tina, Il IL Illegal 10 build cycle paths along
the public streets and roads.
RACING OF THE SPIRITED SORT
The racing this afternoon was OF the spirited sor:
but the loahng tactics OF Bald and Cooper last
night affected the attendance to a noticeable ex-
n,h like iOckeying tactics IN
bicycle racing In the West any better than they DO
i'm the East Little Kramer OF the Riverside Wheel
men Of New-York. who lives out In Newark, as
pr adc ted captured the title Of amateur champion
of the country by winning the onemile race kra-
mer was In better shape than he had been during
the week and won rather easily at the end In the
excellent time Of 204 90 Kramer In the two-me
handicap also broke the amateur record for the
distance although he did not win the race. II this
one race IL excepted. the handicapping during the
meet has been Of the best sort. The scratch men
never had a chance. as Will be seen for Kramer
broke the worlds record. yet did not finish In the
first five Bald Gardiner and Cooper were all shu;
out Of the National championship for professionals.
and Mcfarland captured the race after one OF the
best finishes Of the meeting. the width OF tire
not separating Mcfarland. Taylor and kimbe ~
the wire
The winning points of the leading professionals
are as follows Bald l29: Mcfarland. IA Taylor
a.
There is corslio dissatisfaction expressed
over the Bald-C. Jrr racc last night. and another
race may he the result; Chairman Mott. or the
Racing Board admits that there are no rules whch
prevented the men from stopping and hanging on
10 the posts around the track. but that this poiiN
will ne attended 20 in the future there Is little
doubt The dozen more riders who were III the
mlx-up in the paced last night are fl subjects
FOR q ward IN a hospital. IL is remarkable tina; so
few bones were broken. The riders are fairly COW
cred with plasters and medlcated bandages Mar
tin rode in tho race to-day. but his own mother
would not have known him Johnson Is pitifui
sight.
WANT POTTERS POSITION DEFINED
The League OF American Wheemen politicians
outside OF Potter's friends are much wrought up
and they say tonight that II Potter does not come
out and announce hts position they Will begin
their crusade against the New-York man at once
They hint darkly at deals In which some OF Pot
ter's friends may Join II the president does ho'
announce his position and do so quickly Pot'er
laughs good -naturedy at the threats. renarKhs
that August Is too soon 10 begin talking February
politics A little deal has been arranged mere
among a certain -liaue which would indicate that
an opposition ticket will be put In the held IN
New-York against Beding and Fullerton Inc
workers however. are guarding their secret wen
and will discuss their plans only among themselves
In batei whispers. Their only argument Is that
they will not support the regular New-fork ticket
and its snti-racing platform.
indianapolis will hardly get rid OF Its thousands
OF cyclists before the army OF the knights OF
Pythias vii, descend upon them. thousand snow
white tents being put up al Camp Cosgrove,
less than half mile from Newly oval
Teddy Edwards. the century rider rode part OF
his 225th consecutive century Of the year on the
track at Newly oval this afternoon The little
fellow looks 10 be In excellent condition He Is
five pounds heavier than when he rode his first
century on January l. He did his ftty-seventh
mile OF the day in 1852 rs. saying as he finished.
that he hal beaten the Bad-Cooper record. The
racing summaries are az follows:
one-mil- National championship ,am.teurl-won BY F.
c. Hsusman. New-Hayen third Time-2:oS BY
championship OF the United States. Coiiet, who
ss sef s 81 h n. had n and @
shed In the rck He felt the loss Of his old wheel and
him a; III. las, moment, Ert, Collect Kramsr Hsnsman
and Peabody the order at the start This order vas
@ the .pn, and esa; On
ss ween the sswsrs p and SssO man to NE
end, Kramer easily boiling the advantage and winning
ausman Rsssr.. Mott INTRODUCED Kramer formally to
the modes, fellow bushed the spectators cheer.d him
h' San JS:s T:sisa
Time $50 This broke the old record Of 20f There
pacemakers. Bald. Cooper and Gardiner had
been beaten In the seri-fnals and II looked II
the coored rider rad last fallen into
spot lie the frs, 10 catch the pace. In the sprint
Taylor led into the home stretch. and he, Nc
Farland and Stevens flashed the tape aligned No
body attempt the winner until the judges
am that tina lank Californian had IL
n ~ inches between the three men. while Kmbe
a few inches back IL finish that brought
every spectator 20 his feet
o-rnie handicap mateurDWon by George Wather
Dayton ,2iO YARDS. Archie Ferguson Terre Haute $50
var,s) second Destafani Chicago '22o yards third
I, W Donovan. Goshen $50 YARDS. fourth. Tlme4:l1
Kramer. the scratch man. finished wei; up and did the
distance in 4I;. worlds amateur record for tho
distance The long mark had IL all their
from the start
Two-n tandem (professiona Won by W Martin and
A. e. Merteus. Thomas Butler and W. r. Becker second
C. l.. Stevens and r. A. Mcfarland. third Major
7 ay.or ana Jay Eaton. fourth. Time 5Iss The last
made in - seconds remarkably fast 1t
a loaf for a mile and a half and sprint FOR third Of
a mile Martin and Mertens took the lead half mile