The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-28
FINE RACING At NEWLY
CHARLIE TEASE WINS ALL THE AM
ATEUR EVENTS IN HANDY STYLE.
Fast Time Made in the FinaIs-Mur-
barger's Mishap - Notes OF
the Cyclists.

Charles r. Pease,. of this city, was the
star who delighted about a thousand per-
sons who went to Newly Oval last night
and witnessed some fine racing He won all
the amateur events handily. Indianapolis
riders, in general, were much in evidence
throughout the meet, they winning every
event but two. In the amateur half-mile
open, the first heat was won by Arthur
Schofeld, with Charles r. Pease and Ed.
Steinmetz second and third. The second
brought in E. G. Pfeffer, III. Moorhead and
Charles A. Bates, in the order named. The
third heat was won by Lee Heller, of Fort
Wayne, with Harry Gibson and Louis Cor
don second and third. Heller was not en-
tered in this heat but met with a mishap
in the first heat and was allowed to enter in
the third The final heat was won by
Charles r. Pease, who was followed by
Harry Gibson and E. C. Pfeffer in the or
der named The time announced for the
heats was lib 2-5, 1;1S. 1:l9 3-5. The time
for the final was 1903 2-5.
one-mile open race of one heat for pro-
LESSONS, brought out a field of seven rid
ers L. o. Watson won the race handily,
Tom David getting the place, with j. Bow
Ter, of Chicago showing. Sam Murbarger
was given enthusiastic encouragement by
the crowd. but finished with the .also
rams" At the close of this race, the rid
ers escaped a general mix-up from the
breaking down of Murbarger's wheel. While
going at full speed, his front tire came off
and he came under the wire in the middle of
the bunch holding his wheel steady by
sl-eer strength until all had passed in safety.
The time in which this sort of an accident
does not result in a general fali-down. are
few and far between, and every one was
loud in praise of Murbargers feat in hold
ing his broken machine under control. He
gradually sank to the bottom of the track
and rolling into the grass stood on his head
for moment without sustaining any in
jury
In the one-mile open Charles r. Pease
Won the first heat with Charles A. Bates
second and F. C Van de Sande, of Chicago;
third. George Walther Ed Steinmetz and
Lee Heller finished one. two three in the
second and G.. H. Buschmann, Louis Gordon
and Harry Gibson in the third. Pease again
won the final, Louis Gordon running second
and Buschmann third. The time for the
heats was 2:SO, 1885, 2:27. The final was run
in 2:1c.
The two-mile professional handicap was
won by Tom David, of this city, he being
allowed forty yards over the scratch man,
j. Bowler, of Chicago, who finished second.
Charles Hall, of Omaha, with two hundred
yards, took third place. The time of the
winner was 4:2S 10, while the first mile was
made in 2:10 AS by the scratch man. Peg
McWaters, of this city, went through the
motions of racing in this event to much APP
plause 80,
to Pease. The first heat was taken by Reno
Runck of Covington, with Charles Kolb, of
Goshen, second, and H. Morehead third.
Charles Bates won the second heat with
+. c. Pfeffer second and third. The final
was taken by Pease, who had warm argu-
ment at the finish with Charles Bates, who
took second place. Runck was third. Sam
Murbarger then went an unpaced quarter
mile, with flying start in As seconds fiat.
Tho Waverley quad team sent the big ma
chine over the track for half-mile in q AS
seconds. Harry Gibson, paced by Runck
and Pease on tandem, went half in 50
seconds fiat
The programme closed with five-mile
pursuit race between Gordon, Pfeffer and
Bates on one side and Pease, Runck and
Gibson on the other Gordon after few
laps went off the track and was disquali-
fed. Shortly afterward Runck did the same
thing, leaving two men on each side to fight
il out. Pfeffer and Bates won the race in
:34, against 1875 3-5 for the losers.