The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-06
"LINEs. ON THE FLYERS.
Bald Equnled the Worlds Mark for
an Eighth Yesterday.

There were other arrivals at the track
yesterday, and to-day the small army of
racing men is expected in force. Wick and
Lou COburn. of st. Louis, Joined the track
brigade, and Willie Coburn, the third of
the great family of four Coburn brothers. is
expected to arrive. Tom Cooper, Marshall
Taylor and Arthur Gardiner are expected
to-day, the first and last-named from Chi
cago and Cooper from Detroit.
Monday the Eastern party is to arrive,
and then Newly oval will be alive with rae
ing men, and restrictions will necessarily
have to be made, separating the classes in
their working hours, the professionals hav-
ing one hour, the amateurs the next, and so
on.
AS indicative of the grand condition of
the men, two fine spirits made by Eddie
Cannon Bald, the champion, yesterday, are
named. In the morning Bald went an
eighth of a mile, the usual sprinting dis
lance, in IL 3-5. The fastest eighth mile ever
ridden in this manner was 10 2-5. In the
afternoon Bald went after the mark, paced
by Aker as far as the start and the cham
pion placed ~ 2-5 to his credit. In the
morning he rode with Freeman and McFar-
land changing about the pace, and did a
mile in 1:59 As, which is very fast for this
character of work. In the afternoon Bald,
Mcfarland and Stevens set two miles,
change and change about, in 2:O1 and 2:O4.
In the morning sprints Freeman was
pulled to the start by Robbins, the Ohio
badly tangled start, did ~ 49, tying the
time of Bald. Robbins was pulled to the
ride little Harry Gibson hung to him and
came through couple of lengths back in
~ 3-5, a sprint that stamps this young
amateur as a likely man in the champion
probable
the amateur championships is as much of a
speculation the probable winner in the
professional ranks. LeWellyn, of Chicago,
of late resident of Philadelphia, is said
to be going great guns and lately broke
the worlds amateur handicap record at
100 fiat, time that tied an effort made by
Fred Schade, the intercollegiate champion
Peabody, of Chicago, who won Ill firsts last
Zimmerman made in 1S93 is an unknown
quantity this season. 1t is highly improba-
teurs who so cleaned up things last sea-
son will be seen in the ranks for the cham
pionship contests this year. Irving A. Pow
ell, the New Yorker, has; retired to enjoy
the inheritance of 100000 left him last sea-
son by his grandmother. He tired of the
game in which, during 1896 and 1897, he was
watches will find ample opportunity to ex-
ercise them at the track tomorrow and
every day until the close OF the meet next
Saturday. No greater army of racing men
will have ever been seen than Will be seen
at this meet, and certainly no finer body of
athletes in condition Will have ever been
gathered together.
Tom Eek is due to arrive in the city to-
day, with Johnny Johnson in tow. John
n.y. will carry 500 in his pocket to back
himself with for match against any of the
big fellows now on the ground. AS soon as
Major" Taylor arrives it is expected that
Billy Brady will cover Johnny's money in
a hurry. Johnson, who two years ago was
a king among the riders, went completely
wrong last winter and was glad to get a
place on a pacing team at $40 week and
expenses. He is once more in form and is
now seeking to make UP for lost time. Owen
BEEN class. He was married last Monday,
at Louisville This step is usually the be-
ginning of the erd for most of the racers,
and the circuit chasers are already predict
ing the passing of the fast little Southerner.