The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-24

ScCoHu up 10 the COUQDleIon OF nj
twelfth hour, when he had covered "a
miles, 1850 yards. Al this time the ri
der's strength seemed to be giving on
and he took half an hours rest. At tn
end of the thirteenth hour he was
miles and $50 yards behind the record
Germans time for fifty miles was IS min
utes 70 % seconds better than the rec
ord and he finished 100 miles in hour.
Is minutes and 81 As seconds, or more
than a inutems ahead Of the record. He
his 300th mile in Is hours a
minutes and Il 2-5 seconds. He finished
his 18th hour with 303 miles. 40 yards. Of
about 30 miles behind the record. During
this hour, German was Withdrawn from
the track frequently on account of stom
ach disorder. and his riding was quite
weak. German re-appeared on the tract
after a 13-miuute stop, during which ht
partook of food. This seemed to revive
his spirits and he appeared 10 be in a
better condition. He completed IS hours
with 515 miles, L. 0S yards.
ELEVEN TO FIFTEEN MILES.
Chicago, July 23.-Herman Vanherik and
John Lawson created new American pro.
fessi0nal records from Il to Is miles TO-
dav at the Ravenswood Athletic field
They rode the IS miles unpsced with a
flying start in 34:+21a. The former record
was 1921, made by Mccall and Sager a
Omaha, November Is. 1897.
BETTER THAN JOHNSON.
Washington, July 23-At the park bicy
Gle club race meet tonight Sims broke
the mile handicap record. He made the
distance in two minutes. replacing the rec.
ord of two minutes and one-ffth of a sec.
ond made by John s. Johnson in Balti
more three weeks ago.
ALGOL TIES A RECORD.
Chicago, July 23-The last day al Wash
ington Park brought out some exxcep
tionally good racing. Scherrer's Top Gal
LIANT colt, Algol. took the Wheeler handi
cap. the richest Of the Washington Parl
stakes outside OF the derby, in a-commor
gauop. He led from end to end and fin
ished in great form. tieing the world:
record for the distance by running The
mile and a quarter IN 2:Oii2. Goodrich
was second and Pink Coat third.
DISSATISFACTION AT CROSSE POINT
Detroit, July 23.-Dissausfactiou Over
the judges decision giving the last hea
Of the 2.22 class lrottiug to d. /. .. mar
red today's sport at Crosse Pointe track
Mach money had been placed on True
Chimes in the auctions for this race. Both
he and J., L. <. got two heats. In the
final heat D. +. c. was in the lead IL
the stretch and Anita :. came with
rush and the crowd thought she tipped
the bay horses. The judges. however
thought differently. and awarded the he2
70 u. /. c. Then cry went mp from
the spectators, who thought that If Anita
:. had been given The heat Geers could
have won the sixth heat from y. I. Q
nF ft-Nfo1a 1,-
were firm. saying d. L. c. had a head
the best - il. n neither judges moi
timers stand was there any other opin-
ION. so il would seem D. l. G. won tbs
heat all right. True Chimes. with wv
heats 70 his credit, broke badly in tht
following two. ana was OUT OF IT, Ceer.
had him or his feet IN the Attn and ths
bettors thought he could have captured
the sixth had not TIE judges made theil
decision against Anita 5.
The Swift was never IN danger in IN.
Chamber OF Commerce consolation hav-
ms the speed Of the party. Edward D
opened fsv0r!te for the III pace. bU. h.
breaks IN; him out Of the money.
S,rathme8th was never pushed by IN,
others. winning each heat handlIy. sum
maries:
20 class. trottinE; purse. seoc3: =. I
c. Won f-st fourth and nth heats Time
c-l2's; 49,; 2.1s'2- Tru6 Chimes Won sec
end ard -hiri heats Time. 2.lzl. zl-1s
Anita :. th'rd. Countess ana Marie 3
alsc started
2-T class. pacing: purse. S2,0o0: St-ath
meath won q st-ais hi heats. Time. 2.ls-.
2ilas; 2-Ni.. Samaritan A. second: Dor
sphinx. third. Edward y also started
Chamber y Commerce consolation. soi
2.2f class pacing. stake StNs1. The Swif'
won 81 straight heats. Time. 2.lss. .llz.
80 Arlington. second: Esppy Tom
third Fred. T. Moran and Merritt WUke.
also started