The age-herald., 1898-08-12
RECORDS BROKEN
 AT INDIANAPOLIS Sensational Finishes Marked the Second Days Races. SPILL IN THE SECOND HEAT Of the Great Two-Mile Hanicap, Which Was Won in Good Time by F.
 J. Costillo, of St,
 Louis.

Indianapolis, Aug. 11.-More record-break- ing and more sensational finishes marked the second day of the national meet of the League of American Wheelmen. There was a spill in the second heat of the big handi- cap race It occurred at the finish of the heat Gardner, Lou Coburn and "Plunger" Martin went down. The fall disabled Gard- ner so that he could not ride in the final heat.
 Fred J. Costello, the St. Louis amateur who turned professional today to ride in the handicap, won 1t easily with Maya of Erie second and L. s. Hall of Philadelphia, third. Owing to the withdrawal of Gardner Bald went from scratch alone, his great rival. Cooper. having 20 yeards. The race was pretty one, but the generosity of the handicapper toward the ex-amateur in giving him 250 yards enabled the limit men to prevail and to prevent the back men from closing in. Bald finished fourth in 4:09. a new handicap record by 4-5 seconds.
 Gardner and Martin were not the only big men to fall, as Collett, the New Haven amateur, fell in the fve-mile championship through the foul riding of c. s. Porter, the Detroit amateur. Porter was disqualified for the meet and censured by the chair man.
 Collett, however, took the quarter mile championship, his third win in the cham pionship contest and, with his partner, he made it four by cleverly winning the cham pionship handicap for tandem teams at the mile distance. Earl w. Peabody the Chicago amateur, took the five mile cham pionship by a good, clean out win. and Ixs kl... tape.
 It was the Eddie Bald of old that shot into the lead in the final of the half mile national championship, his first win of a champion race at national meet since '95, the start of his career over four years ago. Bald was determined and rode the race of seasons career. Gardner claimed to hSTe been crowded over the pole by Mcfarland, who took second to Bald with Freeman third and Cooper fourth and pro- tested the Californian to the chairman of the racing board. The protest was not allowed.
 As close to the great day of sport, Harry Gibson did a mile, paced in 145 3-5. He was paced poorly by triplet and quad.
 Quarter mile-National championship, amateur. Final heat: G. H. Collett, New Haven, first; E. c. Hausman. New Haven, second: Ed Llewellyn. Chicago, third. Time, :31 4-5
 Half Mile-Professional, national cham pionship. Final heat: Bald. first; Nc Farland, second; Freeman, third; Cooper fourth; Gardiner, fifth. Time, 100 3-5.
 One Mle-Tandem, championship, anna teur. Hausman and Collet, New Haven, first; Peabody and Llewellyn, Chicago, sec ond; Ertz and Craemer, Chicago, third Time, 2:00%.
 The Great American Handicap-Distance, two miles, for purse of S1 900 divided $500 to first, s2OO to second, and $75 to third, $25 to fourth and special prizes for the heat to make up balance
 Final heat: F. J. Costello, St. Louis, 225 yards, first Otto Maya Erie, Pa, 25 yards, second; L. s. Hall, Philadelphia, 2'5 yards, third; "Plugger'' Bill Martin, Low ell 60 yards fourth Eddie Bald, scratch, fifth; H. B. Freeman Portland, 20 yards, sixth Brecker, 80 yards, seventh; Cooper, 20 yards, eighth. Time of race, 4:O6 1-5. Time of Bald 4:09, new handicap record.
 Five mies-National championship, anna teur: Peabody, Chicago, first; Ertz, New York. second; Kraemer, Newark, third; Rodgers, Philadelphia, fourth.