The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-11
THE RAGING AT INDIANAPOLIS.
ColIett and Hausman of New Haven
 Win Places.

Win Places.
 Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 10,- Broken records, two in number, and surprises in every contest, marked the races of the first day of the national meet of the L. A. w. The results were complete turn-around of all the fondest predic- tions, although an outsider did not win the championship. The circuit men held their own. Owen Kimble, "Old Kaintuck," proved the two-mile cham pion of America and his win of the contest was of the cleanest order and just beyond the slightest shade of a doubt. Of excuses there were none among the good men, Major Taylor, Bald, Cooper and Mertens, who ran in the order named at the rear of the man from Louisville The finish of the championship was shifting race. Two pacemakers pulled the men around, and Cooper, Kimble and Bald held the pace in the order named.
 It was just as the single pacemakers dropped out that Mertens tried a run away and failed Bald catching his rear wheel. There he hung and the others followed in their order. Then Cooper went past at the bell and gained the front. Major Tayor gave Cooper bat tie and took the lead and Kimble start ed from the back of the bunch. Down the back stretch he gained the side of the punched field and on the back cut down to the pole. It was there that the battle really began and Taylor held to the pole while Kimble fought just a half wheels length to the good Bald was right at the rear wheel of Kimble and Cooper was at the side of Bald and fighting up. Mertens quit when the field sailed around him and the four game riders fought it out all down the stretch. They finished at about the po- sitions named above and in the world $ record time of 4:05 for single paced work. Kimble's win put up the points table to a tie with Bald and Major Taylor all three men having now sixty nine points, with Cooper at sixty-five points and Gardiner, the former leader, fifth, with sixty-three.
 The two mile and half mile cham pionship for amateurs both went to George H. Collett of New Haven, who teur class. Cramer of Newark, and Hausman, the tandem mate of Collett, and Joe Rogers, the Philadelphian, car- ried away the honors, no western anna teur being able apparently, to hold his own against these man of the east.
 But the contest in the two mile na- tional championship and the world S record were overshadowed in interest by the multi-cycle handicap, in which a tandem team, three .triplet teams and three quad teams competed. Becker, Mertens and Nat Butler, the scratch team, started up to the front in the long line which formed early in the contest and the Johnson record holding triplet 
 was hair-raising, but not close, the in- terest and excitement occurring as the teams shifted around for position, while going at worlds record gait. The scratch team won. The Johnson, Mon- roe and Fornwalt triplet team gained second place and the Major Taylor trip1et team third The time, 3:25 3-5, broke the record of 3:52 and extra prize money was awarded to the winning team. Another record for the track was narrowly missed in the morning, when Major Taylor made a wonderful ride to victory in the mile handicap in 200 1-5, the mark of Sims being missed by one-fifth of a second. Taylor's rid was a feature. The attendance was about 4,000. Summary:
 One-haf mile national championship amateur, first semi final; George H. Colett New Haven, first; c. R. Pease, Indianapo lis second. Time, 1:17.
 Second semi-6nal: Joe Rogers, Philadel phia, first; E. c. Haussman, New Haven second; e. L. Kraemer, Newark, third
 Final C. H. Collett, first; c. L. Krae mer, second; Joe Rogers, third (No tlme.)
 One mile handicap, professional: J. D. walsh, Boston, llO yafuS, HrSt, sam Mur garger, Indianapolis, 125 yards, second Major Taylor, scratch, third; E. c. Bald scratch, fourth. Time, 2:O6 3-5. Tom Butler, 30 yards and Fisher, 90 yards, fell
 Two mile national championship. first semi-fnal Major Taylor, first; Tom Cooper second; r. A. Mcfarland, third. Time, 4:34
 Second semi-fnal: A. c. Mertens, St Paul, first; Owen Kimble, Louisville, sec ond: Bald third. Time 4:33 3-5
 FinaI Kimble. first; Major Taylor. sec ond; Bald, third; Cooper, fourth Time 4:05; worlds record by eight seconds
 Two mile amatenr national championship First semi-final-E. c. Haussman, New Ha ven, first; F. s. Robbin. Mddletown, O. second. J. P Rogers, Philadelphia, third Time, 4:15.
 Second semi-fnal: C. H. Collett, New Haven, first; Lee NJ. Heller, Fort Wayne second. Time, 4:47 1-5.
 Final: G. H. Collett, New Haven first E. c. Hausman, New Haven, second; l. P Rogers, Philadelphia, third. Time, 4:26
 Multicycle handicap, professionals: Becker first; Fornwalt. Monroe and Johnson. z yards, second; Taylor, Eaton and Bowler B yards, third; Phillips. Newark Van Nes and Oldfeld. 10 yards, fourth Time 3:25 3-5; worlds competition record.
 Five mile interstate pursuit race: Ear w Peabody first: D. c. Peffer, Indianapo lis, second. Time, 12:15 1-5.