The times., 1898-10-07
KIMBLEWINSQUARTERMILE
Major Taylor Comes in Second, and
Gains Forty Points, Which Places
the ColOred Rider Within Two
Points of Eddie Bald, Who Finish
ed IThird-Gardiner Captures One
Mile Handicap.

system plainly demonstrated that affilia-
tion with the League of American Wheel
men is not an important essential for
success, and If in the future the union
receives the patronage that they deserve
for its first-class sport, the organization
will soon be pre-eminent
There was an exceptionally large at
tendance at the meet yesterday, consid-
ering the poor encouragement that the
people of Washington give this sort of
amusement, but those who were wise
enough to go were we'll repaid for their
trip.
Naturally the interest of the racing
enthusiasts was centered in the quarter
of mile national championship. This
race was expected to determine the
champion of the year, The scores of the
leaders are very close and had Bald,
Taylor, or Mcfarland won, the sixty
points which were allowed the winner,
would have given them a safe lead Very
much to the surprise of every one. the
race was won by a dark horse, in the
person of Owen Kimble. of Louisville.
Ky. Taylor was second, and Eddie Bald,
the favorite, could do no better than
finish third.
Taylor the popular little colored rider,
by finishing ahead of Eddie Bald, gained
ten points on him in the championship
table, and is now only two points behind.
The sixty points received by Kimble
advances him to third place, and makes
him a possible wearer of the laurel
wreath at the end of the season.
The scores of the leaders are now:
Bald, 1S5 points; Taylor, 1873; Kimble 172;
Mcfarland 13S. The rest are much lower
on the list and are not considered dam
gerous candidates.
There being eighteen entrants in the
championship race, II was necessary 10
divide it into six heats. The first was
won by Eddie Bald. by magnificent
squirt past the bunch on the home stretch.
He got off very poorly, and his chances
looked very slim. until Stevens paced
him past the leader on the lower turn.
The second heat had quite local color,
there being two Washington boys In the
race Sims and Moran started just
mite behind the rest, and rode there un-
til the beginning of the turn. when Moran
made squirt of the pure, grand order,
but died after getting in the lead, and
was passed by Gardiner and Sims, who
finished in the order named. BY the time
the sem-finals were reached, ten OF the
slower element were dropped out. and the
race was assuming an interesting aspect.
In this heat Sims came very near beat
ing Bald. and had the distance been
greater he would have won the race. as
he finished terribly strong. The next heat
was won by Kimble with Taylor second
and Cooper third. Taylor was slow in
getting off and was pocketed by the rid
ers in front. 1t looked as though his
chances were killed as he was way be-
hind the mess as 1t turned into the stretch
| and hung out for home. He. however,
displayed a wonderful animation in his
| mahogany legs. and finished second by
| lip.
For the final heat of the quarter mile
| race Bald, Sims, Kimble, Taylor and
| Stevens were on the chalk mark when
| the shot was fired. Sims made a bid for
| the money at the jump, but wound up
| with the also rams. When the motley
conglomeration swerved into the stretch
| ii was any ones race. kimble got a start
| down the toboggan slide and there was
no holding him. his wheel was wobbling
/ all over the track, from the power put
into the pedals, and he crossed the tape
! a winner by length.
After the excitement of this race had
| subsided, Fred. Schade announced thst
| the friends of Taylor were desirous of
presenting him with a bouquet they had
| brought with them In anticipation of his
winning. Mother Dobbins made the pre-
! sentation, saying, Here's a garland of
roses Taylor smilingly accepted the
| gift and adjourned to the sunlight, where
| his picture was taken with the bouquet
| in the foreground.
The other heats and finals were close
and exciting. The mile handicap was
ridden In the fast time of 200 AS, and was
| won by Arthur Gardiner. The one-mile
| class race was captured by H. R. Steen-
| ~ nln
| The Summary.
| First race-Quarter mile national cham
pionship. This event is one of the six
| big score championships Of 1898; winner
receives 60 points In the championship
score; second 40, third 3O fourth 20, and
| fifth 10. Two In each heat to qualify for
| semi-finals, two in each semi-final and
| third in the fastest semi-fnal to qualify
| for final First heat, won by Eddie Bald;
| Orlando Stevens, second; Henry Terriil,
| third Time. 0iS4. Second heat, won by
Arthur Gardiner; Fred Sims, second; Al
| Moran, third. Time, OBS 80. Third heat,
| won by Owen Kimble; Major Taylor, sec
ond; Dr.. Brown, third. Time OBS 20
| Fourth heat, won by Tom Cooper; Floyd
| Mcfarland, second; Jay Eaton, third
| Time, 0:33 2-5. First semi-fnal heat. won
by Orlando Stevens Eddie Bald, second
| Fred Sims, third. Time, 0:32 4-5 Second
semi-final heat, won by Majer Taylor
Owen Kimble, second; Tom Cooper, third
Time, 0:35 2-5. Final heat, won by over
Kimble; Major Taylor. second; Eddie
Bald third; Orlando Stevens, fourth
Fred Sims, fifth. Time. o:33
Second race-One-mile class race; pro-
fessionaI: open to riders who have not
scored over thirty points in the national
championship table. Two men in each
heat and third man in fastest heat tc
qualify for final. First heat-Won by A
Moran. w. c. Becker second, H. r.
Steenson third. Time, 2:30 1-b. Second
! heat-Won by DIR. Brown, J. E. Walsh
second. Jay Eaton third. Time, 2:33 Fina
heat-Wori by H. R. Steenson, AL Morar
second. DIR. Brown third. Time, 2:4o.
Third race-One-mile handicap; profes
| sional: in two heats. Five men in each
heat to qualify for final. First heat-Wor
by Arthur Gardiner, Eddie Bald second
Flovd Mcfarland third, Otto Mayi
fourth. Fred Sims fifth. Time 2:os. Sec
| ond heat-Won by Owen Kirnble, H. r
| Steenson second, DR.. Brown third, w. E
Becker fourth Tom Cooper fifth. Time
2:25 Final heat-Won by Arthur Gardi
ner. Floyd Mcfarland second, Over
Kimble third, Fred Sims fourth, Eddi
Bald fifth. Time, 200 4-5
The following gentlemen officiated a
| the meet:
Referee, A. G. Batchelder; judges, F. G
| IseH. Ed Neumeyer, jr.; w. D. Hadger
| executive committee, ]. d. Lasley, chair
man; F. Ed Spooner, secretary timers
| John Woerner. jr.; r. M. Dobbns, e. P
| Hough; scorers, ]. S. Robertson, Franl
P. Libbey; clerk of the course, Rudolph