The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-07
SMALL CROWD
Witness the Y. M. G. A. Bicycle
Races at Fair Grounds.
TRACK RECORDS uNBRoKEN.
Frank Rutter Captures the stark County
Championship While Victor Kauf
man wins the Y. NJ. G. A
Gold Medal slow Time.

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Championship While Victor Kauf-
man wins the Y. M. G. A
Gold Medal slow Time.
The Young Mems Christian Association
bicycle race at the fair grounds Monday
afternoon were witnessed by small
crowd. The anticipated olamor for ad-
mittanoe was very much lacking and
W hen the first event was called 1t was q
standoft between the Thayer Military band
and the crowd Of spectators as to which
was the larger. The races, financially,
were dismal failure.
The Thayer band played enlivening
music during the afternoon. Mr.. will
i. Day, with the assistance of Fife Bros
megaphone, kept the grand stand crowd
posted on the results Of each event. Mr..
Days we'll placed baritone was never
heard to bitter advantage. Not only
were the races made clear to his hearers
but the latest news from Santiago was
pushed through the funnel with startling
| luoidity.
Sergeant Hasler of the police force,
mounted on thoroughbred, guarded the
fences and kept tab on the approaches
to the grand stand. On the track
large detachment Of track officers from
the ranks of the Association Wheels were
supplemented by Officers Habele, Riblet
and Willis of the city department who
kept the small boy in good order during
the afternoon.
The Stark county championship was
won By Frank Rutter of this city. He
was given close chase by Victor Kauf-
man, who was beaten by narrow
margin after hot finish. No one was
seriously injured in the spills which
occurred in two events.
The first event was the one mile novice,
in which "a young men competed. The
went well until the first quarter pole was
reached. Wes Brown, a Western Union
messenger, struck gait that was entire
ly too fast for a n essenger and his wheel
went up in the air. Frank Mercer of
Alliance joined In the tumble that
ensued. Neither was hurt. II. CASTOR
Of Alliance crossed the wire first. He
was followed closely by Glen Lowell of
Columbus and Godfrey Megert of Canal
Dover. Time 2:35. Frank W. Rea of
Canton, who had the pole at the start,
na rNln alyu nj rhay
bunch and landing within foot of
Megert.
Thirty-four starters for the one mile
open nece essltated dividing the race. The
rule Of a mile trial, four to qualify, was
adopted and half the lot was sent around d
at time. In the first trial Frank
Shaefer of Canal Dover, Victor Kaufman
Of Canton, II. G. CASTOR and James
Ammeran of Alliance crossed the tape
ahead of the field. Time 2:34A In the
second trial r. L. Wascko of Cleveland,
Henry Dech of Akron.w. j. Sholinger of
Collinwood and W. r. Lockwood of
Cleveland won out in 2:3SA. The eight
men then got of for the finish, with a
tiue limit of $3.50 attached. They came
in Deoh, Shaefer and Kaufman in the
order named in 2:591I. 1t had been
continual loaf and the men were sent
away again with the result that Waschio
was first, Solhinger sFcond and Kaufman
third. Time 2:22k.
James Amerman Of Alliance, Clyde
Sedoris of Canton, K. G. Whitworth of
Newburg took the one mile for boys
under II years in s:35
The half mile open was represented by
big class and trial heats were ruled.
st. John of Barberton, Lowell of Colum-
bus, Taylor of Canal Dover, Osborne.
Rea and Rutter Of Canton, Sholinger and
Wascho Of Cleveland qualified. Shol-
niger, st. John and Osborne finished in
the order named. The balance filled up
the quota of big spill at the half post in
which bruised bodies and broken wheels
were the features. Time az.
After warm contest Frank Rutter
won the Stark county championship,
Kaufman second and Lanam of Alliance
third. Time 2:26A.
Victor Kaufman, who had participated
in several events, won the Y. NJ. O. A.
championship. He was chased in by r.
A. Osborne a close second with Sponseller
third. Time a:40K.
The three mile handicap, the last event,
was by all odds the most interesting
event of the afternoon. In fell Of
riders handicaps from 80 to $40 yards
prevailed. Schsefer, who was to be
scratch man, was out and John Rea took
bis place. Rea made a game fight for
place and overhauled the bunch, but the
heavy wind in the stretch tired him In
his efforts to overcome the handicap and
he did not land prize. H. G. CASTOR
the Alliance lad, st. John of Barberton,
Lilly Of Akron won the race in 1921.
Master Jerrold McNaughton of Cleve-
ladn gave two clever exhibitions of fancy
riding during the afternoon. The boy is
as graceful as a dancing master. He
made big hit with the crowd.
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