The times., 1898-08-12
BALD's GREAT VICTORY
Wins Half-mile National Cham
piOnship at indianapolis.
NAKEsNEWTWO-MILERECORD
The Buffalo Rider Makes the Dis
tance in 4:09 fn the Great Ameri-
can Handicap-CoIIefte CAPTURES
the Quarier-miIe Sprint - Five.
mile Race Goes to Peabody.

indianapolis. Aug 11--For the second
time IN MS extensive cycling career Bald
today secured national championships ar
a national l. A w. meet His win in
the half-miIe championship this after
noon bore flaw. and he finished in
front because he had more speed than
any of the others who appeared in the
final.
Again in the great American handicap
did Bald make it evident that he is
moving at a record-breaking gait. He
took his heat in 4:15 2-5. and in the hnaI
ran just outside the money in 4:G9, a new
record from the back mark in a handi-
cap.
This event entitled the winner TO 500,
and he appeared in the person of Frank
Costello, a St Louis amateur, who be-
came a mOney-chaser today for the first
time. The haudicapping trio Treated him
literally with 250 yards, and 10 this hs
owes his victory. Assisted by Maya,
$50. and Hall, 275, Costello easily kept
away from The rear brigade, which never
got within yards of them until the turn
into the straight at the finish dis
astrous spill marked the second heat OF
this race. when .'Plugger BIZ Martin
o.
the finish, and brought down Gardiner,
who was so badly shaken up that he had
TO be excused from the final, and Earl
Stevens, who went into the air and fell
yards away. Martin was dazed, but -e-
covered before the final. in which ne ran
across the line just in front of Bald.
BaId's Great Finish.
1t was with one of the rushes that
made him champion for three years that
Bald scored in the haIf-mile champion
ship Mcfarland, Gardiner. Cooper. and
Freeman lined up with Bald
The missing stars were Kimble and
Major Taylor, the first named running be-
hind the colored man in the heat in which
the latter failed to qualify. as this semi
final was slower than the one preceding.
Cooper secured the rear wheel Of the
single pacemaktr for a lap. and Bald was
perfectly satisfied to trail his rival. Gardi-
ner had a contention with Mcfarland,
and, getting the worst of II, dropped 10
the extreme rear and never bettered his
position. His protest was not allowed
after the finish. Bald was not 10 be stop
ped in the last rush, and none could hold
him, a length separating him from Me
Farland at the line. Freeman held on
Cooper, and Gardiner sat up yards be-
ship score considerably, and now the
leaders are:
Bald. 12e points; Cooper, s5; Gardiner,
20; Taylor, SO; Kimble. So; Mcfarland,
81: Freeman. IS.
Again today did COllette show that he
is king OF amateurs here He obtained
his third national amateur championship
by a win of the quartermile, scarcely
foot separating mis- front wheel from that
of Hausman, his team mate Llewellyn
secured third place from Schofeld by
inches Collette and Hausman had lit
tie difficulty in the tandem championship.
and the crack Chica goans. Peabody and
LIeWellyn had 10 be satisfied with second
place Peabody took the fire-mile cham
pionship but Collette was crowded by
Porter, of Detroit on the upper turn in
the finish and fell Porter was disquaIi-
fed for the balance of the meet
The Summaries.
Half-mile National L. a. W. champiOn-
ship; professional-Won by E c. Bald,
Buffalo; F. A Mcfarland. San Jose.
Cal. second; H. b Freeman. Portland.
Ore. third; Tom Cooper. Detroit, fourth;
Arthur Gardiner, Chicago, fifth. Time,
100 3-5.
Great American Handieap-ProfessIon-
al; two miles. Won by Frank Costello,
St Louis, 80 yards; Otto Maya. Erie,
Pa. go yards. second; l. 5. Hall. Phila-
delphia, 275 yards, third: William Martin,
Lowell. Mass, 60 yards. fourth; E c.
Bald. Buffalo. scratch, fifth Time,
4:05 Is. Scratch man. 400; record
Quarter-mile National L A w cham-
pionship-Amateur. Won by G. H Col
Iette. N w. New York; z. c. Hausman.
n. w, New York, second; E Llewellyn,
Chicago, third; George SchOfeld, New
New York, fifth Time, 0:S1 10
F'ive-mile National L. A W. champions
ship-Amateur. Won by E ". Peabody.
Chicago; c. VI. Ertz, r. w, New York,
second; Frank Kramer. r. w, New
York, third: ]. P. Rogers. Philadelphia,
fourth Time, HIS 10.
One-mile national tandem champion
ship-Amateur. Won by COllette and
Hausman, y. w, New York; Peabody
and LleweIlyn. Chicago. second; ErtZ and
Kramer. r. w, New York third Time
2:05.