The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-14
THE NATIONAL CYCLE MEET
FULLY $500 PEoPLE UNFINISHED
 THE RACES.

The Affair Very Successful-A Good Day
 but Somewhat Too Cold for Record
 BreuIsing-ResuIts of the Various
 Events.
 The national race meet of the New Haven Cycle club at Elm City park yesterday was very successful. Fully 2,5O0 people, many from the surround ing country and nelghboring cities, were present and enjoyed the races, The day was fine for racing, but some- what too cold for record breaking. The professional riders were all present with the exception of Bald, whose sick ness had not improved enough to per- init his racing. The accommodations with which they met at the track were very poor, and not enqual to those to which they are accustomed. The track itself was in fair condition. There was little enthusiasm shown, prin-
 
 know the riders apart When 1t was announced that Hausman and Collett would not race in the heats of the one mile open, but would qualify for pac- ing, the people were disappointed. The heats, although closely contested were untnteresting and not very fast
 The next race was the handicap city championship and was one of the best contests of the afternoon. The handi- cap men rode hard from the crack of the pistol and were never headed by the scratch men. The finish was close and exciting, and the judges picked the winners with difficulty Robert Kirmse with thirty yards was first across the line, followed closely by Major Brooks. OBrien starting from the for ty yard mark finished third. Younger man was fourth and Jackson fifth. This was the final race for the city cup OBren had finished second in the former race, scoring eight points. His third place yesterday gave him six more, making a total of fourteen, which was enough to win him the cup. Jacobson who finished first in the former race, was fifth yesterday with total of twelve points.
 The next events were the preliminary heats of the one mile professional na- tiona1 championship. Only one man in each event qualified with the second man in the fastest heat. A time limit of 2:30 had been placed, but was not necessary. Cooper, Sims and Tom But Ter were the best known men in the first heat. Cooper was the first to fin- ish. In the second Kimball, McFar- land, Riser, Freeman, Walsh and Ter Till made fast lot of men for one heat. It was the fastest and closest race of the four, Freeman winning with Gardiner, Mayo, Martin, Coleman, Saxon, Williams and Anderson faced the mark in the third. Gardiner made a very pretty finish, and just succeed ed in leading Martin across the line. In the last heat Major" Taylor was the center of interest. Stevens and Frank Butler received some notice. The Ma jah" had no trouble in winning, with Stevens second It was a popular win and was greeted with applause.
 The spectators were disappointed in the next event, the final of the one mile open. Collett and Hausman were both beaten. Pacemakers were provided, Mimic going the first half, and H. J. Bill the second. The local champions failed to catch the pacemakers at the start and rode from ten to fifteen yards back all the way around. When they came to make their spurt on the home stretch they were too far in the rear md mi art a @ Hausman landed third in front of Col lett. Their old rival Ludwig was first in the fast time of 2:09 1-5 It was an- nounced to be state record for single pace. Before the next race "Rube' Shields appeared and entertained the crowd for a short time. His falls were especially good, and it seemed a won der that they did not hurt him, even when he landed on his head.
 The final of the national champion ship was the race of the day. The men lined up on the tape with Free man on the side, Gardiner second, then Cooper and Taylor, Terrill having the outside position At the crack of the pistol Freeman was the first away, but both Taylor and Cooper beat him t. the pacemaker. It seemed at first as if Cooper would secure the place, but the Major was too much for him, and fell in behind the facing wheel. The first three quarters was ridden with the men strung out along the pole. They rode with Taylor first, followed by Cooper, Freeman, Gardiner and Terrill in the order named. At the three quarter pole Gardiner moved up taking Freeman with him. They pass ed Cooper, but Taylor was watching them and went ahead of the pacing machine, with them behind. The sprint was pretty and brought the crowd to it's feet. Gardiner and Tay- Tor had battle royal down the stretch but the Major was never headed, win ming by half length. Terrill, who had ridden in the rear all the way around, came down the stretch in the outside and landed third place. Cooper was hopelessly out of it. finishing behind Freeman. Taylor received another atioD from the spectators