The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12
wHeELMEN AT INDIANAPOLIS.
A Day of Record Breaking and sensa-
tionaI Finishes.

Indianapolis, Ind, August 11.-More
record breaking and more sensational
finishes marked the second day of the
national meet of the L. A. W.
A serious accident knocked Arthur
Gardiner out of the final of the great
American $1,000 handicap race. and near
ly placed Billy Martin hors du combat.
This happened at the close of the second
heat of the contest. Martin was at the
front of the bunch and apparently win
her, when he Slipped over the pole and
slid along the, bank. Gardiner went over
him. Ed Stevens followed and then
Coburn went down in the heap. Cooper
escaped a spill. Gardiner co uld not ride
in the great final and Martin did ride to
show his pluck. From sixty yards he
gained fourth place, leading the back
bunch over the tape
Bald, Foreman, Booker and Cooper
followed Martin. Martin came out MS
badly cut and Jared a man as has been
seen on the track this year.
Fred j. Costello the st. Louis amateur,
who qualified today for the great handicap
took the handicap with Maya OF Erie,
second, and l.. s. Hall of Philadelphia,
third. The same trio made the back
mark men look foolish in the third heat
by working together and Keeping OUT OF
the way. Owing to the withdrawal OF
Gardiner. Bald went from scratch alone,
his rival Cooper, having 20 yards. The
race was pretty one, but the generosity
of the Handicapped toward the ex-amateur
in giving him $50 yards enabled the limit
men to prevail and to prevent the back
men closing in the time they cut out.
Bald finished fifth in 400, a new handi-
cap record by nine and four-tifths seconds.
He broke it also in the heat, DUNG 4. 10 2-5
very handily.
Collet, the New Haven amateur, fell in
the five mile championship through the
foul riding of O. S. Porter, the Detroit
amateur. Porter was disquallted Tor the
meet and oensured by che chairman.
Collet. however, took TVS quarter mile
championship. his third win in the cham
pionship contest and with his PARTNER he
made it four by oleverly winning the
handicap championship for tandem teams
at the mile distance. Earl Peabody, the
Chicago amateur took the five mile cham
and Kraener followed him across the tape.
1t was the Eidie Bald Of old that shot
into the lead in the final half mile cham
pionship, his first win OF chalnplonshlp
race at u national meet since 10, tne
starting of his career.
Gardiner claimed to have been crowded
the pole by McFarla nd, who took second
with Bald, with Freeman third and
Cooper fourth, and protested the Cali
fornian to the chairman OF the racing
board. The protest was not allowed.
In today's racing Kim BILE Of Louisville,
did nothing and Taylor failed to qualify
TOR the championship. Stevens and John
S. johnson and Tom Butler again failed
| to show in the races of the day ana
Cabahne did nothing.
AZ the close Of the day Harry Gibson
did mile in 1.45 "a, the quarter In
90 %, half in 80 3-5 and the three quarters
in Lie 3-5. He was paced poorly by a
tamden and quad.
Summaries for the afternoon races
Quarter mile national championship
g. FL. Collet, New Haven, first; K. 9.
Haussman, New Haven, second; Ed
Llewellyn, Chicago, third. Time, 81 5;
| last eighth.
One-half mile professional, national
cham ionship, finai-Bald, first; MoBar-
land of California, second; Freeman OF
Portland, Oregon, third; Cooper, fourth.
Time, Loo SO.
One mile tandem championship amateur
-Haussman and Collet, New Haven,
first; Peabody and, Llewellyn, Chicago,
second; Eric and Kraemer, third. Time.
2.05.
The great American handicap, distance
two miles, for purse of $1,000 divided $500
to first; $500 to second $40 to third; $50 to
fourth and special prize for the heat to
make up the balance. final heat-F. J.
Costello. St. Louis, 225 yards, first; Otto
Maya, Eric, Pa, $50 yards, second; L. S.
Hall, Philadelphia. 2z5 yards, third;
Plugger Bill Martin, Lowell, so yards,
fourth; Bald, scratch, fifth; Fl. B. Free
man, Portland, 90 yards, sixth. Time,
400 is; time of Bald, 400, new handicap
record.
Five mile national championship, anna
tour Peabody, Chicago, first; Ertz. New
York, second; Kraemer, Newark, third
Rogers, Philadelphia, fourth. N time.
One mile amateur handicap. finale.
V. Brown, 1875 yards, first; j. W. DON
nell, 100 yards, second; Herbert Sieger,
100 yards, third. Time. 05.