The times., 1899-08-13

Montreal. Aug. 12-The United States
carried Of the honors of the Worlds BIZ
cycle championships. which were conclud-
ed today. winning both the Holtonstal in.
ternational trophy, representing the general
championship of the International Cyclists
Association, On the points scored by each
competing body, and the international cy-
clists' challenge shield. This is the first
time that the United States has captured
both trophies. President keenan,, of the
L. A. W, took the trophies with him to-
night 10 Boston, where they will be ex-
hibiTed during the L. A. w meet next
week
The Holtonstall international trophy is
most valuable piece of plate and bonds to
the amovat OF sl,eo0 are required from the
holder. 1t represents the general champion
ship Of the l. c. A. on the points scored by
each competing body, members OF the as
Eociation
The international cyclists shield is of
beaten gold, and the holder Of il has to
give bonds for 50 guineas- The interna-
tional shield was won by America in 1898
in Chicago. on September il and u. by de-
werp: in 1895 Holland won it, at Cologne;
Denmark won it in 1896: England got Il
at Glasgow in 1897. and last year at Vienna
it was tie between Denmark and Eng
2snd.
Over 10000 people were present at the
Queens Park track today TO witness the
concluding events. In the ive-kilimetre 6
miles and lS5 YARDS amateur team race
between teams representing different coun-
tries, only the United States and Canada
We're represented The race was scored by
points. according 10 the position of the men
at the finish. the team scoring the lowest
number Of points being declared the win
ner.
The race resulted in tie, each team
scoring eighteen points. Owing to the tie
the race had to be rode over, and was won
by the United States team, which scored
fourteen points, the Canadian team scoring
twenty-five points.
Major Taylor won the two-mile profess
sionaI race, easily outriding Tom Butler
and Charles Mccarthy at the finish. Time
minutes 50 l-5 seconds.
In the five-mile tandem pursuit race
amateur. the following six teams started:
Nat McDougall, Milwaukee. and z. Wilson.
Pittsburg; Earl Peabody and George Ian
der, Chicago: Ben Goodson Australia, and
John CaIdow, Scotland; J. Smith and Bert
Denison, Toronto: Fred HOPES, Des
Moines. Ia, and John A Nelson Chicago;
j. F. Ingraham. Linnfeld Mass. ana J. F.
Moran. Chelsea, Mass. Nelson and Hopes
outsprinted Ingraham and Moran and Cal
dow and GoOdson and finished first. Time,
Nelson and Hopes, 10 minutes "A Is Sec
onds; Ingraham and. Moran, 10 minutes
IL 3-5 seconds; Cal6ow and Goodson, 10
minutes 80 3-5 seconds. These times are
all new worlds records. Nelson and
Hopes performance knocks % As Sec
onds of the worlds professional record OF
10 minutes A seconds, made by the Butler
brothers in the five-mile tandem race of
yesterdays meet
The five-mile handicap professional, was
won by Watson Coleman, Of Boston, who
defeated T. B. Mccarthy and All Boake.
of Toronto.
The one-mile worlds championship
match was a walk-over for Tom Summers
gill. the winner Of the one-mile amateur
championship Major Taylor, the winner of
the cne-mile professional championship,
declining TO race. Summersgili's time for
the mile was minutes IS 3-5 seconds
The special mile race for the Columbus
trophy between the winners OF first and
second places on all amateur events was
won by Earl w Peabody, the Chicago
spIfhleI, IN minutes = 30 seconds
Harry Gibson. of Cincinnati, paced by a
motor cycle, Won the 100-kilometre pro-
fessional championship of the world in
hours Is minutes II 20 seconds defeating
Aft Bcake Of Toronto. A. Mclean, and J.
r. Starbuck.
The Holtonstal trophy, representing the
general championship Of the J. c. A., was
awarded at the close of today's meet Il
the United States. the following being the
aggregate number Of points scored by eaci
country in the championship: United
States. % points; Canada, points: Eng
land, points; Australia, points. and
Scotland. ! point The majority Of the
riders left tonight TO attend the L. A. w
meet at Boston.