The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-10
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
TEN THOUSAND PERSONS SEE THE
WORLDS OHIMPIONsHIP RACES
in Final Heats While the Butler Brothers |
Create n Now Record in the Two-mile |
Tandem Bald Says He'll Race Abroad, |

'mA10r' Taylor ana hAEI fenDOdy Beaten
in Final Heats While the Butler Brothers
Create n Now Record in the Two-mile
Tandem Bald Says He'll Race Abroad.
MONTREAL. Aug. e.-Nearly ten thousand
people assem- bled at the Gu GEMS Park track
this afternoon TO witness tho opening events
in the worlds cycling champion ships. The
day was an ideal one and the races we're run
off In excellent order. The board ira ok was in
fair condition, but the time made in the various
events was very slow and not anything up to
champ onship form. To-day's racing was the
best proof that tho meet would have been a
much greater success from racing point of
view had some Of the crack y. C. A. riders
been allowed to compete. Major" Taylor was
the onlyono OF the riders who showed anything
like good form to-day. and he lost the half mile
professional by an error.
The two-mile amateur championship OF the
world was run Off in nine preliminary heats.
and Tom Sommersgl. OF Leeds Eng A. Shcr-
rift, OF Bran tford. Ont. Ben Goodson, Austria
liza: A. Taillandler. France: Earl Peabody.
Chicago: Fred 4. Hopes. Des Moines: George
W. Riddle. Winnipeg; and John Cadow. OF
Glasgow. Scotland. qualified to start in the
semi finals. The seminnals left only Som
mersgilI. Peabody and Caldow in tho race,
and there was an exciting contest between
Thorn. In tho final there was a good deal OF
JOCktyluR Ut tHe I6dUOuy OF lineage
finally taking the lead. This position was kept
until the third and final lap. whom the riders
took Il squirt and there was an exciting finish
Peabody who made splendid try for the race,
keeping the lead until near the finish. when he
was passed by Som mersgill, the English cham
pon. whose time was 5 ~ 20 seconds
+ The half mile professional was the most ex-
citing race OF the day. and the result gave rise
TO a good zeal Of bad feeling on the part OF
the spectators. the majority Of whom were
under the impression that Major Taylor tho
colored cyclist. had won. The race was run off
in heats and Taylor c. r. Mccarthy of st.
Louis. Nat Butler OF Cambridge Angus Nc
Leod OF Toronto. Hermann Carman OF Morris
burg. Ont. and Z. b. Mccarthy OF Toronto.
qualified Tor the final. The riders went of with
Mccarthy in the lead. followed by Butler and
Mcleod. Taylor was close up. When near
the finish the Major got pocketed but he got
clear and putting on a tremendous squirt,
closed up with Mccarthy.
In the halt-mile amateur race there were:
Ben Goodson. OF Australia; A. j. Cherry. OF
England: George r. Leander. Chicago:
James Drury. Montreal: w. A. Iadue. Cold
spr ngs. N. Y. Lester Wilson. Pittsburg Car
terV Brown, Chicago University: Fred 7.
Hopes. Desmoines; and A. Sheriff OF Brand
ford, Ont. In the semi-n finals Goodson. Moran.
Sheriff. qualified. In the first heat Of the
semi-fnals Cherry the English champion in
rushing up the track ran into one OF the posts
and was thrown over the fence and caught on
some barb wire which nflicted a terrible cash
in his leg lille was taken of the track and
medical attendance summoned Later he was
removed to the hospital and it is expected he
will be incapacitated from further racing this
season. The final of the half-mie amateur was
won by Wilson in 0S. Drury. second and
GoodSon third
In the two-mile tandem professional Nat and
Frank Butler OF Cambridge. Mass. broke the
worlds record Of 4:Ol 3-5 made by McDufTie
and Terril the Buffers covering the distance
in 3;i7 3-5seconds. Joseph b. Bowler Of Chi
cago and Charles Mccarthy OF st. Louis took
second place and Major Taylor and J. ]. Casey
OF Toronto were third.
Summary OF the races follow
ono mile Novice.Won by Bert Dennison. Toron.
t second and ByEan Br"wn
l1 nSSsa by T.
ond and John caldwow. scotland. third. Time
minutes. AZ 80 seconds.
thy. It. Louis Major TAYLOR. ." worcestsr second;
and Nat Butler; Cambridge. third Time-i min.
Half Mile, Amateur-won by Lester wilson. Pitts.
Gooso SAmes ha ana Ben
onds,
Two mile TANDEM. REORGANIZATION by Nat and
Charles Mccarthy. second and Major Taylor and J.
j. Casey third. Tines minutes. - 20 seconds.
Eddie Bald. in a talk with a reporter OF
THE Sun yesterday, said: THE report that
l am out OF cycle racing for good is not
true. l am out OF It, as far as this coun-
try is concerned. for this season. will
sail on next Tuesday with Tod Sloan. and
will remain in London couple of weeks,
taking 1t easy and recuperating Then l
will go to Paris to race. I expect when
l return to be the worlds champion, be-
cause | intend to meet all the best men
over there, and beat them. AS I have
beaten all the best men here, | will then
be true champion This Is as Bald
puts it, but some OF his associates in the
racing world remain positive that he will
not do any more serious racing. Bald is
independent financially, and appears to have
become tired of the arduous work and
self-denial necessary to keep in champion
ship form. His fondness for horse racing
was developed when he was with Tod Sloan
last winter at San Francisco, and the fact
that he is now going abroad with the jockey
Is what inspired the belief that hereafter
the cycle champion Of Ave successive years
will be a more familiar figure at the run
ming tracks than at the cycling courses.
Since his race with Zimmerman, Bald has
not been training faithfully, and has been
spending much OF his time with the turf
followers.
The League OF American Wheelmen mem
bershp this week shows slight gain. There
were 2l5 new applications received 43 OF
which were in New York state. The total
figures OF the national body now are 65,-
255. Last week they were 55.l15. New
York state has a representation OF II $50:
Pennsylvania. 13,l37; Massachusetts, TO-
O12 New Jersey, 3254 The greatest num-
Der OF new members taken in during the
week by any one state was 90, by Massa-
chusetts
The Beaver Will Defend the Canada's Cup.
TORONTO. Aug. 9.-The Beaver. the Payne
yacht. will be the defender in the Canada's Cup
races to be sailed here during the week OF
Aug. n She did the trick to-day. defeating
the Minota and all the others In two trials
around a triangular course. distance of nine
miles. The first leg Of tho first race was a FREQ
run. and the Beaver beat Minota all the way.
something she had never done before on that
course. She finished the first race in l ~ %.
minutes and seconds better than the Min
ota. She won the second trial in l:2l :43.
beating the Mlnota . minutes and seconds.
To thoroughly test the boats, Skipper Jarvis