New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-10
fWORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIPS
AovER TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE AT CYCLE
RACES AT MONTREAL.
er.n,-p OF AMERICAN wHEELMEN RIDERS sHo"
: ZIP IN FINE FoRN-ENGLAND CAPTURES IN"
ovr-MI1.B AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
!. MCCARTHY DEFEATS TAYLOR
Lively INTEREST


r, LIVELY INTEREST.
.o, Auo a-The worlds cycle cham
l~,onship meet Of the international Cychs's
-, Ao~ tho auspices OF the Canadian
i-,,hoalroen's Association. opened to-day on the
..,,or,s Park track The weather was Deauuiu'
"a not too warm. and there was only shsh'
,,,rd mt heavy enough TO interfere WIN '"e
,sors Ten thousand people saw the FaceS'
eu,ro everv seat on the grandstaho anu
sb,eacbers and overhowing the rails alohe 'ne
l,rack The League Of American Wheeinie"
taiders showed up finely -...
,r,,ouo u,as only one worlds championship race
nm the davis card that at one MILE anu II ie'i
% "Tom" sommersgills, Of the Leeos A'nie.iI
,Club England who won II In pruisIhe ms ms,
from Earl Peabody, Of Chicago anu JONI" ~
dow the Scotch champion. Oh the o'"ei M
rom across the water. Cherry. OF Eng'ahu' ""s
zfrozen out at the first trial heat hillsiii'e
-. IooaI rider named Boisvert. The same rate
- coorse ~ South Africa. in the second
Neat Goodson. the Australian champion PEI
-"Saa - tho semi-hnal. being beaten out ny
peabody. Taillandier. the Frenchfnan' was ''''
deft in the same heat. ,a.u
The three men in the final made iodHhs
1900 y, q no one desiring TO cut out the pace
rpaabodv was in front, with Summersgill IN sec
.ond Mace and Caldow trailing. They kept 'iiis
nosition until the back stretch OF the iaS' iou'O
when Caldow moved up, ana the three ii
fcame into the stretch practically abreast i"e
ST was that Summersgil let himself loose ne so'
a lead Of half length and succeeded IN hoiu-
,sns il from Peabody. who had about 'he same
,be hest Of Caldow. who did not finish nearly
ms strongly as ne did in the performances.
The most important professional race OF the
dav was the half mile. Mccarthy OIL o.
Louis; Nat" Butler, Carman, the SaT raciar
rider. Mccarthy of Toronto; Major ia!lor'
and August Mcleod, of Toronto. were 'he SIN
men who got into the final. There was mar
raising finish between Mccarthy, Oh o. -, I-ouis
and "Nafor'' Taylor. The latter got INTO
rocket in rounding into the stretch, ana thoush
he made a great rush, he was beaten OUT py
Mccarthy. II was only a question III or oS he
The decision was so close that part OF tne
spectators on the stand back OF the wire refused
10 accept it, asserting that Taylor had "on' Inc
time was 100 10. ,, o,,
worlds competition mark of 347 go was maze
by the Buffers. the previous record Delns
4:O1 3-5. made by McDuffee and Tyrren az boso
ton. The men were paced by ulpiet' ths
Rutlers coming out Of the bunch at the heao OF
the stretch and winning prettily from McCarthy
and Bowler. while TAYLOR and casey We're d
wheel back Of them. The half mile amateur
was won by Lister Wilson, of Pittsburg, VINO
beat out Drury, of Montreal, handily: Cherry;
the English champion, ran into the renee anu
The remaining race of the day. the mile novice,
went to Bert Dennison Of Toronto easily the
best in the bunch.
SUMMARIES.
One mile novice-won by Bert pennison; Toronto; j.
Moore Montreal second, Byron Brown Charlotteto"h
third. Time . 81
one mile amateur championship OF the world-Noh ny
" Summersgill England Earl Peabody ohicago second
John coldow Scotland third: I,inec',s"-, .-,,,. {,
Half mile (professionaD-Won by G. r Mccarthy; -
Louis; Major Taylor, second; Nat Butler thrd
thine OOis.
Half mile (amateur)-Won by L. Wilson. Pttsburg
j Drury Montreal. second B. Goodson Australia th"o'
Time-l0S.
Two mile professional tandoml-Won by Butter ootI,
~rs; Charles Mccarthy and b. Bowler sesond' MAJOR
-Taylor and J. J. Casey. third. Time-3;iiS'