The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-08-26
NATIONAL c. 4. RACES.
Kramer Defeats COlleft- Hausman and
 Rutz Win Tandem Event.

Kramer Defeats Colleft- Hausmnm and
 Rutz Win Tandem Event.
 New York, Aug. 25.-Two worlds rec
 ords were lowered al the first days race TOT the amateur championships of the I National Cycling association on tGe 1 Berkeley Oval track to-day. In the final heat of the one-third mile event Frank l.. Kramer of the Harlem Wheel
 men defeated G. H. Collett of New Ha- ven by half length in a sprint down
 the stretch in the record time of 39 4-5
 seconds. In the final heat of the one
 mile tandem event Hausman and Rutz
 ran away from Collett and Wahrenber-
 ger in the stretch, winning by length
 in the record time of 1:52 3-5. These
 were the only short distance champion ship finals run to-day the finals of the
 other distances being scheduled for to- | morrow.
 In the one-third mile event the com-
 petitors who qualified for the final heat
 were Frank l.. Kramer, G. H. Collett,
 E. c. Hausman and A. T. Wye, jr. M.
 T. Dove was placed in front to make
 pace. Collett caught the pace, with
 Kramer trailing him. When the pace
 maker drew out Collett slowed down.
 Kramer then shot to the front and led
 to the homestretch by two lengths. Col
 lett, pulling Hausman after him, rapid | ly closed in on Kramer, but was half a
 length back at the tape, with Hausman | the same distance behind him. The | teams in the final heat of the tandem race were: F. c. Hausman and w. A. Rutz; w. F. Wahrenberger and G. Il. l Collett; A. w. Ross and J. H. Hunter. Hausman and mate caught the process
 sion and led to the homestretch when Wahrenberger and mate attempted to go by. Hausman and RutZ, however,
 had speed left and sprinted away to the last twenty yards passing the line length in advance of the other two teams. The winners time of 1:52 S-5 beats the worlds figures for both pro- fessionals and amateurs. Among good men shut out in the trial heats of the quarter-nile were A. T. Nye, jr., who rode second to G. H. Collett; George Schofield, who was second to w. F, Wahrenberger; E. c. Hausman, who rode second to w. H. Fearing, jr., and H. F. Russell who rode second to F. L Kramer. In the trials of the half-mile championship w. A. Rutz defeated George Schofield by few inches; G. H. Collett won from E. c. Hausman by a length; F. L. Kramer scored over A. T. Nye, jr, by few inches, and w. F. Wahrenberger won over H. F. Kussel by length. The heats of the two and five-mile championships were as spirit edly contested as those at shorter dis tances. J. P. Jacobson won the fifty | mile race in a magnificent finish, in | which he beat out D. Sullivan by a | length His time-2 hours minutes 3-5 | seconds-breaks the amateur competi- | tion record. Twelve riders finished the | race in a bunch. Summary:
 Quartermile national championship, win ner of heats only to qualify for final-First heat won by George H. CoEett Nassau onds, second heat, won by W. F. Wahren- berger, Greenwich Wheelmen, New York, time 35 2-5 seconds; third heat, won by W. II. Fearing, jr.. N. Y. A. C., time 30 2-o sec Harlem Wheeimen. New York, time 32 sec ends.
 Two-mile national championship, first three men in each heat to qualify for final: Greenwich Wheelmen; second J. H. Lake, Harlem Wehelmen; third, George w. Crook Brooklyn; time, 4:10 1-5. Second heat-Won by W. A. Rutz, New Haven, Conn; second, George H. Collett, New Haven; third, George Schofield. K, c. w., Brooklyn; time, 4:19 2-5.
 Five-mile national championship, first four men in each heat to qualify for fnal First eat-Won by w. A. Rutz. New Haven: sec 1nd. George w. Crook Brooklyn; third, George IL Collett New Haven; fourth, w. r. Wahrenberger, Greenwich Wheelmen; time. Il 40 3-5. Second heat-Won by Frank l.. Kramer, Harlem Wheemen; second, J. r. Jacobson, Olive Wheelmen, New Haven; third, F. C. Hausman, Nassau Whee.men, New Haven fourth, M. T. Dove, Calumet c. | 1.. New York; time 12:16 1-5.
 One-third-mie national championship Final heat won by Frank l.. Kramer, Har- em Wheelmen; second George H. Collect, New Haven; third, F. c. Hausman, New Haven't time, 30 4-5 seconds.
 One-m'le tandem, national championship fra' heat won by Hausman and Rutz, New Haven; second, Wahrenberger, Greenwich Nheenen, and c. H. Collett, New Haven; hrd, Ross and Hunter, Harlem Wheemen; ] inc, 1:52 3-5 The fifty race was won by J. P. Ja obson, New Haven: D. Sullivan, Greenwich | Vheelmcn. second; J. Jasper, Bayonne N l., third; c. w. Crook, Brooklyn. fourth; Walter Terrence, Greenwich Wheemen fifth: time, 2:05 :O0 4-5.