The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-10
MONTREAL CYCLE RACES.
summersgill of England Wins the
Mile Championship.

MONTREAL Aug. 9.-The worlds
cycle championship meet of the Interna-
tional Cyclist Union, under the auspices
of the Canadian Wheelmen's Association,
opened to-day on the Queen PARK track
The weather was beautiful-tair ana not
TOO warn-and there was but slight wind,
not heavy enough TO interfere with t4e
riders. Ten thousand persons saw me me
and bleachers and overhoWing the faI-S
along the track. -, ,-.
There was only one world $ champion thnt a.
one mile-and it fell to Tom Summersglll
of the Leeds Athletic Club, England, WhC
yon It in 81 r6SnRe and ISn John caldow
the Scotch champion. Of the other men
from across the water Cherry of England
second to a local rider named Bosyer{;
The same fate befell George OF south
Africa. in the second heat. Goodson' the
Australian champion, perished In the sec
ond serni-fnal being beaten out by Pea
body Taillandier, the Frenchman' was
left in the same boat; 49,
The three men in the final mace loal-
ing race of it, no one desiring to cut out
the pace Peabody was in front, win
SummersgiIl in second place, ana CaIId9W
trailing They kept this position ullH iile
back stretch of the last round, WileH al
dow moved up and the three men came cam
into the stretch pracuGaIly dPIeaT If 1 mn
He got lead of a half length and sue
ceeded in holding it from Peabody VINO
had about the same UlSIdIiCt TIC hVttO4
of Caldow who did not finish nearly so
strongly as he did in the preliminary.
The most important professional eFeJ! ~.
was the half mile. G. X. McCartR ny OF AZ 81;
rider Mccarthy of Toronto. MAJOR ray
Tor and Angus Mcleod of Toronto We're
the six men who got into the final. mere
was EMBARRASSING finish between Nc
Carthy of st. Louis and MAJOR IagtoI.
The latter got into pocket IN rouh9IHS
into the stretch and though he mace d
he
thv. 1t was only matter Of inches / he
decision was so close that a part OF the
crowd on the stand back of the wire re
fused to accept it, claiming 1aEIor udd
won The time was loo 10.
In the two-mile tandem, professional, q
new worlds competition mark OF "a! 80
was made by the Buffers. the previous
record being 4:01 3-5, made by McDutfee
and Terrell at Boston. The men were
paced by triplet, the Buffers coming
out at the head of the stretch winning
prettily from Mccarthy and BoWles, with
TayIor and Casey wheel back or them.
The half-nile amateur was won hahql-
beat Drury of Montreal. Cherry, the En-
giish champion. ran into the fence ana
fell in the semi-fnal. Ill
The remaining race of the day, the mile
novice went to Bert DennisOn of Toron-
to, easily the best in the bunch sum
maries:
One mile. novice, final heat-Bert De Il..7T
Toronto, Won J. Moore montreal rirSe 3.Si'
one mile, amateur championship Of the world;
final heat-T. Summersgill, Ensland won e EAR
land. third Time. 1:i3 20. ~
HaIf-mile professional final heat-Won by :.
R Mccarthy. St Louis; Major Taylor secohu'
Nat Butler, third Time 100 -.
HaIf~miie amateur. final heat-Won by I.
Rit cioods P4tts australia thrd Time os
Two miles professional tandem maj hea
Won by Butler Brothers; Charles MeGart3y ny ana
J. Bowler second; Major Taylor ana j. casey
third. Time 3:4S 3-5.