The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-31
RACES AT NEWLY VAL
A BIG CROWD TURNED QUITO SEE
THE BICYCLE RIDEI.
While Nothing Unusual W. Accom-
plished, Sport WI En-
joyed by the spectars.

Last night was the first tie this year
that Newly Oval was lightecp and there
was a big crowd to see the res. The track
officials were: Referee. Fran Erdelmeyer:
starter. c. G. Fisher; clerkof course. H..
w. Craft; judges. James Iison. W. O..
Hunter, e. {. Sterne. Conri Mueller, Art
Mckee and George Detc timers. Gus
Craft. George Kern. r. KStaley and Ed
Talbot: umpires. Matt Patton n Robert
Douglass; announcer, Thoas Hay; assist
ant clerk. w. F. Clemens.
The first race was a onmile novice. ana
was won by w. D.. Parsns, In two min
utes and twenty-five seclds. There were
eight entries and two hets in qualifying
Earl Lawson. after qualifying, was barred
from the race because e won a race at
Terre Haute yesterday aernoon. The time
limit was 2:25. but the fal was only made
in 2:29 and had to be rp again. The Sec
ond time C.. w. Donovan of Goshen. paced
the race and the time us reduced to 2:22.
The finish was: w. ID. Parsons first, Otis
Wakefield second. Chars Rhodes third
The second event waa one-mile profess
sional handicap. won byOwen Kimball. or
Louisville. His time VS. 2:0s Is and the
prize was $40. He rodeeasily and on the
bell lap did his work. A the gong sounded
he stiffened up. but no until the lap was
half covered did he been to sprint. There
were nine entries and Kimbail was the
only scratch man and was handicapped
from ten to one hundrd yards. D.. Stay
back, of Mulberry. finished second and
James Newkirk. of Louisville. third. Stay
back had the advantage OF seventy-hve
yards handicap and Nwkirk ten yards.
Ed Steinmetz, in turing the last quarter
Of the third lap. spilled but was not hurt.
1t was the only spill during the evening.
A. c.. Kruegar won the amateur open
mile handicap, in ZIP w. r. Piatt. OF
Louisville. the scratch man, rounded the
bunch in the first lap. hut he failed 10 keep
his peddles going In he second and fell
back. Kruegar finished first. Oscar An
drews second and Cliff Allen third n.
Barnes was ruled out Of the race because
The fourth event, a one-mile open profess
sional, went to Kimba1 with as much ease
as the professional handicap. Slayback,
who was third in the first heat. paced the
final. The time limit Of the race was 2:20.
but in qualifying Kimball brought his
bunch around in 2:1s is. His time was 2:lA
The finish was: Rmball first. Louis Cor
don second. Ed Steinmetz third
IA ohAat1a
cap was won by Coval and Kettle. the team
that represented the Manual Training High
School in the state scholastic neio Gay
meet last Saturday, In 6:24 is. Andrews
and Piatt. of Louisville, were second and
Allen and Morehead third. The men were
closely punched until the bell lap, when
they began TO string out and nnisned III
single file. Coval and Kettle had twenty
five yards handicap. Andrews and Piatt z0
and Allen and Morehead fifty.
The last event was the dealers race.
There were thirteen entries, put n u.
Hearsey, who had a 225-yard handicap. was
not on the track. presumably because ne
did not wish to ride with the unlucky num-
Der. There was not a spill In the entire
mile. AS the riders began TO mount the
band struck up Farewell, Mother, ana
policemen were stationed at close Intervals
around the track 10 prevent any from cut
ting corners, and also. as the announcer
said, to keep the contestants from fight
ing on the way around.s
Jap Clemens William Watson and {. G.
Fisher started as scratch men. The
scratchers sprinted from the time they 'eit
the tape, and Clemens turned the last lap In
2:3s, with Art McKe second and f1sner
third. John b. Orman, who had zoo yaros
the biggest of any Of the con-
testants, caught his wind and turned the
first lap behind the bunch with his boots on.
Then he cut across, and by darting mere
and there finally managed 10 get In aneau
of the scratch men as they were finishing
the bell lap.
The ummary is as follows:
First Event-One mile novice: W. ~
Parsons won: Otis Wakefield second,
Charles Rhodes third. Time. ~.
Second Event-One mile professional a
dicap. Owen Kimball won; Diana Stay
back second, James Newkirk third Time
2:0S is.
Third Event-One mile open handicap,
amateur: A. c.. Kruegar won; oscar An
drews second, Cliff Allen third. Time, 2:l2.
Fourth Event-One mile open. profession
al: owen Kimball won; Louis Gordon sec
ond. Ed Steinmetz third. Time. 214-
Fifth Event-Three-miles amateur tan
dem handicap: Coval and Kettle won; An
drews and Piatt second. Allen and More
head third. Time, 6:2f is.
Sixth Event-Dealers' race: Jap Clemens
won; Art Mckee second, c. q. Fisher third.
Time, 2:3S.