Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-09
WITH THE wHEELMEN.
Lawson, the swede, Defeats Frank
 Kramer

Asbury Park, N. J., Aug 9.-Iver Lawson developed as the winner of tho half mile circuit championship. Major Taylor did not appear on ac- count of a bad fall at Boston. This robbed the race of some of its interest. Frank Kramer made brilliant ride ill the second heat. After being twice prevented by Cooper from coming 1 through on the back stretch he backed out on the last turn and went around, winning in the stretch from Lawson, shutting out Fisher and Cooper. Iver Lawson administered q beating to Kramer in the second semi-fnal, winning by inches.
 This brought Lawson and Wilson together in the final heat. Wilson went out on the back stretch. Law 1 son trailed him to the last turn, when | he came through the inside and won easily.
 One-third of a mile, open, amateur | Won by W. A. Laude, Cold Springs, N. Y.; Edwin Ellington, Vailsburg, sec ond; Gus Wesing, New York, third; time 43 2-5.
 One mile. professional, 2:1O class Won by Otto Maya, Erie; Hardy Downing, San Jose, second; E. D. Ste yens. Buffalo, third; J. P. Jacobson, gNew Haven, fourth; time. 2:2S 4-5. One-half mile, circuit championship, professional-Wo by Iver Lawson, Chicago; Lester Wilson, Pittsburg, second; time, 2:37 1-5. F. A. McFar- land and Frank Kramer divided third money.
 l Two mile exhibition by James Mich ael, paced by motor tandem. manned by Crooks and Ruel; time, 3:31.
 Two mile handicap. amateur-Won by Menus Bedell, Lynbrook, 90 yards; Harry Welsing, New York, scratch, second; w. A. Ladue, Cold Springs, scratch, third; time, 4:37 2-5.
 Five mile motor paced match, Harry Bikes, Glens Falls. vs James Urquart. Boston-Won by Harry Bikes; time, S:51 3-5.
 One mile handicap, professional Won by Walter Bardgett. Buffalo, 100 yards; Lester Wilson, Pittsburg. 4O yards, second; B. D. Stevens, Buffalo so yards, third; E. Chausman, Nek Ha- ven. 80 yards, fourth; time, 2:05.
 Buffalo, Aug 9.-Marcus Hurley New York A. C., added to his victories at the amateur championship races ai the Stadium yesterday. He beat his friend Ingraham of Chelsea for the half mile championship. Ingraham from scratch. won the mile handicap Aside from these races the card was not. attractive. Summaries:
 Half mile national championship Won by Marcus Hurley, N. Y. A. O.; J T. Ingraham, Chelsea second; time, l minute seconds.
 One mile amateur, handicap-Won by J. T. Ingraham, Chelsea, scratch Fred Schade, Buffalo, 100 yards, seC ond; T. J. Grady, Chicopee, 40 yards third: time, 2 minutes seconds
 Exhibition ride for Pan-Americar Stadium record of one mile by Walter Smith, Kings County Wheelmen; time 1 minutee g 3-5 seconds.
 Half mile exhibition on motor by Al bert Zimmerman, Buffalo, and Nc Featers, Philadelphia; time, 45 4-5 sec onds.
 . Baltimore, Aug 9-The twenty mile motor paced bicycle race held here al the Coliseum last night between Archie McEeachern and Will Stinson was one of the best contests ever helC in this city Stinson won. but only by narrow margin. Both men wer, in excellent condition and started of in record-breaking pace. At no time were the men more than forty yard! apart. All records We're broken frolr the third to the eighth mile. The if teen mile record was broken and few seconds of the twenty mile worlds record. held by Bikes, were. alst clipped off, Stinson took the lead :: tho start and it was simply q case U McEachern trying to pass Stinson af6 the latter trying to keep Archie iron taking tle lead. In the eigthteentl | mile McEachern's motor went Wron: for few minutes and Stinson gained about forty yards. This was tn greatest lead he had at any time. Nc Eachern regained q little of his los ground, but was unable to overtslk his opponent Stinson rode the twen ty miles in 30 minutes 82-5 seconds About 6,000 people were present.