The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-18
ON THE cUFFALo STADIUM.
Iver Lawson Takes the Ten-Miie
Championship.

Championship.
BUFFALO, Aug. 1.-THE N. C. A. BIZ
cycle meet, which has been the star at
traction at the Pan-American exposition
for the past two weeks, closed today,
with the largest attendance of the meet
The two-mlle race for amateurs was
very close finish between p w. Brown,
of Pittsburg, and e. G. Beam, of Buffalo
the former winG4rg by the close margin
or one point. Brown won a special prize
a gold watch, for leading at the finish of
the last lap in the race.
The final Of the ten-mile champion
ship was one Of the best races of the
week. liver Lawson, of Buffalo, won, and
is now close follower of Major Tayior
in the championship column, in which
Kramer maintains a good lead. The
spring for home was started with a lap
to go with Kramer, Lawson and Taylor
leading the bunch. Turning into the
straight, Kramer had slight lead, fol-
lowed by Taylor and Lawson on the out
side Lawson came at a terrific pace
and gradually pulled in ahead of Kramer
ana Taylor. A blanket would have COW
cred the three as they crossed the tape
with Lawson leading by half a wheel
Kramer had the same advantage over
Taylor
The two special prizes for leading at
iivo miles and leading the greatest num-
DeI Vi laps were won by Fem.
me hVe-mle team amateur pursuit
race between teams composed of Lace
Downing, San Jose, Cal, and P. w
Brown Pittsburg. and Warren Zurbrick
and +. II. Dahlke, Buffalo, was won by
the Buffalo team. They gained on their
rivals from the start and at the end OF
five miles had gained a hundred yarda
and were declared the winners
The last lace Of the after noon ~ 8 the
1n-TG0 o hg,
long markers in the race set out fast
clip, too fast for the scratch men, as
hramer was the only man to get within
mailing distance of the field in front
NcWhouse took the lead on the last lap
anu was never headed, though Bowler,
Oh Chicago gave him close fight
hfamer came up on the outside with a
great sprint, and nlpped 4,third place
from Fisher Summaries:
TWo-mile lap race, amateurs-P w.
Brown' Pittsburg (21 points,; won e. C.
Beam. Buffalo GO points, second; Lace
Downing 1N1 San Jose, Cal. C6 points,, third.
Leader of last lap. P. v Brown, Pitts
Ten-mile national championship, profess
SIohal-lyer Lawson, Buffalo, won; Major
Taylor, Worcester. second; Frank Kra-
m 6n East Orange, N. j., third. Time,
Winner of laps and leader at five miles,
w .. etlu, bTlSIOl, Conn; laps, 10.
Time, HE. ]. F. Fisher, Chicago: Tom
Cooper ISp Detroit; F, A, Mcfarland, San
Jose, Cal: w A. Bardgett, AL New
house Buffalo; otto Maya, Erie, Pa; Nat
Butler, Boston; Jed Newkirk, Chicago,
also started.
Fiye-mile team, pursuit race, amateur
Fred A Dahlke, B. W. C., and Warren
Zurbrick K. A. c., Buffalo won Time,
l1:05 %: Lace Downing San Jose. and
P: w. Brown, Pittsburg, Pa, second.
Exhibition record mile on an auto
bicycle. by George Nj. Butler, of Buffalo.
Tine for five miles: First heat 1:22 Is;
second, 2:48 %; third, Ais 3-5; fourth,
$40 2-5: fifth, 1908 As; breaking Holley's
record for one mile Of 1:23 10, and for five
miles of 7:10 Is
Final of one-mile handicap, profession
all. A. Newhouse, Buffalo $50 yardsl,
won; James B. Bowler, Chicago 90
YARDS. second; Frank Kramer, East
Orange. N J. (scratch) third ]. T. Fish
1859 2-5
Joseph Taylor, Iver Lawson, Tom Coop
er, G. H. Collett, Lester Wilson, F. w.
Mcfarland George r. Leander, A. Bell
also started.