The Washington times., 1901-08-22
FINE BICYCLE CONTESTS.
Worlds Championship Half-Mile
Won by Kramer by Inches.
The Winner Does the Distance In .
Trial Heat i'm 81 Seconds-Lawso
and Mcfarland Have Little Dis
pute on the Track-Nineteen Events

pute ON the Trnck-Nineteen Events
-Four Thousand persons witnessed. at
the Coliseum track last night, one OF
the best cards OF cycle racing ever Of
fered by the National Cycling Association
In any city. There were nineteen events
on the programme, and each was fierceiy
contested and ridden to sensational I'm
ISM Every crack rider of note In tho
country was present. and all were out for
blood. The finishes were the fastest and
hottest ever seen in this section and ere
ated much excitement.
FRANK Kramer won the hslf-miie
worlds championship event by inches.
and 50 hot was the gait set during the
night that such cracks as Tom Cooper.
owen kimbie. T. ]. Gascoyne, sidney
jenkins, Otto Mayo, and others were
FORCED into the consolation event which
wound up the evenings enjoyment.
NO records were broken. but fast time
predominated- One of the heats in the
haif-miie championship was won by
Kramer in IS seconds. which is consid-
cred burning the wind" even in these
ohvs This was done on a six-iap track.
But one unpleasant event occurred to
mar the sport. This was during the Sec
ond semi-final of the half mile cham
pionship event The cracks were riding
Tor blood, and during the home sprint
Floyd Mcfarland was thrown from his
wheel and slid down the steep embank-
ment. Mcfarland accused liver Lawson
OF having fouled him. Coming around the
track after winning the heat, Lawson
ran on the track and pulled Mcfarland
from his wheel The two then began a
mixup. which was ended by the police.
Lawson was disqualified for fouiing. and
the heat went to an outsider. The quar-
rel was settled without any further de-
The invitation race and the one mile
professional were the best things on the
card, and aroused great excitement The
riding was clean and in line with the best
given on any track. The sport was the
best ever seen in the District outside
Of motor machine races. and the large
audience was highly pleased.
The nineteen separate events on the
programme furnished much exciting
port. but there was some demand for the
motors, the speed of the big machines
having gained thousands of admirers here
t did not seem to be understood that no
motor paced races are given in a grand
ircuit meet. which is test of the speed
If the fastest wheelmen in the world.
dajor Taylor. the colored champion, was
nabie to be present. owing to injuries re-
ay night With Kramer, Lawson, KIM
lie, Cooper, Freeman. and other cracks
resent, however, the Worcester mans
bsence was hardly noticed.
Aside from the sensational finishes
mere was little of note in the champion
MP race but the crowd present cheered
0 the echo when the fast riders flashed
" The mile handicap furnished some
OF sprintfng and each heat was fought
ut desperately from start to finish The
mateur invitation race placed all of the
heal cracks together and furnished great
vehement for the gathering
The summarizes:
Half mile circuit championship (profes-
heat won by F. L. Kramer;
ester Wilson, second; time, Les. Second
eat won by Owen Kimball: Tom Cooper,
econd; time, 1:02. Third heat won by
yer lawson; H. B. Freeman. second.
me. 1:08 2-5. Fourth heat won by r A.
icFaTiand; John I. Fisher, second; time,
:01 is.
First semi-final won by F. L. Kramer;
ester Wilson, second. Time, 0:5S.
Second semi-final won by Howard Free
ian; John T. Fisher, second. Time.
Grand semi-final won by Frank Kramer
ime, 1:i3 3-5.
Second grand semi-fnaI won by John
Fisher. Time, lbs 2-5.
Final won by Frank Kramer; John T.
isher, second Time, Las 2-5.
One mile professional handicap-First
eat won by liver Lawson. scratch: 9. r.
eander. 50 yards, second; time. Pip As.
scond heat won by Jack Green, 80 yards:
wen Kimbali 30 yards, second: time,
II rs. Third heat won by Lester VIII
IN. 20 yards; Howard Freeman, 80 yards,
cond; time. 200 is. Final won by liver
awson, scratch; Howard Freeman, 30
irds, second; Jack Green, 60 yards, third:
me, 2:0l 2-5
FIaif-mile invitation: amateur-t1rst
at won by Al Moran: John Hill. sec
ID. Time. I'LL 2-5. Second heat won by
oward Rhine; Carl Mueller, second.
me, 1:45 3-5.
First semi-finaI won by John Hill. Time,
L.
Second semi-final won by H. Rhine.
me, 2:14.
Final won by John Hill. Time I:41 %
One mile consolation race; professional.
Won by Tom Cooper; Owen Kimble SEC
d; Otto Mayo. third. Time. 2,3i 3-5.