The sun., 1905-09-11
BILLINGTON DEFEATS DOWNEY.
National A. G. Cyclist Keeps Lead in Anna.
teur Cham pi iOnship.

Teddy Ellington Of the National Athletic
Club, Brooklyn, was the victor by about
three inches In the one mile national amateur
cycle championship event at the vailsburg
track on Saturday night. Before the race
Ellington led In the points table by which
the 1905 amateur champion will be decided.
having ten points to eight for Downey. the
second man. Their scores are: Ellington. is.
and Downey. IL, so that In case Ellington
should win TO might In the final race at Madison
Square Garden he will have captured the
amateur championship after Ave years Of
effort The two mile professional champion
ship. double point event. went to Kramer,
who teamed with Root. though Fem and
John Bedell rode each for himself. In fact.
Fem declared the other three were in Jan
illegal combination against him. but his pro-
test was not allowed.
The trial heats Of the mile amateur cham
pionshp were run after they had been rear
ranged to give the good riders chance to
get into the semi-f1nals. Ashurst was
volunteer pacemaker In the deciding heat.
Ellington and Downey and Sherwood trailing
him In the order named. None OF them
began sprinting until on the last eighth
Billingtop led into the stretch. with Downey
coming fast behind him. The Bostonian
tried first to get by on the pole. but Ashurst
was thereI so he had to mako his effort up
the bank. When Downey did get straight
ShCu away lao kalueu Oh DlAllBlOh Tdpluiy,
but the latter was three inches ahead when
they crossed the tape.
liver Lawson became careless in the first
semi-fnal Of the two mile professional cham
pionship aud seemed to think he could de-
feat Root and Fem when he got ready. He
waited too long. and In consequence was
shut out OF the final. AS the bell rang in the
second semi-tnal Krebs WIS leading on the
pole. with Mcfarland trailing him. while
md 1nh RfaHa n lone Sii ha
other pair Both Mcfarland and Krebs tried
very hard to qualify, but Kramer. towed
John Bedell along fast that the Californian
Root i for ,ft the na whi"h Soked pt easy 1 for
ars se:ass Ss the s %S Sf oo S so
il The las, ap sSd Fem xhG vas 10, 5iSGw1Ss dSs
made his erort on the last turn and he. John
was not room enough. Kramer was first. q
Length shssd q Of The the dyO1OEs e %s rider de.
siU9a and Lee sn on lie N as yard marx sehreiber
. va, G% & sid % SasG i' Of the eads
The twenty starters in The @ two mile i, sms re-
field feId did not bunch until in the the last eighth
Of Of a mile. In, the final sprint Ashprst led
ons ooH HaPS and oS Daees @
The summaries:
Quarter Mile Novice-won by Charles Anderson.
Bloomfield; l.. ". Hickman, Harrison. second:
Richard curiey. Pellet Team, third. Time.
One Mile National Amateur Championship-wo
by Teddy Billlngton. National A. C.: Matt Downey.
Boston, second: C. A. Sherwood. New York A. c..
third: Alfred Ashurst. Newark. fourth Time.
minutes 81 as seconds.
Two Mile National Professional Championship
Won by Frank L. Kramer, East Orange: John
Bedel, Lynbrook second: W. ). Fem. Bristol.
third: E. +. Root Boston. fourn. Time. minutes
Is 2-5 seconds. 49,
Ash,irst, Newark, 90 yards; Matt Downey, Boston.
scratch, second: Harry Davenport. Newark. 2l0
yards, third: Jacob Magln Newark, Oyards, fourth
Time, minutes II seconds.
Five Mile Handicap. Professional-n,,won by
G. c. Schreiber, New York. 275 yards w. Il. Lee.
New York, a75 yards. second; Floyd krebs. Newark,
as yards: third Joe Fogle.: Brooklyn us yards,
winners: Schreiber, 8: Krebs. s. Lee. Lang and
Triebel, each.