The evening times., 1895-09-19
GREAT RIDING AT TIoGA
Starbuok Wins a Fast Match Race
From Eaton.
Sanger Made Poor Showing In the
Mile Professional Race, Baker
Winning as. He Pleased.
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Philadelphia, Sept. 19.-Last nights ex-
hibition at Tioga was a fitting wind-up To
the most successful season in the history
of bicycle riding. The fact that many
noted professionals were to meet made
the event an unusually attractive one, and
the crowd that was present was well paid.
Starbuck's phenomenal mile in his match
race with Eaton was the feature of the
evening. Both men took a preliminary
spin and were loudly applauded. Lands
and Curtis paced them on a tandem from
the twenty-five yard mark.
The men got good start. They kept
together all the way around, the pace
makers doing very good work. The first
quarter was ridden in "A 40. When the
/ tandem dropped Starbuck made for home
at a terrific pace. not appearing To be the
least affected by the killing pace Eaton
hung ON bravely until the turn. when he
saw that Starbuck was running away,
when ne gave up, leaving his rival com
compiet. victory. The time. POS 40. was
the fastest mile ever ridden at Tioga
in competition. The time for the two
thirds or a mile was 20 2-5.
The one-niiie invitation race came next
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with Sanger on the pole, Tyler, Starbuck,
Eaton. Baker, Coleman, In the order named.
Rulon and Baldwin were the pace-ma kers
Tyler caught the big machine, with Baker
and Coleman following. The men kept
the same line up to the bell. when a great
rush was made for home. In the struggle
that followed the local favorite, Starbuck
and the general favorite, Sanger, were
left in the shuttle, Tyler, Coleman and
Baker riding almost neck and neck across
the tape. Baker won by about an inch
from the Springfield man in the splendid
time of 2:0S 40. There were two teams
for the tandem race. Starbuck and Barihoio-
new defeating Eaton and Buzzard by
about one-haifa lap in 2:14 40.
Fort Worth. Tex. in order to get even with
Dallas and her fights, has turned out a
track bicycle rider who is but years
OF age, and who has ridden a third of
Il mile in the record-brcaking time OF
2:29. This younEster has accepted the
challenge of Gay Neil, 5. of Evansville,
Ind. and the two will tie up at the latter
city on October ; in match race. The
name of this wonderful youngster is Charley
McAdans. His record was made on a %
pound wheel, but he is having a special
S-pounde. built for him in Chicago. lie is
willing tn meet all corners at his age. His
father is putting him through a regular
course of training and he Will ride at Cincin-
natl, Columbus, Springfield. Dayton, In
tlianapolis, Chicago and other cities. Charles
Will race a little Dallas girl of his age at
the Dallas fair this fall.
Arnold wcstcott. OF Chicago, will make
an attempt next Sunday 10 break the
American 1oO-mile bicycle record. He
will have several tandem teams as pace
makers.
There is great interest being shown in
the five-Inile handicap, class B, race to
be run at the meeting of the South End
wheemen in Philadelphia on Saturday
night. Among the entries are Cabanne.
Titus, Casper, Murphy, Bliss and some
eight or ten Others. 1t is expected TO be
a fast and hal rd race.
John j. Johison announces that he will
20 10 Europe to remain all OF next summer.
Vino" the trick bicycle rider, arrived
in Washington this morning. Vino's home
is in San Francisco, and he left that city on
July "a to ride To New York. He has
covered, up to this time, little over
5000 miles,
Vino will give up his effort to go any
farther. just before he reached Scranton.
Pa, he had a collision with a farmers
wagon that has broken him up pretty
badly. He managed to get this far after
a struggle.
rhe biggest days work Vino has done
since he left san Francisco was l5S miles
in fourteen hoIrs. He will go from here to
New York by rail- and will join the Riley &
Wood variety company there.
Vino says. while he will quit road work
for the present. he would like to ride down
the Capitol steps on a safety wheel, and
that he will do so If the authorities will
not interfere with him.