The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-16
F. ]. TITUS.

The first prize for this race was horse,
harness and carriage, valued at $500. Soon
after ne had won H. the ST. Paul boy jump
Cd into the carriage, and after lifting his
wheel in was driven around the enclosure
amid cheers.
IN the third heat Of the one mile open,
rJass event, Arthur Gardner, of Chicago,
cut out the pace for the entire mile. On
The back stretch in the last lap Harry
Maddox made a strong effort to reach the
leader and finally tapped Gardeners wheel.
but the pace was too hot for ham and he
dropping back TO fifth place, Gardiner win
Ming by third OF second
The final heat was a slow race. for which
the track more than anything else was re-
sponsible At the start Zeig.er set the
pace. McDonait, trailing and Gardiner and
Kennedy fighting for third place. On the
hack stretch Gardiner jumped to the front.
Titus at the tail Of the procession. had
blood In his eye. and sprinted past the en-
tire field with the exception Of the two
leaders who were fighting desperately.
Mcdonald held Gar1fner's wheel TO The
tape getting second place. with Titus
third
The two-miie open, class p. final, was
loafing game. Coming to the last turn
Maddox and Titus sprinted and fought
II out on even terms TO the finish, Titus
winning by a few inches.
Harry Maddox was to have tried FOR
The fiye-mle record with pacemakers.
bur he claimed 10 be physically unable
TO undertake the test. Fred Titus took
the place OF Maddox. and was paced by
Earle and Murphy on a tandem. and
seavcy, Mcleod Barnett and Mayo on
quad. The tandem cut out the pace Tor
The first mic, which was covered In
20 Is Then the quad went ahead and
set a rafting pace, the second mile being
made In i:59 Is. The tandem carried IL
fus along for the third mile in e:oS s-5
Then the quad went on again. and Titus
did not lst IL get more than foot from
him az any time. The fourth mile was
done IN 207. The quad came into the
home stretch at furious rate, with IL
tas hanging on in good shape. When-h
creased the tape every one thought he
had beaten the record, and the crowd
caeered him Justify. As soon as quiet
was restored the announcer said Titus
had not beaten the record, but had
equaled e, his time being l0:s2 s-5. As
this was accomplished on a slow track
y was remarkable.
Following are today's summaries;
Two-mile handicap. class Il, specisl-B.
B. Bird. ST. Paul. $50 yards. first; a. II.
Barnett. Plainneld y. J.. $50 yards, sec
ond Fred Barry, Syracuse, $50 yards. third.
Tine. 4:si So.
Half mile open. class 4. hnal-H. +.
Masher, Harlem, first: r. IT. Mccall. Den
YER. second w f.. Tensoler. Rockville.
bird. Time. IA 20.
One mile open. class b. flnal-Arthur
Gardiner. Chicago. first; Angus Mcleod.
bantford second: +. ]. Titus. New York.
third. Time a:27 Is
One mile. omen class A. fnal-H. r.
Nosher Harlem, first. Joe Harrison, As
bury Park second: C. II. Hoefrer. ST. Paul.
THIRD Time. 30
rwomlle open. class r. fnal-F. J. tt
las, New York. first: II. ". Madden. As
bury Park. second; Fred Hallen. SYRIA
euse. third Time. $50 s-5
one mile special. open 20 all first and
sseond men in class \ races during the
meet paced by tAndem--Joe Harrison. AS
bury Park. FIRST: IT. Z Mosher. Harlem.
second: ". a Browne. New York, third.
Tine. 2DaI
Fred Titus did not go for the one hour
record. but took the place OF Maddox.
Who was H. for a Eve mile exhibition
agalnst time. With pacemakers He start
81 or paced ~ Earl and Murphy on
tandem for the first mile: time. a:07 Is.
s1uai team composed OF Seavey, Nc
ieoa Barnett and Mayo picked him up
On the second mile; time end Of second
sae 4N6 So. \ tandem paced him the
.asFd mile. which VAS finished in 500 *
.aen the quad team went out ahead, ane
1tias samely stuck 10 them; time end %
aaarth mile. SIS 4-S The nth mile was
s@apletea In i0:s9 30 which Just equals
' = johnsnn's record for the distance.
s~@se a. Louisville last November.