The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-16
| 1 ". MEET FINISHED.
The Meeting Was In Every Way
I'D q Big Success. ....,. ~.
TITUS GREAT RACE AGAINST TIME.

The New Yorker Equals Sohnson's Time
Remarkable Performance on slow
Track.
AsBuRY PARK, July le.-Ths sixteenth
annual meet Of the League Of American
Wheelmen, which was brought to close
here last evening, was in every way q big
success, and although most Of the visiting
cyclists had left for their homes, there
were nearly 5000 people at the athletic
grounds in the afternoon, when the fnRl
races were contested. 1t was the most
perfect day that has favored the meeting.
The racing began at the final of the two
mile handicap, class n, special, which
was postponed from last Saturday on 40
count Of the storm. II was won by the
st. Paul boy, d. b. Bird. The first prize
for this race was horse, harness and car
rage, valued at $500 10 was driven 10 the
grounds shortly before the race began,
and soon after he had won 1t the ST. Paul
boy jumped Unto the carriage and was
driven around the enclosure amid cheers.
The trial heats for the GLASS A half mile,
open, were next ridden, and the anal re-
suited in clever victory for Mosher, of
Harlem, with Mccall, Of Denver, good
second, and Tenzler, Of Rockville, third.
Time, LAS
Mosher also won first honors In the
anal Of class A one mile. open, beating
Harrison, q local whoelman, and Hoefer,
Of st. Paul, who finished second and third.
Later on, however, Harrison beat
Mosher in the special mile race for win
ners and seconds during the meet, paced
by tandem, In ala.
In the third heat Of the one mile, open,
class B event, Arthur Gardner, OF Chi.
cago, won, with b. B. Bird second
The final was slow race, for which the
track. more than anything else was re.
sponsiblo. Ziegler had the pole and Gar
diner the bank. Gardiner won, with
Titus second and Mcleod third
The two mile, open, Glass B final, was Q
ioafng game. Titus won by few inches.
Allen, on the pole, Tapped the leaders
wheels, while ziegler, Barry and Dlrn,
berger came over the tape in the order
named.
Harry Maddox was to have tried for the
i've mile record with pacemakers, but he
claimed to be physically unable to under
take the test. Fred Titus, who had de-
cided during the afternoon TO try to beat
the one hour record, took the place Of
Maddox, and was paced by Earle and
Murphy on tandem, and Seavey, Nc
Leod, Barnett and Mayo on quad The
record for Eve miles Is held by j. s. John
son, OF Minneapolis, who did the distance
In 1929 3'5 at Louisville last November
The track here is slow, and Titus an
nounced that he was doubtful II he could
reach this time, but promised to do his
best. When he crossed the tape every one
thought he had beaten tho record, and the
crowd cheered him Justify
AS soon as quiet was restored the IN.
noupcer said; Ladies and gentlemen,
Mr.. Titus has not beaten the record, but
he has equalled 1t, as his time is exactly
1929 3d." The time at the end of each
miles was as follows: One mile, 207 is;
two miles, 4.05 2-5; three miles, O. 90 40;
four miles, s.le IS; five miles, 1922 3-5.
As this was accomplished on slow track,
It was remarkable performance, and the
New Yorker received an ovation when he
rode back to the entrance under the stand.