The Indianapolis journal., 1895-08-18
TITUs'S GOOD WORK
THE CHAMPION TEN-M1LER NOW
TIED FOR THIRD on THE TRACK.
Bald Has Held First Place Since Early
In June-Number OF the Cracks
Have Retired.
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The coming week will see fewer changes
still. as but few OF the riders-less than a
dozen, in fact-attended the Minneapolis
and Marinette meetings. prior to which the
table is figured. Edward c. Bald remains
in the lead-a position he has held since
early in June. Bald is consistent per-
former, and the greatest competitive rider
of the season thus far The regular year
is now half over Bald has been steadily
at work since the first of April. and yet
gives little sign OF wearing out. He had
one off week. but such come to all men at
some time during the year
Cabanne has displayed pluck in his rid
ing this season which has won for him
the admiration Of all. Cabanne's fall at
Ilion and his severe injuries at that time
would have laid most men on the shelf.
Cabanne rode a month on nerve alone. and
came direct from a sick bed to Asbury
Park to compete In. the national champion
ships His severe falls at that time in the
first race in which he competed. and the
fostering of the sores caused by those falls.
did not deter one iota from the pluck of the
man. and he came West TO race when most
men would have remained in bed. His team
mate. Fred j. Titus. is beginning to meet
expectations, and with few victories this
week of a meritoriouss character becomes
tied with Charlie Murphy for the third po-
sition. Titus did not win for long time,
but at no time was he discouraged The
lad was a steady and consistent performer
last season, and is beginning to show form
like that displayed in 1894.
Charlie Murphy is one of the great sur
prises of the season. Murphy Is veteran
at the racing game having been nine years
on the path almost without intermission,
and racing constantly summer and winter.
Murphy has seen hosts of good riders come
and go, and has bobbed UP serenely every
year. He has improved steadily as the
years advanced until to-day he can be
ranked with the leaders. The early part of
this season Murphy did nothing, and there
were those who predicted his withdrawal
from the path. What the veteran lacked
was a trainer, and to his happy fortune
in securing Billy Young may be attributed
much OF his late success
UNLUCKYs GARDINER.
Arthur Gardiner whose fall last week
has famed him considerably and compelled
his retirement for week at least, is one
Class A man that stepped from the lower
ranks to the higher and went to the front
at once. GARDENERS early work this season
at Bridgeport and Asbury Park did not
meet expectations, but his late work has
given him the right to rank among the
foremost. Louis Callahan. the Buffalo lad,
is now at home threatened with typhoid
malaria fever. In. every contest in which
Callahan has been a competitor this sea-
son the lad has shown the same good fight
ing qualities as weres displayed last season,
and in his percentages has held we'll to the
front from the outset.
The unfortunate accident to Otto Ziegler
at South Bend will force that rider TO
main quiet for the next six weeks at least.
Ziegler had not been fulfilling expectations
season, but his late work had given every
indication of greatly improved form. Zieg-
Ter came among the men stranger and
unacclimated. This took time to overcome.
Zegler's accident owasi due entirely to the
indiscriminate starting in scratch events
Of men of all classes, and but forces the
issue of class racing and invitation races
for the cracks. A rider without the neces-
sary speed to maintain the pace should not
be given the privilege OF starting with men
out of his class. In this case a rider
wished to drop back. and in searching for
a chance and looking behind, threw Gardi-
ner and resulted In Ziegler's most serious
day should comprise an invitation mile
race. Two class races Of half and mile
and a handicap should complete the pro-
w. F. Sims, of Washington, claims, ap-
parently with justice. that he is possessed
of "a hoodoo, fofshe finds 1T impossible to
tired for a rest His team mates, Bald
and Macdonald, will also retire after the
meet at Mt. Clemens and will first be seen
again at the Waltham meet on Labor day.
Macdonald was sick in the spring while in
California, and was compelled to do his
training in the early races Of the season.
on meeting the party at the national meet
and at Bridgeport gave indication OF his
9ld-time : form OF late the riding OF Mac, C
his friends 'e -
Harry Maddox displayed his first good
form Of the season in his great ten-mile
win at Manhattan Beach. In this contest
he defeated Sims and captured the worlds
record of q :ss rs, but the two riders gave
indications of the great strain thrown on
them at that time in the poor quality of
their riding displayed thereafter. Maddox
was in form Wednesday for splendid work
with Titus for the second match at Man.
haitian Beach, and his falling out in the
third mile is unaccountable. Tituss new
ten-mile record of '2O:5S As is the wonder Of
Earl Kiser, the Dayton lad, has proved
himself a worthy foe In handicap work
and lightning finisher at any and all
in training at Steubenv:lle has given this
man a setback, and he has steadily re-
treated. from front position in percent
sists in riding. and in the Chicago races
again brought low when DeCardy fell
IN front of him in the tiye-mlle event. E =;
water on the knee-cap and strained cord
in the leg. II may be that this speedy
and consistent performer will not be able
to again come on the track this year.
THE CAN iDIAN TEAM.
The coming of Mcleod and Davidson, the
Canadian champions, did not create the
stir that was expected, and neither proved
a worthy foe. Toward the last. while
the circuit in Ohio, both gave indication OF
coming form and ability to cope with the
tricks of the Class B army to-day, and the
experience gained at that time will un-
doubtedly do these riders good when they
meet the riders of the United States on the
Canadian branch Of the National circuit.
Bliss and Cooper have been seen in many
close finishes since entering the circuit IN
Ohio, and a couple of weeks more will see
them more often among the winners and
less often with the "also started" Coop
er is one of the cleverest handicap riders
of the season and in the prize list already
ranks ahead OF many men who h re been
on the circuit all season.. The Detroit lad
has won four firsts, two seconds and five
thirds in FIVE weeks. and In the open events
at Chicago finished in the winning list
number of times. q
L. c. Johnson, while low in percentage, is
eighth in prize winnings. being a clever
handicap rider and q man counted in nearly
every finish of race IN which he starts.
Jenny of Utica had the misfortune to fal