The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18
BROKE THE FIvE-MILE RECORD
TITUS, GREAT FEAT AT MANHAT-
TAN BEACH IN THE MATCH
RACE.

He Breaks the EtVe-Miie and the
Ten-lIiIe Records I'm His Ten-MfIe
Match Race with Hurry Maddox.
Who Held the Old Ffve-MiIe Rec
ord-A Hot Pace Made and Maddox
Had 10 Drop Ogt-TItus Out-Sprint-
ed the Tandem Time and Time
Again and Had 20 Can for Better
Tfme-CS cling News of the Week.
r. v. Connerat. Savannah's fast rider,
who went up to Greenwood, S. C. last
Thursday TO participate in the two days
race meet returned yesterday morning
The heavy rains spoiled all racing. as il
flooded the tracks and all the events had
10 be indefinitely postponed.
The Greenwood cyclers made it pleas
ant for their visitors, but it is said that
their track is in a poor condition to make
time on, being a sort of kite shaped,
though more of a triangular form, with
very poor banking.
The Jacksonville. Fla, wheelmen have
purchased a track of 135 acres near that
city and will build up a resort there, with
road house, bicycle track, bowling alleys.
sailing, etc. 1t is a magnificent spot,
right on the river, and with facilities for
making IL a great pleasure resort. The
bicycle track will be one-third of a mile
and of cement.
George Banker has been selected by the
League of American Wheelmen authori-
ties to represent the United States at the
worlds international cycling champion
ships. which are now being held at Co
logne; yesterday, to-day and tomorrow
being the days for the racing.
George N. Adams of Jacksonville, Fla,
now holds the bicycle record for the state
of South Carolina, which was made last
week on the track at Newberry. An ac-
count of the races says: ION Thursday
afternoon a very interesting race was
made on the Newberry track by George
N. Adams the southern champion, in an
effort to lower the state record of 2:15 3-5,
made by John S. Johnson in Charleston,
in May, 1894, on cement track. Mr.. Ad-
ans broke the record on the Newberry
track on Thursday evening, making the
mile in 214I5. This now is the state rec
ord, the time being officially taken, and
will, no doubt, be of interest to cyclists
throughout the state"
One of the greatest events of last week
was the ten-mile match race at Man
haitian Beach, between Fred Titus and
Harry Maddox. The latter held the ten
miles competitive worlds record but the
pluckN titus peat MIN out Ddulys
the five miles in 1918 l-3, and the ten
miles in 2O:5S 1-5. The former records
were 1920 2-5, and the latter p 80 3-5.
Maddox couldn't hold the pace and
dropped out. There was a great deal of
generalship displayed on the start as to
who should catch the quad Titus sue
ceeded; then commenced a most exciting
race. Maddox gave up after a few laps
and left Titus in command of all. The
first mile was run in 2m., lbs; second,
4m., POS; third, en-, 2-5s.; fourth,
Sm., IL S-5s.; fifth, 10m., IS los; sixth,
I'm, % S-5s.; seventh, lam, 29s.; eighth,
16m., 80 4-5s.; ninth, Ism, 46s.; and tenth,
2Om., IS 4-5s. Maddox formerly held the
record. His time being 2lm., 80 S-5s.
At Manhattan Beach Wednesday, Harry
c. Tyler reduced the professional record
for one mile from 1853 to 1;49 2-5 and for
two miles from S:561A to 1856 sharp. This
was great work.
George Fitzsmmons of Charlotte, N.
c., announces a diamond" bicycle tourn-
ament, at that place, Monday, Sept. 16.
The first prize will be a diamond of the
value of $50; the second, SIS; and the
third, $40. This is new move in prizes,
and possibly one that the racing men will
appreciate, as diamonds are always well
come.
Tom Cooper, Bald, Macdonald and Ca
banne were the bright stars of the Mime
apolis (Minn.) meet of the national cir
cult Aug 13 and A. On the first day Bald
won the one mile open in 2:0S 2-5; Cooper
secured one handicap race and Bird the
other The second day Cooper beat Bald
in the one mile open, and also won the
two mile handicap, Cabanne winning the
one mile handicap from the scratch.
Toledo, O., is getting ready to make a
big bid for the meet of the League OF
American Wheelmen in 1896. There is a
great deal in it for city, as Asbury
Park found out, and many other cities
will make efforts TO secure it next year.
1t is estimated that the men now fol
lowing the circuit customarily wear jewels
TO the aggregate value of $4,000. Gardi.
ner, Bald, Coulter, Murphy and L. c
Johnson affect diamonds, while Scott and
others of more quiet taste are content
with opals and stones of lesser value.
Louis Gimm completed a twenty-four
hour bicycle ride to beat the world S
record at Cleveland, o., Aug. 10. He
rode 453 miles. The best previous anna
teur record was 407 miles and s. yards;
professional, 42l
Louis Callahan is a glazing example
OF sending a man after road race when
he is trained only for track work. Cal
lahan is now threatened with typhoid
malaria fever as a result of his success
full quest in the Detroit twenty-five mile
road race.
Racing against horses is going TO be
popular form of the sport at the close
OF the season, and already a number
OF contests have been arranged. The
professionals are following this branch
steadily and winning laurels. There can
De little doubt that cycle racing is cutting
great swaths in the morse racing field.
Information comes this week that his
torlc Lexington has taken away week
A Oh horse racing for fair week, the latter
|. part Of August, and placed a list of races
lor the wheelmen instead. The racing
men are smiling broadly at the news