New-York tribune., 1897-07-18
sTARBUCK AN EASY WINNER
rrrrs DROPS OUT EARLY IN THE GREAT
rwENrY-MILE CYCLE RACE.
HE ATTRIBUTES HIS FAILURE TO FlN'sH ~ IN
PERFECT TRAINING AND ILL HEALTH
THE pHlLADELPHIAN BREAKS THE
AMERICAN RECORD AT NAN
HAITIAN BEACH.


HAITIAN BEACH.
The midsummer race meet of the American Cycle
Racing Association would have fallen as nat as an
ice cake In July on Broadway had II not Oeeh .o'
tho indornitabl pluck endurance and speed OF
young man from Philadelphia named frana s"'
buck The race meet was held ct the Aa"h"''"''
Beach track yesterday afternoon. and, While the
short races we! contested. the management
had made the feature the long-dis,ance contest
between Starbuck and Titus. and the spectators
took the cue and looked at the real races WITH oaiy
passing interest.
Spccd endurance ard ?Iuok the Tires neoss-
sary at,ribu:cs OF an athlete In any branch OF
spoY, II he wishes to reach tho top rouha OF Iahe
in his speciality. Serbuck possesses ell these rs'
ouirements ard when a match race FOR twenty
miles was announced between the fhiiaoeip'ha''
ard Titus Il only natural that most OF 'iie eA
perts willing TO wager anything tf0h W
TO that starbuck would win, Those were the
prevailing odds tho track yesterday, IN spi'e oi
the fact that II was generally admitted that Titus
had secured the better pacemakers-a "ohoeriui
advantage IN a race Of this sort
The race was TO have started at p. m, but 1t
was half an hour later before the actual start was
made A slight accident to one of the wheels
caused a delay OF nearly half en- hour Each man
had eighteen pacemakers and they were astrioe
tandemx triplets. quadruplets and dun'upie's'
Titus's pacing forces were stationed al the ia'
turn into the backstretch, while s'arp"ck
Each force had a captain in command VINO o'-
rected tho work Of tho pacemakers The Nv"
riders were simply supposed 10 keep their eyes
glued 10 tho rear OF their pacing wheeis IN iroh'
and 10 push for all they were worth
At the start s,arbuck picked uI by gum
tet while Tituss manager was satisfied WIN d
triplet. Tho ''quint" is ain urgainy LOOKING '~-
chine and II started off with the speed OF fre"-
mans thinking cap when baseball prooiem is 10
be solved AS a result Titus took the lead from .he
start and lie gained a leac OF a quarter OF d 'ai
IN the first mile Starbuck's pacemakers continued
TO 10 wrong and at the end of three miles li'ue
had secured a lead Of a full haf-lap Then the ma
chnes IN front of 8 arbuck began 10 90 the WORK io'
which their riders were paid The hFst niiio was
made at a clipping pace, Titus covering 'hs oio
tance in l:sI is. The second mile was even i"se
Titus Increasing his lead ard doing the mile In io'
Tho pace slackened perceptiby In tAe neat '"''0
miles all being we'll over two minutes
In Tho sixth mile siarbuck began TO gain on tae
nying Titus and the spectators were cheer'hs me
mad They had seen plueky rides ~ S
men, and paudits starbucS had rsduced TITUS 1S
lead TO pss wSe Sse woRed up "a to the highest pitch
Of enthusiasm when the onlookers were re CUE bI
Saea@sheTs fSo 60 rode up the
point with his hand on his righs slgs' aHe e
eompained having stitch in ms SIDE ana WHer er
questioned said that he had hpt oaeh h hn prnibed
the race and that besides, he had Oeeh irouDi'u
Sas had was possSe hf that pain
left side i was S TO faa aef S9Sg Sase se for
titus in the first three miles had been 100 Ia much tor Dr
wns record S desP e g" ala
the pucky rider was chserrd cp nsae ibe ninth
the a ,I,iIS IN a s his fastest mile from that time to
the nnish He accomplished the task IN 4l rernrd n
made by Michael at the Quill Club Mheemedds secneds
meet last yard year by @as . minuf The Worlds record
made by Thomas Linton in England: is b 80 a., A.,
rscs yesSaS fGI derl pupeda rode Wheel
EesIed Oh to o. TIE officials were as follows
Ssfs'ts T. State Division q J. sdgss 4 Fros s &
Bach 3esGmeseT' K G W p : Z Aase ylss.prssiasnt j.
A. Robert Tsn'Ss zen & f1a9siaa H Gsrantr
SIparss@LeW,s Mssana@L w Holly srookl,n; A. zinm, W
,sdbs4s E;sa sdesTa99d'A r 9 c clerk Of Trsnk
Borlsnd B. b C. assistant , csrks-MM: A. " nacc cnr nr-
sg s1a E. 6 & Marshal ~ %hsrss ,ss whs y g
A. &C. fTsa Rsron 6n.ns Brookyn '"
starbuck has been matched to en- meet Michael al
hs iSs se1Sn saSsse esSh % p be an interesting bu
sarbuck seems unable TO secure the piopSr sort & on
no; OF particular merit and the APPENDED sum m
inares will tell their part OF e soH 81 ix of
The the riders fe Joseph Gacaysjo of 'hf e HSss Sss
Cycle Club was r,Gksa as 1p red for BY physician
30 bones were broken.
SUMMARIZES.
Mile pacemakers' handicap Grofess!onaD-7fitst heat
soa.e os Buffalo aic aecana Pierce &c srde, ns,9n
i.ariS .S Sa'ds9 n snis Shay poHSn s"h
ashley @ Falls oS Mass sS go ya5S chieh
S1S 11ses ssaa s.@q: sSni SSs sSs5
o@ss ;a,d, fSh 1sAt.y 4 weSfr pRln
SsDns % ..n saFi ME- MccuTdy Fhisdspha ysrd
sesentn. sssssaa' Time-2?la. Time
w X. sibiey south Brooklyn wheemen GAO yards, !
samuel Bro:k Brookiyn a25 YARDS
). L. Decker, Ashley Fans go ,s sards'. '....''..
Won by twenty yards. half a length between second
onethra mile tma,sgnFirs, & heat won naS, by so;a IT.
sH u Wb Tosy !n eS5ns Fsa "
won b II ce,t Ssxhaysn John aa, caG'fSai2 @ SY T.
HoS.nan. New Haven; Frark White Lynbeok second.
Fsh ss. sfss eos Kch%ond H H %
Time-0:45
FINAL HEAT.
George Re,,h Harlem wheeimen ..,.,-.'..''''''''
Z. T. Allen. South Br9r.yn Wnselmsn iT1t ''''''
won by half length; tn. same distance between
second and third
s E. smS Afs' sSasssa sSa by
TMois Second heat on by sscohd j. a DSsKer 1ss
aso&sna.a staten l.sna Fsi s.s, 4
MeDab.e Mo by Samuel BROCK brooklyn A. NewhOuse Bu.-
fa.o second. Time-O:i3.
FINAL HEAT.
A. Newhouse Buffalo ,....,','.''..''''.''
Samuel Brock. Brooklyn
Ray Macdonald New-York.
! 1, Decker Ashley Falls Mass. ................'. I
- - T1me-O:i42s.
Won by half a length; length between second and
third
Half-me handicap tama'eur)-F!rst heat wen by
George Reith Harlem Wheeimen scrateh,i f. De alaT-
tni South Brooklyn Wheelmen (25 yardsl. second; o.
II Collet New-Haven GO yards third W. T. Bennett,
Enyohlyn yards) Time 0Gss Second heat
won By z. c. Hsusman. New-Hayen ,sctatcO r. W
Rcht South BROOKLYN Wheelmcn 20 yards), second A.
s. Jungknd Riverside Wheeimen t33 YARDS. third; A.
G. Relyea, Brooklyn 80 yards,. fourth. Time-l;Oi%
FINAL HEAT.
T. C. Hausinan New-Haven tscratct). )..,........,..
George R-i,h Harlem Wheemen scratch.
Charles OConnof. Knicherbocker a. c. GO yards).
Time :o3
Won by lengths; half length between second and
thirG.