The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-10
TITUS A CYCLE HERO
Incidentally Winner of the Quill
Club Purse.
EDDIE BALD RIDES A GREAT RACE.
He Finishes Fourth to Titus From Scratch,
but by Riding the Two Miles in
Am. 15 2-5s. Equals the
Worlds Record.

Manhattan Beach, N. Y, Sept. T.
Gold, the largest amount yet offered in
cycle race. $4,000 of it, in eagles and
double eagles. hung yesterday in short
buckskin purses over the Manhattan
Beach bicycle track.
II was a Klondike which the Quill
clubs big handicap created for Amer
lean professional cycle champions, and
the trail to it was two miles. over a glis-
tening white track of asphalt.
The purses We're attached to a string
tied to posts of the grand stand and the
judges stand and were so hung as to
be about 10 feet above the track.
Those who qualified after the trial
heats We're E. C. Bald, Q. C. W., Buff
falo, scratch; Arthur Gardiner, O. G.
W.. Chicago. scratch F. A. Mcfarland,
San Jose, Cal. % yards; F. ]. Titus, r.
W., New York, 40 yards; L. A. Calla-
han. r. b., Buffalo, so yards; H. r.
Steensen, Dayton, o., go yards; Watson
Coleman, Boston, so yards; E. S. Aker,
Philadelphia. SO yards; w. E. Becker,
Minneapolis, 100 yards; o. S. Kimble,
Old Kaintuck, 100 yards; r. A. Miller,
H. W., New York, 100 yards; II. p.
Mosher, Storm King, 100 yards; L. r.
Jefferson, Asbury Park. N. j., 100 yards;
F. D. White, Lynbrook, N. Y, $50 yards;
Arthur S. Lee, c. W.. Cohoes. 200 yards.
The Men Line Up.
AS the 10 men lined up for the final
heat of the $1,000 mile handicap and
were recognized a murmur went up
from the 5000 people.
1t grew to a roar as the crowd caught
sight OF the buckskin bags swung
across the track. The purses ranged in
size from that of a mans hand to the
tiny fist of lady, and they glistened in
the sun like d bunch of goldenrod.
Before the race Referee Mott an
nounced to the riders, who were seated
like so many Indians on the track, that
disqualification was too small pun
ishment for foul riding in such an inn
portant race and said he would not only
disqualify the unfair rider, but fine
him.
AS the men bent over their pedals,
awaiting the pistol. everybody quivered
with excitement, riders and spectators
alike. Starter Peck delivered his say,
and 'Bang!' went the pistol
Every man dug for life, and mot one
of the field but was moving in an in
stant.
Bald had the inside and took the pole
at the start, Gardiner following. At the
first lap Lee led, with Kenfble in ad-
vance of the middle markers.
The rear crowd gradually came to-
gether in the next lap. Mosher was the
first to make the two-thirds, Titus cut
ting out the running for the back
markers. Lee, with Mosher and Letter.
son, were trying like soldiers to main
tain their allowance and alternated in
pacing frequently. At the mile they
were so yards ahead of the bunch, with
Miller in between, going it alone. Gar
diner assumed the lead of the rest of
the field at the mile post, with Bald
half length back, Titus dropping back
to last position.
Bald went in front of Gardiner on
the next lap, and it looked as If it would
be his race. The pace was hot, every
one straining every ounce of strength
in him to the utmost.
How Titus Won.
On the bell lap Frank White of Lyn-
brook was in the lead, and every bit of
energy in his system was being brought
into play.
The back markers swallowed up the
four who were in the lead. Every man
watched the other, and all feared to
make the initial move.
BY this time the turn into the back
stretch had begun. Then something
happened. From the punched field
emerged Watson Coleman. Titus eye
was on him, and like flash he fol-
lowed. The rest of the riders were aft
er him in an instant. But 1t was too
late. Coleman jumped into the lead
on the back stretch, with Titus after
| him.
The sight as they went down the
back stretch was one never to be for
gotten. Not man but had fighting