New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-07
FRED J. TITUS THE WINNER.
,,,D DEFEATED. YET TIES THE RECORD
FOR DISTANCE.


,xcrs-BESr SPORT or THE
YEAR At THE QUILL
GLIB v4EELMEN'S
TOURNAMENT.
4,,or pav viii long be reTnenoeTco ny ,a"s, W,
bf"'' tt,..ra racing in ;his district AT ie"s. ~
loNe'S - ,rarn who iourneyed 20 me MIL
th"' rao.b track Yesterday and wHneSNeN 'I'
a 5ev % the cycle racing 'o"r"a
$50 h, the Quill club Whee4meh S.
-. r,oe Ultnessed on Saturday, the opt""'s I'
:, 49,, ,,,,r,- r,en. but The racing yes''I"',
=. recoros IN mora WAYS han one. ~ 'ie n
oi0"' t 0uu 5000 handicap was the r-cu's-
'a-0 = ing M nv any club in the word Inc
- ,..e,f vas certainly one Of ne sr"n'eS' wv,
%, ., his country. and the attendance va i'
- o,e execution than al any o'"'' ~ 49,
n,1 IN this district. In he p's race WIN -
nav Nv TITUS IN handy fashion. recof" W."
equalled. -. ooaa- breezes
M, no sweeping was done yesterdaF' Wei. -
oo-iv md The cyclists. on wheels ana oN w 80
,,od came 70 the beach in thousands. "ht" 'e
preliminary Of the first contest WAS S'sr'Ti me-
=, - soats in the stands were occupied ana P'eP-
e-a,lons we're made TO tuTn me oVe'Ho" M -
tnneld This was necessary Few minutes
:, was estimated that Ien thousanu P''l -
nresert and those who were not present WIZ 49,,
% ,bo ,ales OF those who We're COR many days 10
come. , ..o,
To rnae-inz Of the cycle kings IS always inter
esting AVID while Michael, the wonderful niue
paced rider. was not amonS the Winners 'teie
,,ara nent,- OF riders on the track who could lose
the little Welshnan in the competition races WHY"
were INDUCED in yesterday. Excellent orue' was
maintained throughout. thousands Of wheels were
checked without disorder. the police ola ther uu'S
well. and the happy holiday throng wenoed then
way homewad at o'clock well Satished with lht''
davis outing and not sparng in their praise OF the
haH
mere run oN in good order. there was not 'loat
IN A single heat. and more fast miles Were reeieu
off in rapid succession than at any other meet held
at the track by the sea
II would have been difficult matter TO improve
uDon the weather conditions. from a racing point
~ view II was one of ulidsummer's warmest eff
forts put out TO swelter humanity rather late IN
The season. In the crowded stands II was de-
cidediy warm and summer costumes we're comfort
abe as comfortable as any costume outside OF
bathing suit could have been yesterday
To the racing men the weather was ideal. and
the warmer the sun shone down upon their
q vered heads the better they liked H. Then the
usual stiff breeze. the enemy OF fast time.
absent and well-trained muscles responded 10
every demand made upon them with alacrity i'm
possible IN cold weather and high winds. Quarter
miles were done in O:32 - half miles in 059 and
miles in close 10 the competition mark. There was
not a really slow heat during the entire days
racing.
The first started promptly AZ 80 D.
and this served to whet the appetite Of the
lockers for the rich and rarereat TO come, the big
handicap. which has been talked about much.
The preliminary heats on Saturday had left such
an excellent ladder" it decided that
changes were needed in the handicap, and ne men
were started on the marks that they mad
cupied In the preliminary heats on the first day OF
the tournament While about $500 had been dis
tributed in the heats there was sufficient money
left OF the purse 70 guarantee the winner yester-
-bta
man who finished second 800 third and $50 10
fourth. Fifty dollars promised 10 the rider
who should be fortunate enough 10 break the two
mile competition recori. 4l5 rs. held Jointly by
X. r Sanger. professional and A. B. CIoehler.
amateur.
II was 4:10 O'Clock when Starter Peck was heard
to veil Starters ready! Timers resdy! and then the
sharp crack OF the pistol told the anxious thou
sands that the OF the year on. just if
teen men survived the preliminary trials. with f.
C. Bald and Arthur Gardner on scratch and
Arthur E Lee on The 2p-yard mark In between
or the sans marks, o. from 10 10 % wards apart.
we're riders whose records entitled hem toi every
consideration. Titus was the ao-yard mark and
the anky but plucky handicap rider. Mcfarland,
was on the 25-vard line.
Before the race Chairman Mott Of the Racing
Board Of the L. A. w. requested all the riders 20
get together. a. he had something to say TO them
Then he warned the men that they were about 10
race for the richest prize offered in this coun-
mani,ke manner. He sad that foul riding would
not be allowed under any circumstances, and that
any rider guilty OF any such work would he fined
heavily az well suffer suspension. The riders
received the warning good-naturedly and took their
positions the track allowed them by their hand
caps. Many thought that Mosher. Lee and Miller
who ran away with their heat Saturday would
duplicate the feat yesterday and by pacing each
other aDture the first three prizes. A. the strug
gle proceeded this fear was SHOWN 10 have been
Well founded but the result also showed that the
habdc4pper had gagged the racing qualities Of The
three men 10 4 nicely.
The smoke Of the pistol had not cleared away be-
fore tns fifteen hardy riders were fairly lying
around the track There no waiting or loahrS.
and every pushing mis- pedals for all there
was In him. At the end OF the first lap the riders
going alOng A clipping pace in three
punches. Lee. White and MOsher were in the first
bunch and they were alternating IN pacing. IKE "A
team. The other bunch going along nicely,
while the scratch men. Bad and Gardiner. were
riding like the wind 10 catch up with the neelnS
men In front. Bald and Gardiner caught the
second bunch in the second lap. and then 1t became