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claimed for Charley Church, of Phlladel-

claimed for Charley Church, of PhiladeI-
phia.
In paced work Titus has shown up
well In this line of work. however, he
is regarded as a "streaky' rider owing
to the suddenness of the change in his
condition. 1t is a common expression
among the bicycle racers that Titus is
apt to surprise the world" He may be
able TO ride the race of his life one day
against d crack rider. and on the fol-
lowing day be defeated by an old worn
out professional. He managed to defeat
Linton this season and then Linton turn
ed around and defeated him. This even
ed up matters and as a third match
race is being arranged Titus will be
given an opportunity TO surprise his OPP
ponent and the cycling world in gen
eral
Frank Starbuci>'s Record.
On the other hand. Frank s;arbuck is
undoubtedly a much better alI-round
rider than Titus. As a paced rider he is
good. and in unpaced competition work
he has shown fine riding ability In I'M
paced exhibition work, however, he has
done nothing. and in this respect Titus
IS ahead of him. Starbuck never rode
an unpaced exhibition event because
there is hardly enough money in that
style of racing to suit him. Like all other
professional riders ne is more after cash
than glory. and in every race he enters
ne rides hard to win. He never lets an
opportunity slip by him and he Is re-
garded one of the nerviest riders on the
track, taking advantage of every oppor-
tunity and letting nothing pass In
pNii9Hptnhia where ha has done n 1rlv
all of his riding this year, he has won a
number Of friends, and IS a good drawing
card.
Perhaps the greatest race ever ridden
by Starbuck was last Fall at Philadel-
phia, when he met and defeated Jimmy
Michael, the Welsh champion. in a
twenty-five mile paced match race 1t
was the event of the season in the City
of Brotherly Love. Michael had a string
of unbroken victories, and when he went
against Starbuck he misjudged his game
entirely. The race was run fair and
square, and without any mishaps to
either rider. Starbuck toward the latter
part of the race took the lead, and de-
spite the hard work of the Welsh midget
held it and won out by fifty yards or
more Michael had good pace and so
did Starbuck, much better than most
middle distance men last season enjoy
the Philadelphia was able to ride in
the manner in which he did The Welsh
midget felt sore over his defeat but he
admitted that he was fairly and square
ly beaten.
This year Starbuck has ridden a good
deal in pursuit races, and has shown up
well, especially in the Australian style
AT Philadelphia he rode in an event of
this kind against Charley Church and
four others The nfberE mt in a.
race FOR five miles. while Starbuck held
out against Church for eight and a half
more miles before being captured The
race lasted considerably over thirteen
miles. and goes on record as being the
longest Australian pursuit race ever run
in this country. Showing up in this man.
ner in unpaced work, it seems reasonably
certain that Starbuck will give Titus a
long and merry chase when the two meet
Thursday night, with the chances of win
| ming the event evenly divided between
the two.
Starbuck with Titus rode in Baltimore
Tuesday night. They were advertised as
a star team. but they suffered defeat
from the Sims Brothers. who seemed al
most able to ride circles around the TWO.
Program of Events.
Another race scheduled fo- Thursday
night will be a tandem heat race, the
team winning two heats to be declared
the winner. 1t is likely that Titus and
Starbuck will unite as a team and ride
in this event. 1t is expected that some
thing like eight teams will enter The
Sims Brothers will ride and this will be
their first appearance on a tandem in
this city this year. Another event on
| the program that is expected to draw
a large number of entrants will be the
hve-mile amateur handicap, the first
race of its kind this year in the District
Another event that will be held will be
/ the five-mile professional exhibition for
the track record The contestants will
| DC paced by multicycles This will be
! the second time that an attempt has
been made for this record According to
! the entry blank the events and prizes
are as follows:
| First race. fve-mile handicap. ama-
| teur-First prize. valued at $40; secEN
| at SO; third at S..
Second race. tandem heat event, one
| mile heats. PROFESSIONALISM prize. s35;
| second prize. So
| Third race, five-mile exhibition, paced
professional-Lasley trophy. valued at $50
Fourth race, unlimited match pursuit
professional Fred Titus versus Frank
Starbuck. Prize, 500.