Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-22
CYCLE TRACK NOTES.

The match pursuit race Thursday night
at the track of the Park Bicycle Club be-
tween Fred Titus of New York city and j.
Frank Starbuck of Philadelphia is attract
ing considerable attention. While both
riders are known to many bicycle enthu-
siasts in this city on account of their
previous good work, perhaps both enjoy a
much larger acquaintance in Baltimore and
New York. and especially in Philadelphia
where Starbuck is a favorite. and where
he has done nearly all of his racing the
present season. Thursday evening will
mark his first appearance in this city
BY his excellent work Saturday Titus has
shown himself 10 be in excellent trim for
unpaced work. He was at the Woodside
track in the afternoon A feature was a
pursuit race, conducted lines similar to
the race in this city Wednesday. Titus
rode against 3. B. Stevens and John Zim-
norman. both good riders for middle dis
lance. and he defeated them, overtaking
both after a long ride. In this race he
broke the hve-mile unpaced track COMPETE
ton record His time was II. 52, while the
former record was 11.31, said to have been
made by Charles Church of Philadelphia in
a recent race in that city. Not content
with winning this race Titus entered a ten
mile professional handicap SATURDAY. night
at the Tioga track, near PhiladeIp hia
There Were thirty-six entries scattered all
over the track. Starbuck had 100 yards
handicap, while other good men were
ranged UP to i15 Yards Titus was the
only scratch man. BY his peculiar tactics
ne managed to win the race, his time being
given DIT "a 10 10 As an incentive to fast
Tune a special prize was offered to the
leader at the end of each mile of the race
While Titus did not capture a single one of
the mile lap prizes he showed up well at
the finish and won out easily.
Robert Walthour and Billie Sims, who
left the city Saturday morning for PhiIa-
delpnia, were entered at both meets but
failed To capture anything. At the Wood
side track a three-Hlile lap race was run
for professional riders, while in the ten
mile handicap at the Tioga track nett her
of the local men obtained a place They
returned home today and will get into con-
dition for the Thursday night meet
An event that was held at Philadelphia
Saturday night will probably be- held in
this city soon. 1t was a quad pursuit race
though not unlimited The distance was
placed at five miles, and at the end of that
Tune the winning team was rs yards in the
lead, the time being 1149 1-3
A race was held at Philadelphia on the
evening of August IL exactly similar to the
pursuit race which will be run Thursday
evening between Starbuck and Titus The
contestants in the Philadelphia race were
Starouck and Clint Coulter, the former un-
paced king While Coulter won, he had the
hardest kind of work. The men started at
lasted for fifteen miles and fifty yards the
time being 1852 80 For unpaced work
this IS regarded as remarkably fast. The
race OF Thursday Is expected to last fully
Ten ml!es. II not longer Both men are
evenly matched, and both have about the
same amount of endurance. The Philadel-
phia race is only cited an instance of
the possible length Of race of this class
The list OF events for the Labor day race
meet, Monday, September 5. has been
made cut, and the entry blank is now in
the hands Of the printer A departure from
the usual custom will be made and these
races Will be held in the afternoon at &
o'clock. The Sims-Schade match race will
be the feature Three heats of one mile
best two out of the three. The heats will be
paced, and time limit of two minutes will
be placed on each mile. A failure to make
this time will mean the running over of the
heat The events and prizes are as follows
First event. one mile NOVICE, amateur
prize. gold medal. valued at S15.
Second event, one mile handicap anna
teur; prizes, first. $40 diamond second. SIS
hath robe; third, $40 gold ring; fourth. IS
gold ring.
Third event, two-mile Arlington Wheel
men handicap. open only TO club members
prizes. first, $50 diamond: second $40 dia-
mond; third. So diamond
2 Fourth event. one mile open, professionals
prizes. first, So; second, SIS; third, $40;
fourth. So.
Fifth event, invitation Australian pursuit
tandem race, professional; prizes first $40.
second, $40: third. SO.
Sixth event match race. paced, Fred
Sims versus Fred Schade. for a purse of
so; best two out of three heats deciding
winner.
The largest crowd that has attended an
athletic exhibition of any kind in St Louis
FOR three years turned out Saturday to wit
ness the national circuit bicycle races.
Balds time OF 200 2-5 breaks the world 8
competitive record for a fiye-lap track The
haI-mile handicap, professional, final heat
went 10 F. A Mcfarland tscratchy; Arthur
Gardiner 40 YARDS. second: Orlando Stew
ems 60 yards, third. Time. LOO % The
one-mile rational championship to E. C..
Bald; Martin, second: Mcfarland third
Time, 100 20. The two-mile handicap. pro-
fesslonal. To jay Eaton go YARDS in 4 80 =:
Cooper C23 YARDS was second, and McFar-
land (scratch), third