Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-20
LOGAN sponrTNa ropIos.
some Interesting Talk From Track
Field and club Room.

Field and club Room.
w. l.. Coudon Of North East, Nd, tho
champion hammer-thrower who created
many worlds records at the Warren Ath-
letio Clubs sports year ago, will shortly
attempt to create some new records with
the hammer and SO pound weight.
The members OF the Wilmington Wheel
Club were out In force on sunday. In
the morning an informal run was taken
to Centreville aud in the afternoon
large party went about CT miles up the
Weat Chester road along the Brandywine
where they loupged in the shade whiting
the oigars recently won by Mr. Merrihew
in the Orange road raoe.
Captain d. Wallis Merrihew of the
Wilmington Wheel Club and party Of
wheelmen from this city will spend tneir
vacation awheel in two weeks' trip to
Boston, thence by wheel through Massa-
chusetts to the Hudson river and return
home. The trip will be delightful enc
as tho party will pass by some of the
most romantic scenery and over SOME OF
the best roads to be found ntbis country.
Local wheelmen are aeitRting the sub.
ieet of giving big 25 miles handicap
road race from Middletown to this city
similar to the big Orange road race on
Memorial Day. II 10 proposed to have IL
run about September and the projectors
feel assured that all the big bicycle man.
ufacturing companies would contribute
literally in prizes and large entry list
OF big flyers would DO assured
b. Frank Mcdaniel raced in the Odd
Fellows bicycle races at the state fair
grounds, Philadslphis, on Saturday, but
Taxis, the new Philadelphia flyer, swept
the field in every race in which he was
entered.
Those wheelmen who recently narrowly
escaped being run over by the Elan
swain who drove so recklessly into their
midst, iostling ons man from his wheel,
propose to prosecute this specimen oil
read hog for assault.
The patriotic people of North East,
Md, propose to celebrate the Fourth Of
July by giving come outdoor sports.
There will baruuninR, walking and jump
ing match, base bail and other outdoor
games. Coujon will also give an exhibi
ton OF hammer throwing.
a bicycle war is now raging between
the Oyerman Wheel Company, makers o.
the Victor wheel, and Strong Il Green
importers OF bicycles. in Philadelphia
The OveFmBn company claims tina
Strong u Green began to sell Viotol
wheels at figure $l5 below the marke
price, 80 they are now advertising Quad
rant safeties, an English machine, fo
which Strong & Green are agents, .
800, which is $25 below the marke
price. The war is nov lumming merrily
and for once the fabulous prices de
manded for bicycles have dropped to
somewhat normal figure and the poo
buyer reaps the advantage. The wheel
are now selling like the proverbial no
cakes.
W. N. Chandler, Jr., ennouncea tha
he has retired permanently from tn
track with the possible exception tha
he may run in the 100.yards dash Il
the championship OF Delaware at the ia
sports Of the Warren Athletic Olut
, which will be held In September Til
event promiaes to excite more than usui
interest this fall because the fastest ruI
: ners from all over the State are expecte
to compete including A,G. Oummins, Jr
of Smyrna and Ralph Stone OF this cit,
, who will graduate from Bwarthmore 90
1 lege on Tuesday next, the best runner
/ of the Warren Athletic Club and sprintei
Q from Middletown, Dover and 9th,
! Peninsula towns.