The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-24
THE NIAGARA FALLS TRACK.

THE NIAGARA FALLS TRACK.
the silent steed, and it makes a better
man-when he rides systematically and
persistently, at any rate. Ask one OF these
bicyclists where he is going TO spend the
last week in August this year and tho
chances are that he will say promptly: AT
Niagara Falls" If he is fast man, one
who has a record. if he is what the wheel
men call crack, there's no need of ask
ing him the question. The answer can Be
taken for granted.
There have been big gatherings OF wheel
men before this, but never such one IS
Will be seen at the Falls on Aug Is, % and
q. 1t is expected that 1000 of the Il. 600
members of the League Of American Wheel
men will be there il all the glory Of gay
uniforms and highly polished wheels. This
is 10 be n meet" not meeting" which
is quite different matter 50 far as the l.
a w. vocabulary is concerned. A meet"
Is for racing, love feast. and general
jollifcation. A meeting" is for the trans
action Of business, and, with the exception
Of a slight change in the constitution, no
business Is to be done at Niagara Falls.
OF course the races will be the feature az
the meet" For the first time national
Heretofore Tom, Dick and Harry were
privileged TO compete in these champion
ship races. According 70 the new racing
rules only the cream of the cream, so 20
speak, will appear on the track during the
nine championship races which viii con
stitute the greatest bicycling event ever
held in this country. Those who are sue
cessful al the club championship races will
meet and contest for state championships,
and the winners of these will meet TO set
tie the district championships.
At the last business meeting Of the l. A.
W. the country was divided into seven of
these racing districts. each comprising
from two TO ten states, and the following
l.. A. W. national championships have
been established by the board of managers:
One mile, two mile and five mile ''or-
binary" bicycle; one mile, two mile and
five mile safety bicycle, and one mile,
two mile aud three mile tandem safety.
The champion and second man in these
races will be sent, expenses paid, from each
of the seven districts, making fourteen
crack contestants in each of the nine
championship races to he run at the Falls.
Gold medals struck from dies in the pos
session Of the league win be awarded TO
the victors. In addition TO these cham
pionship races there will be fourteen
others Of various kinds, for which trophies
will be awarded the winners.
The greatest interest centers in the one
mile ordinary race, which takes place
the second day and in which VIII WSndle
and Arthur LUNCHEON Will try conclusions.
Windle, who h&ils from Milbury, Mass.
hasn't been beaten in three years His ad-
mirers believe him invincible. His record
of a mile in 2.3l So was only beaten by
Rowe before the latter became a profes-
sional. Rowe succeeded in making a mile
In 2>29 IS. Arthur Lumsden is Chicago's
cycling hero-the undisputed champion Of
the west Never before, perhaps, was so
much interest displayed in an event ~ this
kind as has been shown in the coming con
test between representatives Of the east
and the west.
1t looks now rs il every star Of the first
and second magnitudes in the American
wheeling armament w6s preparing %
shine with especial brAIianee upon the
coming "meet'-such men as the Banker
brothers and win Campbell, who were
trained By the Berkeley Athlstts club 81
New York city. Van Wagner, Of Provi-
dence who Is renowned for fast time in
twenty-five and fifty mile races; Iuttle. Of
Chicago, IL new western crack who is on
the road TO fame Van Slcklen, Of Chicago,
an old timer who has been racing since the
year l Of bicycle races, aud who has
been on the track longer than any other
amateur; Brinker and Mjliey. Of Buffalo
not Dan MilsssT, who used q De cham pom
of western New York ia the carly days Of
bicycling, bat his younger brother. who
with his partner las made remarkable
time on the tandem safety. BerS hyenA Of
Peoria; ". s. Tkorue. Barrett. Farming.
a. W Rich, " + GozsleF and l. l. ClSrk-
Hoyland Smith viii b@ On hand too.
This remarkable Young mamie Is only
% years old--is 9 n, : IA. high and
weighs Just 10 pounds They sad be
wasn't In II" when he hrst appeared On
the race track. But Re wss-snd the
others were not. Some foreign talent VIII
be present also. Laurie tic greatest satsty
rider in England, IS How u tie United