Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-06-11

OLD. , IT, IN. tall and weighs nm n,, !s1u
There have been stronger men Al u Pounus
however than Mason. S. l. Fa 'a'a
1888. holds the record at PTS R NJ n o
den, OF the same year, comes next sna o'I
men in all have made better record ~ u %
the subject of this sketch. '1aa
The racing board in session at Clav.l..
decided to abolish the rule Of acco sr,4aa
records made only in comnetitios sNp'us
in future the board will pass on sil s -
ords, whether made in competitio, " !.
against time. District championships h.v Y
been abolished, and are replaced by div; Nv
championships. N''a
Cyclists generally are dumfoundaa !.
the offer OF II. G. Cornell to race any ms, -
in the world for 81, 900 side for ss,,a aaaa
three races of quarter, half and ! t.r
mile. 1t was not supposed that Co,Ds1
had any idea of becoming a protesson,i
and as his best time recorded for 4 mia'
2:52 it would seem that scores of man -
fessional and amateur, are able 10 ds ~
him.
The National l.. A. w. champiop,h,.
will consist of quarter, half and ~.
ordinary, the same distances for sa,.1a
and a mile tandem. This arranesmss,
does away with long distance cbamDi,.
ship events. Each division will have T.
tire charge of all matters relating toeb,n
pionships in its own territory.
The Staten Island Athletic clubs sDr,,
games were expected to disclose the NJ
tive values of pneumatics and solids IN
as the result showed, this was most eHer.
ually demonstrated. The opinion Of pvar
man, contestant or spectator, was tbattS
days of the solid tires are numbered
The much discussed opposition 10 a,
lrvington-Milburn race seems more 4.
aginary than apparent. W. A. Drab5k
president Of the Atalanta wheelmen has
interviewed the board of freeholder a
Essex county and number Of promiDp,.
residents, who unanimously stated that IA
opposition was projected Mr. DrsbD,
was advised TO confer with the constsbu.
larry officials, so thatif run the race will b
under police protection.
n. II. Van Sicklen, of Chicago. scorcbei
over the Pullman course in fftyseysp
minutes, mounted on pneumatic. The
time is good for the distance-some sir.
teen miles-but owing to penalty attaching
TO air wheels the performance must b,
rated at about sixty-one minutes
The Travis Island track, belongngtoths
New York Athletic club, has been banked
some eighteen inches. and has also been
scraped and the surface hardened. Its
expected TO furnish a first class training
ground.
According to a Boston paper Wills
Windle believes that go can be made on
solid tire, and proportionately better time
on the pneumatic. Windle's best times up
to the present are 81 x seconds for the quar-
ter. i'm. 10 4-5s. for half and Pm. 2Ss tO
a mile.
The two mile safety race Of the Harvard
Athletic association furnished something
Of surprise, inasmuch as G. F. Tayla,
the favorite, was defeated by f. S Pratt
who has not hitherto been considered
strictly first form rider. 1t is only fair to
note that Taylor made his own pace 81 Ins
way, and was only beaten in the final spun
1t may be sadly noted by cyclists work
ing for road improvement that the Eighth
avenue and Boulevard, New York, lately
paved with asphalt, is becoming deeply In
lented with cart wheel ruts and thraieas
to break up fast. This is entirely due q
The fact that its good surface attracts The
heaviest trucking in the city. II other
lvenues were similarly cared for the traihc
would be distributed.
George d. Mitchell and E. Z Steven.
nave started on their earthly circuit ride
they left by steamer Teutonic, and viii
mount at Queenstown. They earry
,hange of Undertaking, Kodak sple's
'evolvers, knives, compasses, medicine and
guide books PHIl0cilLk