The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-20

have a series OF road races on the Plain
field course next SATURDAY. afternoon.
The Mercer County Wheslmeu have
decided not to hold another race meet
this year.
j. Alto, who rode 2sl miles in the North
Road Clnb's twenty-four hour race, Is
sixty-one years of age.
The Manhattan Bicycle Club Will hold
n road run TO Pom Dton Plains today.
Captain Staubach will lead the party.
The Quaker City Wheelmen will hold
their annual century run on September
26 from Harrisburg TO Philadelphia.
Guy Gary. the Boston phenomenon, OF
whom such great things were expected
this year, has given up racing for this
season.
Crooks and Waller will each attempt
to lower the twenty five mile record
made by the latter at Detroit. The at
tempts will be made next mo nth.
William Van Wagner. the champion
road rider. has been engaged TO train
a. B. Rich of the Cash Prize League.
Champion Arthur Zlmmerman made
his debut as a racing nan five years ago
this fall. when be won q race.
Meintjis regards Bliss rs the racing
wonder OF me year-a greater wonder
der than Zimmerman in vie OF his small
size. The South African is we'll pleased
with his American tour.
Inc Pennsylvania Bicycle Club will
hold an international race meet on the
Iioga track on September 80 10 coDjunc-
ton with the WIssahicken WheelmeD
aud one or two other clubs.
Tyler rides without toe straps, the
cleats on his shoes holding his feet In
position. This was the cause OF mis- slip
plug his pedal at Chicago and Cincinnati.
He fears a fall with his feet strapped.
Torrent. the well known French record
man, who has discontinued trackt racing,
will make a journey from st. Petersburg
to Paris: starting September 20. He will
have pacenlaKefs u go via Berlin, II
distance of over 1900 miles, He expects
to make the journey In two weeks.
Races of the Kings County Wneelmen
o September 80.
Race m, ct of the Mercury Wheel Club,
to be held at Flushing, L. l., on Satur-
gay.
At a coming English race meet t ,ere is
to be n military race. The contestants
will be REQUIRED to ride In uniform. carry
ing their rifles attached 10 their ma
chimes. After riding a lap they will dis.
mount and fire three rounds of black
ammunition standing, tnen attac rifle,
ride another lap. dismount and fire three
rounds kneeling, attach rifle, ride
another lap, dismount and fire three
rounds prone, attach rifle aud ride to the
finish.
The Associated Cycling Clubs of Chs
cago will held a two days race meet on
October 8 and z. A feature of the meet
will be u twenty-five mile scratch race.
with peacemakers, for the record, q
special prize being offered il the record
is broken. Meintjes, me South African
record breaker. Will compete in this
event. n Zimmerman. Sanger, Windle,
Tyler, johnson, Bliss and Dirnberger
have been engaged TO pace him.
The Racing Board of the League of
American Wheelmen has Sanctioned the
meet of the Falrview Athletic CfIb to be
held at Spring Valley, N. Y, on October
4. The events TO be decided are:-Ha1i
mile safety race. scratch; half mile safety
race handicap, n mile safety race, three
minute class: one mile safety race.
scratch, and W mile safety race, handi-
cap. Entries will close Oh September 26
with !. D. Gale. Spring Valley. N. Y.