The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-20
TURN OF THE WHEEL.
The Foreign Cracks Training for the
International Noel.

Entries for the big international bicy-
Gle tournament at Madison Square Gar
den next week, beginning on Tuesday,
came in yesterday with a rush. There
is now no doubt that the racing will be
the best ever seen in this country All
of the best cracks of Glasses A and b
will compete and the presence of the
foreign professionals is bound to create
a favor in racing circles. All of the men
are acknowledged cracks. all holding
championships in their respective coun-
tries. The list of local racing men prom
ises to be very large. one New York
club having entered fully thirty of its
men. The foreign cracks put in the
greater part of yesterday in training
on the circle in Central Park. near
104th street. After speeding there for
a time, they were piloted up the road
oward Kingsbridge, by the old time
six day pedestrian, Peter Golden, who
is now himself a rider of acknowledged
ability. Verheyen, the most promising OF
all the German riders, is in better shape
than any of the others. He will appear
in most of the short distance races, and
undoubtedly will make the indoor records
fly. 1t is possible that he will also race
in some of the five and ten mile events.
Edwards, the Englishman, showed him
self to be nearly fit in his work on the
circle. After a fast spin of nearly three
miles, he appeared to be not in the least
distressed, and said he felt like repeat
ing the distance. Colombo, the hand
some Italian is inexcellent shape and
can be relied upon to carry Italy's flag to
the front. OF the foreigners Lesna is
undoubtedly the best long distance man;
In France they say he is the peer OF all
at road racing. He thoroughly at
home on the road going up to Kings
bridge yesterday.
Query, the Partisan, intends to make
a great effort to carry off the short dis
lance honors. Having raced with Zim-
my he knows that the best he can hope
for is second honors. The great Jimmy
and Kid Wheeler did their work yester-
day at Freehold, this State. The roads
in that vicinity are particularly adapted
to cycling, and the champion apprecl-
ating this fact, intends to do all his
training there until the track in the
professionals, Van Emburgh is looked
upon as one CT the best. This ~youngster
made a phenomenal record in the six
Square Garden last year. He is en-
tered for the 24-hour race, beginning on
Friday night, and he feels confident of
giving the best of them a hard tussle.
The entries close today, and among those
already received are those of the Gala
han brothers of Buffalo, McDufie of
massachusetts, Ray Mcdonald of New
York, Paul Grosch, Billy and Charley
Murphy, A. B. Rich and Taylor, The
list of events for the opening day, Thurs
day next, is as follows
Glass A-One mile race for novices.
One mile scratch Gor riders with mile
records of 2:30 or better). Five mile
scratch.
Glass Bone mile, 2:15 class. One
half mile. heats FIRST prize to go to the
winner of the fastest heat, the second
prize to the second fastest, etc. Three
mile lap race. Race scored on each
third lap. Following these will come
the professional races for the day, which
will be a mile scratch and a five mile
scratch. Zimmerman will race in both
of these events. The first three races
are for class A men, and the second
three for class B riders.