San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-11-27
CYCLE CHAMPIONS TO RACE.
MANY PRIZES TO BE WON BY PRO-
FESSIONAL AND AMATEUR
RIDERS.
The Twenty-four Hour Information
al Championship Will be
Most Interesting
Contest

| politan Association OF cycling
| clubs will hold a grand interna-
! tional tournament at the Madison
Square Garden this week, begin
ming today and ending on Satur-
day, December l. Entries for the
tournament have been coming in
with a rush, and there is now no
doubt that the racing will be the
best ever held in this country. The
presence of the foreign profession.
| ais is bound to create Juror in
racing circles. All OF the men are
| acknowledged cracks, all holding
championships in their respective
countries. The list Of local racing
men promises to be very large, one
local club alone having entered
fully thirty OF its men. In all
| there are over 200 entries. Aside
from the appearance of the only
Zimmerman in the races during
the week, the most notable feature
of the cycling carnival will pro-
baby be the twenty.fOur hour
event for the professional riders.
This will be started on Friday
evening, and judging by the
number and character Of the en-
tries it will be a race from begin
ming to end. A big money prize
will be the incentive for fast work
in this contest, and a record for
the time Is likely to result. The
more important entries received in
clude Arthur Linton, champion OF
England; Huret, champion OF
France; Charles Columbo, the Ital.
ian wonder, and George HI. Van
Emburg, the boy phenomenon,
who holds a record Of ,4O2 miles
in 142 hours. There will be pace
making in this great race, and all
| such stars as Zimmerman and
Wheeler, and the Frenchman, Lou
vet, will assist in "cutting" it. The
prizes will be Of exceptional value
| for the class A and 3 men, and lib
eral purses will be given to the
professionals, three in each event,
| averaging $500 for each race, and
$1,000 for the winners of the TWEEN
ty. four-hour contest, $4,000 be-
ing put up for prizes dur
ing the week. A few Of
the class B men will be F. J..
Titus, w. G. Sanger, J. S. Johnson,
NJ. F. Dirnberger, J. P. Bliss, f. G.
Bald, Oscar Brandt, Ray Melon
aid, w. F. Murphy, George F. Tay-
lar, w. w. Taxis and II. G. Tyler.
The professionals are A. A. Iim-
norman, champion of the world,
Freehold, n. j.; Henry c. Wheeler,
American champion, 1894, Orange,
n. j.; A. B. Rich, Staten Island, n.
Y, indoor champion 1892; G. NJ.
| Van Amburg, Arlington, n. j.,
champion at neutrality-suspicious. race
land winner of third place In last
years six.day contest; Charles w.
Ashinger, champion 1892; William
Martin, champion 1892; Lucien
Louvet, short.distance champion
of France; Arthur Linton, cham
pion middle-distance man Of
France; NJ. Huret, champion long
distance man of France; A. G. Ed
ward, champion of England, and
Alexander Verheyen, champion Of
| Germany.
The full program of events for
the week are as follows: Novem-
Der y, Glass A. One mile safety
race for novices, scratch; half mile
safety race for mile records Of 2:3O
or better, scratch; class B, one
mile safety race, 2:l5 class; half
mile heat race, first prize to be
awarded to the man making the
fastest heat; three mile lap race,
scratch; professional one mile
safety race, scratch; five mile safe
| ty race, scratch. November %,
class A.-One mile safety race, 2 40
class; two mile safety race, handi-
cap; class B, one mile safety race,
scratch; five mile safety race for
the indoor championship, scratch;
one mile safety race, handicap;
professional one mile safety race,
scratch; ten mile safety race,
| scratch. November 80 (morning),
class A.-Half mile safety race for
| boys fourteen and fifteen years of
age; one mile safety race for boys
fifteen and sixteen years of age,
scratch; one mile safety race,
three minute class. Afternoon, class
Alive mile indoor championship
| raca scratch. one mile safety race.