The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-26
Bis staying qualities are somewhat re.

His staying qualities are somewhat re-
markable.
Chairman Raymond. Of tho League OF
American Wheelmon racing board, IL DO
ing everything in his power to keep pro-
fessionul tricks out OF class B races. He
thinks the best way to bring about this re-
suit Is to abolish team work in all compe-
titions.
Charles Alum, Of Baltimore, Is planning
for series of professional races this fall
which are intended to be big thing IN
their way. They are to DO held in build
ing now IN course of erection IN Lawrence
vile, Pa. Zimmerman ana all the inter
national cracks are to be invited to pRrtl-
cpate.
1t is probably that II. G. Garfield, chair
man Of tho st. Louis racing board OF the
L. A. W., will be asked to resign that OF
nee. An investigation is now being con-
ducted Garfield ia charged with neglect
of official duties and failure TO keep records
Of time made by cyclists.
The value placed on the speed of the
cracks by tho eastern clubs is as follows:
Sanger and johnson, scratch; Bald 20
yards; Tyler aud Murphy, % yards; Taylor
aud Titus, 80 yards; Kennedy, 40 yards;
Graves, 30 yards, Coleman, Us yards; @. II.
Callahan, 75 yards; Arnold, 90 yards; Sem
and Miller 100 yards; Brandt, ITO yards
The greatest cycling event ever given Ia
the southern hemisphere, according to the
latest Australian papers, was the twenty
four hour race in Melbourne in May. 1t
was witnessed by 10000 people. Eigh-
teen men started and six of them finished
G, W, Christ was the winner. He covered
iOl miles and l,5i1 yards. II. Beeson was
second with Ss4 miles and l,543 yards,
The annual race meeting of the Pennsyl-
vania Bicycle club, which Is 20 be held on
the Tioga Cricket cluO'S track ou Aug. lS,
promises to be productive OF soms inter-
esting riding. Recognizing the fact that
outside Of Billy TsXis Philadelphia cannot
produce fast class b rider, the clubs
committee has decided to run off only class
A events, thereby holding out an induce
ment 70 all simOu.pure amateurs TO take
part. There will be twelve races, which
will include events for tho speediest and
sluwest pedal pnshers.
The racing men Mt the big meetings are
again resorting to loaiing tactics, aud rs a
result they spoil many races. Race meet
officials have acted very generously with
riders who have failed to get inside tho
llillo illHlla plUNGl upOu luelT THCbN Uuu
have granted second trials Invariably
when referee allows Il race that has been
declared off by reason Of the men not fin
lshing inside the limit to be run over, the
timo is always inside the limit.
Three cases serve to show that time limits,
as placed, are ineffective in producing
good racing. The racing board, it is said,
is seriously considering the matter of es-
tabishing rule making it necessary that
the men shall flush Inside the set limit on
the first trial or the race shall bo declared
off.
Mills thelong- rider, cured him
self Of indigestion by breaking the record
from London to Edinburgh, and claims to
have been put into first.ClasS physical con-
dition by his hard 3-day grind from the
end Of England to the end Of Scotland.
Such Spartan cures OF physical lassitude
are not uncommon among wheelmen. @.
NJ. Fairchild, one Of ChicagOs most per-
sistent century riders, undertook long
spins early in the season to work off a feel
ing Of general illness, and succeeded. The
comparative gentleness and steadiness Of
cycling as an exercise makes the system
practicable
Zimmerman writes as follows to friend
IN this country III regard to his defeat in
Italy: ut perhaps seems strange that |
was defeated in Florence. The Italians
are tricky. Every other moment they
started and took several lengths from US,
sometimes even thirty yards; so in order
for one of us to win we were obliged to
watch all OF them. When one of them
started one OF US followed and compelled
him to keep the outside for several laps.
All the Italian racing men use high gears
and can keep up great sprint for three
laps which is hard for us who are not used
to such tactics. Posta and Pontecehy ere
very dangerous racers when they have
several countrymen to assist them"