The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-06

racing men are meeting with great success
in their races abroad. Zimmerman and
Wheeler are winning everything i'll France,
while George Banker very wisely completes
in all the outside events, n is capturing a
goodlv share of prizes. A. E. Edwards.
match race at Paris. admitted that he
thought Zimmerman was without a peer in
racing.
Lovers OF sport are looking forward with
much interest to the AID. Withers bicycle
race which will take place at Clifton Race
Track on August %. Applications for entry
blanks nave thus far exceeded the expecta-
lions of the race promoters, (which Is prob
ably due to the fact that the prizes
to be offered are unusual. The track
is acknowledged TO. be tie fast-
! est III the country, and \ good
racing may be expected. Among the class
of entries thus far in such scorchers as Ten
ney, of the Utica Club; Smith, of the n, Y.
A. C.; Brown, of the E. A. c., and others
equally as distinguished for their speed
awheel. Smith will be given another chance
to try conclusions with 6. F. Royce on the
quarter dash. Smith, it will be remembered,
came within an ace of taking the record
from Royce at the recent meet at Cilfton
Track.
The committee who are arranging the de-
tails for the annual meeting of the l.. A. w,
which will be held at Denver this month,
are making provisions for an entertainment
for all classes of wheelmen. After the meet
a tour of the Pixies Peak region VIII be taken
under the direction of the Colorado springs
Wheel Club, the Chamber of Commerce and
the Sunfiower Carnival Club. The follow
ing programme has been arranged, covering
the four days Immediately after the Denver
meet:-
Sunday, Aug. 19.-The wheelmen who
make the proposed run from Denver VIII De
met by a delegation from the Colorado
Springs Wheel Club and escorted into the
city. In the evening there will be a grand
sacred and classical concert at the CASINO.
q beautiful building on the bank of a little
lake at the foot of Cheyenne Mountain
Monday, Aug. 20.-In the early morning
four cog trains will carry all who can be
accommodated to the top OF Fikes Peak,
IA, l47 feet above the level of the sea. In the
afternoon concerts will be given by the Or
chestras at the different hotels, and a short
run will be made to Williams Canon and the
world famous Garden of the Gods.
Tuesday, Aug. 21-A run up the Ute Pass
to Cascade Canon in the morning. AT three
o'clock there. will be a run and excursion TO
the North and South Cheyenne canons and
the famous Seven Falls. Dinner will be
served at the Casino at six O'Clock, and a
concert will also be given there.
Wednesday, Aug. 22.-This is Colorado
Springs great fete day-the annual sum
flower carnival. AT ten O'CLOCK Uno neel
Club will hold a race meet at the Country
Club track. where so many State rec
ords nave been broken. There will be
eight events, four In each class. Most of
them will be open, and they are expected to be
red hot. AT about four o'clock the annual
flower parade will occur, From a six-horse
coach to a burro cart every vehicle will be
decorated with flowers in most exquisite or
unique design. The cyclists part of the
carnival, a grand lantern parade. will begin
at 7:3O o'clock. 1t is expected that every
prominent wheel will be represented. Fine
prizes will be offered. The closing feature
of the city's programme will be a grand L.
A. W. ball at the Casino.
The relay road race from Washington to
Denver, 2,037 miles, began this morning.
At the Nelodrome de Ia Seine yesterday
the Tourville prize, distance 1900 meters,
was won by A. A. Zimmerman. the Ameri-
can wheelman. Louvet was second.
In the relay race on Saturday from Madl-
son to Milwaukee, the distanee-ninety
miles-was covered in $4,000. The riders
conveyed a message from Governor Peck to
the Mayor of Milwaukee, in which the for
mer commended the move for good roads.
C. T. Phillips broke the Colorado State
record for one mile on Saturday at the races
of the Denver Wheel Club. His time was
2:16 Is. which is sixteen seconds better than
the best previous time.