The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-09
THEY CAN'T LOSE him.
The Jersey Wheelmen Took the
Tricks at Birmingham. Eng.

Arthur A. Zimmerman. the champion
wheelman 4 America. won at Birming-
ham yesterday afternoon the anal heat
of the mile International scratch race.
The trial heat was ridden Tuesday. The
New Jersey cyclist had 40 trouble win
ming, finishing six lengths ahead of the
second man. Zimmerman also won the
ten mile scratch event He went this
distance in q minutes and AZ 3-5 seconds.
Walter Roome has been training at As
bury Park for the races tomorrow and
Saturday.
Frank Cole and Daniel Collins are en-
joying A. 5fsTo weeks trip on the
Ferris of 4thf6ee' Hudson County Wheel
men, who made such an excellent show
ing in thee Metropolitan Associations
novice race. is training for the Ehz-
beth-Rahway race on Labor Day.
1t is announced from Minneapolis, his
home, that John s. Johnson has de-
cfded to become an out-and-out prof
sional. and that he will go to Paris i'm
mediately after the Minneapolis meet
said, will challenge French champions
France. if a match can be made.
o.; f. III Bew Hies OF ~ De : Yesterday
west of the Mississippi. He was paced
by Wells, Zeigler and Foster.
Howard E. Raymond, Chairman of
the League of American Wheelman
Racing Board, assumed a burden two
capable man would have found difficult
to bear. Confronted by not one, but
many defects in the laws governing the
of a bad case. and up to date has ac-
quilted himself to the satisfaction of
Everyone except the extremists, who
demand nrofass| Pgre samate Ms sport or open
made pure amaeurism and semi-profes-
sionalism possible, BY, dealing with the
peculiar situation in the bicycle world in
The Park I've Wheeimen of Philadel-
phia will hold their fifth annual meet next
Saturday afternoon. They have arranged
eight events for the day, and the new Six
jackets that have been recently adopt
ed will be worn by the riders for the first
time. w: E. Sims, the crack Washington
rider, will make an attempt to lower
his record of 2:11 for a mile.
The Essex County Wheelmen of New
ark will hold their annual excursion on
the evening of August Is. Already SEQ
tickets have been issued.
At Ripon, Wis, yesterday the worlds
a second by Fred j. Titus of New York
and L. D. bCabanne of st. Louis. The
new mark is 1:59. The men rode their
wine blowing at the. time, and 5000 people
encouraged them on. Thef same pair
came at once to the tape, and carried
the State RECORD. The. first half was done
in 0:59; the third quarter was paced by
Will Murphy and the last by Mcdonald.
Bald making 1T in 2:02, four seconds be-
low record
John S. johnson, who is at Toronto
training for the bicycle races next Sun
yesterday fromea flying start in 2:1s< 2-5.
The half was done in Los, and had the
track been better Johnson would have
come close to the record.
Chief Consul James S. Holmes, Jr., of
the New Jersey division, Leagueof Ameri-
can. Whcelmen, has called d meeting of
cyclers from all parts of the State at
his office in Orange to discuss candi-
dates for the coming year. Mr.. Holmes
will announce that he is not in the race
for the Chief Consulship, as he as found
that the duties require more attention
and time than he ear. spare.
The two days meet at Asbury Park
viii begin in,.;psfts 1t viii re ore of
the entries exceed those of all previous
meetings, Clever riders will compel. ard
1t Is a anti sxe;a that WITH fhe races WI be
Roome of this city are among the con-
t~estants. They have trained hard, and
mpa George c. Smith. who has
raine for the special effort, win en-
for a half mile made by Zimmerman.
Fred Royce of Paterson, who holds the
worlds record for a quarter of a mile,
will be among the competitors. Several
junior events wiz be contested.
Fred Titus believes he can beat
Meintje's our record and vii probably
make the attempt at Syracuse next
= feature of the ST. George Athletic
Clubs games to be held at Weehawken
next Saturday, win be a one mile safety
race for noyices.
The postponed race meet of the Mer-.
cruy Wheel Club will take place at the
Flushing Driving Park, at Finishing, l..
l.. on September s.
AS a quarter mile sprint rider Bald ap-
pears to be the fastest man on the cir
hruit. This distinction belonged to George
Tnith last year.
A movement is on foot among the eye
Ing enthusiasts OF Elizabeth to secure