The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-06

Pre.idsa. chzr!el Il. Gsi2e,, Q! The
Wheeling Athletic whse,nsn Con-.
panr, ys,.er1sy rsesiTet letter from
Chairm1n II. z Raymond. Of the racing
bard q the League Of American Wheel
men, the GDa:eur bicycle organization
which eoniros cycle racing IN Anerica.
t:s.inz tba. toe board had admitted
Wheeling jato the national racirs cir
cut and gYsa as her date Saturday,
sepsmber g.
Though 10. generally knoTn here,
.here has been considerable uncertainty
abo1. the zdni..ance Of Wheeling into
the circui., cs1ted BY the fact that sey-
eral hundred clubs applied Tor ad-
mi.:snce, and less than hundred clubs
we're successful in pas,in2 the inner
gates 20 membership in the circuit. AZ
/. "a Wheeling Is abou. the .rnslles.
town in the circuii, aud bu. for tine
tects tina. the IS. A W made Al early
application. Tzs heartily backed By
several Influential lesyGe neh, and
highly spoken OF By Champion Arthur
Zimmerman and the other racing men
Who we're in Wheeling at the races last
Tep.e:nber, her chances would have
been pretty slim.
8 The national cifcnit races here next
September will be the greateat athletic
even. that ilag ever taken place in
Wheeling. 3lember.hiD in the national
circuit simply iueans this: Wheeling
viii be on par With New York, Chi.
cayo. Cincinnati and the other grea.
racing cen.res; all OF the great racing
cracks. including Zimmerman, Sanger,
johnson, Taylor, Tyler, Bliss, Dirnber-
ger will race 10 Wheeling. All the,e
stars Of the track and many others can
be seen right here, something the peo-
pie will no doubt appreciate By liberal
patronage.
The Wheeling Athletic Wheelmen,
the organization which has been ins.rn.
mental In SECURING for Wheeling d place
In the "Sa,ionaI Derby" OF cycledom Ia
entitled 70 uaz.in,ed praise for its en-
terprise, particularly the president,
Z Charles II. Geiger, and Jason G. Stamp,
Il West yiryinia's chief consul, who have
been un,iring in their efforts in this
direction.
ARRANGEMENTS have already been
made With the State Fair Association
for the use OF the grounds and track for
the national circuit races. and this time
tits promised that the track will be
placed In even better condition for cycle
rsclua than 1t was last September,
when the peerless Zimmerman, badly
paced at that, succeeded In making a
mile In POS. Tho races will be widely
advertised this fall aud the appearances
OF all tho cycle racing STARE being a
surety, large lumber Of out OF town
visitors are sure TO attend. Special
rates on all railroads entering the city
+ will be secured.
Ibere will be meeting Of the W. A.
". next Wednesday evening u. which
preparatory arrangements for tho two
race tournaments will be made, and a.
that time Presiden. Gei2er will appoint
the committees which will DO in charge
OF them.
A later mail brought the sane.
ton for the national circuit races. One
Of them allows the local club 10 offer q
prize OF greater value than the limit.
= $50 In one OF the races. The regular
sunclion provides that riders in Class 4
(pure amatcur) events must reside
Within 200 miles OF Wheeling. and tina.
prizes must not be OF u value greater
Z Than $50.
At Wednesdays meeting the decision
!. OF tho City Hospital authorities regard
ine the midsummer race tournament
viii be announccd-it will no doubt be
an acceptance OF the proposal OF the W.
! a. w.
For several weeks Arthur Zimner-
man, the champion wheel racing man,
has been wayering as 10 a decision to
ride In the amateur or professional
ranks. From the following special dis
patch it would seem that Jimmy" has
succumbed to temptation, but until he
announces himself as professional
most people will not believe It:
,t,..Arthur a. Zimmerman. the cham.
MON amateur ,cyclist OF the world, has
renounced his allegiance TO the League
OF American Whcclmon and Joined the
professional ranks. The glitter OF the
French francs was too much 10,
sSi,Ztmmy, and when sufficient amour.
was offered he accepted. Tho obiec,
which led Zimmerman to this cou.
clusion In regard to riding for cash
prizes, was conveyed to him IN cable
gram from Willis B. Troy, who was sent
10 Paris to complete tho deal for the
cyclist. Troy sailed from Liverpool on
. tho White Star Liner Majestic yeater.
day for America. He has the contracts
Which bind Jimmy to professional
I, cycle races In tho future. Zimmerman