The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-23
THINGS BICYCULAR.
Tho Intorost In Bicycle Rlcing
Shown ConcluBivoly.
ZIMMERMNN'S OPENING IN PARIS
Postpon cd-Tbo Fight Tor tho Cn'
crowned Kings Throne Is Now On.
Results OF the Horse Races and
Ball Games Ycstcrday-PittsDurgh
Won u Game from Chicago-othcr
News OF Sport.

The delayed debut OF the peerless
aud uaconQuorod Zimmerman has boon
the means Of making apparept the gen
eral interest that exists among tho pub.
lie Of Wheeling in tho great rider and
in the cycling sport. Tho iNTELLfGHS.
GER week ago published q story TO tho
effect tina, Xinny would opcu his
French racing season IN Paris on tho
next day, Sunday on the Buffalo
Vudrome. Well, it aeOms tho opening
was postponed 10 July |, for two rca-
cons, drst that the date contlictod with
the great fronch turf event. tho Grand
Prix DO Paris, and second, zimmerman
had discovered BY several triRlS that no
was not in the form that made him
head aud shoulders above all others in
'92 and '03. Very sGnsabiy, therefore,
he consented to the poatponemGnt Of
the Paris opening, where nIl tho fast
men OF English. American. German and
French professionalism arc gathered TO
down our Zimmerman II the thing is
possible.
As remarked, tho postponem0nt made
It patent that there 10 great interest in
things bicyCular in Wheeling. OF
course Mondays puporl had no mention
OF Ziin's victory or defeat, and many
were the inquiries, personal and by tclo.
phone, put TO scrIbes or Monday and
In fact throughout tho week, and by
persons who were thought 10 DO above
taking IN intcres. in q sport that not go
worry long ago was called "child'a play"
The increasing intoroet IN cycling will
no doubt be realized in the attendance
at the great national circuit races here
mex! September.
Speaking OF tho national circuit meet
scheduled for Wheeling 1t is going to
be the greatest event in the way Of rae.
ing ever held IN this section and will
draw big crowds from the surrounding
country. Wheeling Is not in u higher
class than the Smoky CitY.-Pittsburgh,
in many things, but In cycle racing the
West Virginia metropolis may vel!
claim precedence. No Pittsburgh cycle
organization had tho nerve to apply ior
membership in the circuit, and il re.
manned for Wheeling through its lead
ing ciub-Whcc!iuS Athletic Wheel
men-,o give the tri.state section Il
taste Of top.notch bicycle racing. Tue
town has, is and will receive moro
prominence through being given date
on the circuit than through any other
agency Tor years. The entire country
"a watching tho result Of the circui.
races.
The battle for the throne OF thinner.
man, late the uncrownod king Of Amer.
can cycledom. is going ncrrily on and
thus tar Johnny JOhuston and WalIic
Sanger scem to have tho best OF it, with
Tyler, Bald, Taylor und others punched
little In tho rear The battle, how.
ever. will only commence in earrcs. ut
tho opening OF the national circuit on
tho Waltham (Maas.) track On July !,
and will DO continued fast and furious,
no doubt, until the close Of the circuit
season on tho State Fair ground track
hero on the afternoon OF September 90.
Somebody scys what will DO tic re.
sult| See you later.
A party OF Wheeling riders leave ut 4
.. IN. tomorrow bound for tho Smoky
City u.wheOlbnck. About thirteen arc
expected TO 90, and az Los,er Dillon ia
in the party tho supposed unlrcky
number is not feared. Dillon will
probably ride back 10 Whcetua on tho
same day, thus making a century run
and something TO spare. The others
will pay mileage on the Baltimore &
Ohio.
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