The Indianapolis journal., 1895-09-22
RIDERS COMING WEST
MEETING OF CYCLERs AT FOUNTAIN
FERRY PARK, LOUISVILLE.
Standing of the Men on the National
Circuit-Cooper Now Crowding Ca
banne for Second Place. =
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PHILADELPHIA. Sept. n.-Some tall rae
ing is looked for when the circuit riders
reach the famous Louisville track at Foun-
tain Ferry Park The men have the incen-
tive to rapid work. for the California trip
following may be their reward for thorough
work In record riding Fountain Ferry Park
is distinctive in its beauty as a. point for
record-breaking attempts, for here all is con-
venience. The men are quartered In houses
but a hundred yards from the track, which
is four miles outside Of Louisville on the
banks OF the Ohio river. Woods surround
the place. and the houses form a camp. 1r
the center Of the bunch Is the dancing hall.
used as a dining room. The track Is
third-miIe, and fast beyond a doubt 1t was
on this track that all the records were low
cred last season. and again in the spring Of
the present season. Once there, the men
do not care to leave the grounds. and when
the time comes to leave hospitable Tony
I.andenwich, there are many heartaches,
for the old man is a friend to every wheel
man that ever visited him. He thinks that
the wheelmen are the only true sports. and
would tolerate no other branch Of athletes
to train at his grounds. They have bowling
alleys for their amusement. fishing trips
down the river, card games and various
other branches Of amusement, and have lit
tie cause to go away. The training quar-
ters are Of the very finest. and on cool days
the men dress in theiy rooms beside warm
crate fire. Here will be located forty of the
best known riders in the land next month.
GOING TO THE COAST
The party for the California trip will
gather here and leave about the Sd of Oc-
tober. The leaders in percentages will be
in this party, with many others. During
the past week Charlie Murphy and his
trainer. William Young. have signified their
intention of being with the party. Tom
Cooper and j. p. Bliss will go-Bliss to Dem
yer. and probably further. Bald Sims and
Macdonald may also go. Frank Rigby, the
Toledo youth who has come so prominently
before the public within the past month or
two, with Earl Kiser. will be of the party
Reddy Maxwell and Frank Wing. of ST.
Louis. are also probabilities. Cabanne and
Titus have not yet made UP their minds.
The West has just as many and as fine
tracks as are to be seen in the East
Three-lap tracks have been constructed gen.
orally in all of the cycling centers. Denver
Pueblo. Salt Lake City and haif dozen
points in California have three-lap tracks.
and on the return trip FL Paso will be Wis
tied. Here is located one Of the finest three
lap tracks In the world This Western coun-
try has never before had the opportunity to
see the cracker jacks of the world, and
is now about to have the chance to see the
best men of all classes, both "B" and pro-
fessional
Springfield. Waltham and Hartford have
passed, and the percentage table is changed
as II has not been changed before this sea-
son. There has been an eruption all along
the line. and there has been a shifting Of
positions that has affected all but Bald.
who has taken tighter. hold on first place
Cabanne has regained his old place-second
Murphy having dropped by ragged work at
Springfield, Cooper is now in the third posi-
ton. and Gardiner and Titus are, tied again.
Bald proved the man of the Springfield
meet, as was predicted. and Sanger was the
man In professionalism. Bald was in SUI
perb shape for his battle and his winning
of every one of the open events at the
Springfield race meet, and his being defeat
ed but the once in week of racing, are un-
paralleled in cycle history. Cabanne bears
the honor of having defeated Bald that
once.