The Washington times., 1895-06-24
CYCLING GOSSIP.

When cash prizes come Asa Windle says he
viii get out.
Charlie Murphy was hissed at Manhattan
Beach races.
johnson is now engaged inbreaking profes-
SiOnal records.
Manhattan Beach track has storage ca
pacity for 10 900 wheels.
The Mayor OF Chicago is to judge Fourth
of July cycle race meet.
Cabanne is ahead Of all Class b men in
value OF prizes won.
The Maryland Division holds race meet
at Baltimore July 4.
Troy says he viii bet all he can raise on
Jimmie.
Eddie Bald has faculty ofdoing relatively
better on rough track.
Gold bricks are the prizes for Glass B
events at Manhattan Beach June %.
Thirty thousand people witnessed the
Forest Park road races at st. Louis.
The Canucks held races by electric light
and broke four Canadian records.
The Cyclists derby, at Vienna, June is,
was won by George Banker. of Pittsburg
The first professionals TO violate L. a.
W. rules will get hurt bad, as an example.
Sims. who is in his first year as a Glass B
man. has won $500 in prizes in a month and
a half.
A S4OO diamond is the first prize in one
event OF the Riverside Wheelmen, OF New
York, July g.
Diamonds are first prizes in all events of
the Riverside Wheelmen al Manhattan Field
July 6.
Chairman Gideon will referee the Kings
County Wheelmen meet at Manhattan Beach
June 90.
Springfield is waiting to see how many
Class b men jump before arranging their
programme OF races.
They all seem to beat Dirnberger in COM
petition. but when 1t comes to paced records
Mike is right there. Johnnie Johnson was
tthe same.
Road racing has received black eye from
the PIttsburg authorities, and ii costs $50
each for the tin-can brigade to indulge in
that form of sport.
Jimmie knows how presidents are made
He picked up and kissed a little boy on the
track at Mount Holy, and the stands went
wild with enthusiasm.
The Pennsylvania Clubs race meet at
Philadelphia June VIII be watched with
interest on account ofthe professional events
coming INTO competition with Class B for
public favor.
Granger. OF New York, a two and half
minute man, won the ten-rile handicap
roadracc the Alpha Wheel Club, Norwalk,
open 10 all comers, over the Gregory S Point
course, held in Norwalk, Conn.,, June 10.
Thetwent y-four-hou bicycle contest which
was concluded at the Velodrome Buffalo,
Paris. June 16, was Won by Huret, who
rode S29 kilometers 398 meters, about
SIS miles. The prize was goldpunch bowl.
One of the weekly cycling papers said
recently that there were 300 Class Bmen, the
majority OF whom could not win anything
against the star riders nor get salaries from
manufacturers. They can now take their
chances in the professional races.
As usual, o. S. Bunnell was the first to
get in the game. When he heard that the
league was going TO recognize professional
ism he telegraphed for a sanction for the
races he was 10 referee at Lewisburg Pa,
and, getting IL, he is the fiIst man in the
country 10 get a league sanction for pro-
fesSional races
A meeting VIII be held in Philadelphia
shortly by o. S. Bunnell, Thomas Eek, and
the professional racing men toorganiZe some
sort OF scheme 10 forward the interests of
cash prize racing. A strong effort is being
made TO keep the details secret, and no one
connected with the scheme will divulge
aQg Information rp0a riding III