The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-11

| feckVhie' at ''oo' hessi''
| knlgnt, Rowison ana carr a"useu
their companions anu the crowu WING"
| gathered IN front OF tne notU 'erahua
| with an abbreviated performance OF
| "Allatoona." Most Of the riders
scorched home. the leaders making the
return trip in twentv-six minutes, AZ
Tor on,ov,ng a snrav and rub.down all
bapds odiourped IN Touis Smith's place
on Conouso oyo,ue wbera thew were
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were hahu''o"ie'y eh'er'a'ie''
|
MISCELLANEOUS WH1RS:
A meeting Of the race committee of the
pennsvIvania Ricvcle cIub has been called
| for next Monday evening. The date, pro-
gramme and track will be settled upon
| then.
| w n Trov is des,rous of matching G..
M Murnbv against John q. Johnson for a
| series nf match races He stated yester-
dov that ~ Johnson consents tn race MUIR
nbv no will make the match at once.
| c,.,, c,,,,, aoo,, ,o ,,o. ,ryor+od
in electrical device for n bIcycle with
which he believes that n good rider will
he able TO cover n mile in /. As or better.
| Hig idea is to nee the cOntriylnCe Tor
pacemaking.
An o,o,r ,,oo,,,,, ,o ,,,,rro5 h,, +bo
-. 81, ,o,,r1 ,','t,,a, e',art,,, ,ha ton'r,iio
r"an ar',,,,aa5 49, ,a,,, lao ot Thons-
hnrr, rn -, I,,,o W., sanot,on 10 give
,hat a,,am, hos hoo, rofm.ad The mo
,notor ~ Tho o,,o,, nssorod ~, ,,,.,vos suma
| or,o,,,,t,,r ~, soon IL, nosh
| Hii'iiherH'h iriehus are Vi the op'iio"
,ilat 'he 'ha"ip'oii WIN ~ W h"i ioP0 ~
fallen tbrongh Tbov think thai Zimmer-
man will go abroad in June and take part
in tho professional races in Europe In June
and July. In August the strong fellow
VIII go to Australia.
Harry Winters, of Long Island City,
while riding his bicycle over lrvlngton-
Milburn course sunday evening was at-
tacheu oy Nv lamps WIZ ueiii"iu.u ',i n.1
nrod ,,non his oss,I,,nts ono of n,hor, ,,,o,
bit nv n bullet winters was struck in the
head by stone, but ESCAPED without suf-
fering any more serious injury.
Close observers of cycling notice n sen-
sble reform in the dress of cyclists, both
men and women riders. The men are dis
carding the braided uniforms and out
iahuish SNAPPED caps, ana .he UNIFORMS OF
,Uuay ''n.,an otan,s y, i,t 49,, .'o'S ~ VI nsn'
women arc rid,ng ,yi,,, ooso ana oamnfort
and short skirts. with leather Ieggings
are popular and understanding. Bloom
ers, when properly cut, make becoming
costume. Some of those who go in for
solid comfort predict even that tights
|
s"'''s' anu ieu'hef vi e'o'h iess'hss'
.
fiorselieh' professional anu other-
Wise' VIII nave plenty ol opportunity
anu th.if liois ses. me oe,ahtoh DiiV-
ms pa anu az asso'ia'ioi mas eoi'-
Pe'eis ieho ".eu anu ih'pro'eu .he oiu
DiNihs parh " sucii ueSree .iat II
~ 'he pes' VI i's hiiio III 'iiis section vi
'ne state. Ihe ASSOCIATION Is a member
Vi the Eastern fenhspiVahia circuit
ana VIII give Two tnree-uay meetings
durlng the mlddle OF the summer ana
IN the early autumn. Ihe Gentlemens
Driving CLUB OF non-professionals are
re-orgahlZed. ana during the summer
Will meet at least once every two weeks.
Their nrst meeting, an informal one,
VIII be on saturday, May Is, and on
Decoration Lay they VIII give their
frst big trot That local racing this
summer VIII be booming and successful
goes without saying. The new Driving
park management has equipped The
property with ninety new and COM
modious box stalls, and Is building a
grandstand which will seat $500 per-
sons. The property has been newly
fenced inside and outside the track, and
the track itself has been made fast and
perfect.
Bob Fitzsimmons Is fighting mad
over the development that Corbett has
not only made up his mind to meet
Peter Jackson in the ring, but has gone
so far as to authorize negotiations look
ing to a fight with the colored man in
London next August or September.
Its a case of skin business all the
way through" said the Kangaroo.
"They want to throw me down, but
they can't do it. l had my suspicious
at the time that the match was made
that Corbett, Grady, Joe Vendig and
the rest of them knew that it would
never be pulled off. Now, here is a fair
proposition: My season closes the end
of next week. If no club can be found
to offer purse. I will fight him in pub
lie, or in private, within three weeks
from Saturday, May IS, for the side
stakes of $4,000 a side, that are al.
ready up for the Florida meeting. If
that does not suit him, then shall in
sist that he meet me this summer or
fall in accordance with the terms of the
Florida articles. The fact Is that he
has got to fight or quit What's the
matter with the man. Is he afraid, or
what ails him? If he does not want to
fight on this side of the water, I will
90 to London to accommodate him, for
he seems particularly anxious to get
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