The evening times., 1895-09-18
TIOGA'S GREAT MEETING
Sanger, Tyler, Wheeler, Coleman
and Starbuck Will Race.
They Are Expected TO Guido Any
Cycling Ever Witnessed by
PhiladelpE.a People.
fspecial 10 The Times.)

Philadelphia, Sept. 1s.-There is great
interest felt in the bicycle races to be run at
1.-The Tioga track tonight. Cyclists say this
will be the most exciting event of its kind
ever held In this city.
Many of the most prominent bicycle
racers are here All Of them were on the
track yesterday and to-day training for
their rides tonight.
Among these riders were the famous San
ger, Tyler, Wheeler, Coleman, Baker, Star
buck and Eaton. They will all be In an in
itiation race tonight, and it is confidently
expected that they will furnish the fastest
race ever witnessed by Phiiadelphians.
Many attractive prizes in valuable ar
ticles and money have been hung up. 1t is
predicted that the greatest crowd ever seen
on the Tioga track will be out to- night.
"yino." the trick cycle rider, of San
Francisco, Cal, arrived in Hagcrstown
last night from the Pacific coast, having
made the trip of 6, 1854 miles on his wheel.
The greatest distance travelled in one day
was 1853 miles in fourteen hours.
Edward E Watson and wife have started
Oh q bicycle trip from Boston to San Fran
cisco They are out on a wager Of 81, GOO.
One of the conditions on which they are rid
ing is that they must cross the Arizona
Bad Lands MI and Mrs. Watson are not
the first ones To undertake this trip. and
they may not be the first ones TO weaken
ON it. >
There is talk in Paris of matching
md 7 for a l,.cp dist n "a nd
leap race, the latter 10 receive one kilo-
meter in fifty. Michael is just now the won
der of the cycling world, having but re-
Gently won tws'ye great races against
the hitherto champions of the Old World.
Banker. the American bicycle rider. who
had a walkover for thesone mile champion
ship OF the world AT Paris few days ago,
has made more than $40, 900 abroad this
year The foreigners seem TO be much more
liberal with their prizes than thu, mericans.
Orlando Stevens, who a few Gays ago,
at Independence, Iowa, rode a quarter Of
a mile unpaced, flying start, In 0:23 40,
making worlds record, is a new man in
cycling He is eighteen years old, is six
feet tall, and weighs / 5S pounds. Those
who saw Hmm in this performance say he
is marvel.
Ed. Moulton, the veteran foot racer,
who developed the now famous John Crum,
and who has become promne Mt as a trainer
of bicycle riders, viii go with Tom Cooper
on his trip to the Pacific slope.
Speaking of the trouble Fred Sims got
into at the Springfield meeting, cores
pondcnt of the Chicago Tribune says that
Sims is another rider of merit with a hard
luck tale to tellDpnd even yet is in nervous
dread of a fall in every race. This dread
impelled him to push Ernie johnson away
from him in a race here Wednesday, when
johnson rode dangerously close, and for it
Sims was disqualified from the position bp
won in the race.
John s. johnson gained the name of the
"white flyer" by the way h makes him
self up for races. He wears a white silk
racing suit, with an American flag around
his waist and little white ca on his head.
His wheel is pure white, and to add to the
effect, Eek chalks the tires.
The second tandem road race ever run
in America was run off at Syracuse, n. Y,
the past week, and the fastest ten miles
ever wheeled in the State was the result.
The ten teams competing in the race were
the fastest in the State. The time for the
ten miles was 1927, pace wonderful and
exciting.