New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-17
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
ZIMMERMAN SAILS FOR EUROPE TODAY.
JOHNSON CHALLENGES BARDEN-pENvER WHEEL
MEN ~ TowN-NOTEs AND COMMENTS
OF INTEREST TO CYCLISTS.

Arthur A. Zimmerman the champion cycst. Will
saii for Europe on the steamship ST. Louis. accom-
panied by his wife. at II a. m to-day. zimmerman
fees that he Is In splendid physical condition. ana
he is confident that he will be able to hold his own
against all corners His friends assert that he Is
stronger and better than ever before. zimmerman
believes that the trip will net him about s-oo"
Thomas Eek the manager for John & Johnson
has challenged c. i. Barden. the foreign champion.
for a match for 5000 side. with side bet OF
$1,000 Barden made a mile recently In l3o 20. the
fastest time ever made In England. Eek Is Wiling
70 have the race take place IN either England OF
this country.
The Denver Wheel Club. which made such
striking record at Asbury Park during the league
Meet, was In this city Yesterday Inc We''e
riders made their headquarters al the T'e'e''
House The visitors start Cor home to-day =
9th. meet at Asbury Park was good one said
Chief Consul Potter yesterday TRUSS rae asanS'
the nye-mile record was a splerdid one Had ne
ncen paced a little faster IN the nrst or third mile
ne would have broken all records. have no idea
what the profits OF the meet at Asbury farK VIII
be- although they ought TO be considerable Tor 'he
expenses could not have been heavy.
The proposed consolidation OF the Brooklyn ney
Gle Club and the South Brooklyn Wheelmen Is
causing considerable talk among the members Vi
4he two clubs The Brooklyn Bicycle Club mas
L.
Aialmer and Treasurer W. r. Saunders spec,ai
committee 20 devise ways and means to increase It's
membership. and TO provide way OF consohaa'o"
with any other desirable club
There will be racing at both the Manhattan Beach
and the Manhattan Field tracks on Saturday a con-
fiict which local wheemen depiore Inc programme
at Manhattan Field will consist of one-mle NOVICE
two-mle handicap one-miie handicap and nVe-me
scratch for Class men Entrss WIZ fIosS
snd-fourth-st
Tho century run OF the Metropolitan Association
Of GysHs Clubs ibs w y F. nSa
a M. and the route will extend through Eut .nr
s sS a nssys RSs%f The "s time INIT viii
fourteen hours.
Ata meeting of the Press whselmen Yesterday s.. 1o
M:nss s ss asss as p once Win
sO1ssna Tsn n% e Was elected to nj
he vacancy created on the Board of Governors.
u,.,v meeting OF the Quill Club wheelmen was
held AT the ciubrooms in the Pulitzer Building yes.
;erday il was decided 70 abandon me h9nGTat be
msmeer ri eons,non and bylaws at the resu
lar meeting to be held next Friday
ror,y.x members Of .he Harlem wnsel In. c S
tended the meet al Aseury narK :r an" one third
Cyclists desiring to Join the League Of American an
BANKS by senSins name and address TO the Cycling
Editor New-York Tribune
wHEELMEN ARRIVE AT QUEENSTOWN
Queenstown July lS-The American Line steamer
Southwark which sailed from Philadelphia July
6 with a party Of bicycle tourists on board ar
rived here to-day The wheelmer landed. and at
once began their tour. which VII, cover paris VI
England Ireland. Scotland and France.
A DISPATCH BEARERS LONG BICYCLE TRIP
Sal, Lake Utah July l6-Prvate II. s. Weooer'
~ the 18th Infantry stationed al Fort Dcueiass ths
city started Yesterday for Washington, D. l. ne
viii make the entire trip by bicycle ana pears o'''
patches from General Penrose.
THE sEABRIGHT TOURNAMENT OPENED
seabright, " j.. July ls tspeciaD-A large ana
fashionable gathering watched the opening matches
IN the Seabrght tennis tcurna ment this afternoon
A number Of the contestants we're detained oE 'he
threatening weather. and did not appear. so mat
only few OF the contests In the singles were played
Of and the doubles we're not reached AZ all inc
entry list Is the stronges, the club has had IN
several years and good tennis Is expected: s,e,
vens and Rowland the cracks IN me TN. 49, az.
Will undoubtedly meet in the final round for tnee
honor OF challenging l.arned. wn o is tne p'ese"'
singles m-s, rouni)-Rchard stevens staten Island.
heat ]. NJ Walton. Nonmogth Beach -, - YIN
fnished,. J. D. Forbes. Morris Plains. beat J.. O. sl-
ipgs staten Island -, O., stephen g A,",, -
Y'rK r c. beat r. NJ. Miles. r. oianse T. c. -
% G-3 Alfred Goldman. Harvard beat r. """s"ue''
Seabrigh,. Go 60.
second round-J F. Talmase Yale. beat Alfred Cod
man. Harvard. CO. ca