The sun., 1895-05-19

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Wilbur Edwards, the California racing man
who during the early spring made some remark
able time In various races on the Pacific coast
that section. la. decided to retre s rom ei FACING
j was anticipated that Edwards would follow
the circuit this season and come East. He holds
the straight-away one-mile record Of minute
"a l-5 seconds.
The members of the various racing teams w he
seem rather Inflated with their early Perform. n
ancss upon the track, and AS q consequence Il
ssres % Of match races are are being discussed by the
the former Is anxious to race NJ. Deinberger
and Cabnnne and Titus are also willing to ar.
range match races with Deinberger 1t looks rs
though match races will be the attraction at nll
the tournaments this season.
A HI Hanson, the ionE,distance rider OF Min;
records this season. Last week he lowered the
ss Ss for miss hon i9 hour
l2seeonds. He will shortly attempt to lower
the tty.mle track record with pacemakers.
Metropolitan Association of Cycling Clubs will
present plans at the next meeting of the asso-
silver cup. The races will lie held on alternate
Saturdays. commencin. next month.
The action Of mani facturers in deciding to re-
iuse to offer bicycles AS prizes at the various
races this seasol may affeCt number of road and
track meetings. The manufacturers argue that
increasing and they nave now decided that 4
line must he drawn and this year they will re-
The Riverside wheelmen. in order to main
tain their reputation as a Incorporating club
Manhattan Field this season. Their opening meet
VII be on Saturday. July O. national circuit
date at which class A and Is events will be run.
On July 20. 21. and Aug. races will also be
hsld which will be open to class A riders only.
The Riverside Wheelmen have received assur-
ahces that the track will be ,:esurfaced and the
corners, banked two feet higher. The activity
OF the Riverside club in the racing line Is sure
70 result In big boom to track racing in this
The Championship races Of the National Cy-
clsts, Union Of England will be run Off next
decided to hold the one and twenty FIVE mile
evsnts on June 10 at Manchester. and the five
tricycle. championship and the one, mile pro-
M.ssioaal .s championship Ut Hcrne Hill on June
The Riverside wheelmen have chosen the
!oliowlag well-known road riders to act rs pace
MMsksrs Mss. n the century run to be held to-day:
Thsr Robert B. Msrise MoTrlsoa Clemens s'9 Wslss
=; Wheeler. Charles T.. Earl. f. A. Rogers,
1h2@1s TSs ;o,iV;, Ward, FRED Goodman. and Judge
Colonial c. G. Staten Island: Centanr WHEEL
.asR asH FREshGs Ry.1s RsGuGa Whfsmsn M.cffn
sSn Bath Beafs en;'hs@s"s; @s% York @
,Mheelmsn. Madison; Select G. G.. Fort Schuy-
vi Mbe.mtsTno MetTop%sIIIs Wheelmen. Tarrytown AiLa
Cells; Excelsior c. C.. Mount Vernon; Pastime
Mln MheelTnen. men. Coney islandi. ouickstep Wheel.
~, ,M,heeMimen, Amityville;, New York Tour
iSS.n WWheelmen. Garfeld; South Brook
{h Mheelmen. Amityville: Long Island
Yonsarmaen Ymte.menf Hempstead; Nassau ,Wheelmen.
bIosP prospect ct whoelmen. Tarrymwn; Williams
ry,n prtGn Wheelmen, Yonkers; Concord {. C.. Tar
Howh; Twenty-third Regiment Wheclmen.
GmoMtcia,r; Crescent A. c., Hackensack; East
WW,hnnse Cyclers. BernardsvIlle: l3ayonne X. C.
CiteetTEsn Civ T,na Dnneilen; Clio Wheelmcn of Jersey
s,;. sn;. iuitenville; Union County Roadsterr,
Rnea fR.%,ea Island; Century Cycle Club of Newark,
ssIdh sspIdhd Brook Tourist c. C. OF Paterson. Plain