The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-05
BicycIo News


Several Wilmington reporters are fast
riders Of the wheel.
The race hetweeh Eaton and Starbuck,
at lioRa. on Monday night, will be the
greatest cycling event OF the season In
Philadelphia.
Frank Turner. L. G. Churchman and
Roy a. Combs. of this city. are enterad
Tor the races OF the Riverton Athletic
Club. at Rlverion. n. j.. next Saturday.
At Rochester. N. y, yesterday Sanger
beat johnson In mlls open race O'Cou.
nor was second and Wheeler fourth.
The 1000 mile match race arranged be-
tween Ferdinand Shabel. the French long
distance rider. and II. A. SeaVey. of Bos.
ton, will tegln OH Thursday at the Ieland
track, Toronto. 1t il possible that Louis
stmm OF Pltlshnrg. the 2I-hour cha amplon
MAJ also compete.
Two New York letter carriers who were
attending the conventions In Philadelphia
rode on their wheels from that city to
Delaware City.
The committee In charge OF the South
End meet are determined that those who
go out To iioRa on september 2lst shall
see such speed and Gch contests as
should properly he the result of having u
magnificent track and an entry list com
posed OF the very flower of the American
path. The ltoga ollieia!s have agreed TO
have the surface OF the oval in particu-
larly line shape as the possible bre@kinR
oil records Is of great benefit To th5 rgpu-
taton OF that organization and the OIL.
cers nre therefore anxious TO do anything
in Their power to assist the South End
cldo Ia their efforts to secure fast riding
Tho Tournament Committee has already
decided upon an elaborate plan of pace
making by experienced men in not only
the tina heats but In the trials AS well. so
That each ana every time the Class A or
1Ihss Is men appear upon The track they
will be compelled To do their best In stead
OF loaiing for three quarters OF a milo and
then squirting Tor homo.
The failure oil Bliss and Cooper to ap-
10 .aaaN ta.,t IL
which they have been susp-npad hy the
st. Louis member Of the racing Board ap.
penr5 TO have seen CAUSED by their Ina.
bllity to make connections 10y train, in
which case II looks as tn ough the Racing
Board member acted rather hastily.
In recent conversation with Col. Pope
relative to bicycles In general. and Colu IN.
blu business III particular the Col stated.
'tNo haze Zoo men In our factory at Hart.
ford, but IL doss not include the thou.
sands outside to which we directly give
| employment. We have some 27OO agents.
each employing on ar average OF three
men. Although we have the largest steel
| forging plants In the United States, and
! perhaps III the world. wa take almost the
shtre product Of five other fatories. In
| addition TO this. have Just ordered the
I dathelu company To make ue 900, cad
dies, thus coming within 250O of the entire
| output" Ihs Col. stated that their '96
model Columbia Will bo practically the
same as the '35. lie believing thsm to be
up To date In every particular.
lhe Fowler Cycle Manufneturlng Com.
pnny. makers of the Fowler bicycle, have
| opened New York branch for the better
handling Of their entire eastern business.
iholr 1915 business Il now well III hand
ali material necessary FOR 1895 wheels al .
ready having been purchased or bargain.
ell Tor, To be delivered at spacill1d times
ander penalty prospective purchasers of
Fowler wneels Tor 90 can obtain ON quick
delivery.
Yesterday EeRoy Combs accom- panied
by Nlctur Il, Pyle. went to PhllRde phia
an 1 received from Mr, HoibrOOk, pro.
motor Of the lolbrook Falcon Road
hare, the Falcon bicycle which Mr.. Cont bs
won as ms pIIzs for winning iir5t place IL
the above named ruCs on Wednesday last
IN WAS he first raro IN which Mr Combs
myeteI anu he has receiysa many con
calculations gu Ills success.
Frank Turner Of this city 10 entered for
tn electric light b!eycls races in phiia-
uelphiH, Monday night noxt.
Turner Weir, Mayne anu several other,