The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-21

In JOhnson's favor Is the fact that he
was the first cyclist TO be paced By a
horse In all trials against tine cyclers
are paced BY some one who goes before
them and breaks the force Of the wind
which Is one OF the greatest drawbacks
a fast rider has 20 contend with.
Il has been reported that Johnson
would turn professional and 20 TO Eng
land 10 race against the Champions. and
the announcement created quite a sen
satlon among the cycle circles. If he
should cross the Atlantic Il gviu be late in
the fall probably, for he has been matched
70 ride a series Of one--nile races with
" alier T. sanger for "a trophy. said to
be valued at s. 800. and the champiOnsh
OF America one race IS to come or in
June, another IN July and the last in Aug
ust- These contests viii raise a Juror In
sporting circles. for the men have any
number Of admirers who viii speculate
heavily on the results. Outside Of the
contests in Class A and Glass B. the
Johnson-Sanger races VIII be the sensa-
tlon Of the cycle world for 1885.
The fact tnat Arthur Zimmerman, who
ranks close TO John S Johnson in speed.
is to be married in June and is going TO
Australia. and that Wheeler and Banker
viii not be seen in this country this year.
viii be a scarcity Of crack wheelmen,
but such is not the case The number
OF fast men in classes A and viii ex-
coed the number OF previous years, and
zimmerman, Wheeler and Banker will not
be an appreciable loss TO the American
path this season. Among the famous cy-
Is a. W. Porter Of Waltham. Mass Dur
ing 1884 he rOdela mile in / minute, 80 3-5
seconds; two miles in 4 minutes, s. is
seconds. He has also covered a half mile
in 8 seconds. His two miles flying in
I minutes, 80 l-5 seconds was great per-
Torrance, while his quarter of mile
in p seconds, made at Waltham, Mass,
on NOV. -, 1894, was also fast cycling.
Another Wheelman who is expected to
do wonderful things during 1895 is a. F.
Sem of Utica, n. Y, who won pum-
Der of races last year in class 4 unpaced.
He is not a Splinter, but his forte is dis
lance riding. Last season he rode three
miles in Z minutes, % 2-5 seconds, four
miles IN 10 minutes. 4 seconds, five miles
in y minutes, 35la seconds, and ten miles
In . minutes So is seconds. His great
triumph was riding twenty-five miles in
] hour, minutes and 80 seconds, which
feat he performed on Nov. 49, 1894, at
Utica, n. Y.
Francis b. Stone Of Springfield. Mass.
IS another wheelman who Will be heard
from this season, and VIII lower many
of the records he made ct Springfield,
Mass, last year, where he covered two
miles in min. 3 is sec, three miles in
Z min. Al 3-5 sec, four miles in 10 min.
20 sec, and five miles in Il min. 81 20
sec.
f. IT, Allen Of Springfield, Mass; e.
Il. Anderson of st. Louis; j. d. Park of
Denver, COL; w. a. Wenzel of Philadel-
ph.a; r. o. Nelson of Springfield, Mass.
II. Davidson of WalSham, Mass. are all
prominent cyclists who VIII make records
during the coming season.
one of the greatest all-rOund bicycle rid
ers that has ever been developed. his ten
miles in Is minutes and 45 seconds, made at
Cleveland, Ohio, July 81 1894, viii not be
beaten easily by any OF the new men,
and IL his Illness has not played havoc with
him. he will do great things on the wheel
this season.
The staying power Of Fred ]. Titus has
been alluded TO already in this article. 1t
is a quality much more rare than the
sprinter's gift 1t IS said that Titus will
be the five mile and of tlp
Spalding team and if he goes about his
training carefully, he Will be one of the
most powerful cyclists of either class in
this country.
Monte Scott is another Of the fast wheel
men, and he possesses great nerve and
stamina. His road work last year was of
the best; twenty-five miles in ! h. min.
q As sec, which feat he accomplished
Oct. u, 1891, proves this fact. In ST. Louis
they expect Wonderful things of Cabanne.
who will be with Sanger and Titus this
year. His quarter-mile unpaced in 25 sec
onds, made at Decatur Oct. %, 1894 shows
that he is in the championship class.
Another attraction In the bicycle world
this season will be the second visit OF
Fred J. OSmOnd. the celebrated English
wheelman, who. it is reported, is to come
10 this country to compete against Sanger,
Titus and other experts. According 90 Eng
fish exchanges, several other prominent
wheelmen will make their appearance in
this country before the season is over.
The Linscott road race Will be run in
May. Nat Butler won last year both the
handicaps and time prize in l min. Is 20
sec.
The Chicago road race of eighteen miles
4056 fee was inaugurated only. last
year and was won by Frank Rau, who had
seven minutes, thirty seconds start. The
prize for the fastest time was won by
William Brainbridge and c. II. Peck.
Time "a min. SO sec.
The Pullman road race, eighteen miles,
will not he run this year, but the Boyland
& Smith road race at New Bedford, Mass;
the Rhode Island road race and the Bos-
ton A. A. road race are scheduled.
The Irvington & Milburn road race of
twenty-five miles will come off in May.
Last year A. H. Barnett with four min.
utes start, won and covered the twenty
five miles in l n. II min. is sec.
The Martin road race is down for May
also. Altogether this promises to be a
great year for cycling.