The sun., 1895-04-06
WHAT THE WHEELuEN TALK ABoU1.
The famous Paris Bordeaux road race viii
tat MIA an I nd

The famous Paris Bordeaux road race will
take place on May IL and IL.
Tho Kings County Wheemen will hold run
to Shcepshead Bay tomorrow.
Tho iorkvillc Wheelmen will hold their an
nual election Of officers on April Is.
A time limit OF hour % minutes will be
placed on the Mburn road race this year.
Tho annual meeting of tho Canadian Wheel
mems Association will 10 held on April 10.
The Associated Cycling Clubs are contem plat
Ing holding race meet AT Clifton this summer.
The Essex County Wheemen of Newark will
hold their first club ran OF the season on April
81 to New Brunswick.
Messrs. Barheau. Boflnger. Judge. Goodman.
men in the Miiburn road race on May 30.
j. C. knowles OF the Kings County wheelmen.
who rode 5000 miles in sixty days last ssason,
will attempt to surpass this record this year.
The New York Tourist Wheelmen will hold
the following Club runs this month: April :,
Honkers; April A.. G1ney Island; April 81.
Bronx Park; April 2s, IIackcnsack.
Tho Cycle Club of brooklyn will hold an en-
terta innent at tho ClermGnt Avenue Rink this
evening. music ride will be held and q drill
by the members Of the club on wheel illum-
mated with Chinese lanterns
A road race between the teams of the Eliza
beth Wheelmen, Union County Roadsters, Cres-
cent Wheelmen. and Elizabeth Athletic Club
Cyclsrs for the championship OF Union county
viii be held ON June 3. The distance will be
five miles.
this city was held on Thursday evening. when
tho following officers were elected: President.
Jamss; Treasurer. Adolph j. Gloviot; Secretary.
Henry Barr; Captain. II. X: Dusenherry; First
T. XaopS
Cy;linr Clubs, +: il. stroll; General COMMITTEES,
H. II. Dusenberry. and Henry Barr.
Chief Consul Isaac b. Potter has appointed
the following members of the Road Book Com
ditions of the various roads for the l.. A. w
road hook: r. J., Wulf, Brooklyn: J. F. Bell
stsabaeh asa SeM York. H HosIe Roeieser
6. S: Floyd,Jonessi, F., Massaps9ua; VT. Whetten.
fSfknGE e. k brooFyn S n j. h.E t. Ssw
Buffalo: r. w. Neary. Cohoes; j. q. Budd. Glen
Fails; i. $. R.senbqrch. Hudson; F. c; Wil.
fsepsis and f. b. Jr New York; nukh
A match race between Arthur Zimmerman.
Houben. the Belgian crack. is still a possibility.
While Houbens hackers acknowledged their in
the hackers of Zimmerman have agreed to al
low them time to raise tho money. William
Wrate
munication:
notice in one Of ri the morning p.psrs letter from
q faster man than Houben. i fully recognize that
llouoen Is speedy, but am convinced that thinner.
In any case very easy settle the matter Let
Of at viii ay
to francs-and Jimmy Will come back to Paris
rely you to make known this proposition to Mr..
Crsnnckz and shall wait fifteen days for his reply
In reply c. Craninckz. who is managing Hou-
ben, writes:
Mr.; William Bsduels challenge: in which he backs
over, Is simply overwhelmlnE. i shows that Mr. Ba.
s Se Su dses sa ii
above that mas % 700 francs to risk:
Everybody. however. Is not so favorably " nxed."
and you readily understand that in spite OF the
CONFIDENCE we have in our young champion,
neither disposed nor In a position to put up such
formidable Eet
However. seeing that Houben has hackers even in
France shall take advantage OF Hr Baduels offer
fifteen days and try and raise the necessary funds
confess that my only object in doing this is
these two extraordnary men come together. as like
Houben himself, betting is against my principles
The match Will doubtless take place In Brussels in
should lie win, or else It could be arranged to
have one race in Paris and another In Brussels.
Houbens friends havo since been trying to
raise the $4,000. and while they have agreed to
race for 2 smaller purse it Is thought likely that
they will succeed in finding financial aid to
make up the required $4,000. Zimmerman will
not race for less than $4,000, but IL Houben's
friends will guarantee that amount ho will leave
for France at once to prepare for the race.