The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-22
PUSHING THE PEDAL
Walter Roome Will Ride in
the Big Quaker City Cy-
Gle Meet To-Day.
PAyoNIA Y. c.'s MANY ENTRIES
The Annual Regatta on Monday
Will Be a Big Success-Gos-
sip of the Diamond.
PAVONIA Y. C.'S MANY ENTRIES

Walter Roome left for Philadelphia
last evening. where he will compete IN
the bicycle races of the South End
wheelmen. which will be held this after
noon. Roome is entered in the one ana
two mile events, and # he rides in any
thing like the form he showed last
Saturday in the five mile Metropolitan
District ampionship at Manhattan
Beach he will return home with one or
two prizes. Trainer Spearin. who ac-
compan:ed Roome, is confident that Jer-
sey City's crack viii be somewhere near
the front at the finish in each event.
A ten mile race has been arranged
between John Mccarthy of the Catholic
Club cyclers. and Mr.. Hockey of Green
vile. The winner will receive a silk
hat
Tomorrow the Greenville Wheelmen
will take a run to Pompton, while the
Press Trio viii visit New Brunswick.
.tCap" Livingston, Robert Simon and
Mr.. Seitz of the Greenville Wheelmen
will compete IN the bicycle races at the
big Turner's Fest. The races will be held
on the Clifton race track.
Tom Eek is of the opinion that Zim-
norman does not want to race johnson.
why said Eek. plaintively, yesterday,
s'we have accepted the offers made by
Grand Rapids, Toronto, Waltham and
Philadelphia for the race. We will not
race on the Asbury Park track. because
they are too partisan down there. All
we ask for Is fairness, and while We
have no desire to reflect on any one,
we think that 1t would be advisable to
hold this race on some track other than
the one at Asbupy Park. Johnnie is more
willing to meet Zimmerman than most
persons seem to believe. and I will leave
it to any impartial judge If we have
mot done everything within reason to
bring off the match"
Austin Corbin has gladdened the
hearts of the professional cyclists with
the announcement that he has decided
to promote professional races at his
new Manhattan Beach track. He pro-
poses to open the professional season on
July 20 and continue the meeting weekly
until September Is. In addition to pro-
fessional events class A races will be
run. Harry Wheeler, the American pro-
fessional, who is now in France. and
who recently met with a mishap while
practising, has been communicated with.
and is expected to arrive in the course
of a few weeks with some representative
foreign racing men.
In the races to be run the prizes viii
be distributed as follews:-$10o to first,
$50 to second, s35 to third, and SIS to
Fourth.
No decision has been arrived at as to
who shall assume jurisdiction over the
professional events, but it is intended TO
ask the L.. A. w. to do so. If they re-
fgse 1t + likely that the old M Nat sasl
charge. 1t is known that Chairman
Gideon of the Racing Board of the L.
"A w. and several of the leading OIL
Gals of that organization favor pro-
fessiona1 races, and it is believed that
they will look after the new professional
interests.
The acton of the management of the
proposed races at Beach in
making no provision for Class B races
is done, it is said, with, the object of
the professional ranks. The prominent
racing men seem to be anxious to race
for cash purses, and since the man
faeturers gave them no encouragement
sn their recent appeal for aid 1t IS
thought that many of the Class B con-
tingent will enter the professional ranks
offered for purses. Austin Corbin, SO it
is said, intends TO spare no expense to
r maes T Fhg b seg goVerne e I ike those anu run 'a at
the big tracks in France.
The Metropolitan Association nf Cy-
cling Clubs have decided to hoId their
course selected is from Weehawken to
Rutherford. Bellevlle, Orange, Plain
field and Metuchen, to New Brunswick.
Souvenir medals will be awarded the
survivors.
The Racing Board of the L. A. W. has
this week suspended for one year, dating
from April 16, all the cyclists of the
Seven Regiment, N. G. S. n. Y. The
suspended riders are
C. W. Irving, C. L. Lyon, E.. B.. Rogers.
J. H. Gray, 3. H. Horned, G. W: Darl-
ing, T. f. Fefferts, q. O.Hopkins, r.
l.. West, H.. r. Borst, ]. F. Boyle, Jr.,
II. 7. Neidlinger. G. S. Bussi, G. ]. Gillig,
#. B. Van Der Veer. /. Ketchum, W. s.
Coven, A. P. Riker. w. r. Pike, William
e. French, H. R. Rogers, MS. Parker,
e. b. Powers, g. l.. Douglass, Jr., j.
III. Covell, and 3. B.fCayarly.
These men have been declared profess
sionals:-
A. W. Cleaver, Los Angeles, Cal; J.
J. mclaughlin. Columbia, Pa Norman
Guteluis, Robert Vanalph and B. T.
Meixell, Lewisburg, Pa,
The unpaced flying start, Glass A, re-
cords made by William De cardy at