The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-10

we'll. An occasional Sl5 aud $40 prize served to
recOmpcnse u large number of tho lesser lights,
number OF tie professional racing men are em-
pioyed by the manu- facturcrs this year. whilo .
goolly number intend to follow the meets indo-
pendent OF trade affiliations.
Early this spring the racing mon training In
tho southern. part OF the country have show m
up well in trials against the watch. At Sayan-
worlds record for 100 yards, riding the dis
lance in 8 l-5 seconds. John $. johnson previ-
ously held the record Mt o 2-5 seconds. On
April 20 Murphy r.do an unpaced lying quar-
The record trials at Coronado began in earnest
e on Ro last month nnd On p AgIril :, "; N; Randeli
rode a half mile in il 80 3l5 seconds. wi Ii'' was n"S q
were established; Ki'er Of Dayton. o, rode a
dell OF Rochester made 0:22 SO for the quarter
Of a mile: The record was o:a2 40. kiser's
record was 0:30 30. For the unpaced quarter
W., +. Evans made o:25 is. tho former record
O;34 l-5, the record being O:3s 3-5. Evans's
nnpaced half was 0:65 As. the amateur record
and travelling faster by four-hfths of a second
than Hamilton did with Pacemakers for the
20 the two-thirds of a mile unpaced amateur
record was reduced by Evans to i minute 22 90
F.. j. Jenny OF Utica. who has Joined the pro-
fessional ranks, Is another rider who is showing
Last Week week. he he cove sover cd e Saif s a nile St in In i m sshson;
10 40 seconds. a creditable performance,
Jenny's work on the path in the amateur ranks
last year was first class.
In England the racing season has opened I'm
with u big boom, and. contrary to customs and
expectations, new figures have been created in
both competitive and trial events. J. Platt-
Betts recently went for several records at the
Wood Green track. He did the standing quar-
ter In 20 30 seconds, one-flfth of a second better
than tho time put up by Borden. Belts went
for the mile, which he covered in l minute
52 45 seconds. three-fiftbs of n second better
than the previous European record. held by
Gibbons Brooks. His last effort was the half
mile, which he did in SO 1-5 seconds, en- Inn
provement of one second on tho previous rec
ord. Platt-Betts has come on wonderfully this
year. and there can be little doubt that he Is
about the fastest man in England. There arc
those who maintain that no Is not inferior to
Michael, and that tho latter will have to look
to his laurels should they ever meet.
The National Circuit opened in San Fran.
cisco on May !. followed by the second circuit
meet at Santa Rosa, Cal. on May 9. AT tlIese
NESTS two progressive races were run each day,
The time in the competition events varied from
: minutes 30 seconds to around = minutes and
90 seconds for the mile. The amateur racing
men seem to be riding equally as fast as the
professionals.
In this state the circuit of meets to be held
under the l.. A. w. division will bring together
The leading amateur and professional riders
throughout the country. The State Circuit meets
VIII open at Buffalo early in June, and wind up
at Manhattan Beach on June 81.
In tho Metropolitan district some of tho WE'LL
known riders who will attend the local meets
and follow circuit races within the 2OO.miie
limit are Granger, Owen. Henshaw, Brock.
Leopold, Barrett. Barber, West, Roome. White
hoe Harrison. Goodman. Judge, Thomson.
ltecht Mosher. Earl, and Rupert