The sun., 1896-07-24

NEWS OF THE FHEELMEN.
Programme OF tho Springfield Clubs Big
Tourney-Denth or A. ". Linton.

TOurneY-Denth OF "A. v. Linton.
Tho Springfield Bicycle Clubs big tourna-
ment will be held on Sept. ], 2, and 3. The
meeting, which Is the cycling event OF the year.
will DO heli at Hampden Park. Arrangements
now being made to bring over some noted
foreign riders to compete The Race Com
mitteo hos arranged the following programme:
Sept. 2-Amateur: one mile. open, for riders
living within twenty. i've mcs OF Springfield; half
n mile, open; one mile OPEN one mile, handicap.
Professional: Half mile, open; one mile 3:1o
GLASS; one mile, International; two miles, handi
cap.
Sept. 3-Amateur: Half n mile. open; one mile,
open, record race; half mile. handicap; one
mile. handicap. Professional: Half a mile, han
dcap; one mile, open. record race; one mile. 2:20
class; half milc open; one mile, handicap, rec
ord riding.
The trial heats Of all the races will be run on
Sept. and the finals on Sept and 3.
In the Metropolitan Assc lation Of Cycling
Clubs coasting contests on a g. 15 a new idea
will be put into operation. Instead OF starting
one competitor at a time, the riders will be
despatched in patches OF three or four, thus
giving the semblance Of a series of heats to tho
affair. The twelve who coast the grentest dis
taEce will be restartcd, the first six OF whom
will be started in another semi. final. The
their positions to decide the award OF prizes.
This method will, 1t is thought, equalize as
resistance. Entries TO both tandem and single
wheel contests close on Aug. 10 with w. f.
Se viii VIII be chosen
The selection has narrowed down TO two New
Jersey grades in tho vicinity Of Montclair.
a. V. Linton. tho professional bic, clist
whose record for twenty-five miles was SO O5,
died at Aberdare, Wales, yesterday from ty-
Linton was one of the best.known riders in
Europe. He was on the rncns path for num-
on the ContincHt His specially was lohg dis
tanccS, and he held records from five TO twen-
ngu ho Joined the professional ranks, in VIII! IN
he cOntiHuei race successfully. During
his career on the path Liuton held som" Of the
National Cyclists Union cham mpionshtps. On
oct. last year he defeated James Michael
in a fif;ymilc professional chamEonship race.
To THE EDITOR or THE SUS-Sir: was sur
prised at II letter priatcd in your issue OF this
morning signed by II member Of the Century
prize, in the wheeling parade held mt Long
Branch on July IS, and Ihint II but fair, in
that the wheeling fraternity. such OF them ns
not already Informed be not m!sled as to
Assuming that the Harlem Wheclnen won
the third ~ prize and that 1t was a consola
ton prize should not the Century Whcemen
Tho Harlem Wheelmen are content with the
cup. even II 1t is third prize. but do not be-
licVe. for ono instant that there Is anybody
Interested in cycling who takes much stock in
tho sta.Cmsmt that the llarlcms won the
third prize. II there WIS any room FOR doubt
ns Ia which club was cntiIled to the prize. it
could easily be dispclcd By asking any disin
tcrcatcd person who saw the parade. AS
showing the difference between competitors
simply wish to call attention to the action OF
the BROOKLYN Bicycle Club, which. In my hum
bic judgment. WAS more the action of
con ,cst. nc ,ept the decision OF the judges grace
fully. bow to the victor. and offer their con-
CALCULATIONS. We were all contestants. Some
body had to be defeated. When It was an
nounCeu that the Harlem Whcclmcn had won
the cup. tho Bronkyns Chuercd us TO man.
Very truly, one OF THE CUP WINNERS.
NEW YoRk, July %.
NOTES.
c. T. Earl Or the Kings County WhCcmcn will at
tempt to lower tho Two. thirds OF mile record
NJ Manhattan Reach to morrow.
The Twenty sixth Ward Bicycle Club Of Brook
lyn Will hold ave mile bicycle road race to NOR
run 10 Kockaway Beach on sunday.
The Century Wheelmen OF TINS city has a mem
hcrship OF 8bU. The organization Will hold
TO liith Beach on sunday for women.
The Quill club Wnuclm"a viii hold meet
at Manhattan Beach on sept. 10.
The Massachusetts 4. \. VIII hold race meet at
the Charles l.ivrr Park trA"k, Cambridge, ON Aug.
l. The events VIII be as follows: AmateuT-One.
third OF n mile; ono mile, open; one mile, handi-
cap. PrOfcssonAl--iiar milo, open; mile.
open; one mile. handicap.
The Kings county Whcamcn VIII hold u ten.mi 10
club road race the latter part or August.