The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-27

ment for the national championship. This
takes place next month, and, promised to be.
come.a permanent fixture. Tho game has also
tines OF the 7. X. 9. a. R.T sohooihasSt tic and Collegiate
Institutions.
Some Important matches for stakes were
tween Champion PHI Casey and ex-kidsrmSn
cSiesgo.' The latter pair y scored frst blood, but
10 the second match for double stakes and the
championship the Brooklyn veterans achieved
u decisive and popular victory.
WHEELING.
Wheelmon claim that the season was the most
successful their pastime has ever enjoyed. The
bicycle population throughout the country has
been more than doubled and the increase has
resulted In tho enactment Of special regulations
In all the large cities.
The racing season has been most successful.
the lions share of the national championships
proved himself 70 be the best man Of the year;
othor riders did some very creditable work on
the path,
slonal, has been oonspicuously successful in
lowering records. the American riders also met
with gratifying success in time trials and COM
petition events. The amateur one mile. flying
start. paced record, is credited to A. Il. Hughes.
who rode in / minute AZ 10 seconds at Denver.
The two-inile record In the same class was
reduced by tho same rider TO 3 minutes 90 30
seconds, Frank Desmond, Jr., ut Denver last
tition record to . minutes s.b Of a second.
siderable change, ". w. Hamilton rode mile,
unpaced. with a flying start, at Coronado. Cal,
In 1 minute 30 1-5 seconds. Clinton Coulter
covered the same distance, unpaced, with a
flying start, In i minute SO 1-5 seconds. The
one-mile competition record is credited toArthur
Gardener. the Chicago racer. HIS time for the
distance is 2 minutes 10 4-5 seconds.
The professional riders Evans and Hatton
covered n mile on a tandem In / minute Oh 2.5
seconds. unpaced. Michaels performances in
this country have astonished tho racing world.
On Nov. II he rode twenty-nine miles 1908
yards IN one hour at Memphis. establishing new
records from two to twenty-nine miles.
lowered to i minute Hu.e4 4p se coma r Sy 4. VI" n
Bordsley last September. The professional
record at the same distance is l minute Al Sec
Tom Linton. the foreigner. rode 81 miles 5s2
yards in one hour 1T the Crystal Palace track
last October.
The foreign. racing men who have visited
America have been very successful. j. Parsons,
the Australian, did some crvditable work on the
at the Madison Square Garden Teddy Hall, who
covered 1910 miles. is considered to have nc-
complished q remarkable ride.
MISCELLANEOUS
CriCketers had n very successful season from
both n native and international standpoint. The
friendly. invasion OF the Australian eleven
helped the game along In popular favor. Tennis.
in and out of doors. commanded n big following
and billiards held their own as acceptable
pastimes. and considerable attention was also
sttracted by the gilt-odgod rac9uets PLAYED in
ming were among the other standard games
which helped to enltyen the season; and the en-
thusiasm is now being kept alive by hockey on
ice. ono OF the liveliest aud most fascinating
games yet introduced.
Regimental and pigeon shooting cracks were
industrious. and they. furnished several enjoy
able outings for both experts and onlookers.
The live bird men did some clever shooting. u
Williams. at Milwaukee, who Killed 1871 to
George Deiter's 1873 in n 200-bird match.