Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-10

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warmed up In the two-mile handicap I
had to hump myself. and got warmed up
just enough to make my best sprint. 1
can't ride in cool weather, and will chal-
lenge Bald to ride at Louisville. New Or
leans or some other place south, or per-
haps at some indoor track"
Bald. when spoken to in regard to the
match. announced his perfect willingness
Star reporter caught him at WIZARDS
Hotel. where he was staying, and he talked
freely. Il am perfectly willing to meet
Cooper" said he, land will not object to
any sum Of money that he may want to
put up on the race. 1t Is just what 1 want,
and think can show Cooper that IL will
not be extra hard to walk away from him
L VIII give him the privilege Of naming any
track or any city, and will be only too glad
10 meet him and settle the matter"
AS both men are perfectly willing to race
there should be no difficulty in having a de-
cidins race In very short time.
According to Bald's own statement. his
winnings this year amount to about an
even So.OOO. This is in cash Last wear his
winnings In class B aggregated over S. 600.
anu ne mad diamonds and jewelry to burn
as II were. His winnings in this civ on Mo-
Gay were 500 and he expressed himself a q
DONG a fair days work, the prizes helm
ABOUT s;s as usual. He made about one-fifth Of
of
the whole season. He was kent on the iHro,>
al the time. and rode by rail at night and
Day. stopping only long enough to raca
t sg'a IN t July at Appleton. Wis. he won
cago. he entered two races in ore dav ~ w
lame on SaO ahead. From the wfndv civ
ne went to Buffalo, where he rail- ~ 900
more more ana without loss of time he went
cured 500. This was the -, ne Sc
ever put in this season, bur n ksnt h;rs
Jumping all the time Aep' HIN
VINO was In the city August % no r.tot,ns y:
III the circuit races, but he annea "a ~
lave oeen lost among the others He NAV
aseo 10 secure only one place. and thai
hard1v sno Drought only prize Of US
thlns noticeable to these who follow the
races was the work Of the handfcaDnfrs IN
me various states. At the Trenton N
the honsin was made scratch man in
cne handicap races. while Bald. CL,oner
Eiruiner and the other cracks We-e 1ivsn
handicap. At this meet the handicann; 40
was more equitably DONE and Church was
3h,s .ua nano!cap OF forty yards. Even with
TINS allowance he failed to get a place tho
three scratch men winning He secured his
pace IN the twothirds mile open and won
soieiy on his sprint. beating out Gardner.
IL was an unfortunate thing that A. G.
Mertens was unable to enter the events
w nile out on the track practicinp before
the races he fell midway between the first
ana second turn. there being no one nea:
MIN at the time. While his entrance In
tie race would not have resulted in h..
winning, yet he would have added to .he
rumoer in the race and made things more
interesting Mertens is a good rider. and
mas demonstrated his ability as such h,,,
WneE on the circuit he freouentIy travels In
tco fast company.
Inc spectators at the races secured Soma
loea OF the extensive marner in which hi.
cycle manufacturers and other manufac.
turers interested in bicycle CONSTRUCTION
advertise their goods. 1t is common oc.
cuTreoce TO PICK up daily paper and read
where 50 and SO and such and such a make
CT wheel rode a record mile in the fast time
of SO many seconds. There was present ri
the meet only a limited nu,nier of the
teams OF the manufacturers. One tir, firm
however, had q large aggregation of racing
men and others present. Every wheel line 4
up at the tape was closely inspected tho
rake jctted down and the kind of tires
noted. This was all done by the agents OF
Inc tire concern. and the data so crilect et
VIII be ta5ulated and issued as an adver
tSement. The winners are closely waite h.
ed. and their make of wheels and tires also
Noted. the matter to be used for futur.
advertising. The business has been brought
| down to a fine scale and everything sys
| tematiZed.
Arthur Gardiner Is greatly pleased with
| the park, and he SAID that he liked it bet
! ter than any other track in the country
| He said that he could ride on it better thar
any course he has yet struck. and he ha.
| ridden on a good many. He made Tho
| statement that next spring if his employer!
sent him out after records. which h.
| thought extremely possible. he would US,
| tie International Athletic Park track. II,
thinks the banking and the good width O.
| the track make it excellent for fast time
| Gardiner is a rider who this year demon
| strated his ability. AT TIE close of the CIR
| cult season he ranks third on the list, an.
| next year gives promise Of riding in mucl
better form.
| From racing point of view the circuit
| races were highly successful, but from {
| financial point of view they came near be
| ing a failure. The Washington people die
! rot patrcnize the event to the extent tina
| such excellent racing deserved. Whethe
this was due to the threatening weather
| to the early hour at which racin:, began
or to The fact that the Washington peopl,
| do not care for cycle racing, remains to b.
| seen. The people of Inc city are just bein,
educated TO good racing, and the rae
meets which have been held at the parl
| during the season have drawn almost a.
large crowds. For the excellent races Mon
! day and the numerous attractions Their
should. have been an attendance of at leas
| 5000 persons. wher by actual coun
there were only 2.lOD present. This wa
400 less than The Stars estimate of tn
crowd. and several thousand less than til
estimate of the other Washington papers
Very few people seem to have any idea O
the amount of trouble and the expense O
giving race meet. 1t would probably sur
| prise good many to know that the race
cost the management in the neighborhoo
of $1,000, while the receipts will no NOR
tnan equal this sum- The management
Messrs. Gettinger and Dobbins. will b
! lucky If anything Is cleared from the ven
ture. The prize list was the greatest out
lay. amounting to over $500. Then the ex
pense of the park was 800 additional
| while the sanction cost SD Then Their
was the expense of the band, the exhib;
ton riding Of Lee Richardson, the news
paper advertising. the license to hold tn
meet. the cost Of the lithographing. an
the hundred and one other minor detail
which swelled up the total.
Matter of Taste.
From Life.
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