The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-21

The rumor that Monte Scott Is to pe
one of the team OF the Fowler sextuplet
which is TO race against the Empire state
express Is all bosh. Scott says he has
never entertained such a proposition, and
furthermore he is at present considering
the offer of several prominen. bicycle
firms to ride their wheel in the Irvington-
Milburn road race. II Is expected that
In a short time negotiations will be COM
pleted, and as soon ns IL is announced
which trm he will ride for he sill prob
ably take three or four weeks vacation
and go into active training for the event
at the Hilton House, which Is situated at
the Irvington end of the Irvington-Mil-
burn road. Early last season scott was
trained by Kirby OF Chicago, but Letter
was taken In hand by Stevens OF the same
city. The latter used poor judgment In
the handling Of this fast Rhode Island
man, and overtrained him to such an ex-
tent that he has felt the effects OF the
strain throughout the winter. Now, how
ever, he is rapidly rounding into shape
and by proper handling should be in ex-
cellent form at the time OF the race.
The Narragansett Wheelmen have de-
cided to change their club quarters and
have placed the selection Of new home
in the hands Of committee OF five. The
cause OF the change Is due to the fact
that the landlord of their present hcme,
which Is situated at the corner OF Aborn
and Fountain streets has failed TO make
the repairs naturally necessitated by
wear and tear, consequently as the rent
paid by the wheelmen is regarded as an
ample one, they have decided to move
out rather than be subjected to the incon-
veniences. The committee has been in
structed to find. IL possible, a suitable
house In the neig hborhood OF their pres
ent location. The whe' linen will be
ell I..I.~ 4 l.
runs out, and they are hsstening matters
in order that they may have their new
quarters prepared for their reception.
When the official handicsps OF the Ded-
ham road race were announced few days
ago and IL became known that "Phe-
nomenalr Joe Bowden had n start OF 2:E0,
there was considerable surprise and re-
joicing among the local cycling laity who
had noted the career of this speedy
Rhode Island Wheelman last season. OF
the older men, however, there was con-
servative feeling that Bowden, though
"boy wonder" would be unable to stand
the pace set by such mon as Caldwell,
Bob Urquhart, Nat and Tom Butler, and
would not be able to make the showing
expected by the enthusiastic youngsters.
But yesterday Bowden won the teI-mile
open handicap race at Dedham, Mass,
from field OF over $50 starters, in 2S:0i.
DoWuen, VINO ls memDtr OF the hhoue
Island Wheelmen racing team, made his
debut as q racing man last season. Nearly
all of the races run on the local circuit in
which he has started he has won, includ-
ing Moonsocket; the novice race at Hills
grove, July ID; second in the one mile
handicap, from the S0-yard handicap; the
mile open at Hillsgrove against the best
riders in Rhode Island in 2:45. His fur
ther track racing was stopped by nasty
fall he received mt the MOonsOcket race
meet. Probably his best performance,
that is to say, the best till his magniti-
cent showing yesterday, was made in
the October road race of the X. !. Wheel
men where he rode practically unpaced
and captured the first prize in time which
was but 80 odd seconds behind the State
record for the distance.