The evening times., 1896-03-02

Owing to the L. 4. W rules forbidding
amateurs to compete for prizes worth more
than $50, the proposed home trainer race
meet for 81 90 Sandow wheel has been de-
clared off and in its place the biCyclist who
rides the fastest miie on a home trainer Will
awarded a $40 split second ChronUmeter.
the second man with Century lamp, and
the third with a CyclOmeter.
According TO san Francisco clergy
man. the qualities required for a good
Christian and Il good cycler are the same.
Both must be able TO balance themselves
perfectly. both must be alert. The cyciist
may go to sleep in church. but he cannot
do so ON his wheel. The wheelman and
the Christian must both keep their lamps
trimmed and buring. Neither the Christian
nor the CyCler can go ON slippery places.
Let us use all good things for the glory
of God-the wheel and everything else 1t
is most notable that in many cases cycling
has become so popular that 1t has not only
overcome all the original Injections offered
To it. but has gained the most cordial sup
port and approval. The cyclists Of America
are not sabbath breakers as ii class. and
il is always pleasure to note the friendly
attitude OF the pulpit.
II is rumored that the great cycle race
rival within the near future. Certain we'll
known spectators in sporting affairs. find
ing other fields closed TO them, have re-
Gently turned their attention to cycling,
and, casting around for a scheme by which
they could get something out of it, have hit
upon the idea of building Il first-class cycle
race track near some popular summer resort
and of running it On the popular prices
basis. They argue that Manhattan Beach
Is a little TOO high-toncd for the avera ge
cyclist, and for that reason they say Il
track at Coney Island, or, as some call 1t,
West Brighton, would pay better. The par
tcular site selected is said to be Just at
the end of the cycle path. in the neighbor-
hood of Vandeveer's Hotel. A large pro-
portion of amateur events will be run and
here and there special contest between
recogaL professional champions of note.
Tom Cooper, the pride OF Michigan on
wheels, has affixed his signature TO a
contract. The salary that goes with the
riding is not mentioned. but the figures
are said to be well up. and. furthermore,
that the contract runs from March / Sg6,
10 March /, S97. Cooper is still under his
old contract, and is therefore draw wing salary
366 da Us this year. Like most of the good
men this year. Cooper will be a profess
siOnal. Under class A regulations men can
go 100 miles outside of their own State.
W HeH tuey 20 ldTtutT lildn tfldt tHey DtcbiDe
professionals, and Cooper's first trip this
season will be to California. He leaves
for there within a month, and with him
will 20 Dad Moulton as trainer.
French cyclists take Us lively an interest
in Zimmerman as do Americans, as is shown
by the following from Paris paper:
The interest of French cyclists in the do
ings of Zimmerman is just as keen now that
he is at the other end of the world as it
was when the Jersey flyer delighted the
Parisians on their own tracks. In fact,
they almost look upon Zimmerman as one
of their own riders, as he undoubtedly gave
Il ''seDd-off' to professional cycling in this
country, and he is sort of standard by
which all the flyers on this side have been
measured since. In view of his racing tour
in Australia, the French papers have made
special arrangements to have he meetings
reported in which Zimmerman rides, and we
in this country are kept closei y in touch with
all his performances.
AT first his defeats were not looked upon
as proving anything except that he was
not in form, as both in England and in
France he started he season with one or
two defeats, and it was fully expected that
he would rehablitate himself later on. This
however, is what he has so ia failed TO do,
and in a letter written by Bert Harris to
one of his friends in Paris, the English
rider says that Zimmerman is not n shadow
of what he was in Europe; he is not I he same
man. 1t is a pity that he did not retire
at the height of his fame, but all the same
he has made his reputation aud he will be
known in the future not by what he is now
doing in Australia, but by his marvellous
during the last three years.