The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-03
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
PLANNING TO TAKE AN AMERICAN
TEAM TO SCOTLAND.

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ss-e OF the puen Talked or as Representatives
-RrenohHaen Arrange an Annual Fixture IN
Homer OF Ea.ch.mp,.n M.., -. ~. "
Tho acbeme NJ M r. Faulkner. tho bicycle
inc Senomo vi m l. unNs.",,oa., r.o,no
mon abroad to prepare for the international
raoes. which will he held in Scotland In July,
and also mako a racing tour Of the Continent,
will in all probability DO finally considered dur
ing the week. Tho L. A.. w. is not disposed to
go to any expense In sendinE over representa-
tives, and few riders are In q position to take
INC .rip az .nen owh o1ponov ma,ms.a.
communication win some wei,.hh nov ~ Inv -
tur er WE" MOI ,ISl ~, ,non nr"no 70 9a nlan nn 1o thro NJ a
.erpliSo, 4 M u" piopoDoN ~. oonn,rv or To-
strong team Will represent this country on LOT
Adyanoos have bean made to Ray Mcdonald,
AZ 1851. Law gye,..n 60, NJ and Tom
| Butler. Fred Titus. Arthur Gardiner, and Otto
Zeirler. Those mon have expressed a willing
....t..,a-r ,r-ann.m.nt,
can be made. The Butler boys, who went to Eu-
rope last year and met with such poor success,
with the foreign eraoks. Mcdonald. Sanger.
ana Murphy, WIN Nae ana lom ns Oh s.n.
mako a formidable toam. Americans who have
49,. - 80 ams a.. rd.r, stand , ANAL
teams OF TWO anu threo fioofs sto"" III"
chance OF success
Inc management OF tho nooeo seino .r"oN = .
Paris has paid 9 high compliment to e1rchH M
large purses arc frequent at tho French courses,
and a new race has been created which will DO
p pas%s: sas.s and s shs R RSGs; WI Win e i;SSo; $SS:
i nnH xSp 10 epe eiSSt starters Tis in order to make four
heats. Entries will carry with them the abso-
i Ut necessity Of starting; A n special race e, %,ti 90
two events to be run. In announcing this raco
the track managers say:
almost universally recognized. but this does not
prevent ali true sportsmen from regretting the
for sSsG no on %, e ane fo slytt his lA marvellous qualities.
Who does not recall 'Zim.'' always triumphant,
SG isssnee ~ d. Tas or = m n racer W With pacemaEers and
starting indiferently at 200 or 500 yards behind
the field. One makes these reflections to-day
with especial force when ono considers the uni.
form way our cracks win their races. A sprint
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The accident to a.: w. Harris, tno nhe 1 PIT r9I
66eassional: at the Aston LoSW,e Lover Gronhas on II Ap Ri.
Of cement tracks in England. The London Field
The revolution which has taken place in tho
construction of modern wheel tracks. with their
high banking and hard surfaces 70 raclitaIo
remodelled and re-made. The new track is four
laps to the The, mile Les. and rs H. 'q Esstoyy p MonSaa ana a
meeting s was he held upon " m 1t cd dr the mrst q t'm ssr,o ous
i fasSfSs Be- associated With tho opening
A: W Harris Of leicester was one Of tho con
lie, was riding a borrowed machine,
and early in the race ths feiioe r OF me
tated upon his head on tho cement, sustaininsa
fracture Of the base Of the skull, from which ne
died on Wednesday last. Harris nrst made his
mark as an amateur, and In 1891 he won inc
in 1888 he. among other records, lowered the
it stood for some time. In 1881 he failed to 90,
tain a license. and he was one OF the aTst %
turn professional. his example oelng snor = i0t,
beneficial connections with the trade as racing
men; Harris had a bad tal IN asSo at Cerarm,
Sessful racing tour in Australia. This i an ,hns.
@ SiS ae peSnna c wn1, stfe as . dan anS Slsy hard sub
stance for racing tracks"
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nm ME EMP ta.uo May 2 and RSe %est is se dsslared d 1Sr
as are all other meets on JACK rr1nees Soatnehn
oiEculC Aanager frinCe uheo 70 Ionfd nv,
X and Il The nurses have been 5000 in each
race; The reduction was sSS in the e open race race
the the reduction SSH in the number OF racing days each
week, only Tour oeing oIe .So IN m ,ne .ut was h.inp
made on each day, but The promoters looked for
more and failed, The men yesterday refused TO
day there was a conference between the riders
and the manapement Of the Coliseum in this
citr No arreenent could he reached,
80 t%%,us NIcEer,and Stevens Re.
EIetoh' WIns' Ea.nen IanI
PINE ~tNe"house' Steenson' Ha ,ssni,
enu inc resi- obt {o- ssvnnnab n ;oin
VIII leave to-morroW niRnt y na " Uii
the training camp in that city. For two weeks
the party will be located there. Inc Nauonai
Circuit opens at Jacksonville on May IA. and
the men from Savannah, including Cooper,
Michael, Kennedy, Loughead, and ingraham,
will run down TO that meeting, returning to Sa-
rannah and GOING from there IN Cha rlrtte and
.rSonnn W. Wesrt State throuuh Halt{noro
InS !, -" H. ~ Sationsi Circnit
ehu @ouinsu"h N"nA '"'
Tho officers elected by the Western wheel
men at Minneapolis last week TO promote sun
day racing are as follows: President. +. II. Will
Jams. Minneapolis; First Vice-President, F..
G rauh EarihauIt. Serond Vice President H.
Strhuo', rarIoauIt, Ireonu ~ Ia $50