New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-02
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.

Interest in the cycle racing game is now centred
in the result OF the intercollegiate races to De hed
at the Manhattan Beach track next Saturday. Al
though it Is conceded that Columbia. with It's crack
riders will duplicate its victory OF last year. theie
are many who think that the other colleges VIII
spring a surprise with new material IN the heo'
The championships 10 contested are the quarter
haf and mile the fve-mile and the mile tandem'
Last years quarter-mile championship was won ~
J. T. Williams. jr of Columbia: the haH-Hie ~
Fearing of the same University. and the mile by
George Rupert. from the same instltutloiL LUZ
fve-mile it will be remembered. went 10 FREQ
Schade the little curly headed blond from WASH
ington who surprised the talent by MS spr r 81
the finish while Egin and Williams OF the nj I'm
sty of Pennsylvania took the honors IN tlle all al,
dem race. All OF these men except RuppeiI,n, WIZ
contest in this years races with many aodi 6omd
win all the races They give for their reasons ter Ter
and me mile with Fearing for the haf-mile and
Dawson for the ivemile In the tandem rac1 , ne is
fast enough to beat out Powell and Dawson. WIG
will man the double machine. This reckoning WI III
ea no contest for but there are said be
men in training the other colleges VINO VIII n' fd
plans The colleges who will be represented are
Yale swartmore Pennsylvania. Princeton; ie
Georgetown. Dartmouth. Columplt tne Dor
the City of New-York and the Boston University
Both the successful and unfortunate riders VIM
took part in the Irving;on-Millburn race on Aioi
dav were "A tired lot of athletes yesterday -
twenty-five Mile race on a good road Is task enough
for anv rider but on a hilly course, in deep rhuu
the task was one which once tried would not De
sought for again. Little Soden. OF Newark tie
fortunate winner. has received many cong n
Tho Tribune club trophy will go 20 the Vim Blcycis
club Of Newark, this has not been decide1 I tr
81 nd will not be until late in the Week IN
day or Saturday the commlyJte-s YwIersey and
Tia will hOl a
the distribution Of 3rzes nerf See r no protests SO
10 De 1dS'i me committee expec.s trouble from
this cause THIS year.
Tho BOARD OF Consuls of the League OF American
Uheelmen in this city has several suggestions 70
make. which II will PROFOUND in proper season
70 the local authorities The age limit lor gbtesS
OF TeaPs They will argue that the law should
apply as well to the drVeiS VI '"0N''
wagons and other vehicles
7, vas announced at the local headquarters OF
,ha T w Yesterday that notice had peeh re-
ceived that the Lake Shore be H carving
BICYCLES hereafter
cvcl,st at Canastota. n. Y. writes: 1T Is my
,as, desire TO ioin the L. A. w. at once, and in
closed YOU will find application. given 10 me
he q member ! act in this way because OF Idte
a crank has come into power here, ana caused
reat deal of trouble to wheelmen. and when your
SreaIh ers reach here they are liable to be thrown
mehD s dttch nv few cranks should they try 10
do on the walks when they think 1t Is all right
seven or eight have had trouple TINS "eeh' anu ~
is now time that some one helps
The yorkville Wheemen have moved into their
handsomo new clubhouse, No 2l5 East Eighty
sayantbst The coming club runs are as follows
Iune 6 sealed run: June 10. Hackensack. n j.;
June 90 White Plains. n. Y. June q. Livingston,
Staten Island July 1 and D. Bridgeport Conn;
INV IS. Belleve, n. j.: July ., Hampstead Ions
Island August |. Arrochar, staten us isiand Au-
w n smedlev. of the Calumet Club. Of Chicago
r,bo was the winner OF the Chicago road race,
,u,ontv-fve miles distance, is iftyone years old
and had only trained week for this race He
heat ALI previous records, making the, time OIL
OF tx The best previous record. MADE last year
was / O9:22 by f. r. Murphy. Mr.. Smedley RODE
an Andrae wheel
Sanger Is at present in Denver, training for his
e,o-rc,la match race with o. B. Hachenberger.
ubich occurs on June 10 After this race Sanger
min attemnt "a lower the much-sought-after mile
unnaced record which stands at present at 159 10
iaddition mile, the big Fellow VIII seek 10
iouer the unpaced records up to five miles Sanger
Wished on the Denver track which he believes to
he one of the fastest In the country.
The South Brooklyn Wheelmen VIII celebrate
their removed to their new clubhouse at NO 40
Ninth-st Brooklyn, Thursday night. An en-
tertanment will be given TO the members ana thel
friends.
Cyclists desiring join the League OF American
Wheemen may obtain full printed information and
rnen,hership blanks by sending names and ad-
Ireeses 10 the Cycling Editor, The Tribune.