Evening star., 1897-07-31
THE RACIN WORLD

This season, more so .han ever match
races seem to be the rage. Already num-
Der of events have been run off, and more
are on the schedule, with the prospects OF
a still larger increase before the season
fully winds up. The match events are not
necessarily confined TO short distances. but
middle and long-distance racing is also in
cIuded. Those races which have been ar
ranged are as follows:
July 31-Michael VS.. Charles Hadfield, ten
miles. paced. Newark, n. j.
No date arranged-Fred Lougheal vs. A.
c. Mertens. mile heats, best two in three
trplet paced, for side bet of 500 each and
large purse Offered by Charles River Park.
No date arranged-Michael vs.. A. c Mer-
tens, twenty-five miles paced Chicago.
August Michael vs.. Lucien Lesna,
thirty three miles. purse of $1,000. side bet
of 500. paced, each man with own pace
makers: Charles River Park track.
August 25-Bald, Cooper and Kiser best
two in three. mile heats: purse of S1,upD;
Charles River Park
No date arranged-Bali, Cooper and
kiser, best two in three, mile heats, for
purse of 81, 900: Manhattan Beach track
September 6-Cooper vs. Joe Palchen,
Washington Park track, Chicago; prob
lematical.
September 6-Bald, Cooper and Kiser.
best two in three, mile heats purse not
n
Chicago.
A purse of $1,000, the largest ever offered
Tor bicycle race in America will be
given IN professional handicap race of
Two miles at the Quill Club meet on Man
haitian Beach track. September and g.
The heats will be decided IN Saturday and
the flnal on Monday Labor day., and the
winner will receive $1,000. the second man
S2oo, the third 500 and the fourth s.D. The
balance of the money will be divided
among the placed men in the heats The
entry list for this event is expected to be
the greatest on record. Entries will close
on August y.
Fred G. Fairly and p. c. Wright of Colo
rado Springs have established a set of new
American tandem road records. The Cen
tury Road Club of America has accepted
the following records: Five-mile straight
away, II :36 3D.: ten-mile straight-a
-S;3o' hfteen-mile straight-away, 36 ~:
twenty-mle straight-away 5o:17; twenty
hve-mile straight-away, 1:o3:40; flfty-mile
standard course, 2:21:l seventy -five-mile
straight-away, 3:4o:UU; 1o0-mile standard
course, 5:14 :3S.
The leading professional racing men are
enjoying a prosperous season. Competi-
ton among the race-pronotng clubs to Sc
cure the best riders is causing big purses to
be offered in the all-professional events.
The rules on the state and national Circuit
meets demand full value cash purses and
are melting a Keen rivalry among the big
riders to secure the lions share of the
spoils. Although the racing season has not
yet progressed very far, the income derived
by some of the men Is large. While the
first prizes are the most coveted, the place
men fare generously. Jay Eaton, the pro-
essional. cleared nearly $500 in two days
racing out in NewJersey last week The fact
that this sum was realized in three races
indicates that for fast riders the bicycle
racing game is remunerative business.
In twelve days of racing on the New York
state circuit last month f. c. Bald won
s.2a. Tom Cooper $32o. F. A. Mcfarland
500 and F. F. Goodman $500. With a great
many riders these sums figure as clear
profit. In five days racing on the national
circuit Tom Cooper won $500. which aver
ages over 500 a day. AT the recent three
day meet. held at Racine, A. c. Mertens.
the st. Paul man. cleared s4OO. Tom Coop
er won $40 at this meet and $50 at the
Springfield tournament. Including all the
big races throughout the country, the pro-
fessional riders are earning more money in
purses this season than in any previous
year. The bicycle racing season lasts for
six months. and it is fair to assume that i'm
that period this year ten or twelve riders
will earn from 5000 to $4,000. The riders
classified as second-raters will readily earn
from 81 800 to 1880 in purses this year
Sporting Life.