Evening star., 1897-12-04
BICYCLE BRIEFS.

A G. Batchelder, New York states clever
hand!capper, seems to have solved the
problem of working speed into the heats
OF races and finals without the employ
ment of pace makers. Handicapper Batch n
elder lines his men up on the tape and
then places numbers in a hat. If the race
be on a quarter-mle track four men must
share the pacing, and there are blanks for
the rest. The man who draws No l PAGES
the first lap, No. . the second, and SO on.
Heats of mile race as low as o:lo have
been recorded, and even better time has
been made without pace makers
Fred Hoyt, the two-mile national cham
pion. lives at Springfield, Mass He is
married and has been for three years. Tho
announce me ut created great surprise among
the circuit chasers, as Hoyt was considered
mere boy. In January Hoyt will move to
Belleair, Fla, for the winter, there to pre-
pare for the season of '9S.
W. ii. Anderson, who intends to ride
slNty-nVe consecutive centuries, doing most
or his riding at night, finished his forty
NTH century Sunday night He is trying TO
beat the record made by Knowles of
Brooklyn, who made sixty consecutive CEN
turtles. Anderson looks thin and weak,
and he will be happy man when his self
imposed task has been finished. He bears
up well under the strain.
Titus, who will start in the six-day race.
says that he is willing to wager 500 t1at
he will remain in the contest to the end
The riding of Bald this season has been
phenomenal. In points he has doubled
every man in America with the exception
of Arthur Gardiner. Bald has been in a
class by himself this season and his rec ord
is better than that of any man who ever
rode bicycle.
]. Platt Belts. the English rider who is
now in Australia, has reduced the Aus
tralian paced mile record from las to
1:47 2-5.
Bourillon. the French professional is
stated to have won $4,000 in prizes thls
season. He has defeated all the noted
short distance men.
Earl kiser is said to be a sufferer from
chronic form of dyspepsia. which threat
ems 10 compel his retirement from the BIZ
cycle race track
A. A. Zimmerman, the d-time champion
will give a half-mile exhibition race next
week at Madison Square, New York, which
Will be his last appearance in this Coun-
try prior to his start for France, where
he will race next season.
BILLY" Young, the trainer, has been en-
gagged to look after the riders who will
take part in the coming six days race.
Young regards the Frenchman GougouiIZ
as possibly the fastest unpaced rider in
training today. Whether the opinion is
correct or not remains to be seen. Gou-
goultZ rode two miles on the indoor Sara
'toga track in 4:24. Michael is also at Sara
toga, training. Case. The English rider,
Will arrive on Saturday. Goodman and
Eaton have been matched to meet Gou-
goultz and Lamberjack in a tandem race.
The committee on road records Cor the
Century Road Club of America has accept
ed the following claims: Washington-New
York record, % hours . minutes, made by
Lieutenant Hugh ID. Wise of the New York
Athletic Club, October 14-15. Thirty day
century record for Wisconsin. twenty GEN.
turies, made by John NJ. Coates of Mil
waukee. between September and %
meritorious medal has been granted to Mrs
c. p. Sterns of Cleveland for double CEN
tury, September 10 and 20. made under ad-
verse circumstances, such as wind, mud
and rain.
Local riders will be interested in a tele-
gram published recently from Adelaide,
Australia, announcing that w. Martin, the
American cyclist. had been put into the
jug" at hard labor fer fourteen days IN
the charge of assault. The Martin is nor e
other than the soldier who participated
in many of the high wheel races in this city
In years gone by.
After Nat Buffers great win OF the mile
handicap race at Madison Square Garden
Thanksgiving night. Chairman Mott OF
the racing board called the Handicap
King" to his box and presented him with
SO as a reward for his great work. THAT
was the greatest race I ever saw" said
Mr.. Mott. land want to present you with
this in appreciation" Butler thanked the