New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-21
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.

There was another large attendance at the MAN
| haitian Beach track yesterday watching the army
OF professional and amateur cyclists at tneir pre-
| minary work for the opening Of the racing sea-
son tomorrow. The entry list is the largest ever
| received for a meet at the track, and with me
| weather excellent sport Il assured. Most OF 'hs
| fast professional riders OF the country have en-
tered. as we'll well-known amateurs and college
| riders and those fond OF studying form VIII havo
an excellent opportunity to draw line on the CO.
lege riders for the intercollegiate championships
which will be held on June 5. The handicaps were
made up yesterday In the halfmile professional
Bald and Kiser are the scratch men In tn n,s
tssp yards start start McFaraSd Becker
tens stevens Goo1msn Harrison BGock sn San
s stesn ." Murphy. Hadned Macdonald and In:
graham have liberal allowances In the amateur 1e,ir
Roome are the scratch men in the mile handicap
Of a SaS gets gets sixty yards nn limit
yards There are ll2 entries alone In the mile
will be run from the East Thirty fourth.st Ferry
Island s Raj road Many cyclists. however: WIN ride
to the track their Wheels and additional check
| ing facilities have been provided
E. c. Bald who reached this city yesterday from
the South. when in the afternoon had this 10
say rega riding Cooper: THE trouble has been that
| Cooper has stood off from many offers that would
| have resulted in a meeting between u.s. left my
| check for $500 in Louisville for him to cover for
| race at place, at any time or under any con-
failed to take any notice OF II or OF my offer When
| ! entered the Quill Club Wheelmen's meet, to be
| held Saturday, and heard that he had sent for
entry blanks for the same meet. IT only increased
| my anxiety TO appear there. No word has been re-
decided that shall In the open races to
be held in Boston on Memorial Day Besides the
I intend 10 do my best to show the public that
am still the Champion
| Riders OF the wheel will be pleased to know that
Neptune-ave. Will be repaired Immediately. This IS
the stretch Of road running from the Cycle Path in
Brooklyn 20 Sheepshead Bay and Manhattan
Beach. When the surface roads laid their rails In
this thoroughfare IL Is said that all the loose dirt
and sand taken out was thrown the roadway.
AS result the road has been practically closed to
wheelmen all spring Complaints. however, have
he has replied as follows: The Coney Island and
Brooklyn Railroad Company has been laying an
and and the Boulevard and is paving the
track rJsS TIN the Of the h nas
must be put in good condition and the dirt re-
| moved before next Saturday. and orders have been
issued that these instructions must be carried out
Coasting contests. which popular last
summer. promise to be INDUCED In to considera-
bic extent this by those riders who enjoy GID
ing down a hill with feet up. The New-York Ath-
letic Club conducted of the contests last sea-
son at Mamaroneck, and the officials are arrang-
ing to have another match this season. The COM
mittee In charge has not yet decided where the
| match will take place.
In preparation for the annual police parade. the
entire cycle squad is drilling every other morning
at the 22d Regiment armory. AS the men are uni
| formed alike and all ride the bicycle Officially
| adopted by the Police Department, the sight they
| present while going through their various evolu-
| lions Is a stirring one.
| Cyclists desiring to Join the League Of American
| Wheelmen may obtain full printed information and
| membership blanks by sending their names and ad-
| dresses 10 the Cycling Editor, Tribune.
MORE CIRCUIT DATES ANNOUNCED.
| Baltimore May 2o.-Chairman Albert Mott, Of the
| l.. A. W. Racing Board tonight announced the fol-
| lowing complete final arrangements for the National
| Circuit dates:
June 2-st. Louis. Associated Cycling Clubs.
June IS 2e-spTingneld H.. Charles H. Robson.
| July o. 10-Grand Rapids. Mich.
July I3-warren Penn.. Recreation Park Association.
Juy iT5sdqna T. Fre4SniH Athletic , Club
July s si~New-Yorl,. Riverside wheemen
August 2-Trenton. y. j., Sir Charles Napier Lodge.
August i 10 Penn Penn ". Whee ss e.
August 1i-Newark. y. j. Atlanta Wheemen
August ls-Brdgep9r Conn Brdsepor Whe &C. Club
Association.
August Massachusetts Athletic Association
ssS!s@ssr SSs%zyo5E gum c"s w helm Club
September A. Ii. l6-Springheld' Mass Springfield
September rs"Boson Massachusetts Athletic Association
September 27Trenton y. j. Interstate Fair Association
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