The sun., 1897-10-31
CYCLING.

The century medals for the Whining
ton and Chester run have arrived and
are in the hands OF Captain Rudelt OF
the Wilmington Club. Members who
are entitled to them can get them by
applying to Captain Rudert.
Vermonters call him the "Giant OF
Cycling" and well they may. for ne
stands 6 feet 8 inches in his stockings
and weighs 335 pounds when in good con-
dition. VIII. Swan is not freak, colos'
sal human who can scarcely walk or lift
hand like some Of the huge cyclists who
are used for advertising purposes. He is
simply giant of perfect proportions,
who rides bicycle because he likes it,
and can ride we'll, for he is something OF
a scorcher. He rides a hygienic wheel,
and pounds along over hill and down
dale.
f. W. Goff, all-round ex-champion,
member of the New Jersey Athletic
Club and Of the Twenty-second Regi-
ment, is crack bicycle rider and
sells wheels. He received telegram
from a friend Thursday which told him
in cipher to bet every cent he could raise
on Wadswoth in the first race Friday at
Morris Park. Goff had $3.50 in the safe.
Putting it in his pocket and jumping on
a wheel me started to scorch for Morris
Park. Thinking only Of reaching the
track in time, he failed to notice how
fast he was riding, nor did he know that
a bicycle policeman was chasing and
yelling at him. The officer caught him
and compelled him to go to the station
house in spite OF his pleadings and pro-
testations, and from there he had to 60
to the Harlem Police Court, where he
was fined IS. On leaving the Court he
headed for a saloon and with trembling
hands picked up the tape of the ticker
and then learned that Wadswoth had
won at 10 to and that he by scorching
had lost $3.50.
The suspension placed on Philadel-
phia's champion wheelman, J. Frank
has been raised, and the mid
die distance champion, who conquered
the great Michael, is once more at liberty
to ride on the tracks which the League
of American Wheelmen control.
Harry NJ. Bachman, the crack long
distance rider of the Kenilworth wheel
men, will in a few days make deter
mined effort to break number of the
worlds amateur records. The trial
will take place on the bicycle road
between Hammonton and Absecon, n.
J., a course about twenty-five miles
ong. Bachman will be paced by four
andems and three triplets in his trial
or the twenty-four hour record. He
will also attempt to break all road +
ecords from 100 to 500 miles, and his
'fforts will be regarded with interest by
yheelmen throughout the country.
Manager Henri Desganges, of the
,rincc's Park track, in Paris, announces
hat challenges in the name of Zimmer-
nan have already been sent to Jaap Eden,
3ourrillon and Jacquein for 1898. 1t is
most likely that the first meeting will be
,etwecn Zimmerman and Jacquelin. The
'rencllman has just completed his term
IL the army and has been on his racing
Wheel but once this year. 1t is expected
hat the largest crowd ever seen at BIZ
ycle race in Paris will be present.
Z. James and G. A. Nelson, the En-
lish racers, made a successful attempt
n Oct. 10, at the Crystal Palace track,
o reduce the 1OO-mile worlds tandem
ecord of 3 hours, AZ minutes, 81 As sec {
nds. New records were created from {
| to 100 miles, the full distance being
overed in 3 hours, 26 minutes, 3-5 Sec
nds. f. A. Powell of the N. C. L. Ii
lined the trial. t
The mile in 1.22 Is made by Charles
,arl over the Twenty-second avenue
curse in Brooklyn on Thursday, shows !
hat the Kings County Wheelmen's rep {
can follow pace as well as the /
est OF them. Even if the distance was c
My seven-eighths of mile, as has since