Evening star., 1897-03-13
PERSONAL PARAGRAP H S

board for a period of two years. While
under suspension he entered race meet
under an assumed name. 1t was thought
at the time that he would be permanently
| suspended. and his light sentence is a sur
prise to all.
Fred Titus who was suspended some time
ago for alleged crooked racing at St Louis
in connection with Cabanne and Murphy,
does not give up hope of being reinstated
by the racing board He is now travelling
in the east for a cycle manufacturer, and
If allowed will also race.
]. w. Clendenning of Kentucky is the
only man from the south elected to one of
the offices of the League of American
Wheelmen AT the Albany assembly he
secured the office of treasurer.
c. r. Coulter, who at time held the
| unpaced mile record for the country and
was a prominent all-around racer, has de-
cided to retire from the track for good
He contemplates settling in San Francisco
and opening up a bicycle agency.
Sterling Elliott announces his determ;na-
ton to use every effort to facilitate his
cessful opponents administration of the
office of president of the league.
The secretary of the Chicago national
cycle show announces that there were 40.-
600 people vino paid to visit the place dur
ing the week the show was open.
There was strike recently among the
employees of the Dunlop Tire Company, at
London. England Eighty men wanted two
cents hour more for their services, and
200 girls wanted an increase of one cent
an hour. The strike developed the fact
that the men only made $5.25 per week
while the wages of the girls ranged from
S1.15 to 81 per week
G. H. Clapp of Boston has successfully
introduced the bicycle in Africa He first
successfully disposed of 800 mac hines and
now has established agencies in many parts
of the dark continent"
f. J. Starbuck, who recently returned
from England. and who defeated Tom Lin
ton IN hour race at Madison Square
Garden. claims that he get any amount
of backing in his coming match race with
Little Michael.
1t is claimed that Tom Roe is the only
professional a member of the League of
American Wheelmen. He is a life men,
Der. and Secretary Bassett claimed that his
membership became annulled when he
| tered the pro. ranks, though Sterling Ell
| lott claimed otherwise.
Walter Sanger claims that he did not go
for the unpaced mile record last year, be-
| cause he could not get any suitable bonus
| from cycle manufacturer, and he did not
| propose to give any wheel the benefit OF
| advertising free. tire concern offered
| him $1,000 if he would lower the record
Arthur Gardiner is said to be in fine con-
| dition this year, and will make himself seen
| on the track. Last season he was suffering
| from the effects of broken rib though
| toward the close of the year he did good
work.
Chairman Gideon states that at the close
| of 1885 there were ninety professional
TiueFS III lHiS country. Dut up 10 tHe clOSe
| of last year the number had been increased
| to l, ,913
| In spite of the bad weather there were a
| number of bicyclists who rode to Washing
| ton to attend the inaugural ceremonies.
| The roads were in miserable condition.
| Among the visiting cyclists We're Capt.
Markham and Messrs. Bateman. Ashdaie,
Devlip. Kelly, Muir and kawson of the
Penn Treaty Wheeluen of Philadelphia.
The wheelmen who appeared at the head
| of the Pennsylvania military during the
| inauguration parade were not mentioned
| on the program. They Were members OF
Battery a of Philadelphia.
Chief Consul Conway w. Sans has in
augurated campaign for good roads in
Maryland. He visited Frostpurg Tues
day evening. and addressed the members
of the Frostburg Cycle Club and a large
numbers of others on the advantages of
good roads
| ride on circuit this year he will have to
pay damages to the amount of S1O0 to the
promoters of the race meet at Portland.
Me-, for race in which he entered last
year and never appeared. Tom Eek is re-
qufred to pay the same sum.
The Jallu brothers. the crack pacing team
of France. were recently defeated by the
Cabaillot team.
The papers of Franco have been devoting
much space to the fact that Eddie Bald and
Tom Cooper will visit that country and
give exhibitions of fast sprinting
Chlnn, the crack English rider was re-
Gently defeated in a match race of ltsN
meters by NORM. the speedy French rider.
who crossed the tape five lengths ahead of
his opponent.
Tom Linton is now in Paris, training hard
Tor the coming season. He has said very
little in regard to his American trip, but
gives the impression that it was anything
other than a success.
In winning the six-day twelye-hour cycle
race recently held in Pittsburg Frank Wal
Ter of the Chicago Cycling Club established
new record. In the seventy-two hours
MI
V1ous record was LOTT miles, which was
| made by Morgan il Minneapolis about ten
years ago. In the recent Madison Square
Garden race Teddy Hale rode 1OII miles in
the same time.
The celebrated Dutch racer Jaap Eden
mas accepted Bald's open challenge to the
world. and has cabled for the terms of the
race. Bald is desirous of having the event
come off in this country stating that he
Will not go abroad until some time in the
fall. Three races " i'll be arranged though
Tor what stakes will not be known until
later The match will be for the best two
out OF an unpaced race, single paced race
and multicycle paced race the distance
for each event being mile
Dave Shafer, the well-knoWn manaper
mas arranged circuit for the racing men
now in California, embracing most of the
cities on the coast. The men will get in
condltioil 1or the hard work of the season
while following this circuit.
w. E. Becker recently rode mile at San
francisco. paced by two triplets, in the
IaSL time OF .4S
Little Michael is now in this country. and
wiii most likely go out to California to
train. He has secured the services of i.
ShaHer, a countryman of his, to act as his
trainer. S
Huret. the speedy Frcnchman, and Platt
Belts, the English racer. will use a plain
chain this season. 1t is rumored that Tom
Linton and Michael will also use the plain
chain. F
John s. Johnson, who while participa ting
In the skating races at Toronto, Ontario
was stricken with congestion of the lungs
Is now on a fair way to recovery.
Mr.. George Bennett formerly we'll
known wheelnan of the District and presi-
dent OF the OLD Associated Cycling Club,
but for several years past engaged in the
cycling business in Brooklyn, has received
much fattering notice in the press of that
city regarding the personality and inge-
nuity he had introduced in his business
Michael, the Welsh wonder, now weighs
!o6 pounds, having lost eight pounds on
his westward trip across the Atlantic.
When in condition he weighs 1O3 pounds.
In his record rides he will rse a wheel
geared to 105. but in competition he will
ride an So or 81 gear
The Chinese call the bicycle in their ma
tive tongue 'wah-hel-foo," with the ac-
cent often placed on the middle syllable,
especially when learning to ride