The sun., 1897-06-18
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
CLUBMEN MAP OUT MANY PROMIS-
ING ROUTES FOR SUNDAY SPINS.

Canadians oHsr Teuipting Prises-Locai NiEht
Racing Admits OF Mach Improvement
Sirnuy Michael Defeats sncDufas and Es-
tabiiahes n strinG OF New Rscerds-Routes.
Tho officers OF tho Now York Consulate of the
l.. A. w. nrc anxious to have the upper section
Of Broadway laid with asphalt to mako q now
approach to Central Park. 1t is intended to cir
culato petition asking Commissioner Coils to
asphalt broadway from Long Acre square to
the circle at Fifty ninth street. This suggestion
Is lndorscd by wheclmen who intend TO make
strong effort to secure the consent Of tho city to
make this Improvement. Commissioner Coils
said yesterday that no promises could DO made
on such plan. He thinks that the wheclmcn
have received many privileges, and that the In
tcrests of drivers would have to be considered to
make such change. Bicycle riders arc en-.
thusiastic over the idea. They feel that asphalt
on broadway will open much needed route to
the Park.
Runs have boon arranged by the local clubs
for Sunday as follows:
New York-dreenwich whcelmen. Tottenvillo; Lin
wood wheelmen. Patterson; Bowling Green wheel.
men. New Dorp; Lenox Cycle Club. South Beach; Ly-
ceum wheelmen, Coney Island; Knickerbockor A. o.
wheolmen, Belmore; Fleetwood Wheelmen, City
Island; Yorkviiie wheelmen, white Plains; Lincoln
wheelmen. Coney Island Mecca whselmen. Morris.
George Bicycle Club. Plainneld; Xavier wheel-
men, Tarytown; Century wheelmen. City Isl-
and; Ascension Club Cyolers, Bergen Point;
Eureka wheelmen. Plainneld; Double Cotorio
wheelmen, Coney Island; Bedford Club wheelmen,
New Rochelle; poscobei wheelmen. Fort Hamilton,
Castle Athletic Club Wheelmen, Poekskll; Eccentric
wheelmen. PlainHeld; Harlem Wheemen. Ridge
wood; Morris wheelmen Rockaway; Royal Arcanum
wheclmen, Asbury Park; Pequod wheemen. Valley
Sire ami Tuxedo wheelmen. Staten Island.
Long Island-south Brooklyn wheclmen. Rockaway
Beach; Red Hook wheelmen. Tenahy; Garnet wheel
men, Bensonhurst; Alpine Cyclers, Planneld; Aurora
Grata wheelmen. Oath Beach; Kings County wheel.
men. Cold Spring; Brooklyn Bicycle Club. willets
Point; Williamsburg whcelmen. Coney Island; Long
Island wheelmen. Lako Hopatcong; Brevoort Wheel.
men. Roslyn; Dacotah Club wheelmen, Concy Ialandt
Nassau wheelmen. Plainfcld; Rodney wheelmen,
Amityville: Pioneer Cycle Club. Hackensack Paran.
ito whoelmen. Passaie Falls; Greater New York
wheelmen, Bath Beach.
New Jersey-OranEe Cycle Cluo Princeton; jersey
City Club wheelmen, Englewood.
The annual meet Of the Canadian wheelmen's
Association will be held at Chatham on July !,
2, and 3. The Race Committee hopes, by Offer
ing 81, 900 purse In the onemile handicap. to
bring together some very fast riders. In both
the amateur and professional events the prizes
will be Of very high class. Great interest Is
manifested In racing in Canada, and hopes are
entertained that some new men and new rec
ords will bo developed at tho championship
meeting. The fact that tho L. A. w. has ruled
that no United States riders can compete in tho
81 900 race is Q big disappointment
Tho experiment of outdoor night racing was
tried In this city last fall with Indifferent sue
cess, and attempts have again been made to
popularize this line of racing. Tho races held
at the Olympia Park this year have been well
conducted. but the lighting is poor and riders
feel reluctant to compete. Tho chances Of acci-
tracks are well lighted and safely banked riders
show wisdom In refusing to take any risks. In
races have been conducted successfully this
year. The amateur and professional racing men
In this section declare that races at night can
be made big success in this city II safo facili-
ties are furnished.
people Jimmie Michael won the race Of his life
this afternoon when he beat out Eddie McDuffie
Stes 2 seconds. iehael beating bis own w record
tan Beach Sept. 10 of last year by 2 minutes 22
seconds. and creating new American record.
Sy ne
es Nat atS em y
Eighth q @ ms On @ Mehsei Rs pstaps ~sre %
By McDaaies in iS' i:54 Is. Michael was riding
and found no difficulty in keeping up with tho
pace set. Mile after mile was reeled of. with
From the tenth mile to 'ehe he threenth % McSasi
they crossed the tape on the thirteenth mile he
carrying him by McDuffie.
From this on to tho finish Michael continued
in the lead and was never in danger. although
McDufie's pacemakers made a game effort TO
| bring him up. As Michael came round for tho
s eS grand and carried 5@
tho track as though for 2 mile paced exhibi,
SSnE E9 the ssss IN sFSs'ns
From tho two miles up every existing record
was broken. although under L. A. W: racing
| wero done in:
IL 50 t sa s ps' ~, - TsS @ Ss 81
In the two-mile tandem handicap professional
the Butler brothers established new American
ESS Is. TnS The sunnaries S SONG tho '"0 miles III
One Mile Handicap. Profeasional-won by ". Cole
m1n ma Boston. % 100 1sds; ss j. EsdS1g keens n r.
third l. J.. Miner. Jamestown. N. Y" 100 yards
Two.Mile Tandem Handicap. Professionai-won by
5ranG and Hm Nat Butler Enc GAnsridSe scratch Hoy'
and g. sSrd
LP p CsliShan shan and and J. E. Walsh, wAlthAm. 50 yards
Providence scratch; r. s. Mckay. Boston. 40 yards
| second Y. H. Senter Brockton. scratch, third c. II
| Raymond. scratch. fourth. Timo. 4i46 go.
| Fifteen Mile Match Race ProfessionAl-Jimmit
Michael vs.. Eddie McDufne. Won by Michael Time
go minutes ia seconds.
CORTLAND, June l7.--Eddie Bald and Fred
| Titus captured tho honors to-day at tho circuit
meet OF tho Cortland A. A. in the professional
races. Tom Cooper was beaten by three mon In
the onemile race. open, and Titus won the two
mile handicap from u list OF twenty -one riders
with Church on scratch. The track was poor
six feet from the pole; being soft and grass
around to victory, passing, Cooper, after that
rider had gained three lengths by jump out o
tho bunch after Randall and Ray Macdonald
Cooper was really shut out in his heat by EatoI
and Randall, the latter breaking of q peda
right at the tape. Referee Batchelder alIowet
Cooper to start in tho final heat on this account
Eaton Macdonald. Bald. Randall Newhouse
Birdsall, and Cooper rode In this order for h,
mile. The single pacemaker was caught by New
house,with Eaton on his rear wheel. MacDonalt
was third but gave way carly TO Bald. wh'
moved up. Cooper was thon on Macdonald
side Of Bald and Randall started around from
the back, picking up Ray Macdonald as HI
passed. Cooper jumped for the rear OF Mac
Donald and worked around to tho lead coming
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