Evening star., 1897-04-17
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

Eddie Bald, who Is in training at the
Fountain Ferry track, Louisville KY, has
as his helper Otto Maya, who enters in the
sport and gives the champion some very
he rd work
Gen. Nelson A Miles. who is an enthu-
siastfc advocate of the army bicycle. says
that there Is now In preparation q bill to
be presented to Congress, providing that
each fort and military organization In the
country be furnished with ten bicycles. and
that competent men be drilled for special
duty that may be accomplished on the
wheel
In recent article over his own sigma
tire, Tom Cooper says he "wfll hope ana
pay that the league. or whatever body il
10 nave control OF racing, will establish
some system which will show to every
ores satisfaction, when the season is over
who Is entitled to the claim Of champion
bicyclist Of America"
Owen Kimble Is anxious to get a match
race with Bald at Louisville before the sea-
son opens. Bald prefers a paced race
"niie kimble Is anxious to ride an unpaced
race. either from the scratch or starting
from opposite sides of the track
There were eight members of the Century
Road Club Of America, living I'm Baltimors
VINO nave secured honorable mention this
year. They are s. NJ. Warns, with a total
OF l26 centuries; Charles b. Bake. with a
total OF S6 centuries; j. r. Dunlop. 90: j.
A. Graham. 81; William III. Schligh, jr. 20:
I'm Emil Decker: "A; William H. Powell, 2s.
John West. the trainer of Arthur Gardi-
ner. was recently married at Louisville,
KY, to sister Of the wife of B. w. ivy
man, rider Of some reputation
Isaac Potter the president of the lea1ue
mas Deen selected as referee at a recent
meeting OF the executive committee of tn
intercoiiegiate Athletic Association. for the
.f
be held June 8. at Manhattan Reach
w. w. Hamilton has at last been siened
ny the same hrm that employs Cooper, SO
II Is authoritatively announced. He win
De handled by John Checketts and rida
almost exclusively in the west
Corbett, after his defeat, and while st
san francisco. took a spin around the in
ICor 1e track at that place. which frightened
from his wheel he remarked that he would
rather take another of Fitzsimmons' blows
than repeat the performance
Ihe SUIT or +. N. Roth of Chicago against
the Century Road Club of America will he
watched with interest by people ali over
Ine country Roth claimed to have ridden
o1,ooo miles on the road last year, but his
claim was not allowed, hence the suit.
An interesting case as to the liability NJ
hlcycle manufactures for injuries received
py riders in consequence of defects in a
wheei was commenced a few days ago IN
the first sessions of the superior court IN
Boston. The plaintiff is H. g. Baehelder .
printer, and the defendants are weIl-known
manufacturers Of a high-grade machine
me piaintin alleges that in consequence OF
a defect In a bicycle which he bou1ht ~
the defendants the wheel broke and he
was thrown to the ground. His collar bone
was broken, and he was otherwise seriously
injured. The defense is that the plaintifY
accepted repair Of the bicycle in lieu OF ali
damages. VI ma
Louis Gimm has accepted the cballenp.
OF Hnas. w Miller. the flying Dutchman.
VINO recently finished second In the Chi.
cago six-day race. for a twenty-four-hour
uatch for a bet of 81 900 a side.
bald viii evidently have his hands fun
tnls season in match races in addition To
.ne regular competition events In which
ne VIII participate. With Cooper and SEN
ger already accommodated, the talk OF
zimmerman being in the list, Billy Hamil-
ton after the same kind Of race. Jaap
Eaen, the Belgium crack. and a whole lot
OF others, Americans and foreigners he
VIII have pretty hard tussle to come out
in the lead again.
.. B. and A. L. Hachenbereer are each
match races against w. w. Hamilton. and
as the last-named rider Is perfectly will
ing the thing should be consummated o.
y. Hachenberger was defeated twice out OF
three times last season by Hamilton
According to Cooper there ought to he An
Official Handicapped to follow the circuit
ana preside over the races, as local handf-
eappers invariably give the home men the
Constant Huret, the French long-dtstanca
rider, and j. w. Stocks. q well-known En-
giish racer. have both accepted the broad
challenge recently issued by SandoW. the
strong man. to race any man in the world
for 5000 q side.
Louis Wetherfll the popular captain of
the Maryland Century Cycling Club haa
been appointed chairman of the Maryland
racing board to succeed Albert Mott Hia
appointment gives satisfaction.
EDWARD Lister OF Toledo win start about
June 30 to lower the New York-San Fran
cisco record.
Coach Cowies, who was In charge of Co
lumbia's rowing interests, is q great be-
never In cycling as preliminary course
FOR his oarsmen. and has most of the men
out on the road when the weather permita
Jay Devore. one of the first backers of
latter rode his fast mile at Independence
Iowa, is now In the plano business at Free
rort, Ill
w. c. Pelot. Mother Webb" Jimmy Nj
chael and Tom Cooper are now in the
south getting ready for hard work.