Evening star., 1897-04-03
PERSONAL PARAGRAPH

| an oiu-une Ir1ena OF his, as token OF
| esteem and friendship.
| c. E. Kruger Of the Lake View Cycling
| Club of Chicago one of the fastest racing
men of the windy city, Is looked upon as a
| coming figure ip- the circuit races this
| year.
| X. Il. o Conner won the prize offered by
the Chicago Cycling Club to the member
making the greatest mileage for last year
| He has 11S century runs to his credit
| making seventy-1ve of them last season.
| and covering 1S225 miles. He calculates
on winning the same trophy this year.
owen Kimble of Louisville, KY who is
reported to have been unsigned as yet by
! any of the cycle manufacturers is one of
| the speediest riders of the day He Joined
| the ranks of the pros on July /. and was
| unusually successful, defeating Bald,
| Cooper. Sanger and the other cracks.
The cycling papers are commencing Otto
| Ziegler for his manlneSS in refusing to
| accept the purse when he defeated Floyd
| Mcfarland in the third and deciding race
| of series. There was 81 800 in the purse,
| and in the last race Mcfarland was thrown
! from his wheel and seriously injured by
dog which crossed the track when the
race in progress.
| A revival Of long distance racing is
| looked for this year, with such riders as
Jimmy Michael. Fred Titus. AL. Weinig,
| Frank Starbuck, Nat Butler, Eddie Nc
| Dufhe, Con Baker, Frank Waller Harry
| Maddox, Louis Gimm and John Lawson,
| the terrible Swede. in the field
| Sandow, the strong man. recently sent
| out challenge to race any one in the
| world. for ten or more miles. for side bet
| of $1,000. The challenge has been accepted
| by Huret, the French crack. who holds the
| worlds championship for twenty-four
| hours.
Bill Martin. the American racer in the
| antipodes, was recently suspended for two
years by the Australian racing authorities
| for alleged crooked racing. Three days
| later. however, he was reinstated.
| According to a Chicago paper. Little
| Michael has become an American citizen.
| 1t is reported of Tom Lin ton that previous
| to his starting in the recent match race with
| Kid Champion, he made the statement that
| ne would ride that boy off his legs" The
| tables were reversed and Champion easily
| did what Linton thought he himself would
! 90.
| Con Eaker has hem awarded the diamond
| trophy offered last year by the managers
| of the Chester Park track. Cleveland, Ohio.
| tor riding the fastest mile over the course.
| His time for the distance was 1.56 hat.
Edward Lister, q century rider of some
| note. of Toledo, Ohio, will endeavor to
| break the New Iork-San Francisco record
| some time in June or July.
| Professor p. s. Colwell of Dennison Uni
| versty. Ohio is preparing for bicycle
| tour through Germany, Switzerland and
| Italy this summer
Charles swartz, a long-dstance rider
| will leave Chicago on April 10 for tour
| which will last nearly all summer the
| itinerary of his trip taking in New Orleans
| San Francisco and New York in order
| named. From San Francisco east he will
| endeaVor to establish a new tranS-conti-
! mental record.
! Frank Starbuck will be accompanied on
| all his racing trips this season by his
| wife. He will do his training in California.
| WHAT Is probably the first quintuplet rec
| ord has just been allowed by Chairman
| Mott. The distance is one mile flying
| start, unplced the time, .46 - made at
| Cambridge. Mass. August | of last year
| We Nlf I2,itlp I f,J,
| Burns Pierce. Watson Coleman and j. E.
| " alsh.
| Teddy Hale shook the dust of America
| from his feet last Wednesday ana return
| ed to his home in England. He speaks in
| the highest terms Of this country, and says
] he was treated splendidly. He carried a
rev American dollars away with him. and
| the success OF his first trip will encourage
| nm to return in about two months bring
| ing his family with him.
! Jay Eaton, the indoor champion was de-
| feated in a tWo-mile professional race at a
recent indoor meet at San Francisco, by
| Fred Loughead. who. won by half a wheel
! in the fast time of 424.
The wheels which Jimmy Michael will
| rae IN MS exhibition events weigh nine
| teen pounds, are geared to 10. and hay,
the frame dropped three and one-half
| inches.
| In anticipation of his winning the fight
| a well-known cycling manufacturer had
ntmber of pictures of James J. Corhett
| made. which were to have been used for
| needless
| that very few OF these pictures got out
l-esna. the French crack, in Australia re-
| Gently wrested another record from Par
sons the Australian champion. who held
| the mile record, paced. in 1I.. Lesna
| paced by quad and a triplet covered the
| distance in 40 80. making the first half
| in 0.;lS 30.
| Bob Fitzsmmons the champion pupiIist
| OF me world, has taken to the wheel and
| rides regularly
| choppy' Warburton. the former man.
| ager or Little Michael, and now trainer of
| Champion, the French boy wonder is re-
| ported to be exceedingly ILL., suffering from
| heart disease.
The one-mile championship of New zea-
| land paced, is > IL 80 recently made hv a
| rider named J. 0. Shorthand
| Inc lowest membership number in the
| League of American Wheelmen is claimed
to be held by James o. Monroe of Buffalo
Jac1uelin. the celebrated French long
| distance rider, has asked for a two weeks
| furloush from army service. in order to
! compete in the Grand Prix the creates;
| race of the year in France
| PRESIDENT Potter Of the l.. A. ". and Geo
| -. Gideon attended the recent banquet at
baltimore of the MARYLAND Bicycle Club
J Harry Greer. al ol-tine Chicago rider
| out now OF 81. Louis accomplished the fea.
| OF riding down the exposition building
| steps in that city. which are something like
| 1he capitol steps in this city.
Harley Davidson, who is known in tbis
city through his skating abilities, is look
| ing Tor an engagement on the American
team this season.
| 1t seems pretty certain that Eddie Bald
| VIII ride the same wheel this year that he
| rode last season, despite the statements to
| the contrary
Dave Shafer states that Fred Loughead,
| the Canadian champion, is In better condi-
| ton now than he has ever been, and gives
| promise of being in the front ranks this
| year. =
| In spite of the numerous announcements
| to the contrary there is hardly any doubt
| or Charlie Murphy's appearance on the
| track this season, following the circuit
| races. Cabanne will perhaps be the only
one of the three riders who were suspended
| last fall who will not regularly race this
| year.
| w. w. Hamilton of Denver. Col, feels
confident that he can ride a mile in the
| vicinity of 1.35 if he can get fast enough
| pace.
| Mother" Webb has signed to train
Cooper this season. the same as last Both
| are now in California, training for the COM
| ing season.
W. E. Becker of Minneapolis at a recent
| Indoor meet at San Francisco lowered the