The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20

suit the challenging party, and Chase
acceptance was received by cable in thi
city to-day. Michael is now training il
the South, and will be in New York t,
meet Chase early next week. 1t is un
derstoOd that Michael favors riding ir
the East before the club offering tho
largest purse, and his hackers are ready
to place from 5000 to $4,000 on his
chances.
1900 miles in twelve months. Messrs
Campbell and Nixon, of the Premier Cy.
Gle Club surprised their friends on Mon.
day evening by reappearing in this city,
having covered only 375 miles since the
7th instant. South of Washington the
roads were in SO deplorahle a condition
owing to the long continued wet weather
that they thought it best to come home
and make up for lost mileage in the Phil
adelphia riding district previous to max
ing another venture into the southwest,
via the Shenandoah Valley. That they
will ultimately accomplish their task
seems to leave no doubt in their mind.
1t must be admitted that this year the
racing circuit was not an emphatic sue
cess. 1t is suggested for next year that
racing be governed by the various State
racing boards, and to have State circuits,
the schedules to be so arrangcn that but
two, one in an Eastern State aud Que in
the West, shall be in operation at the
same time. This would practically form
an Eastern and Western circuit, be-
tween which the best men will be divid-
ed, as prizes will be equal in value. Then
the plan would be to consolidate the two
circuits at the l.. A. W. meet to decide
the best men Of the year.
William II. Anderson, the rider OF the
Century Wheelmen, who is attempting
to better the record of sixty centuries in
sixty consecutive days, started out last
evening Oh his thirty-ffth consecutive
lO0-mile run. +. S. Edwards, the long
distance rider, now accompanies him
every other hight. L. +. Seymour of the
Century Wheelman, who was forced to
abandon his plan of riding 200 miles
every Sunday on account of sickness
in hissfamily, also accompanies him.
Anderson several times each week At
the last meeting of the club, besides these
two riders mentioned, John T. Wall, a
double centurian; T. +. Hauschildt. J.
J. McCrane and Fred Rodick volunteered
to ride with Anderson. The would-be
record breaker has given up riding on
the Coney Island Cycle path, saying it is
too lonely, and now rides exclusively on
the Merrick road. If he endures to
December 10, when his last ride planned,
which is five more than the record, will
take place, the Century Wheelmen have
arranged to meet him as club and ride
the last fifty miles with him.
The greatest care must be taken of the
hands if the whcclwomcn INDUCES in
winter riding. Very few women, if they
have pretty hands, can afford to neglect
them, and large, i'll shaped members can
be greatly improved with attention at the
right time. Independent temperatures,
it is extremely uncomfortable to be at
fiictcd with chilled hands of this dcs-
cription: The whcclwoman on her return
from a frosty ride should be careful not
to bring her hands in contact with the
fire, no matter how cold she may feel
When retiring she should applya mix
ture OF glycerine and lemon juice and
draw over them clean, white cotton
gloves to exclude the air. When the
chilbkins and cuts have healed, almond
paste has the effect OF improving the
hands and making them smooth and
white.
lotto ZicgIer, who has been racing this
season in California exclusively, writing
to Chairman Mott, of the l.. \. W. Rae
ing Board, SayS:-
"Thc new lcaguc Of thiscoast, as iar as
| can Judge, is about ON its last leg. The
prizes under the coast league are 50 small
that when seasons work is over he
average rider is out of pocket on the rae
ing game. To cite an instance OF this, |
will state that | went in the California
Associated Cycling Clubs circuit this
year at my own expense and cleaned up
on Mr.. Wc!ch's percentage scheme just
81. Is as result OF my efforts i'll three
race meetings, in which ! captured six
firsts and one second, which in the East
would have paid me $3.50 at the very
least"
SELF-DE,FENSE.
The New York World has this to say:
The event of next week in local puglistc
circles will be the meeting between Billy
Ernst, OF Brooklyn, and Jack Daily, Of
Wilmington. These two fast and clever
light weights wilt clash at l35 pounds for
twenty rounds next Wednesday night at
the Grcenpoint Sporting Club, on Green
point avenue. Billy Ernst, it is well
known, has faced all the big light
weights except Lavignc, while his OPP
poncnt is one of the new school, who has
been cutting wide swaths lately in