New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-18
TRAINING AT THUNDERBOLT.
LOUGHEAD. THE CANADIAN. NOW IN cAMP-"oRh
OF THE OTHER CRACKS.

| LOUGHEAD. THE CANADIAN NOW IN cAMp-woRK
OF THE OTHER CRACKS.
Savannah. Ga, April 1.-THE latest arrival at
| the racing camp at Thunderbolt Is Fred Loug-
head. the Canadian champion who has been In
training on the Pacific coast for the last two
Months Loughead comes here to finish up his
preparatory work. and Is accompanied by o. L..
Pickard of Oakland, Cal. who Will handle him
and Charles Wells on the forthcoming circuit.
Pickard is a rider himself. having been one OF the
crew that manned q big machine when Earl hlser
was making his unavang effort upon the rec
ord table rather more than a year ago, ana IL IL
the Intention Of tho team manager to use PICK
ard on one of the racing machines III case
Jimmy" Michael is sent for any exhibition rides
or match races this summer. Loughead mas ac-
cumulated far too much fat In the last winter.
and his first work here on the Thunderpoit track
will be to train n good deal OF this fat OIL Inc
Canadian has recovered from the efrects OF the
Illness that initiated so strongly against his rid
Ing on last years circuit and the big fellow may
be expected TO make good showing TINS year
His admirers class him among the ranks OF the
propable topnotchers. He is still riding PIERCE
and will do his riding this season under the piue
colors Of the Good Tire" team. The arrival OF
Murphy and Macdonald will liven up the camp
for Mummy is n all-known rider In Savannah,
and Is sure of his welcome among these South
ern people He is a little better off than he was
last year in regard to his preparatory condition.
and thinks he should he able to round into form
within four weeks at the latest. Macdonald mas
been conducting local store for the Royai
Worcester people. He will stand an enormous
amount of work for the young fellow has peen
living like prince since his return from france
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close resemblance to the fat man of q circus
Webb is still holding Cooper back in his work Out
in the coming week will start him TO sprlntlng.
He has nrrsed Coopers increasing strength Win
exceeding care since he began training, ana VIII
supplement the careful conditioning OF the WIN
ter by a course OF training that will enable the
rider to practise those long spirits when mace
him famous in 1899. Jimmy Michael Is keeping
I'D the usual steady grind, and does about nine
terths Of bis work away from the track. rms
does not mean that he neglects his track work,
for he rides mile for mile with the other men. But
he has taken up handball work besides all the
other outside employment his fertile brain sug-
e ests TO him, and seems to beat work nine hours
ont NJ the twelve that constitute his dav. Inc
MIDGET s an expert at handball, AMI the exercise
NJ keeping two Of the tiny spheres going ut the
same time certainly seams TO increase ms ac-
tiyity. A letter from Barney Oldfeld. the To-
ltdo crack indicates that he is bound Tor Sa-
vsnnah as soon as completes his Michigan
trim Old6eld will take his work seriously this
wear and will prepare for 1t by systematic
70 urse of training. lie has bIilt up wonderfully
in stature since his Class days OF 1919; ana
urder the care OF T.. H. Tellam. who developed
Coulter ought to win his bit in competition.
The local tandem team, Thompson and Edwards,
&c ems to have been n find for the youngsters are
p,tting up excellent pace, end nave already
eclipsed thu work of any team ever seen here.