New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-20
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
READY FOR THE STARBUCK-MICHAEL
RACE.

AT WORK AT THE MANHATTAN BEACH
TRAcK-EvANs. THE ROAD RIDER. BREAKS
ANOTHER RECORD BETWEEN THIS CITY
AND PHGLADELPuIA-THE FLORAL
FIFE AT sARAToGA-NoTEs
AND COMMENTS
Antonio ". Evans, of New Brunswick. ~ j.,
member OF the New-York Athletic Club, lowered
tho New-York- Philadelphia road record yesterday
by four hours and thirty-one minutes He left me
CITY Hall at 4:j5 o'clock yesterday morning. and
arrived at the City Hall in the Quaker City at
u:33 A. m After a rest Of FIVE minutes ne started
on the Journey home. arriving at the New-fork
CITY Hall at 80 p. m. last evening. Inc time TOT
tho trim which is over two hundred miles, was IL
hours and % minutes. The time was taken IN
philadelphia by George Forrest. prominent MEM
her Of the Century Road Cub OF America. Of that
city Forrest took the train for NeW-fork' ana
was on hand 10 meet Evans when he returned,
and Is minutes held by Albert Peitsel, OF the
Yorkve Vince linen Of this city raster ter fime
fury Road club, which assumes control OF road
Tsf 5e John Ferry and joseph Gabriel Of
! the Brunswick Cycle Club. on a tandem ana MI n
have made faster time mad it not been necessary
10 wait for the pacemakers TO rest lie Was also
| ord il all the more remarkable when it is taken
into consideration that the roads were gensra yod
bad condition from the recent rams Evans tote
wheel weighing twenyseven pounds gSs ,sI ~ 20
one hundred His food on the way e3nsS.eG .,
milk punch answered f9 S6- ms ms American .ws
wsnurhnur record and the twelve-hour record.
and on saturday last he lowered the American
4ome r Sods seVera state records
! When not engaged in record,Dreakinp nv Epan a
! house He leaves town in 4 day or TWO for an
extended southern trip In the interests oi ms ~ ~.
/ brunswick last night after bath at the New
! York Athletic clubs house.
Unusual interest is manifested in the contest be-
,ween Jimmy. Michael the dlmnutve Welshman'
/ and J. Frank Starbuck. the sturdy Yankee. ana
| the probabilities are that the Manhattan be"o'
track will be taxed 70 It's utmost capacity w.
! morrow afternoon when these two men are scheu-
! ulad 70 race for championship honors heretofore
! the Wel.hman has been regarded as welihish III
yrcf,lA AT the middle distances. but. now that
/ starbuck has gone through a careful preparation:
many believe that he VIII lower lHe he SinPbmck
AZ the hands OF Michael last year was dle larsey
20 inferior pacemaking Starouck mdd ~ uIth the
game Both contestants are at the Mahna LA
beach track and are putting on I'M hum
dreds tourney there 10 witness tnr prd SIR
work Judging from the r2mI 1ni Sayor Among
the p.cemakers engaged to carry me w
along GbSnman crooks Sibley. Mayer Hicks
Huffsteller Ienshaw. Hedstrom Becker, .r %a
rei Waddeld Writ Hesse. GlorieuX, lonnsoi
es.gor~ RiauveIt Markell and Boone Drothers.
n fo WI The sixpy-four pacemakers preceding tn
| attraction Of the afternoon.
A, tho Waverlv Park track on Saturday August
9s the ATLANTA Wheelmen will run TWO profess
sior,l and four amateur races. in addltion 10 d
| team race open 70 New-Jersey clubs IN me a'"a-
teur line mile race for the championship Oh Tsse
County will be one OF the features OF the met
mile handicap. mile open tMVilIe l;ar or
! tandem also a mile open and A mile hahulcaI 40,
professionals complete the carn pares and the
amateur prizes of the usual hIgh-graae aus
Entries close on saturday with {. H. Budd' BOX TO-
! Newark y j.
Next sunday is womens day with the century
/ Whe.lmen when the club run will he TO Chathan'
Y 7 on the Invitation OF VI. T. Nesbitt. one n
the members who has invited the members ana
thar friends 10 visit his fathers farm at that place
The party will start from the cunnouss' ~, 10 ~, iro
West Seventy frst-st. at a. m In time 10 LAX .hS
! ~ a n train for Newark via the tentra railroad
Of NewJersey. Those VINO cannot ran we , IiuU
house IN tirne go direct TO the l-b-rty-st Ferry
Active preparations are being made for the an
ruaI floral fate which will be held at Saratoga this
/ year on September : The promoters are confident
that the parade this year will BE- the best ever seen
demonstration. q. J. Cook, Of the Harlem Wheel
men, will have charge Of The New, York clubs, and
club will look after the clubs from that city
in charge has invited President Mckinley and ex-
President Harrison TO be present
The open coasting contest this year OF the AS
ISOLATED Cycling clubs OF New-York will be held
on the Cedar Grove Hill. y. ]. The hill is on the
Pompton turnpike and the foot Of the hill is at the
Cedar Grove station OF the Ncw-York and Green
wheels Oil be s. and for tandems 81 Entries close
with Edward Gerbereux No. 1863 Boulevard. city.
New-York is more than likely to nave a small
National meet OF its own on September and g.
when the Quill club WheeImen OF America hold
their two-day National Circuit meet at the Man
haitian Beach track. As ut the recent National
meet wheelmen are expected from out OF town. and
already bicycle clubs within one hundred miles Of
New York preparing for three-day runs 10 the
september to Network city. and will stay over
the 5th and 9Th in order 10 see the big Quill 5000
naHfSsP PUBS ShS OF an are so
arrangements for the same PuTPose and altogether
men on the three days in question.
New-Jersey wheelmen have good way OF
reaching Bath Beach and Coney Island without
making a roundabout tour through New-York City
The ferry from Bergen Point Is easily reached. and
then a short run across Staten Island to Rose
bank and ferry 20 Fort Hamilton lands them with
I i'm few rds Of the fine macadam roads Leading
north and east
Cyclists desiring 10 Join the League OF American
Wheelmen may obtain full printed information and
membership blanks by sending names and ad
dresses TO the Cycling Editor The Tribune
LOWERED A WORLDS WHEEL. RECORD.
London Aug l9-At the Crystal Palace to-day
Platts- Belts the cycl,st with flying start coy
cred a mile in 81 s-5. beating McDufhes world
record
A RECORD ~ STRiIGHT-RiIL BILLIARDS.
Hugo Kerkau OF Germany. and Edward Nc
I.aughlir OF Pennsylvania played the fourth In
their series Of six games at straghtrail billiards
last night AT Days bill lard-r rooms. karkau scored
gS points making total for four nights play OF
3eoS. His highest AS and his average
81 ell Mclaughlin ran up 1878 points. making
70 al ~ he nlghis His