The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07

six-day races held in the north. They Will
remain at the track for month or more.
This is probably the first announcement
that has been made that the Jersey Skeet-
er will return to the track, and II Will ne
greeted all over the country with JOY. The
friends of Zimmerman have been urging
him TO again enter the racing ranks ever
since his return from Australia, and,
while he has said that he might at some
time, it was thought that he had given
up the idea.
There was talk some time ago Of
match race between Zimmerman and Bald
for 5000 a side, but no settlement was
arrived at Now that the champion Is to
return to racing, it is likely that this
match will materialize.
Zimmerman is well known to the Savan-
nah wheelmen and they will be more than
glad to once more have him with them.
He has visited this city upon several oc-
casions and has raced at the Savannah
track several times. When the Wheel
mems park was first opend with blare
of trumpets, Zimmerman, with Harry
Wheeler and a host of lesser lights, came
here and raced. Since then the track has
been visited by many of the crack riders
of the country. but none have been more
popular than "Zim."
Zimmerman is the only distinctive cham
pion the cycling world has ever known.
There have been many fast riders, prob
ably some of them as swift as Zimmerman,
but none of them have won such a success
sive list of victories as the great rider did
in so and a.
Whether he will race in anything like
his old-time form is of course, a matter
of conjecture He has not riuoen in a race
fer nearly two years but he would hardly
risk his laurels so splendily won, did he
not think that he would be In the push.
That he will have TO ride wei, though. no
.ar Del
diner, Butler johnson, Michael, and a
host of others to ride against, he will GER
tainly have to ride in good form.
The presence of the racing men In Sa-
vannah will have a good effect upon cy,-
cling, as it always does. A racing meet
will probably be arranged during their
stay. 1t is thought that a number of pro
fessional riders will train al Jacksonville
and several professional races will be ar
ranged for them.
The local racers are talking OF a meet
for Memorial day, and the only obstacle
In the way of ii is the question of trans
portation TO the track. II is expected that
this Will be overcome, however, and that
a meet will be held.
There are no cars running to the track
now, but an arrangement can be made to
carry the crowd in busses and hacks from
the Cathedral cemetery, connecting with
the Coast Line railway, to the track At
the Thanksgiving day races this system
was worked very well. Again, nearly
every one interested in bicycle races have
wheels, and most of the crowd would go
out that way, SO there would not be much
inconvenience in reaching the park.
The bicyclists are delighted with the
early spring weather, and already things
are taking on a more lively air in cycle
dom. Road riding has again become very
popular, and as the days grow longer and
the weather better adapted to good rid
Ing, many wheelman, who have been lay
ing low through the winter, have again
taken to their wheels.
Savannah will soon have a quad. It will
be Barnes, and will be brought out
about April !, by Messrs. r. ID. & Will
liam baltimore. 1t will be ridden by four
OF the fastest riders In Savannah, and
when they get the run of the big machine
some record breaking time may be looked
for. Three of the riders have already
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