The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-20
CYCLING.

Cavally and Boulay, the Frenchmen
will tide Arthur Gardiner and Miller al
unlimited tandem pursuit race at Man
haitian Beach track Saturday.
Fred Titus will ride a single wheel ii
the Quill Clubs multicycle race at Man
haitian Beach on Saturday. If he car
hold tie pace throughout the race, eX.
perts predict that he will beat out the
big machines at the finish.
These two great riders, Michael and
John S. Johnson, will be matched for Il
race to take place July for purse OF
$1,000, to be offered by Woodside Park,
that is, providing that the American As
ISOLATION, which controls Michael in
those months, will allow such contest.
Dave Shafer still believes that his
method of management of pacing teams
is far superior to any other. He is will
ing to bet all kinds OF money that no
man will finish the season with record
like Jimmy" Michael now holds.
Arthur Gardner, the Chicago] pro-
fessional, won the final heat of the five
mile L. A. W. championship race at the
second days meet OF the National Cir
cult races held at Louisville OH Tuesday
night Eaton finished second with
Mertens third. The time was - minutes
81 seconds. Gardner won the one-mle
championship race on Monday.
There is money to wager in Boston
that McDuffee will beat Michael when
they meet, July 2, and friends of Michael
will find bets to cover in plenty at that
Ia Shnf Is
wager any part of SIC, 600 on his charge
this season, on each contest or on all, at
the ratio of 100 to 60, and he predicts
that Michael will win every race.
The date of the Church-C issac match
race, to take place in Baltimore, has
been changed from the LATHE part of this
month until June 7.
This week the total membership of
the league shows another drop, the fig
ures going from 03, 426 to 90. 767, loss Of
$50. The new applications are 72l, as
against 2, l3l in the corresponding week
of last year. New York State has total
OF "a, 1875 and Pennsylvania 23,0S2.
Kaser rode five miles unpacedlin Il SO,
performance which has never been
duplicated before and which broke the
worlds record by fully six seconds.
The next best foreigner at this style
of work is probably Paul Bourotte, who
is nearly Kaser's equal, then ranks
Gougoltz, who paced mile heat at
Madison Square Garden last winter in
200 4-5, winning out at the finish from a
large field.
Taylore's preliminary work causes the
inside followers of the cyclists to predict
that he will defeat Michael before the
present season draws to an end. This
will undoubtedly be the banner year in
cycling, inasmuch as it is drawing the
public, and the racing season plans are
on scale never attempted heretofore.
The opening meets have given rise to
glittering hopes on the part of the pro-
moters, while the riders are fairly be-
wildered at the tempting list of fixtures.
. No wheel looks up to date unless this
years style OF drop in rank-hangers s
easily noticed. The difference between the
wheel thus supplied and those of last
year or the year before is great and cas-
lily perceived. Even last years model
placed beside one OF this seasons make
appears tricky and obsolete, no matter
if it is in the best possible condition.
The lines on which last years wheel is