The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-06-30
CYCLE RACING.

A new bicycle track is to be con-
structed at Chicago, on the west side.
The first cycle race over the snow,
with the thermometer at some degrees
below zero, was recently run between
Moscow and Him Kie.
Tom Butler, the cyclone of 1896, is
doing we'll in his training at Charles
River park, Boston, and it is consider
ed by those who watched his riding in
1895 that he will do even better this
season.
Undoubtedly this will be year of
match races. Racing tournaments will
have to card at least one match race be-
tween good men ON each day of racing
as leading feature to draw a good at
tendance.
At every national circuit meet this
year the meet promoter will have to
place on the programme one champion
ship race. In this race but five men will
be allowed to start, heats and semifinals
being run until the field is sifted down
to five men. This will give every one
in the race an equal chance and also
| prevent any team work, which other.
wise would be sure to crop in.
In one respect bicycle racing, ever
since it has been placed on business
basis, resembles prizefighting, wres-
thing and other branches of sport which
are infested by certain STARS and
promoters who do a derl of talking
and beating about the bush in endeav-
oring to secure free advertising by pro-
posing matches without any real intent
to oonsummate anything of the kind.
i
ture of this seasons circuit meets. The
presence of SO many foreigners in this
country makes this branch of the sport
| assume prominence that it has never
before had on this side of the ocean. A
few years ago it was impossible to get
the fast American riders to ride any
thing except singles, but competition
drives them to do almost anything in
the racing line for money.
Tom Linton is a glutton for work and
| would do 80 miles twice each day at
Charles River park would his manager
| allow it. For 2K years Linton has
raced almost constantly with marked
success, and his present three months
off the track is vacation to him which
I; he does not enjoy. Linton is product
of the coal mines of Wales and contains
in his compact body strength and ener-
gy enough for two ordinary men. His
very life is wrapped up in thoughts of
beating Michael.
| Danger AwneeI.
No matter how stout mans courage may be-
There are times when he's certain to quail.
Though the blazing of battle he calmly NAV
| see.
In peace all his firmness may fail.
though bullets which sought in his being to
lodge
Serenely he often deied,
| He'll tremble and pant as he struggles to dodge
The girl who is learning to ride.
A marksman afar will percbance miss his aim
When dynamite deadly is fred,
| For cen mathematical skill cannot claim
| To guarantee all that's desired;
But when her front wheel seems to waver q
| bit
/ And she thinks that it's time to collide
| You know you're a target that's bound to be
By the girl who is learning to ride.
| Washington Star.
Turquoise blue evening gowns, com
bined with white, are given q most ar
tistic touch by bunch of deepest red
roses. The bolt worn with such a cos
tune usually displays many glittering
stones, rubies being the most noticeable.
A white china silk gown, trimmed
with mousseline de 8, lie frills, and with
narrow mink border round the deool-
letage and ON the frills of the armholes,
is as pretty an evening dress as could be
desired