Evening star., 1898-08-06
MORAN'S RACING CAREER

been said of A. c. Moran, the local rider VINO
Will be pitted against the little wcnder.
Last season he was one of the surprises of
the year. and one of the most successful
local amate'r riders of the season In the
year before he did comparatively little rio
irg, his best performance being, perhaps
fis exhibition ride of a third of a mile un-
paced. covering the distance in Oi2 10
mat same year he won one race. got a
place in two others and won three heats
though he gave promise of jumping intS
prominence He first began to show his
ability at the annual Decoration day neo:
last year, when he was beaten only by an
eyelash for the championship of the Dis
trlct, Wilson defeating him. On June % he
won three trsts at River View and on the
following day won two firsts at the Inter-
national Park, now The Park bicycle track
He met Schade at Frederick Md on July
). and defeated him twice besides cefcat-
Ing the leading Baltimore riders The fol-
lowing Monday, July >, he captured the
mile open in the fast time of 2.14, which is
the record for the track in competition.
He also won the two-mle handicap ard
the one-mlle team race. and ran second in
the multicycIe race The victories made
MN record of ten consecutive firsts
After this he was rather unfortunate.
meeting with several accidents. which dis
apied him. At Staunton he fell and cut his
ear almost entirely off After the fnc+or
had sewed it up he insisted on riding in the
hr al OF the mile open. and was defeated
only after desperate struggle. He had lust
Degun to recover from the effects of this
1all when he went to PhiladelDhia to at
tend the national meet Of the League of
American Wheeln,en and in the very first
neat in which he was entered he fell on
.ne nara surface of the Willow Grove
track. and 1t took the surgeon an hour IN
extract the splinters from his head and
arms On Labor day, in this city, in snite
OF these tails. he won the mile open in one
VI me prettiest finishes of the year. He
went to Norfolk shortly after. and received
another fall. wrenching his ankle baflv
which partly disabled him the remainder of
me IN season AT Norfolk he established two
T., th niiia slaIe, records. riding from scratch
IN the two-mile handicap in 4.36 and also
fidihg In the three-miie handicap. from
scratch. in 100 %. Ore of the most ;rn-
por.aht OF his seasons successes was his
h.atch race with Schade. whom he iofao ta1
VIII. Win apparent ease at Georgetown Univer-
sty. before the season closed he won sev.
era, more prizes at the Petersburg meet
ms year ms riding has not been so sue
ceSsiuI' Dut 1t is attributed to his training
at the beginning of the season for rniddIo
olstance work. During last winter a match
rae t9r twenty miles, paced was arranged
tatn .a w. u; LeCompte of Baltimore. to
n .ake piace IN that city. He trained hard
anu Lai' hfully for the event. and when .he
iat1h h came on he easily defeated tho
@ oriole: me time of the race was little
over hfty-five minutes. The time Wa sIo.,
owing to the fact that during rho contat
Doth riders received falls, which ri,,red
80 ~ Aiio'e OF iess He was looked upon
as .he winner of the District championship
rdce. "hich was held on June o3 b,t M
fortunately. an adverse report Of tho 49,
Te1eree who claimed that he used nrof.ma a.
@ ,ans uase IN an argument with him Moran
,rr hasps hpsiuea py the chairman of the rae
race. ih from This
~, snort time afterward he was among
nrofassiooa, od irGal i riders transferred to the
formance this year was the ridina pei
faced mile exhibition In the fast time of
l4o. This was while he was an amata,,r
anu lowered the worlds record for the dis
naaIe' whlGn @ short time before had been
hade by Wilson. AS a professional rider
ne mas not yet made his mark for snrint
Events, though this will only be a question
VI .ime. He has the speed at his com
l'anu ana all that he wants Is q nttIa
good luck. He was seIected for ~ r,ata,,
race with Michael because If was haIjayaI
that ne was the best rider in the CITY who
ecu Gouia De obtained for the purpose Pick
ing MIN from the good field of local men
can be regarded only great commit
naent. 1t is certain that he never woIld
nave been chosen had not his speed hasn
CO.. sidefab'e. Another fact that was in his
laror was ms training for the match race
earlier in the season at BaItimore
Moran has always been a conscientious
worker ana his hard training is proverbial
among S local racing men. During all Of
when the mercury tried hard to climb ont
OF the thermometer, he could always he
found in the forenoon ard again in the
alternoon' working on the track. He rare
~ rides less than five miles, and this at q
terrlhc pace. His endurance is wonderful
ana there is no cne in the District that
can stand the strain he undergoes every
gay wnen In, IN active training. At present
ne is working harder than ever and his
daily course of training is rather eIaho-
rate He arises early in the morning. and
IN company with his trainer, Pop" Ring
gold. makes a run of three or fonr miles
IN the country, landing on his toes all of
the time to acquire additional lightness
ana agility and render the muscles more
active and pliable. Upon his return to the
cry e, ne IS gwen a rub down. and then a
good breakfast. mostly of rare roast beef
ana bread, with very little liquid to drink
After this be visits the track and rides for
hve or ten miles behind the fastest pace
that can be furnished him. After a light
lunch he returns to the track in the after
noon and rides some more, practicing fol-
lowing pace. and changing off, accomplish
ing This with no loss of time and no extra
exertion on his part. AT the same time the
pacing crews are trained to suit his wishes.
something that will be of valuable help to
him in the race Monday evening.
The additional time between the race
scheduled for last Wednesday and the
event Monday has been of much value to
Moran, who by remaining in training has
been able to make noticeable Improvement
In his riding. He has now reached a con-
dition when every fifth of second in
crease in his speed is regarded as good
His training will practically snd tomor-
row, and after final test he will be al
lowed to rest. He will do no practice rid
ing Monday, but will be kept quiet during
the day SO as to be perfectly fresh for the
ride at night. Never has such care been
taken of local racing man as has been
bestowed on Moran. and good results are
expected of him. If all Of the pacing ma
chiEes arrive in time and the crews to
man them he will be given practical test
Of his ability tomorrow at the Park track
With his full complement Of PAGERS he will
be carried around the track for the full
ten miles, going at his best rate Of speed,
and the result will be of interest to his
managers. They are anxious to see just
what he can do under the most favorable
circumstances. and hence the trial Tho
park will be closed to the general public
however, and the ride will be made for
the benefit Of a few spectators interested