The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-09

terrible intentness. On the track will
be q second line over which he must
travel Deviation from this. caused by
tho slightest wabbling. is likely TO pre-
cipitate the rider TO almost certain
death. The track will be boarded for a
quarter OF a mile ahead OF the start and
for half a mile beyond the finish.
Murphy and Anderson have had ex-
perience. Murphy once followed a
quad down hill, near Brooklyn, with
q strong wind at his back, making the
mile in I'm. 4-5s. He also planned TO
follow a locomotive. but Anderson car
ried out his idea while Murphy was in
Europe in the spring OF 1896. Ander-
son covered the mile under these condi-
tions in I'm. Ass.
Anderson used a gear OF 120 in his
ride. while Murphy's machine was
geared TO 80. Murphy says that IL is
not possible to make u mile In a min
ute behind a locomotive. as he thinks
these engines cannot get under way
quick enough in a quarter or half a
mile to wind the rider up TO the proper
degree of speed
Multicycle racing is destined 10 enjoy
a boom this season. Arthur Gardiner.
Karl Kaser and Charles Miller started
the ball rolling with their sweeping
challenge to meet any triplet team in
the world. This trio broke the hour
unpaced record of the world at Belair,
Fla. last March by covering 2s miles
7s yards in an hour, with nothing to
break the wind for the big machine.
This performance was remarkable. in
asmuch as ii Is the greatest distance
ever covered in 60 minutes by any con-
trivance propelled by human power.
The men composing the team are in
dividually remarkably strong. Karl
Kaser, the champion of Switzerland. is
the Sandow Of the cycle track. Miller,
who won the last six day race. has
proved that his endurance is wonderful
and has given evidence of possessing
remarkable speed. Arthur Gardiner, the
Chicago sprinter. has been In the front
rank OF short distance riders, both
paced and unpaced. for several years.
Their challenge was accepted almost
as soon as issued by A. c. Mertens, the
five mile champion; Earl Kiser the half
mile champion, and Nat Butler, the
great handicap rider. Kiser and Mer-
tens, with John s. Johnson as the third
man, have records as members of a
triplet team. Last October they broke
the record for a mile unpaced by COW
ering the distance in I'm. AZ 4-5s. at
Kalamazoo, Mich. The wheel used by
them In that trip was road machine,
and they are confident that with rae
ing triplet. properly equipped they
could do much better.
Besides the above mentioned teams
there are three others in the field for
honors among riders of the three seat
ers. Scarborough and Sager OF Dem
yer rode rs miles 1882 yards in an hour
on a tandem few weeks ago. and the
National Track association will add a
mate and match the trio against the
winners of the first mentioned contest.
Then Tom Eek has a team of which he
expects wonders, composed of Gougoltz
and Lamberjack. with Jaap Eden, the
great Dutch champion, as a mate. Full
ford and Wheelock. the English tandem
champions, with Charlie Wells added.
comprise still another three which
will take a hand in the game. A con-
test of the five teams is said to be i'm
process of arrangement. Should 1t come
or 1t will undoubtedly be one of the
most interesting races of the present
season.
Jimmy Michael has signed a contract
with the American Cycle Racing asso-
citation TO ride six races under its man
agement during July and August. He
will receive big money for these half