The sun., 1898-06-06
CYCLING.

CYCLING.
: Racing men claim that Eddie Bald vii
shortly regain his old-time form and civ
to the speediest men on the circuit som
+ interesting races.
= Protin, the French rider, will compet
I in the worlds championship races a
Vienna this season.
!. The streets of Moscow are said to b
about the worst in the world for cycling
Charley Henzel, the Philadelphia pro
! fesslonal sprint racer, has joined Dav,
!, Skaters pacing camp.
The classic twenty-four-hours' patl
race-the Bol doris down for July
and 3, en- the Roubaix track.
There is strong effort being made ii
Australia to put down the betting mar
at the various race meetings
Frank starbuck stalking about chang
ing managers again, and says he will GO
under Shafer's wing shortly.
The inventive mind has succeeded in
placing many excellent bicycle handle
bar luggage carriers on the market.
Cripple Creek is to have new half
mile track. 1t will be built west of the
city, near the base OF Mt. Pisgah.
Nearly Ii 900 bicycle wheel tag licenses
have been taken out thus far this year in
Toledo, and only those over Is years of
age are obliged to play license.
The Governor OF Milan, Italy, forpids
cyclists mounting their machines in that
district-or they will be court-martialed.
This is Oh account of the riots.
Never rub the enamel of the tubes
crossWise or around the tube, as it will
show scratches. Always polish the
enamel lengthwise and you will have
good results.
Joe Nernier has come into prominence
quicker than any other rider that has
ever raced in tins country. His plucky
and game race on Decoration day has
given him national reputation.
The star event this year at the South
End Wheelmen's race meet, it is said
will be a pursuit race between Eddie
McDutfie and Tom Butler against Frank
j. starbuck and Charley Church.
The Austrian War Office has decided
that among the reserves under the colors
no one will be allowed to act as military
cyclist unless he is prepared to use his
machine without remuneration.
A new kind of bicycle race is being
run in Belgium, says the Scottish Cyclist.
The competitors are taken to place un-
known to them and they are then left
to find their way to fixed spot. The
first man home is the winner
AL. Reeves, the we'll known cycling
writer of New York, who handles that
sport for the Journal, was in town for a
couple OF days last week, the guest OF
Tom Eek. Reeves is thoroughly-posted
writer, who loves the sport.
The foreign racing men are all right as
tandem racers, but there are some lads in
this country who can also ride Just little
bit on the double machines.
The Crystal Palace Company, of Lon
don, is likely to still further popularize
its cycle racing centre by adding cafe
chantant in the Partisan style to the ter
race in the grounds for the benefit of
those who have been riding or witness
ing the afternoon sport on the track.
Ten years ago the daughters of England
were the ornaments of English homes,
pall1d, dyspeptic victims, sacrificed at the
shrine of Mrs Grundy, says an English
exchange. Today the cycle has brought
then. emancipation and provided that
exercise aid freedom which defed every
other influence. :
A cyclist, who was summoned to an
'wer to the charge of running down an i,
I'D lady, gave the excuse that when he !.
'ang his bell she tried to escape in sew
,ral directions at once. We all know
hat old lady, says foreign exchange. n
Bevel gearings scored another point in !.
he annual Bordeaux-Paris race of May V
4 and l5, which was handily won by Y
9ivierre on chainless. The distance
overed was 59l kilometres, or 367 il
niles. Rivierre's time was 20 hours 80
minutes and l As seconds. Next year il
he race will be run on Saturday and
unday, May 2S and 90. T
Tom Eck's team of crack sprinters has il
cen reinforced by the arrival at the
Voodside track of II. r. Steenson, col "
equally known as ''the old side +
'heeler," owing to his long, plugging
print Steenson's record is proud /.
ne. Last year he placed IA frsts, s :, 81
,conds and 16 thirds to his credit. He y
eat Loughead, the Canadian champion, y i
,ree times the same day at a meet at u u
renton, N. j., July 5, at a time when "
oughead was in his very best form. u y,