The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17
CTCLING.

The Dewey Wheelmen is the patriotic
name Of new bicycle club in Jersey
City.
McDuhie will probably be matched
now against both Cissac and Bourotte
All competitors in the Iryington-NIill
burn road race on Decoration Day will
be compelled to ride over the twenty.
| five-mlle course under one hour and
fifteen minutes in order to be entitled to
aprize.
'Dave" Shafer, representing Jimmy
Michael, and Tom Eek, the manager
of Johnny" johnson No |, came to-
gethcr on Saturday and, after consider
able talk, agreed to arrange a match race
between the men for July l. No details
were decided upon.
"Now you look here" said "Dave"
Snafer to group of admirers Saturday
morning. II am going to make all can
get through in the Fall quit. have
got a few thousands planted, and l am
satisfied.
The starbuck-Taylore race at Philadel-
phia on May % will undoubtedly be
won by the Frenchman. Starbuck is
beginning already to have his usual
string OF troubles. He cannot now get
a wheel to suit him.
"Tom" Cooper has been watching the
foreigners train, and has come to the
conclusion that high gears will be
necessary in order to win rices this sea-
son. He is now riding a higher gear
than ever before.
Paced by four local triplet teams,
Edourd Taylore, the French paced rider,
covered five miles on a new third-mile
board track in Rochester on Saturday in
10 minutes and l-5 seconds The track
was not finished until Just before the
race started, and none of the riders had
a chance to practice on it.
As experienced by many of our local
riders of late, asphalt that is not kept
scrupulously clean makes treacherOus
riding surface when wet. 1t can be
negotiated safely, however, if the rider
uses extreme caution in making turns.
Even if the change in direction is but
slight the steering wheel has tendency
to slip on the smooth, greasy surface
unless equilibrium is carefully preserved.
The Church. Cissac 20.mie paced race
to take place at Baltimore, has been post
poned until June 7.
TO find more disgu sted set of people
than the thousands Of cyclists of this
city Sunday and Yesterday would be an
undertaking. With every
Of a bright May day Of which
the poets delight to sing, and the pr=dc-
lions of the weather bureau in their
favor, the riders of the silent steed
looked to Sunday and yesterday and all
OF last week with fond anticipation of
grand days outing.
The rumor that the men of the Ma
tional and American teams would not
with the men of the Interna-
tional team was dispelled Saturday by
Tom Linton and his manager, Dudley
Marks. Linton will race Cissac, Bou-
rotte, Faser. johnson and Gardiner in
order.
A. A. Zimmerman is on his way home
rom Mexico City, where he has been
for a month past. Arthur went South
20 get in condition for the seasons racing
md incidentally to gather in what easy
ash there was in sight. He was not
very successful in this, but it is said that
ne is in splendid shape, and FULLY
,apable Of holding up his reputation in
lie racing game with the best of the
pros.
According to official reports sent out,
Tom" Linton, the Welshman, is unable
% keep apace with his pacing team.
Charles Culver, the trainer of the team,
says no man in the world can follow his
men for two miles without being lost re-
How does he know? Last
eason no pacing team in this or any
,ther country could shake Jimmy
Michael. No pace was too hot for him.
Michael can repeat the trick at any time.
While the American pace-makers are to
,e congratulated, it is apparent that
linton needs more training before he
eeks the scalps OF champions.