The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-05-01
CYCLING CHIT CHAT.

In the match race to be run between
Counselnan and Smith on May II each
man viii be limited to twenty pacemak-
erS.
The new track viii be open to the public
today. and local riders should make il a
point 10 take their Sunday spin in that
direction
Among the local cracks already enter
ed for the meet OF MAY u are Smith. Mo-
ran. Schade, Wilson, Dannemiller and
Pittman.
barring none. Mr.. Jose is now CORE
spending with Champion z. {. Bald in an
endeavor 10 secure his signature for the
above event.
The National Cyclodrome of New York
has engaged the services Of Fred ST.
Onge the Boston trick rider and those
Of Master Willie Hayes. of Trenton, n. J.
These two will follow the Incernationai
Track Associations circuit and give eX-
hibiJi0ns.
One of The interesting events of The
meet TO be held May Il. at the National
CyclodrOme. Ambrose Park. New York,
viii be a 5-mile exhibition by Jimmie
Michael paced by ten picked foreign and
american riders. each of whom will take
the ii-tle fellow half mile.
The Arlington Wheelmen viii have
some fifteen men on their racing team
| Turing the present season. and expect to
carry of a goodly number Of the prizes
: al HE Park Bicycle Club meets. which
/ VIII De held each week al the new board
/ track on the Conduit Road.
Pap Ringgold. who is al present car
Ing for Jimmy Moran, is one OF the
oldest trainers In the country, having
cared FOR Tom Eek in the same capacity
some fifteen years ago. Under his careful
mana cement Moran will no doubb make
even a better showing than he did last
year
Al the National Cyclodrome Ambrose
Park. New York May H. the Twentieth
! Century trophy viii be run for for the
first time. This trophy. which is valued
al 1000 brings its holder an income of
/ 81 week, as long as he can hold it, ac-
/ cOrding 10 the terms under which il is
/ offered. II is expected that the cOmpet-
itors viii include Jap Eden, +. c. Bald
/ Tom Cooper. Arthur Gardner, Earl Kis-
/ ~. Jean Gougoltz. Worcester J. 5.
Johnson. Tom Butler. Leon BouIay An
! gus Mcleod, Jack Robertson and Ralph
/ Temple.
Jack Robertson. the English champion
! who viii shortly reach this country and
] take his place as a member Of the Inter-
/ national Associations team. was known
/ in school as John Alexander Robertson.
1 He is one Of the finest looking men on
/ the path. magnificenuy built five feet
/ eleven inches high. weighs about 49,
pounds and is a pronounced blond. His
Z father is a leading barrister in Lincoln
( shire and Jack was intended for the law
but t1Ok 70 the wheel and soon blossom
ed out into one Of the fastest men in
England. He has spent much time In
I France and speaks French fiuently.
The promoters of the new board track
on the Conduit Road are TO be congratu-
! lated upon securing one of the fastest
tracks IN the country. and are deserving
+ of liberal patronage at the hands Of the
Washington public. Several tracks have
I been constructed here in the past, and
others have been talked about, but energy
and business ability are al the back OF
/ the Park Bicycle Club, which is con-
1 structinG the new track, and the result is
. that local cycling enthusiasts viii for the
first time have the opportunity of seeing
! in their own city a iirst-cass cycle track,
equal 10 any in the world. upon which the
mana cement confidently believes all exist
I ing world records will be broken.
Messrs. Smith and Counseman are
carefully selecting their pacemakers foI
the coming Emile match race to be held
al the first meet of the Park Bicycle
club. on May Y. The pacing teams vii
be picked from the cream of local racing
men. and a fast race VIII no doubt be
the result f. Smiths pacemakers
are as follows: Tandem teams-Walkel
| Brothers, Reddington and Moore, Stone
and Cause. Schade and Mueller c'Flyine
4 DutchmanD. Wilson, R0ssaville anC
Pittman viii be mounted on a triplet and
Greer. Matchett. Dodge Mitchell and
( Watson Oh a quint. The above riders
( are all well known to the Washington
public and it would not be surprising
should they carry their man under tbs
I bour