The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-31
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
No PROFESSIONAL Allowed in tho Midnight
Run to Tarrytown.

NO PROFESSIONALS Allowed In tho Mfdn1Rh hit
Run to Tarrytown.
The Associated Cycling Clubs Of New York
have decided that no riders who have been de-
clared professionals by the L. A. w. will DO
permitted to enter the race to Tarrytown to-
night. The race will start from Fifty ninth
street. on the Boulevard. at one minute after
mldnighL. and the winner will get a.magnum
Of wine at Tarrytown. II the night is clear.
the roads between New York and Tarrytown
are likely to be well travelled bv wheelmen
when the new year breaks. as many have ex-
pressed their intention Of being out. apart
from those going in club runs.
Tonight at Madison Square Garden the fol-
lowers of cycle racing in the East will receive
their first opportunity to see what Baby Glib
son. the much touted youngster from Cincin-
maui. can do at following pace. Harry Elkes.
the one-hour champion. has conceded a start
should mean that the little fellow should have
four laps: lead when Fixes gets under way. For
the champion to make up the distance will be
no easy task. The short distance races on
the card are more attractive than they were
last Monday. A race batween four tandem
teams is a feature.
.Wheelmen who contemplate going to Porto
Rico for either business or pleasure will be glad
to know. that there Is some excellent riding
runs diagonally across the country from Ponce
to San Juan, that is eighty mileslong and has
i an Ideal sas riding baan ssrt nee on 1t Is Is a I maea ID Iad road
stone house in which live laborers permanent
pair. The road has a ditch three feet deep on
each side for drainage and culverts ,appear at
said Of Cuba. although there eI are some Excellent
roads outside of Havana. There are noun
tain roads cut into the solid rock that are about
perfect. and there ls a fine road from ,Abcnito
to Arroyo.. Around CienfueRos also there are
some, good macadam, highways. but at santi-
ago there are no roads fit for wheeling.
NOTE.
The Riverside wheelmen have elected the following
ohicers P%residents J. M. Gentle; First Xics-Prssi-
creegan; Financial SECRETARY. g v. Taylor; Captain.
pero. j. L. Miller. L. A. Rogers and W. D. Butts.
A 100 to 1 Shot Pulls Through at Now
Orleans.
New ORLEANS. Dec. 3O.-Secretary McFarlan
OF the Memphis Jockey Club. who Is visiting
this city in the interest OF his spring meeting.
announced to-day that the Morris Stable
would start Blenheim in the Tennessee Derby.
Stab. room for twelve horses has been en-
gagged at Memphis by the stable. Manuel will
start In the Crescent City Derby In March and
in the Kentucky Derby in May. Another large
crowd witnessed to-day's races. In the handi-
cap for all ages. Village Pride. belonging
to Tom Magee. lasted long enough to
get the purse by a nose from Debride.
The first race resulted in a surprise. Coving-
ton. KY. al. odds OF 100 to 1. after getting off
last In q field Of fifteen. worked his way through
the bunch and, collaring Baurica In the stretch.
Won easy. In the second race. a maiden affair
for all ages. Danish. at 7 TO ]. made his own
pace and won In q mild drive from Gov. Boyd.
O'Connor had no trouble In bringing Muska-
dine home in front in the third race. He waited
on True Light until the latter tired in the run
home and then drew away and won under
wraps, Terramie and HerOwn hooked 1t upin
the Ramest. won by a short head. Summarizes:
First Race-selling; seven furlonGs-ooyington,
Nv, l2b Dunn. 100 to /, won: Rushdelds, 1875
duiterez). second; Baurica. l23 Kuhn. third. Time.
second Race-si1 and a half furlongs-Banish %
second; Kilarma, 10 tOdom), third. Time. 1887.
Third Race -Selllng; one mile and o siIteenth-
MuskRdine. % (O'COnnorj. I TO ., won; True Light. y8
Crroxler,, second; Iranby. lo4 FROST. third. Time,
1884,
Fourth Rsce-Handicap, six and a half furlongs-
Village Pride, 80 (O'Connor, II TO s, won; DebrIde,
105 Powers. second Dave s.. 9S Valentine. third.
Fifth Rice-selling. six furlongs-Terramie. os
southardj, I to 9, won; Her own, loi o'connor5,
second; Minnie Weldon, 90 CDupeep. third. Time.
1:10l.
TrnnsylvaniR stake Increased to S1O 900.
LEXINGTON Dec. 3o.-The eleventh annual
renewal of the Transylvania Stake for trotters
will next fall be for the 2:13 class. as 1t was this
year. The value Of tho stake has been in
creased TO, $4,000. making 1t the greatest
stake for all-aged trotters in tho country.