The sun., 1898-12-04
NEWS OF THE WHEEEMEN.
a SUCCESsFUL OPENING or TINE
INDOOR SEASON.

the raceStnht marked tne opening Oh Jhe inuooi
| cycle racing season. The races we're not held
| by the sanction OF the l.. A. W.. but in express
defiance Of IL. The enthusiasm OF the spec-
tators was as demonstratiye however. as that
| Of any crowd that ever attended cycle races
| On tho track were the familiar faces OF men
| who have been officiating for years at
races run under League rules. The occasion
| was a notable ono. because II marked
| the fact that the organizations which are op-
posing the League can run interesting races
without sanction. and further that the Public
will 20 90 see them. On the programme was
the statement Races ndorsed by the Anneri-
can Racing Cyclists Union" The substitution
OF the word Endorsed" for that OF
sanctioned" IL in accordance with a
sentiment that has been repeatedly exryessed
in racing circles and by League officials during
the last two years. The track was the nine
lap affair laid out for the six-day race and was
not sufficiently banked for really fast time In
sprint races. The events furnished rattllng
sport. however. and the many spills did not In
the least mar tho interest of the bowling
crowd. II Is noteworthy that O. M. Ertz OF the
Riverside Wheelmen. who was declared
professional by the L. A. w. was permitted TO
ride with the amateurs. Ertz never rode as
pro" Eddie McDufree. the paced champion OF
the year. broke his allegiance to the League by
an exhibition ride. paced by Fournier and
Ricard. the Frenchmen. on their motortrcycle.
Many women were In the seats. They were en-
thusiasts mostly. who rose to their feet TO see
q close finish and screamed winningly,when n
man fell. Roundsman Schuessler and a, detail
of sixty men from the bike" squad rioliced
the track and building. and they displayed as
announced that the track had been surveyed
during the afternoon. and found to be one in ch
longer than necessary to the hap. making it n'n
course, the ,one-hour paced, race between Ed.
Fixes OF diens Falls. n Z who during the
summer ,snceessiyely broke the one-hour
mile scratch for amateurs. one-miie
RIa%S!esR R,'$ sI'ss owing 70 as Rs
on the marrow track. The races we're broken up
into eight and ten heats with several semi;
aons toward Sunday %orninRP I 4bs most ea
citing mishap occurred In the final Of the one
PinsSed over the The outer outer edge Of the truck
And 9ysr the ssats the
seconds. In the. final OF the one; mile. profess
sional race Gardiner. who won his heat handiv.
bad fIiS bad fall in the stretch. Hedstrom also
McDuffee's ride behind the motor cycle was
Of the type Is too ierky and Seneraily @ de errate
Eantor Fsn widS Is. at III tie tsiTns Sa% w. It's Ss S
mjnates seconds. Alter % the he ten i'f heats M
Mas 5 anS a hsS sesR
the final of this event with the heats and final
Of the professional half-mile handicap were
The one; hour paced race was started at 1880
o'clock; Fixes appeared in g pure white racing |
red and white, with The shirt and tights each
rom Opposite % sides o't 9 the the track sa ''fFssa
dems only were used for, pacing. From
besr pncnr 1t was and %ns 1t Hkss e in
psrior, style. Before the first mile was ended
Elkes had closed in on the Frenchman and was
.Inued to gain steadily. At the fourth NIL mile the
Frenchman had been overtaken and from that
behind him. being practically lap and a half
Him and TaySTe hooked Si s paGfH Gs
end 4 ths ss RaSs
|he. fourteenth mile Tayiere, again showed
that he could not hold his pace and
beginning 70 show signs q distress, The
sppng his eompettor again and nd again. s R.ii until
At the close OF the hour he was Il mile and two
The distance covered was 27 miles o y laps.
This is a record for paced one hour ride in
doors. no other contest OF the kind ever having
csG s ei eet 2SsG niles Rs Ess
by his riding proved himself a great pace fol-
around the track with apparent t case. t,' His His
pickups were excellent. The time by miles
vas:
ties 10 80 seconds; three miles. minutes 23 So
fonr miles, minutes 80. 20 seconds; hve
4 MINUTES ~ 10 seconds; eight miles..I7 min:
g-b m mil mt IF
ten miles. q minutes 5S5 seconds: eleven
ites. 81 50 seconds thirteen miles. as minutes
10 seconds fourteen miles. 30 minutes ID 3-5
cen mileS. 81 minutes 10 40 seconds; seventeen
niles. 80 minutes 4e 3D. seconds; eighteen miles,
ties y seconds twenty miles, SS minutes is s.5
Hconds twenty-one miles, AZ minutes 80 seconds;
hree miles. 80 nutes 10 3-5 seconds twentyfonr
miha.es @s ss sesonSS mss
minutes 50 2.5 seconds twenty-sevsn miles, 30
The following are the summarize:
one-Mile Scratch Amateur Indoor Championship
A%Seanf % ht1 heis seh s% g.
rorrence. Greenwich W., third. Time. minutes
5 s asSSs
eeond, !; H. Goodman third Time. minutes 22
20 seconds.
Tonight, or strictly speaking, Tomorrow
title ten-lap track In Madison square Garden, |
o he continued with as little sleep as possible |
1ntl Sdia next next % Saturday night The old-timers,
'ear after year. winners OF the iirst-
'lace purses. are all entered, Against them
ire pitted riders Of unknown capabilities and |
till others who. although they have not won an
went OF the kind. have records that make them !
cared by the others who have gained cham
'ionship honors. The result Of the competition |
his year as ever 1t was, There are so many many
good anes" in 1t that any kind Of
!, bet. on the winner is in the nature
y long shot" A flavor Of romance viii
he fact that two OF the men have been recent
y married, while third will be constantly nm
Ter the anxious eyes OF his HancSe. The bride
rooms are Sehineer and Rice. and the en-
tagged man is Miller, who was the winner last
'ear. Rice left his wife at his home In Wilkes
,sEre. but Sehineer brought his along, and she
yill cook for him during the race. Miller is be-
romeo RS h 70 MlSS % GaneyieSe Hanson OF Chicago,
lose TO the, track. Tho men are nearly ali in
erfect condition. and to-day will sIeep and
est Until they get the word 70 start The quar-
noved in last night One Of the inserestse eS Riee
hinRS Ia hat a Sc |