The sun., 1898-03-13

city next Wednesday On. ii the local
bicycle firms are trying to have him come
here and ride four mile exhibition
race on the track at Riverview. This
would be great hit for the local firm,
and would be greatly appreciated by the
people OF this city who have never seen
The king Of them all.
Tom Eek says that if his protcgc,
Jimmy Michael, doesn't stop monkey
ing with horses he will spoil all his
chances Of being successful in the racing
world this season. II Michael deterior-
atcs, Eek says he has a man that he will
deyelole and make faster man than wee
Jimmy ever was OF ever would be. Foxy
Tom is evidently trying to scare the
| WeShlnan ont Of his idea ii becoming
jockey.
Last years racing season was marked
by \ number of accidents to riders. AS
Il consequence the latter feel that the
l.. a. W., in its revision of the race
rules, should restrict the number of
riders in trial and tiiial heats. 1t is ad-
lnitted that some of the new tracks will
admit of large fields, bat Il ruling on the
number of starters could be made to con-
form with the size of the tracks. 1t Is
seldom that noted professional riders
meet with accidents The reason Of this
is apparent. They compete in open
events, where the entries are small.
The plan to be put in effect next year
OF having an Intercollegiate Cycle Racing
Association separate from the Interco-
egiate a. A., meets with general ap-
proval and is expected to boom cycle
racing as a college sport.
Evidently Tom Eek has deal Of con-
fdence in the ability of August Mertens,
| the fyc.mile national champion whom
he developed last year, for he has offered
to match him against Eddie Bald in a
mile race, and allow the latter a handi-
cap of fifty yards. In other words, he
thinks that with Bald on the fiity.yard
mark and Mertens on scratch, the latter
will catch the Buffalo man before a mile
has been travelled.
The American Cycle Racing Associa-
ton intends to offer $4,000 purse for a
one-hour paced competition bicycle race,
open to the world. Among the entries
expected are those Of Michael, Taylore,
Vernier, Taylor, Linton, Chase, Stocks,
McDuffee and Starbuck.
Princeton hopes to turn out fast BIZ
cycle racing team this year. The Tigers
now have good track Oh which to
work j. McDermott, who once acted
as Zimmerman's manager, had a talk
with the members OF the team early in
the week. The candidates are now
working in the gymnasium and on the
road.
In two wide-open wins, both showing
superior headwork, Arthur Gardiner
took the mile open and two.mile handi-
cap events of the international meet at
st. Augustine yesterday. Gardiner dis
played splendid form, and glanced
around at the struggling field as he shot
the tape.
FOOT BILL.
i, The Harvard. Pennsylvania football
game will be played in Cambridge on
November ). The management an
nounccs that the reason for this early
date is that all the time will be needed
to prepare for the Yale game which
comes on November 49,
AQUATICS.
ii Is expected tnat lElmalln Will
change his methods Of training the Har-
ward candidates from physical point of
/ view. As one expert puts it: Lehman
will train the Harvard crew to row four
. miles this year instead OF conditioning
them the way he has done with English
eights entered ut Henley" There is
. not freshman at Cambridge who stands
chance ior the varsity boat, it is said.
Courtney seems to lie delighted with
the way rowing prospects have developed
at Cornell. The varsity crew has five OF
last years champions in il and three
good men, Dalzcl, Stanford, and Oddie
to replace Savage, Wakenan and Spell
man. Last years freshmen crew is IN.
tact and two other boats made up OF
freshmen are also on the water,
When Edward H. Ten Eyck goes to
England this year to enter the Henley
regatta he will take his father, James A.
Ten Eyck, with him as coach and trainer.
Captain Whitney, OF Yale, has sent
only the members Of the first boat to the
training table. These are Flint Green
leaf, All,n, Cross, Mctiee, Brock, Will
liams and Whitney. The other candi-
dates appear at the training table for
dinner only.
MISCELLANY.