The sun., 1898-11-29
CYCLING

There are more than 4OS, 600 cyclists in
Paris paying an annual cycle tax.
St. pi,ane and MONAGHAN, the two
Frenci,nien wtm are TO take part in the
six day bicycle race at Ma.,-on Square
Garden on December 5 to 10, have ar
rived in New York.
The American Racing Cyclists Union
has also decided 10 exclude coloreo riders
from membership.
Earl Peabody, the Chicago amateur
racing c. cliet, VIII was transferred to
professional class by the L A. W. racing
board, has announced III. intention Of
appealing for reinstatement to the next
general assembly Of the league.
Eddie McDuffee, the middle distance
cycle crack. intends to exploit a new
tie d in pacing racing. He will sail t'r
Italy in 30. accompanied by numerous
1e,inue OF pacr makers. He feel ssure his
venture will pr,ye SUCCESS financially.
The bicycle promises befnre long to
beculne all object for the scnlptor's art.
A start has been made at Brllair, Ger
many. where public fountain has been
erected, the stnnewOrk OF which is sur
mounted by bicycle, with Cupid
seated thereon.
Tom and Nat Butler, who applied for
admission to the outlaw union, were
elected, and both will be found COM
peting for the indoor championship on
Saturday night A. G. Mertens also ap-
piled for admission, but in his case it
VAS decided that he must Wait six
months az penalty for leaving his COM
rades when he did.
the six day race at New York will be-
gin few minutes after midnight next
Sunday morning, and m the Saturday
evening previous there will be q one
hour paced race between Eduard Tay-
lore, the speedy French rider, aud II rry
Elkes. Oh the same night there will be
a series of sprint races, in which snch
riders az Gardiner, Copper, Owen Kim
BILE. Jay Eaton and the Butler brothers
will compete.
More news of the A. H. G. U. Fred
Titus and Major Taylor are forever
barred from membership in the Ameri'
can Racing Cyclists Union. This has
been so decided unanimously by the ex-
pcutive committee of that body, COM
p,,sed of Arthur Gardiner, E. G. Bald,
Earl Kiser, Thomas COper, f. A. Nc.
Farland and Jay Eaton.
1t is likely tnat all the racing men OF
prominence Mhn are now under the con-
troll If the Racing Bnard OF the League o1
American Wht ellnen, will throw down
the gauntlet and jnin forces with the
outlaw racers Of the American Racing
Cyclists Union on the occasion oT the
indoor race meet to be held at Madison
Square Garden, New York city, early i'll
December.
In all probability" says an English,
man, "with meter pacing and increased
speed, tracks next year will have to bt
considerably renodelI+d. For instance
the r,stal Palace track, which is the
highest bank track III London, is only
banked for maximum speed OF thirty.
three miles an hour, and at any greater
speed than this the riders experience
some difficulty in rounding the corners
40 that if records are to he attempted
with motor pacing in E. gand the tracks
will have to be altered"
Teddy Edwards, the continuous cen
tury cyclist, who is now in Hartford
Conn, intends to ride eight more cen
turps this year. He has completed 20:
since January !, 1898, and has recovered
entirely from his attack of typhoid fever
When spoken to recently regarding hi'
future plans, he said "No, did no.
make a fortune out of my work, but
; made as much as expected to make
Will l ever try it again? Perhaps, bu1
only perhaps. l am satisfied with con
til,lious run of $50 centuries and 26t
which l shall complete in the year"