New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-17
NEWS OF THE wHEELMEN.

rsvIore of France and Tom Linton, or -is-
land. will take place at the Manhattan beaoh 'raeA
tomorrow. Both men are In good cohoiuoi- 10y
1ore ranec two victories over Linton In far's
r., man will have thirty-two pacemakers In to-
mo-rou-s race and Unions friends expect him 70
turn the tables the Frenchman NUMBER u
improvements have been made In the erahus'AHu
and other accommodations have been maze TOT VIE
lkors Thu most important change Is the moving vi
the bleaching boards from tho head OF .ne h ho
stretch the point facing the stradsns run ne
n.nsr hreeses which formerly faced them and In
terfeYed seriously with the time MADE
TIL. last race meet in the annual State Circuit will
be held at Berkeley Oval tomorrow 1t Will De the
only one of the dozen tournaments 10 neiuus :"
ro,ddle.dstanoe race paced by multcycle teams
Each member Of the racing crew employed by the
winner will be rewarded with a gold watch ms
will be the first instance in an amateur paced race
where the pacing men have been remunera'so TOT
their hard work for the principal. The struggles
for the State championships. OF which there are
three on the card promise to be close and exciting
three contests Powell. Babcock. schoheh Erts
s ss1ad the The racing viii begin at O'Clock with
the mile TOR SeSse sede pso and
rant will be started about p. m
ST. Georges Bicycle Club Will make pleasure
run on Sunday to Sea Gin. Long Island. leaving
Twenty-sixth-st and Madison-ave. at $50 a m
and returning from Sea Chn by boat.
..Eaa,e" Paid picks Jaap Eden as the winner over
"Maiah" Taylor Bald regards Eden as one Of the
greatest riders now In America "Eden' salo
Bald. lis a rider who possesses a rare burst OF
speed and good Judgment He is fine judge OF
pace and his victories abroad oyer ydsr ~ be 1st
magnitude. believe that Taylor VIII make II IN
ridns ability viii tell in the end and he Will win"
There Will be a short service for wheelunen held
every Sunday afternoon at o'clock in ST. GabTiers
Episcopal Church. Hollis. Long Island. Those
using tho Jamaica and Hampstead road. which
passes directly in front Of the building are urged
to make a point OF being present at THIS service
It is hoped to have hearty singing 1ref aad h0SS
Fl wSTshg ee. s4s bsek a@Ons se he OF
Tom. Butler is still holding his own with the
circuit ehassrs The little Splinter is st,l trying to
get some Of the erstwhile champions 10 meet him
In best-two-inthree heat race with single or tan
dem pacing
August Lehr the German champion. who came
20 this country in order 10 arrange series OF
races started home yesterday on the steamship
q guarantee Of $500, and he returns without the
amount and without having had race
Men are engaged IN rolling the cycle pa tn
IN Brooklyn between Prospect Park and Eigh-
toenth-ave.. where crushed stone has been put
down.
The new club rooms Of tho Quill Club Wheemen
at No 100 Nassau-st.. were opened yesterday The
members and their friends enjoyed luncheon and
music there last night The rooms have been
handsomely fitted and have a piano. pool table and
shower bath, as we'll a checking room for bicy
cles. One Of the rooms has been papered with
matrices secured from papers from all over the
country II would prove 10 be cosey headquarters
for Newspaper men and the location 10 convenient
Cyclists desiring to Join the League OF American
wheelmeu may obtain full printed information and
membership blanks by sending their names ana ad-
dresses 10 the Cycling Editor OF The Tribune
EDDIE BALD WINS TWO RACES.
Albany. ~ Y. June Is-"Eddie" Bald defeated
many OF the fast racing who met here to-day
at the State circuit meet held under the
auspices OF the Albany Bicycle Club. In addition
10 winning tho mile open and mile handicap pro-
fesBonal races he rode exhibition mile In min
utes fat The summaries follow:
One-mils noy1cs-Frederick H. Jaquinth. ,r, wstsr-
One mile open (professional-E. C. Bald won: r. A.
Mcfarland second o. l. Stevens third: O. y. Ki'nhs.
One-mie open (amatsur)-Eerl Boves won; Bernard
Schmidt IT, second Time-2:ios
One mile handicap (professionsD--E C. Bald scratch)
won; F. A. Mcfarland Scratch. second; IL b. Freoman
90 yardT. third: C. NJ Bly, 60 yards fourth. Time
onethird mile tNcw-York CnampicnsAip>oeorrs
sehoned won Charles N. Ertz. second: Earl Bovee.
One-nic handicap (amateur)-C n. Ertz (scrasch)
George schoaeld tscrstch) second: J. r Brown GO
yards third. T1mc-2le%