The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-16
CYCLING.

I The steamship st. Paul which is ey
pected today will have on board A
, Reeves the secretary Of the Cycledrome
and several foreign riders who are com
ing to this country to race. Among tn
riders are the Frenchmen Boulay
Bouretta and Cavally,
Plans are being pushed tor combinc
ton team of Western flyers for racin,
and pacing, which will travel the East
ern circuit of the National Track Associa
ton. b. B. Mcfarland, brother O
"Zimmy' Mcfarland, will have cbarp,
OF he racers. His associates in the team
will be "Mile Minute" +. A. Anderson
Harry Marsh, G: +. Smith, J. G. Tink
ham, Henry J. Bradls, Homer Fairman
r: G. Howard, Fred Sceinneer and J. +
Fitzgerald.
Foreign riders under contract with the
National Cycledrome will not compete
on any track in Philadelphia other than
Woodside, according to the contract be.
tween W. }. Morgan and the manage.
ment.
W. j.. Morgan, representing the Inter-
national Cycle track Association, re-
celved word from the Irish champion,
Harry Reynolds, from Christ Church.
New Zealand, that he would leave for
home April II, and would then ACCEPT
Moirgans engagement to come to the
United States to compete in five races for
guarantee.
According to report from Jules Blom,
American Vice-Consul at Copenhagen,
all classes, from the Royal Princes and
p,rlncesses, to the poorest workman, use
the bicycle in Denmark. In popula.
ton OF 100000 it is estimated that
there are 100000 wheels. The United
States furnishes most of the supplies for
the manufacturers.
Money in Klondike quantities will fp-
IRE in middle distance racing this sea-
son if all reports are true. The latest re-
port is to the effect that the American
Cycle Racing Association, Messrs. Pow
ers,, Brady, Kennedy and Batchelder,
Will offer 500, 900 in purses when their
prospectus is finally completed.
Eddie McDuffee, the holder of the
American mile record, and Fred G. Hovt.
the two-mile national champion, have
agreed to ride in series of best two in
three races, ten and fifteen miles each.
paced with multicycles. The first race
will BIS run at Pleasure Beach track
Bridgeport, May 30; the second at
Berkeley, Oval, early in June, and the
Ihlrd, II 1t is necessary, at Bridgeport on
Locomotive pacing for a bicycle race
IS the striking novelty that NAV he in
reduced if contemplated straighta.
way struggle for mile is arranged be.
ween Charles NJ. Murphy, the BROOKLYN
'ider, who claimed to have made mile
n 90 4-5 last fall, and E. f. Anderson,
he Illinois flyer who negotiated ike
distance in l.03 with an engine setting
he clip.
Gongoltz and Lamberjack, the Fran
o-Swiss tandem team, will ride AZ
MEMBERS OF the National Cycle Track {
association, and therefore will be seen {
My in this city the coming season at |
ne Woodside Park track in Philadel. (
hia.
The statement going about that Tom q
OK had deprecated the entry of 'Major'
ay,lor, the colored rider, at Woodside n
ark track, Philadelphia, is claimed to i
e erroneous and misleading. Mr., Eek
liked the matter over in general way "
18th other promoters, and track owners t;
ave the privilege of deciding which f,
en- are to ride on their tracks.
Several leading bicycle manufacturers
i've received communications from the
nted States Signal Service Bureau ask
g for prices on bulk orders. 1t is said q :,
officers OF the signal service that the Z
heels will be used for laying wires and :, :,
urler service in the event of war. =. -
The statement issued by the papers n
at Starbuck and Kaiser would decide t,
G question of supremacy in a tive-mile f.
paced race at the Willow Grove track G.
ay q is in error. The event will take +
ace on the date above mentioned at Fl
nbrose Park, Brooklyn. tn
Michael is leading life of variety at W
'avescnd. A cyclist with camera in lh
md lately sought out Michael in his 70
'reat and secured pictures of him rid.
horses, cycles and in other occupa-
ms: While still following out his bent
horses. Michael is breaking away :,
adually to the cycle, on which he d ,ae
lst ride for fame and fortune for four 10
'nths before he will be able to get N ~
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