Evening star., 1898-03-19
NATIONAL C. 7. ASSOCIATION


organized last fall, and which has a repre-
sentation in ten or more cities, incIuiins
thls city, has started upon its active work,
ana In manner that bids fair to bring ii
prominent in the cycle racing world. Ac-
cordlng to the plans of the organization a
Zig racing team will be organized, sufficient
TO draw spectators from far away p,aces
AS things now appear the regularly en-
| pioyed teams of the association win be
sunlclent to run an Interesting race meet.
without the assistance of any outside racers
Ihe date of the spring meeting of the a 3
sociatlon in this city is June 2,. while the
,ai meet will be held October 6. To dis
uhgulsh these from the national circuit
GATES they are termed the. grand circuit.
According to the constitation of the organ
izatcn, which is rather stfict, no racing
man can enter any one Meet without enter
ing every other meet on the grand circuit.
lhis is practical bar pot hunting.
deal Is now In process whereby the as
sociat1on secures the services of thirty-five
pacemakers, under competent managers
ana assistants. who will ride the machines
1or match events and other races recurring,
pacing. Thirty-two pacing machines have
been ordered at a cost OF s15OoO and
enough OF the pacing ma chinesrare expect
grand circuit, which will be held April u
at the Manhattan Beach track
Inc riders under contract with the asso-
e.aticn viii have the financial support OF
their races. They viii be ,fffa tchedi q inst
any riders Of a similar class in the world
ana the grand circuit viii be marked by the.
,haso ,host brilliant racing Of the year. Besides
,nese special match races which will he
organized for their riders, the track asso
ciation Will each schedule one of the nre
lmlnary championship events as outlined
fSr ey chairman ,ha Mott The first prize offered
lor tnese events will be $165, which is SIS
ABOVE the limit placed by the racing hoard
except by special permit
Whhe the team has not been signed as
YET the contracts have been drawn up AMI
r,, n.s am al. me respective signatures of th..
manager and the racing men, Among tn,
iatter will be Tom Linton, the famou.;
Weish rider, who Is at the present tim
framing on Charles River track at Boston
d;Sto eiisu mno WIN meet every prominent middle
oistance rider in America Including Jimmy
p1lchael, FOR whom special series of three
races with the largest purse ever offered in
nicycie race will be arranged Eddie No
e Duiee VIII De another middle distance rider
OF the track association team, while Coope.
and Tom Butler will be the sprinters. Mar
Butier, the handicap king" will wear the
colors OF the National Track Association on
LII oiie TACK, n, ana In the long distance races
either Tcm Barnaby or Harry Elkes will he
the CHOSEN representa- tive These two mon
VIII r1de hundred-mile paced race at Bos-
ton early In April, and the winner of that
race VIII be selected to uphold the blue or
the National Cycle Track Association ON
the American race track this year Either
ist. pe'eeu 'oio-
me uniforms of the teams will be
prought from Paris, and will be the latest
styles. They will be especially made for
the association, and will be of dark b,ue
trimmed with light blue. The sweaters Will
pe OF the French style. such as are worn
Dy Eden. Jacquelin, Rivierre NORM and
other famous riders. They open down the
ieft shoulder and after they have been nut
on are buttoned closely up, giving them a
splendid appearance, and are far more
grace1ul than the American sweater, SO
common on the track nowadays
Inc circuit committee and other members
ci tne ASSOCIATION who are interested in the
circuit and team Idea met at Springfield
week ago, and it was there that the Off
GERS ana managers were elected with full
power 70 sign complete team not only of
star riders for the short, middle and long
distance games, but for the pacing crew n s
Wen. Henry e. Ducker of Boston, who ha ;
Deeh acting as temporary manager of the
team idea, was elected general manager
with headquarters In Boston, while Dixie
Hines was elected business representative
ana press representative, with headquarters
IN rev YORK. where the~ National Track
association will open an, office this week
1t Will be located at Dor Broadway. Charles
X. Culver. who has been training the Yale
bicycle squad for the past two years, and
previous TO that trained tflefsuccessful Ca
oanne, johnson brothers. Brown and MANY
others, was selected to hook after the gem
erai condition of the men. Il