Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-09
RACING CHAT.

All Of the eYamateurs in the city are
row working hard in the professional class
Every afternoon there is quite a gathering
of the racers at the park track training for
racing The racers are under the charge
OF William Jose. who has had considera BILE
experience in local racing and who for two
years acted as official handicap per for the
local division of the League OF American
Wheelmen. Pop" RinggoId, who has been
handling Moran, is the trainer for the en-
tire bunch. though he has more than one
assistant az his command.
The training of the men is conducted in
earnest, and events are run off lust the
same as though a race meet was in prog
Tess The time is taken and q note made of
it. Outside Of this the riders are given les
sons in sprinting, the part of the race for
which Eddie Bald is famous. Bald has been
successful in many a race on account of his
spTEttng abilities. When entering on the
home stretch he let's out all his spare steam
ana passes BY the other men in the bunch
ike cannon ball. In addition a good
many OF the local riders are being trained
IN team work, both in making and follow
Ing pace. In this day Of scientific racing
every little thing is taken into cnnsidera1
ton. and the rider behind a pacing crew
VINO is familiar with the riding OF the MEM
bers OF the multicycle can generally man
age 10 switch on TO another crew at the
most opportune time, losing no ground and
rot becoming winded in the attennt The
value OF a good pacing crew cannot be too
much emphasized.
This extraordinary activity among the
local pros IS due TO the fact that they have
entered their n=w sphere with zest and en-
SisE, ana nave started to follow it as a
business for a season or So All the local
men have been employed by Mr. L. ID Las
ley. ana are known as the Ecliuse team
Undoubtedly the strongest team in rho
HEa Hra1
F'sILdde!phi1. II not further. All of the men
nave signed contracts, which have been
s1SIUititd TO Chairman Albert Mott of the
racing BOARD, who has approved of them
al returned them TO the city during the
week All OF the men have accordins, n
fae new rules been registered, and now
race With number placed opposite their
names on the program of a meet.
ne taam consists Of nine local men and
three outsiders. with the possibility OF
CtEsr outsiders being engaged. the local
ElS2 arc: Fred Schade. A. c. MCran Lee
CounsSim2n, Griffin Halsteadl Z L. Will
So; HAIRY H. Greer. H. l. Dodge. J. ]. Fis-
Ter ara 9. j. Mueller. On account of his
injuries received a week or so ago while in
training there IS hardly any likelihood ot
EaIsttads riding for a fortnight at least
rot logger. OF the team Counselnian
Will u placed as a middle-distance racer
Ms Ineri1orioas performances in this city
emitting him - such hOnors. Under CkjIi-
1di SaHdli7S rs has Improved wonderfllIy
II Ma condition, and is now riding better
.neA eTe-. Moran, Schade Halstead and
WILSON, az Perhaps Mueller, will be used
II sprint races. The other men will also Id
Allowed &c e..te- spr!n: eyeats, or short-dis-
lance :aee., but tEe!c main work will be In
the nature Of pacing.
TIA outside mon on the tes,a are Rober,
l. French Of BSlt::nors. II. r. Steensou OF
Minneapolis and Robert Waithour OF AT.
iantA' Ca French Is perhaps the best