The sun., 1898-03-24
CYCLING.

In winning blcyle races the thing IS TO
know how what particular distance is
most suitable for the would-be Stockses
or Zimmermans. At the present time
many are racing over distances for which
they are not suited. Perhaps the follow
ing advice will be OF service in helping
beginners to find out their particular
game: Every large muscles belong to
men called upon to make sudden and
violent efforts rather than to those who
accomplish feats of endurance. Cyclists
with prodigious development are
mostly those whose distance are say,
anything up to ten miles, which races
are usually ridden in series of alternate
crawls and sprints, winding up with a
terrific dash for the tape, lasting a
quarter mile or less. A long-distance
rider does not necessarily require huge
development of any particular set OF
muscles, but should be well built all over,
having modrrate-sized limbs of very
hard nature
The report that Gus Mertens, the five
mile national champion, and Earl kiscr,
the little Wizard" who holds two OF
the l.. A. W. championships, would not
be under the management OF Tom Eek
thi, year, seems to be without tounGa-
ton. The two great flyers won all their
laurels under the veteran and they both
give him credit for bringing them out.
They are now in the South. but will join
Eek in this city when the new Woodsue
Park track is completed.
Tom Cooper will train on the Fountain
Ferry track, Louisville. lie will begin
work next month.
A meeting ofthe international Cyclists
Association will be held at Antwerp on
April 10 and H. and it is expected that
some objections will be raised to the
date selected for the worlds champion
ship races this year. The meet will be
held at Vienna, but the championship
committee has selected September | to
II, against which some Of the foreign
organizations object. The champion
ship meet has always been held in
August, and the departure to later
date, while very satisfactory to the l.. A.
w., is deemed by the foreigners to be too
late in the season.
The Woodsde Park track management
of Philadelphia, is in receipt Of a cable
gram from jaap Eden, the Dutch cham
pion and Cassac, the flenclman, stat
ing that they sailed on Saturday for this
country, and will arrive in New York
city Saturday OF this week. Latigue
and Piette will sail today, and will az
rive on Wednesday Of next week. The
ether foreign riders will sail later in the
month. On their arrival they will BE-
taken to Cincinnati, ~re they viii
train Oh the one-third mile cement track
at that place until the completion Of the
track at Wootlside Park, when they will
transfer their headquarters to Philadei-
phia, finishing their training at Wood
side, and remaining there the better pa,
Of the scasor.
PENNSYLVANIA has gained on New York
last week III point Of l.. !. W. member
ship, enrolling AZ applicants against l3i
for the Empire State. The total mem
bcrship Of each state is New York, 26,
sd; Pcnmvlvani;L 2i,i%1.
The "nnnors to the effect thay Manager
Dave ,-haicr and the midget WclsIman,
Jimmy Mich"nl, were about to spit and
that the former would take solur one
else in hand and make an effort to go
after the midget scalp are denied by
Shater.
\ hundred or more riders applied
Monday at Charles River Park as app'i"
cants lor positions as pacenakers on the
National Track Association team. Seven
ty.iive were selected and they will be
put through an additional test to-day,
which will continue for several days, un-
til only the best riders are retained.
Jack Cummings, the champion one
legged bicycle racer, is endeavoring to
secure enough entries to warrant the
successful holding Of a race meet tor one
legged men only. All those who will
enter or who are at all interested are re-
Questcd to address him at 2l5 Pine
street, Philadelphia.
The applications to the l.. A. ". by
professional riders for registration num-
bers are progressing slowly. Tom
Cooper, the Detroit rider, is one OF the
early applicants.
Irwin A. PowclPs friends in the New
York Athletic Club believe that he is
the latest amateur bicycle rider in
America.