The sun., 1898-02-01
CYCLING.

Many methods will have to be pursued
by bicycle manufacturers and dealers
in order to maintain a profit on the '9S
wheels. The reduction in the list price
OF nearly every model for next season
has sent the profits down to the small
est margins, and in order to allow the
agents to exist many practices of past
seasons will have to be done away with.
1t was told in this column recently how
manufacturers propose to reduce ex-
penscs by curtailing agreements and op-
tons. Now it is said they will 60 fur
thrr and cut off much Of the annual
advertising and employ very few profess
sional racing teams and try to get along
withou, many Of the things which were
considered absolutely necessary 1or the
snccc.s of the different machines in
years gone BY
I In view of the system to which pacing
and pacing teams have been raised
abroad, especially in England, it is in
trrrsling to know that tIr gears on all
the pacing machines 1T tie (irsla!
Palace track. Lonnun, tie void great
record hoIding track, ar" uniform.
The uuads are @'arcu t" III and the
u,iint> to l3j. These gears were 10 md
to be the most suitable after many cX-
pcrinmntS were made with higher and
tower conlbInal ions.
Fred Titus SAYS that he will soon 60 to
New Orleans to get in shape for next sea-
sons work.
French riders gc>ticuIatc when riding
their wheels ut flii speed, and American
riders who lave ridden in France. say
that ultrnlinlcs an entire pacrnaElng
team ui from four to five men will raise
their hands from the handIc-bnr> while
II, 90, iuting high bank while in quar-
rel among themselves Ability to ride
hands off at any timc is all that keeps the
men mounted at such times. Gnugntz
and Llmhcrjack, the French tandem
team, have uitcnimcs pnrtur!Ncd this
trick while in America, much to the sur
prise and fear of the Americans.
Angus, Mlr. the German, will ride an
exhibition at st. Louis during the race
meet at which Eaton and kaScr meet,
after which he will leave for Germany,
returning to this country about March
10.
Harry Wheeler the old-time racing
man, has received definite word from
Arthur A. Zimmerman that the latter's
proposed European trip is off. The rea.
sons given are that the French managers
wanted the former champion to compete
in races. This he refused to do, as he
only desires to ride in exhibitions.
c. W. Miller, OF Chicago, winner of
the last six-day's contest i'll Madison
Square Garden, New York, is eager to
race Cordang, 'the Dutchman.' in a
twcnty-ionr h, ur paced race. Cordang
it will be remembered, covered GIG miles
in twent y-four hours on the Crystal Pal
ace track, London, England, last year, a
feat that was without parallel. Miller is
confident OF his ability to beat Cordang's
record Offers are to be made to the
foreigner to come to America. If he ac-
ccpts II purse OF 5000 is promised for a
paced lwcntyfonr hour race, Of which
S., 900 is to 60 to the winner. If Cor
dang does not accept the offer will be
made to IIurct, the Frcnclnan.
Tom Linton. the English champion b-
cycIist, has arrived in America. He was
accompanied by his manager, dudley
Marks. Linton comes here to meet all
comcrs in middlo-distancc races. He
will probably 60 South to get in condi-
ton.
Many bicycle agents in this vicinity
have decided to sell more than one make
of wheels next season. There was q time
when an agent could make Il comfortable
living retailing one particular model, but
since the demand for popular price ma
chimes it has been found necessary that
in order to meet the public demand for
II good cheap wheel to keep in stock ma
chiner that can be bought at all prices
from $50 up.
There are least half dozen chainless
models on the market. Outside the 125
models the popular price for them is en-