The sun., 1898-05-30
CYCLING.

Karl Kaser, the Swiss rider is said to
have covered five miles at Louisville in
II minutes 36 seconds, unpaced. The
feat was accomplished in the face of a
strong wind.
A.C. Mertens and Nat Butler announce
that they will meet Frank Starbuck and
Church, another Philadelphia rider,
in a match pursuit race for a suitable
purse.
G. w. Miller will sail for England on
June l6. He intends to visit France and
compete in the long-distance events in
that country.
Loafers in Paris manage to make liv-
ing by carrying oil cans and charging a
few sous for oiling up the bicycles Of So
ciety people.
Ireland will send a representative team
to the worlds championship races,
which will be run in September at
Vienna.
The Midland Cycle and Motor Exhibi-
ton Company OF England, has paid
dividend OF 50 per cent. to its share
holders.
Karl kaser OF Switzerland defeated
Clint Coulter of Chicago by 10 yards in
the five mile pursuit race at the national
circuit meet at Charles River Park, Sat
urday. The race was closely contested
one.
It's more than likely that number OF
the racing men will make Philadelphia
their headquarters this summer There's
about as much money here as at any
place in the country, and expenses are
much cheaper.
Auto-cars are said to number 1900 in
in France. This does not include motor
cycles. 1t is calculated that quite half
OF these auto-cars are used in Paris or
its vicinity.
Since the McDuffie-Titns race, Dudley
Marks, Llnton's manager, has changed
his mind regarding pacenlaking in this
country, and now says that the Ameri-
cans can furnish excellent pace.
A match is likely to be made soon be-
tween Tom Butler and Freeman, the
clever Western sprinter.
In an exhibition ride in London recent
ly Cordang's paccmakers lost him by
putting on too much speed.
The proprietor OF a cycling academy
Where colored men are employed tells Il
story about his being approached recent
ly by the sweetheart of one of his in
structors, who begged him to discharge
the boy because ''bcycle riding will
make any man bowlegged. He's maxim
mo- money than ever he was" she fur
ther sold. "but don, wanter marry any
bowlegged man."
Most cyclists pay attention to the
noise made by their wheels because the
sound annoys them. They do not sutti-
GENTLY realize the important fact that a
noise means excessive friction, and
therefore wear. If they did, squeak or
a rattle would not be tolerated week after
week by some riders.
There is not going to be SO much
money in racing for the sprinters and
short-distance men this year, and the
amateurs will hardly be in it at all.
When the Philadelphia pacemakers
get the hang of the thing a little more
this city will be dangerous place for a
middle-distance rider to visit
Major Taylor, the colored rider, will
60 back to sprint riding, as it has been
found that there was no great demand |
for him in the middle-distance game.
Cyclists who ride to bushes should
use collars at least one or two sizes larger
than for ordinary wear, for comfort and
keeping the linen spotless.
1t is reported that Fred Titus race
against Eddie McDufie was not a true
test of Fred's middle distance form, and
that he will ride much better later on.
The bad weather has played the mis-
chief with the training of the racing
men, and many of them had had almost
no chance at all to get into shape.