New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-27
OF INTEREST TO wHEELMEN.

Racing nen continue to discuss the outcome o.
the Linton Michael race OF last Saturday wa"
there Is general rejoicing that little Michaei nAs
shown that he Is still a factor in middle-dis'an.s
racing, there are many who think that Linton m.s'
many plumbers in the race. Some OF Linton pss.
makers say that their principal became oadiy raw
tied while Linton's personal friends seem 70 'n".
that the pace furnished was uneven. ana 'nA' 80,
was not Of the sort to encourage rider 10 y. -.
best In speaking Of the race yesterday oh' " Ia.
best-known racing officials in the disuic' sA...
while I regret that Linton did not win' me- s..
are some points in explanation OF his deieAt 10
have not been mentioned yet the ias' s. a
miles of the race done In time an aVe'sse 81.
one-tenth Of a second faster than was maue ~ "a.
last sixteen miles of the record breaking ta'' 49,.
by Linton on the previous SATURDAY. i"e sa
slow mile. the seventh. which was ooho o,N
followed by the ninth. which was done !" .,.,,,
was enough to break up any rider IL was 1.,..
case ~ nistudRment, In my opinion Lin.S vs.
ought 10 have gone out and followed ia' N
even pace He had no business TO JOCKEY ,ssoris
The chief value OF such races any way this
sna the me Better Jockeyng viii hurt the game
Isooc Y Potter. the president OF the Leasu'
American Wheemen. and many OF the o'"' IN
acials are confident that the meHioe 80
boom again as soon as the war Is over s.u
the old members. who are now at the ifom' 40
r.o,sc,.d 10 renew their membership. Inv
rren,bers who joined the League OF A". 20,
yyhee,men last week numbered $50. compare New
,Ma for the corresponding week last yeA, =, nrs
Tnrk had 80 new members and tota! o. wa.ssr
PennsyIvania 50, with a total Of 1889 ana ""'
chusetts 1877, with total OF 2oo'.
C,vcus,. who patronzed the cycle pain 10 .s.,
lyn Yesterday were convinced more than .onulsr
more bicycle policemen are needed on ma '.ass the
wheelway Heavy vehicles now cu' "0 90. 70
inns n
,na cvclst who happens to get in their "", .,,.rn
n,ace nsar the car tracks just outside 'ne cut
entrance OF Prospect Park yesterday was :, wa,
IN by wagon wheels so That al one catered
almost unreliable Loose stone mas s,1sd down, and
over the path but II has not been yiding II the
Trn,shes anything but pleasant RUM non be blown
crushed stone is rolled IN viii Will i be simply 50
swept to the sides n sn old eys.orss near cSr"
Island are as unpleasantly rs Traded and re-
The railroad CROSSINGS should s ns OF the ~
nairs should be made at the oek"'""'
turn path.
The proposed National Circuit race ~" account
hurry Park yesterday. was pos'po ""ra vas still .
OF rain early In the mornihs r.r,sement
dr,z.llne rain at p m. and tn ,n,,l To-Day. A.
cided 10 postpone Inc contest uh nave taken pa
O'clock. when the races were 20 rack nk was In mn"
,hn .Lies had cleared and the ""0~
class condition. -
Roth the Century and the Har'em
cancelled all bonds OF ndeo'e'"''
The Associated Cycling cIao, .sS national CT
Nv. ran Granted the released hold 10
.v,, d.,e OF September H. on an.ment froc,
. .m,s, tournament. This .nn aS0seisi msetins
Chairman Mott Tas pos the purpose and
the comm''es we're discussed 10 ,v' the sssos"
Nays ' nf the %sS National meet give" '' ~
ton last year .uehcss
w 9ss d %ay obtain fun a.
m.mSsrsnp banks BY ssUass q NIX *. Tribune
dresses to the Cycling Ea''o' ~.
-. u.,,.., ., s,o...-s..nsy, ssss :s'ss::ssis:a
chs diamonds are hard any way " Keep sss Assdst
even hard 70 fs.,ss h1 pa. nv III
AZ p a,i p Ss Neutrality-suspicious. ws'' III