Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-03
CURRENT CYCLING NEWS,

Cycle racing in the Hawaiian Islands Is
deader than the proverbial door nail, ac-
cording to two opponents Of cycling in that
country now in attendance at the law
school Of Yale College. These gentlemen
are William T. Rawlins, formerly the man
-ager Of the island champion in the anna
teur ranks. and Albert r. Cunha. THE
$1,000 track which we had in Hawaii" said
Mr.. Rawlins. has been torn up and we
now have no track at all. This track was
one Of the finest have ever seen, being To-
Gated around a lake which was up to the
pole on the complete circle. A man fall
ing over the pole went into the water
every time. Several American riders were
in our country and two are left there. AL
len Jones and Danny Whitman of Califor-
mia. Both are in the bicycle business and
both are making money. but not in racing.
There will never again be southern cir
cult of coliseums for all Of those which
Prince promoted have gone wrong with one
exception. The Memphis Coliseum was
turned into a storage warehouse and lately
burned to the ground. 1t was a constant
loss. The Montgomery Coliseum is a rope
factory now, and Chattanoogas Coliseum
is on the permanent black list Of the l..
A. w. The Nashville Coliseum will cost as
much to modernize and repair as it cost
to build. Atlanta is left, and this city may
promote some fall meets for the cracks.
Jay Eaton, the indoor king, is a proven
bially lucky man. Eaton need not race to
make a living. for whatever he turns his
hand to makes money for him. With the
horses he wins IN large amounts at cards
he Is the luckiest man that travels circuit
ard In betting he seemingly wins always.
Eaton has been following the horses since
his fall at Mahanoy, which left him with
a very bad head, which he has had to have
operated upon again and agin. Eaton will
return to the track shortly.
Charlie Miller. the American, and Freder-
fcks. the European rider, who was second
to Miller in the recent seventy -two-hour
race in Paris, were thoroughly examined
after the contest and both were pronounced
in fine condition physically and not at all
affected by the hard ride. The papers of
France pronounced the race cruelty in the
extreme. Miller rode as finely in the con-
test as he did in the New York race of last
December. and the American showed not
the slightest effects of the hard ride. This
apparently plated a damper upon those
who claimed he was ruined man consti-
tutionally after his New York grind. Miller
will ride in the next six-day race in New
York and Is considered the most likely man
to win. in spite Of the fact that there are
already fifty entries.
Hausman and Coliett. the New Haven
cracks and amateur champions. will likely
turn professional next season. This team
IOTInS the strongest aggregation OF tan
dem riders in the world. They have an
unpaced mile In 1.46 2-5. competition mile
in LA 1-5 and other competition miles in
1.55 2-5 and 1.55 3-5. On singles with good
training the pair is likely to develop abil-
tiles now unknown in the professional
ranks.
New Haven cleared 81 300 on its national
circuit meet. One Of the promoters was
asked right after the meet whether money
was made. and he said none was made
Promoters themselves are responsible for
the reports that cycle race promoting does
not pay, one and all seem possessed to
give cut the impression that money Is lost
by them in meet promoting. probably in
order that others may be kept out Of the
game. AS a matter of fact, few meets have
not paid this season. If promoters would
give out correct reports, other promoters
would enter the game and the circuits
would not be broken up as they are by
those with weak hearts who believe all they
hear.
At Mineola. Long Island, Tuesday, a
clever trick was played upon Gardiner, the
crackajack. by O number Of second-raters
out for O pot hunt. AS usual with pot
hupters, surprises came when they found
the good men entered upon their arrival
OF the track. The two professional races
as 1t happened. had been placed near the
close OF the card. and Gardiner was on his
way and with ample time to arrive before
they were run. A wcil-planned and con-
oerted kick on t6o mart of thosa S,rasanS