The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-02

an outer tube of rubber, or rubber COM
pound formed with grooves and lips on its
rim side, within its outer circle and united
by stitches passed through the lips.
One of the largest wheel makers is plan
ming a scheme TO create a boom in business
and offset the general dullness. He pro-
poses to offer an American gear case with
every one of his wheels, without extra
charge, to both dealers and riders. This is
a radical step toward making a gear case
a part of machine, and indicates the popu-
larity the article has obtained in what
may be termed its coming out season.
Eddie Bald is using 1o4 gear on one of
his wheels and is reported to be in love with
the large gear for knocking round on the
road. Balds position on his wheel and his
work back of fast pace brings to the cham
pion of the sprinters many inquiries as to
his future movements, to which Bald re-
plies, Wait" There is a possibility that
the Bison will renounce sprint racing with
this season andstake up work at the middle
Several liberal offers have been made to
Bald and Cooper for a match race, the Press
Cycling Club, Of Buffalo, being most anxi-
Gus to bring the warriors together. Bald
has refused these offers, and says positively
that he. will not meet Cooper unless that
champion told the Press Club that he would
meet any other rider in the world on the
percentage basis but not Cooper, in Buffalo
or elsewhere.
ing for purses of from $50 for the sprinters
to $500 for the middle-distance men, do
not seem to realize their good fortune, for
the races in England and France are run
for purses that would be sneered at, even
by our second-class amateurs. In an open
race run at Paris recently, in which the
best men of France entered the first prize
was only $50, and was won by Bourillon, who
wanted $1,000 a race to come to America.
Jacquelin, who was second, won only $25.
Sid Black the American trick rider, is
earning big money in Europe. He is re-
ported to have cleared over and above ex-
penses for himself and wife $1,000 in 81.
BLACK fraVQlS with valet in attendance
all times and dresses like a lord. An un-
fortunate strain which he received lately
while riding in Vienna compelled him to lay
up for a long time. and may necessitate
his ceasing trick riding altogether. He is
booked for several years in Europe at pres
ent, and will return to America a rich man.
Walter Sanger, the old-time champion.
track. This takes from American racing
one of its most notable figures and man
who has had a most checkered career
From the most unpopular rider on the
American track he turned the tide of senti-
ment in his favor, and for the past two or
three years he has been one of the most
genuinely admired riders in the world. From
the point of ability he stands the peer of
any man in America. but he was the un-
fortunate possessor of poor riding head
and exercised bad Judgment in his work.
Tom Linton, the Welshman, who is now
IN this country with the intention of meet
ing all corners on the bicycle track during
the coming outdoor season on the National
Track Team Association, has defeated most
of Europes best men, including Michael,
Muret Bouhours, Bauge, Jacquelin, Lesna
and Stocks Linton says that his best dis
lance is fifty miles. France has been the
scene of most of his racing, and he is very
we'll liked in that country. Linton has held
werld's records for the hour at four differ
ent times, and his last record was 81 miles
332 Yards. Stocks. however, advanced Il last
year During 1887 Linton rode in thirty-two
races and won twenty-eight. Linton will
ride an Orient machine and Kangaroo tires
and his gear will be from SO to 10S