The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-06
CYCLING.

CYCLiNss.
Carroll Is. Jack, formerly of this city,
but now of Reading, won tie Consola.
ton race at Chattanooga, Tennessee, yes,
terday, finishing in front Of such good
men as George Kramer, of Chicago, and
NJ. A. Elliott, of Atlanta. Jack also won
the third heat in tie mile open.
The names of William Martin, the
Australian champion, and c. S. Wells,
Of San Francisco, have been added to the
list of those who will compete in the ini-
tial race for the Twentieth Century in
come trophy, which will be run at the
National Cycledrome, Ambrose Park,
New York, May IA, at the meet of the
Riverside Wheelmen.
The racing team of the National Cycle
drome is expected to change its base of
operations early next week from the
Chester Park track, Cincinnati, to Am
brose Park, New York. The work of the
foreigners will be watched with interest,
as many of the members of the team are
in the nature of unknown quantities to
the mass of Americans interested in cycle
racing. Those who have watched them
at Chester Park promise that they will
be g decided surprise to any who have
been inclined to question their SUI
periority. ....
Jimmy Michael will not engage in
active competition until July 2, for the
reason that the diminutive Welshman
| will take no chances this year. He
places high value on his well-earned
reputation, gained by winning twelve
out OF thirteen races last year, and
fully appreciates that good beating at
the hands of even a first-class man
would initiate against his chances to
draw crowds. Therefore he will move
cautiously and will not make his first
appearance in public until he is abso-
luteIy certain OF success.
Milan, Mich, produces the champion
midget wheelman in Elmer j. Beverly,
2S years old, and yard and quarter
high. He weighs seventy pounds, and
is hotel clerk when not bicyc]ist.
The Leauge of American Wheelmen
has secured the support of the State De-
partmcnt in advancing the claims for
indemnity against Turkey for the death
of Frank LEM, the American cyclist,
who was murdered by Kurds while
making tour of the world awheel.
The Turks are willing to pay an indem-
nifty, but think that $40, 900, the amount
demanded, is too high.
In addition to the Taylore-Starbuck
match race at Willow Grove on May %,
Michael, the worlds champion middle
distance rider, will make a time trial
and a One-third of a mile amateur race.
A club team pursuit race and two-mile
multicycle handicap event for PROBES
SIGNALS will be decided.
The most novel series of match races
arranged this year for sprinters and null
ticycle riders has been closed for by the
International Cycle Track Association in
behalf of Jean Gougoltz, Dominique
Lamberjack and Jaap Eden, the compet-
ing trio to be Nat Butler, Tommie Butler
and Frank Butler, the Boston family
No better triplet team could be gathered
than the Butler brothers, while Gou-
goltz, Lamberjack and Eden form as fast
and game a triplct team as could be
gathered from the ranks of European
riders in this country at present.
Besides this, Nat and Tom Butter will
lleet Gougoltz and Lamberjack in tan
dem mile race, paced with time limit
of 200, and to close the day the three
Buffers meet Gougoltz, Lamberjack and
Eden in a mile triplet race, unpaced, and
with time limit of Los.
Plugger Martin. who recently returned
from Australia, will make his first APP
pearance in the East in the initial race
for the income trophy, which will be run
at the National Cycledrome, Ambrose
Park, May "A.
Jack Robertson. the English champion,
and Francois MERCER, of France, left
Havre April &c. on the Touraine. for
New York. They come to this country
20 join the racing team of the National
CycledrOme.
The working loose of handle bars or
saddle post is due to insecure fastening.
The working loose of either of these two
articles can result in very bad injuries.
A loose attachment may cause saddle
% slip to one side or the other without a
warning, or, what is decidedly
more dangerous, to work back off the pin
entirely In putting new wheels to.
,ether workmen are liable to be careless.
IN occasional examination and test OF
III the parts of bicycle WILL in great
many instances, disclose a looseness or
weakness in some one part and save
ders from what might be a bad dis
ster.