The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-03

yet to be built, and Tom Eek is there
experimenting the work. The Cycle
drone has engaged about forty pace
makers.
Bicycle riding and bicycle racing are
more than twenty-one Years old in the
fact OF existence, but in the knowledge
and opinion of the general public they
are both mere infants.
The arrangement of a match race be-
tween Tom Linton and major" Taylor
is talked OF for the national L. A. W.
meet at indianapolis.
The International circuit will comprise
nine tracks in the United States, three in
Canada and two in Paris, France, to
which the attractions will be transported
probably next winter.
Robertson, the English crack, will
shortly arrive in this country and take
his place as a member Of the Interna-
tional Associations team. He is one of
the finest looking men on the path, mag
niticently built, 5 feet II inches high,
and weighs 1870 pounds.
"Plugger Bill Martin has issued
challenge for match race against any
man in America for fifty miles. A race
will probably be arranged this week be-
tween him and Harry Elkes.
A race for multicycles, open to all
kinds, from tandems to sextets, without
handicaps, is being arranged by the
Quill Club WheeImen.
August Lehr the German professional,
expects to sail for this country on May
18th.
Riders who are worried by having toe
clips that hurt them could often trace it
to the fact that they had not proper
regard for the length of their toes when
they selected the clips. The end of the
clip in order not to cause pain should
always reach the end of the toe joint
Clips are made with top reaches Of vari-
GUS lengths, and as some riders have long
toes and others short ones due allowance
should be made in choosing clips.
An effort is now being made to bring
Tom Cooper and Jap Eden together at
Waltham, May 80 next, the contest to be
in mile heats, the first unpaced, the Sec
ond paced, and the third to be decided
by the riders on the toss of a coin.
Tralning.quarter reports from Cincin-
natl, where both men are training, say
that Cooper and Eden are among the
foremost in every bit of hard work.
Cooper started out for his season by
training with the fast brigade, and did
not first join the slow men as do others.
He is showing this spring the same en-
ergy that was his in '95, and knowing
nva1iof oc fnr fho IN
troit man as was his in '05.
Ike Pulford, the big trainer who had
charge Of Burns Pierce in the New York
six-day race last winter, is now in charge
of Jaap Eden and A. W. Porter. Pulford
stands nearly six and one.half feet in his
stockings, and has bis charges scared to
death half the time. There is an excel
lent chance that Major Taylor will have
the opportunity to meet the FIVE men
with whom he has been offered matches,
for $500 side each. Taylor is anxious
to accept one and all of these men with
whom he feels certain of success. His
hackers are holding him in check, and
promise him that all in good time he will
find the opportunity.
A fast tandem team has been devel-
oped in Boston-kent and Henshaw by
name. Henshaw is New York rider
and Kent is man Of unknown ability
until this spring. This team has trav-
elled mile unpaced in world-record
time, l.52, and is in the field this season
for match races and handicap races ga
lore.
The noted Denver racer, W. ". Ham
iton. may be a member OF the National
Track Association team.
Karl Kaser the Swiss champion, and
Harry Fixes will meet in a lOO-mile
match paced race before the season is
far advanced.
Cordang, the twcnty-four hour
champion, endeavored to break the
worlds ten mile record at Wood Green
track, London, last week, but missed it
by nearly two minutes.
Since Earl Peabody broke thinner
mans record he has been filled with Ole
great ambition, and that is to meet and
defeat the man from whom he took the
record. lie feels that this would be a
fitting end to his own brilliant career on
The path.
One OF the interesting events of the
meet to be held May IA at the National
Cycedromc, Ambrose Park, New York,
will be tive-mile exhibition by Jimmie
Michael, paced by 10 foreign and Ameri-
,an riders, each OF whom will take the
little fellow half a mile
An English writer who is an accepted
authority on cycling matters says that
III tourists and long distance riders
should carry chocolate with them on
account Of its nourishing and sustaining
,irtues. This might be worth trying
Turing the century run season.
4 MONG THE HORSEMEN.