The sun., 1898-03-16
Sporting Club. Of London, on April l.,
has started in training for the fight.
CYCLINS.

/ CYCLiNa.
I,Ir thing wtich the makers ul the
rHain">- D.I,i.' tlclnsriyu yes on is the fac,
lial the wheel travels along noi-rlcssly.
I"i" "1 tn" grinding OF back lashng
'"mn"n with cliaIn-drlven mach ines
ocIng heart or experienced in any way
AdNIlrrs "t tie ci.inlcSs look upon tins
Us IA feature Of the new wheel. but there
arc many persons who do not admire
'!' alleged Inn"Ealson The TACT that
t1'Cr l. absolute y NJ noise to be heard
lf"tu In" chd'nir>. is believed bv many
l." '''cF"as" a riders anxiety. The great
ess ra'' ION must be exc rciscd III passing
"'hc'S, 1t beng almost necessary to an
Il'''nr" an approach ny bell in order to
Hi'iic safety. Tie n.u\tncn, ui {; chain
unNch cNc', give " nrtH warning; the
ch"lnlcss does not.
There was a report cnrrn, Yesterday
llal Michael would 60 over t. Paris and
take advantage of thc chance there to
win Ing purses when thr foreign cracks
Wrlc on lac >C shoes. Al Tie local l'nOn
agency. the wheel Michael ride-. they
know Eolhine uf he ruuur, and it Is
possible il is all,, ilrr ON. ol ,hu>, a,vcr-
Using drdy"- "i the "MMsrl' and his
trainer
Nhcthcra wnlman rider is Possessed OF
as mnch strength as a man, The Item
does no, propose discussing. However,
century riding by the fair sex should BE-
understandings condemned. and they
shonld hesitate before attempting such
foolish thing. Will" they may BE- abIa
IN many cases to hold out longer than a
man, it should be remembered that
hgh-Strung, nervous temperament which
may keep them up to the end is in
reality their greatest enemy and when
| they break down, their nerves are ruined
: lor life. The action Of the Century
Whctnen Of New York in refusing to
accept the entries Of women for their
club century runs is romlmndab!r and
should he followed by the cycling clubs
OF this city.
Cyclists interested in Elonard Taylor,
the little French lniddIc.,listaure racer
will probably be sorry to learn that the
fall he had in this city at Saenger Hall
has hurt him more. than any one ever
expected. Word comes from Beair,
Fla. that he cannot train to any extent,
and that it may take three months be-
fore he can ride at all. 1t is too bad, for
lhc pucky French boy is speedy and full
OF ambition. but luck seems against him
His trouble is with his knee. which got
a ,ad knock.
Champion 4. \. Zimmerman has
mad" arrangements 10 appear at num-
Der OF race meets in the principal cities
of Mrxic" during the coming month
lie will return t., appear at prominent
meets in this country during the season.
\ Many wheclmcn who will no, purchase
Us models will doubtless have ,hcr old
wheels rc.cnamclcd. Ii they wish to do
it themselves they may find that the
frame can be cleaned by potash and soda
baths, or hv applying lyc with IA brush,
leaving it on for twelve hours before
washing it off. or by S:rapiny the frame
thoroughly with a sharp knil.,
Senator Morgan ami r. ". Eek wcrv>
IN this G lly Yesterday and signed a con-.
lrar, with the W"odsidc management
tor their attractions to appear Eek
was secured to n.llsyr he track and
race meets that will take place there
this summer. Eek said last night that
the track would br opened with one OF
the best cards ever seen in America; in
fact. he will open il Wlti, the entire COM
bination Of foreign riders. New features
in racing will H introduced during the
summer. and rhiladc!phianS will have
an opportunity to see np-'r-'i"lr col-.
tests.
\ rider oi the cllain..,SS who is very
much satisfied with his purchase say )
he has ridden on all kinIs.u r,a'!. and
that the machine >'rI,s torIn easier
with each ride. lie says ii has out
c"a>lrd chain wheels "in; u. md on one
occasion after tie cila WIr"I Ia b,.rn
Thoroughly ci.anr anI adjusted.
Th" bicycle squad Of the r.r.p,nn
University track team !s'ya.. intrain This
week. NJ. J. MCihr,nn,,, "l rrrhuld
fnrnrr|v 4. \. /imucrnHn's Trainer.
gave Instructions to the men IN regard to
their preliminary road and subS,.tucnt
track riding. lhr most promising rAndi-
dates are Andrews. Mcfarland. Parker.
'"S; Davis, Hill, Bawden, 80; Dean,
Wright, 1900; Ripley, krhr, Lyon. Gran
ger and Urban. o.
Philadelphia thousands OF rariny
vii! doubtless tr glad to
learn that the faInrls odd rirga track.
which has been the scene OF so many
Ii"rrr bicycle racing conflicts in the past.
VIII h" greatly improved Iurin. the
nrIy spring.