The sun., 1898-01-11
CYCLING.

Frank Walter, one of the six day rae.
ing men, who is now at Pittsburg, denie :
the charges of CASTOR Rvierre that
American riders played foul tricks on
the forelgners on the short track race.
IF Riylerrc," said Waller chad let gin
and abslnthe alone and paid more atten-
tlon to riding he would have Jared bet
ter. What he says about kinz,' con-
| tlnucd Waller, sis not true. vas be-
hind KIM when the Frenchman fell,
and KIM never touched him. | know
this to be a fact because I kept my eyes
on KIM, who was an awkward fellow
and liable to cause trouble at any time.
If he did bump into anybody it was
never intentional. The race was the
fairest in which | ever took Part, and
there was no effort by anybody to block
anybody else.
"Biking' no longer stands alone as an
example of what wheeling has added to
the vocabulary of some devotces of rapid
travelling. Motor vehicles are now used
to such an extent on the other side of
he pond that ''moting' has came to be
the very newest specimen of distorted
English.
"On the ground that the money grab
bling spirit is an evil, it may be admitted
that bicycle racing is fast dcgenerating in
in this country,' says a veteran, "and
that We are headed toward a condition
of tie sport similar to that which now
prevails in France, where professional
competition combined with professional
promotion has practically killed the
whole thing.
The racing men who have been enter
cred in New York for the last month or
two are beginning to scatter. Some have
gone out Of training and are going home
to rest, while others have gone, or are
preparing to go, to warmer climate to
resume training for the next outdoor
season. Michael and his manager have
gone to Chicago, where they will spend
a fortnight experimenting the building
OF new pacing machines.
Edouard Taylor, accompanied by
number Of his pacemakers, is in Plila-
delphla, where he will continue in
training for his match with J. F. Star
buck at twenty miles Saturday evening
next
A. A. Chase, the English rider who
has not been reall Y well since the fall he
received in his match with Michael on
Christmas night, is thinking seriously of
leaving for England this week.
Many members of the paccmaking
staff employed by Michael have left for
heir homes for a rest, while others of
hem are waiting to 60 to Bclar Fla,
with the party that sails from New York
IN Saturday next.
The money there is to be made in the
professional cycle game is shown by the
Engagement Of Cordang, the French
'idcr, by an English firm for S}, 800 a
year Riders are compensated other
wise for using different styles and makes
n tires, handlc-barS, spokc- and other
important parts of wheels mechanism.
The life of the racing man next season
Nil not be blessed viii, the golden
shower, that has been the lot of the
pccu merchants heretofore. Cycle
manufacturers are not going to pay ex-
lenses, and in consequence there is Il
yld scramble to pr4cure machines ut
lmost any cost on the part Of the riders.
Notwithstanding all reports to he con-
lary, it is not At all likely that Tom
linton, the middlc-distancc man of Eng
and, will come to this country this year.
le has already arranged for his appear
nee in Paris during the Spring, as well
$ for Il couple Of matches in Wales dur
ly the SIMMER