The times., 1898-06-12
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rule. in every case. viii save much annoy
ance and delay
George y. Roberts. 80 Common Street,
New Orleans, La, has been selected as
Handicapped for that State.
The national circuit meet OF June II,
has been transferred from Ambrose Park,
BROOKLYN. to the Berkeley Oval. New
York. for September %.
The contract for the National Track
Association. Boston. Mass. with A
Brown. Cleveland. Ohio. is approved.
The suspension OF II. z. Bartholomew,
Philadelphia, has expired
Teddy Edwards. New York, Is trans
ferred to the professional class. clause D.
exhibitions.
Amateur record accepted-MiIe triplet
against time, unpaced. made by Nugent
Brothers and J. F. Flynn, az Cambridge.
Mass, May 2S. 1S9S, time, 155
Registered. No. 3.03i Jed Newkirk, Chi
caGo. ILL.,; No 3,035, Archie E Irons. Chi
cagO. Ill; No. 3.036. John Fisher. Chicago.
Ill; No. 3.O37. Harry B. Marsh, Dowagiac.
Mich; No. SOS. F. R. McGrew. Column
bus, Ohio; No. 3.039. P. A Hathaway.
OWosso. Mich; No. 10, J. A Yernier.
Philadelphia: No. H. F. A Bergen.
Newark, N J.; No. 112, D. Martin, Wilkes
barre. Pa; No. I13. H Bates PhiladeI-
phla; No. 1.021, D. A. Kreamer, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Sanction granted-Lewiston. Pa. Miffiin
County Fair Association. July 4; Read
ing, Pa, H. kaIbach & Son, June IL;
Pltman, y. J., AlcyOn Athletic Associa-
ton. July 4: South Bethlehem. Pa. Young
Mems c. T. A. Society. July 4; Altoona.
Pa. D. o. Bower. July 4.
When asked the forty-four questions
by the Racing Board Teddy Edwards.
then century fiend, replied TO Chairman
Mott that he had several wheels supplied
by a maker, a dozen pair Of assorted tires
supplied him by makers. several saddles
received in the same way. cyclometers OF
all patterns also supplied by makers, and
that in addition he was stopping at the
best hotel in BsotOn at a makers expense
and eating the best the land allowed. also
at the expense OF a maker. He further
told the chairman that he had not ridden
ls9 centuries and more for nothing, and
that should he complete his 365 consecu-
tive centuries. as he fully intends To do.
the sum waiting him at the close would
be sufficient TO place him on Easy Street
for some years TO come II IS rumOred
that Edwards is 10 receive $4,000 for his
task when completed, which would placs
the record of the maker only after an ex-
pense of something like $15.O01. and per-
haps more, as Edwards is accompanied
by a manager and trainer.
Champion Eddie" BaId's cd enemy.
Tom" Cooper. promises TO give the for
mer more trouble and anxiety this season
than all the foreigners and the rest of the
American riders put together. They seem
to take turns alternately in defeating one
another. Upon each occasion fully fifteen
minutes is spent by the two in hurting
anything but endearins names at each
other. And yet they have not come TO
blows, but an fmpromptu scrap between
these two stars may happen at any time.
as each hates the other like poison At
present Cooper seems TO have the best OF
the argument as he is apparently in bet
ter condition than his enemy
The system of point scoring in cham
pionship races that Chairman Mott of the
National l.. a w. Racing Board has
forced on the lOng-suffering public this
year, is regarded as one huge farce by
the riders whom ii affects. Practically. il
is by no means fair way of determining
the years champion. Many of the riders
make hundreds of dollars during the sea-
son by pot hunts" and they do not con-
slider it fair TO be forced to attend ua-
tional circuit meets in order to score One
or two men have trained for nothing else,
and in consequence they lead the van
The riders claim that the champion should
be determined by the number OF races
and money won during the season The
riders claim also that by promoters being
compelled to offer $3.50 for first money in
championship races forces them 70 cut
down on the other prizes. This seems to
be the chief cause of the complaint At
the close of the season Uncle jerry
will find his scheme disregarded bv the
riders and experts. and the champion de-
clared in the usual manner. At present
Bald is only credited with four points. vet
he can beat most of the men who have
many points more than that on the score
table.
The proper way for Tom Linton tho
Welshman. and Fred ]. Titus, of New
York. to settle their paced match race on
Saturday would have been for them 70
shake hands and divide the purse Lin
tons defeat reflects no discredit on him
and 1t would hardly be fair for the New
Yorker to say anything about his victo-
ry. 1t was nip-and-tuck between them
for the entire fifteen miles. Titus led at
one time by slightly over 100 yards That
was the largest lead either contestant had
during the race. Linton led up to the
fourteenth mile by two yards. Then, by
accident, he failed in his pace when he
was moving down the New Yorker.
When within a few yards of the tape Ii
tus let out and beat in his pacemakers
All the sprint was taken out of Linton.
because he had been riding in behind
Titus for a couple of laps. so he sat up
and Titus won. These two will meet again
at twenty miles on June 25. at Manhat-
tan Beach. That race will decide who Is
best; something that the Springfield race