The sun., 1898-06-11
CYCLING.

John Zimmerman, the loca! boy, and
member OF the Castle Wheelmen, will
ride his first professional race at the
"Quakers' y meet at Tioga tomorrow.
Tom Linton predicts that before the
close of the season the one mile record
will be as low as 1.3O and the. hour
record will have thirty-three miles
crowded into it.
Arthur Gardiner says he is anxious to
meet some of the eastern racing men
who have been proclaimed as his superb
ors in speed.
Cavalley, the speedy French rider, is
much pleased with Woodside Park track
itself, and says it is one Of the fastest he
has ever ridden on.
There was small army of men out at
Woodside Park yesterday afternoon
training for the coming events.
The Sims brothers are to be managed
by Jack Gracey. Jack will be remem-
bered through his connection with
Charley Church. He cannot break away
from the White Flyer combination.
The 'boy wonder" Frank Frame,
worked out hehind tandem pace for
several miles under the personal super
vision of Tom Eek Thursday afternoon
and appeared to take things very easy.
There is a surprise in store for someone
Bourotte, who is looked upon as the
coming middle-distance man among the
French riders, is as happy as sand boy,
although he does not know word that
is being said about him.
AL Reeves will now have the running
OF affairs at Woodside Park, SO far as the
general supervision OF things is con-
cerned. Tom Eek will have his hands
full looking after his team OF foreign
riders. As team manager this veteran
racing man has no equal, and that is say
ing great deal these days. 4
The Frenchmen cry for more work and
complain that promises are all very good,
but they don't weigh much.
Bourotte and Cissac are very much out
of it.. They are completely out of their
class in short races, and yet so far no
pacing machines have been provided
with which to enable them to compete in
the big middle-distance game.
Jaap Eden, the speedy flyer from Hol-
land, is not included in the star comb.
nation and will very likely start out on
his own hook.
At Buffalo, Thursday, Bald was de-
feated in his home city, and third was
the best he could obtain in a field that
included all the stars. Gardiner, taking
the lead on the backstretch, held the ad-
vantage around to the line in spite of the
most strenuous efforts by Cooper coming
on the outside and Bald at the pole.
The five-mile handicap was bruiser,
and Kiser, Mcfarland, Taylor and Aker
furnished an interesting battle down the
straight and finished in the order named
IN bunch.
Very little interest seems to 5e taken
in the "Bassard' which is held by H. B.
Freeman. The compensation received
by the holder and the small purse Of
fered for the competitors do not tempt |
the big men, who will not tie themselves
down for the small remuneration Tom
Butler is the only man of national repu-
tation who has made any effort to race
the holder of the income trophy.
If the present hot spell continues white
duck and grass linen cycle costumes will
be brought into style month or so
ahead of time this season. The heavier
material of cycle clothes makes one un-
riding under broiling sun
these days and brings the summer goods
cyclist to a seat among the sensible.
Few, however, desire to be first in bring
ing out the new style. They need have
no fear now in attiring themselves in
warm weather clothes, for the first
man. has shown himself. He rode over
Washington Bridge yesterday and looked
as cool as the proverbial cake of ice.
Elvie Goodley, this city's crack bicycle
rider, will make bis first appearance as a
in Philadelphia today,
where he is entered in mile and a five ,
mile race. These are some of the men
he will have to compete with: Nat
Butler, Jack Robertson, Dr.. Brown,
SIMS, Stevens, Bourotte, Cavalry, Boul-
ay, Starbuck, Jack and ma:y other
racks. He will do we'll if he is placed. :,
lie might get there at that. !.