The times., 1898-09-18

boast that the racing board dare not take
action against them, and while they were
in the act of defying the League of
American Wheelmen this blow was
struck. AS lessees of the track they are
parties to the attempt to defraud the
public and act unfairly in cycle racing,
consequently they will suffer as the 9TH
ers. This is the first shot of the war that
is to be waged for and against the con-
troll of racing by the League of American
Wheelmen. 1t is now the American Cy-
Gle Racing Associations move"
McDufYee's Sweeping Challenge.
Manager Henry E. Ducker. of Boston,
has issued sweeping challenge on be-
half of Eddie McDuffee. "McDuffee,
says Manager Ducker, has not been de-
feated this year. He has won more races
than any other rider, and he has ridden
more races than any other rider. He has
also broken more records than any rider
in America, consequently he Is the
American champion" Mr.. Ducker ar
CUES we'll McDuffee has broken more
records he has ridden more races, ana
he has. furthermore won them all by
virtue of his speed, save the last, which
was gi S.n him by the referee on the
ground that MichaePs managers mad
broken a verbal agreement relative TO the
limit of pace. Up to month ago NC
Duffee was faster than any man on the
American track. Today he is the peer or
any rider, but whether he is the superior
Is a question which cannot be proven un-
til he meets Jimmy Michael in race
where there Is absolutely no foundation
for an excuse on either side. AT Boston
McDuffee was looked upon as winner
even before it was known that the other
side was using more pacemakers than the
Boston lad. However. In both instances
there was reason for an excuse. Michael
could have claimed that barring his ac-
cident at Boston he would have won. He
could also have claimed that he could
have defeated McDuffee at Philadelphia
as easily with thirty-two men as he ala
with thirty-fve or thirty-nine. In each
case there was that conjecture, and untii
the two men meet on even terms we VIII
not know who is the champion. 1t is sim
cerely to be hoped that they will meet
before the snow flies, and that the better
man will win
Long-Dtstance Paced Riding.
Charlie Miller. the American long-dis-
tance rider has made a failure Of paced
riding in France, just as it was expected
he would Miller is not speedy rider;
he is a game fighter against time and ma
ture, however, and can stand more pun
ishment in the matter of loss of rest and
strength than any man on the track HIS
defeat by Bouhours was expected. and his
/ later defeat by Huret in the paced twenty
hour race was also expected. Miller can
| defeat any European in a go-as-you-
! please, Iong-distance race. but behind pace
he is a failure, not because of any other
reason than that he has never trained in
this manner. He would make wonderful
rider behind pace If ne had trained for
such contests, but as il stands today
Frank Waller is the best rider we have
for long-distance paced races, and if he
meets Huret and Cordang he will give
them such a race as will cause them 10
remember 1t long time. Walters re-
markable twenty-four hour ride at Balti-
more. when he defeated Smith. making
| a new slate of records for America, was
marvellous when all the conditions are
taken into consideration. 1t must be re-
membered that Waller had only a dozen
pacemakers, and that the weather was SO
hot that many of his men declined 10 ex-
ert themselves. However, the erratic
Dutchman kept up the race and soon had
a goodly number of records on the books
to his credit. If he could do this with
poor pacemaking and poorer conditions.
what could he do with the best? He be-
| lieves that 600 miles would be about right,
and If that is done then Cordang's mar
veious GIG would be lost sight of COM
pletely America only needs this record
10 make her the greatest record country
in the world. We have everything else
worthy the name.