The evening times., 1898-07-27
rHE M1cHAzI RACE 1on1aHT.
Invitatlsns sent. to Lieut. zIobsOl
and Admin NJ Cervera,

Invitatisns sent to Lieut.. AobsOn
and Admin N Cervera,
Jimmie Micheal, the Welsh wonder and
champion. middle distance rider OF the
country, arrived here ithis morning. He
was accompanied BY q large party Of
PAGERS and the officials interested in his
management There was quite a crowd
at the depot.
Dave shafer. Micbaers trainer, In
speaking to a Times reporter, said that
his charges condition was perfect, and
that this evening he would be able to ride
In his fastest form. 1.-THE rain hast even
ing at Baltimore was great dfsappoint-
ment to Michael" hes aid. ..as the little
wonder felt like riding. He would have
been able to set rafting good clip. He
still feels like riding, and venture to
predict that this evening he will try to
smash one or more Of the worlds records
for the distance. Michael had his heart
set on riding in Baltimore, the occasion
marking his initial appearance in the
Monumental City. However, he will have
another opportunity. as the race will
come of at the same track, tomorrow
evening. In case 1t should rain in this
city today the race would have to be
postponed until Friday evening, instead
of Thursday evening. as previously un-
derstood on account of the Baltimore
postponement." -.
Shafer also remarked that just at pres
ent the midget is in the best form he has
ever yet attained. and that ne could meet
any middle distance rider in the world.
and with good pace easily defeat them.
II do not bar any rider" said he. THE
greatest satisfaction that Michael ever
got out of race meet was in the twenty
five mile race last Saturday at the Man.
haitian Beach track New York city. when
he defeated Tom Linton, whom he re-
CARDS as his greatest rival. Linton has
been saying some mean things about
Michael, while the latter never opened
his mouth about Linton. The result of
the race speaks more plainly than words
ever could or ever would
With the party of Michael there were in
all thirty-three people. The majority OF
them are his pacemakers, though by the
agreement entered into some time ago,
the number of men to set the pace Is lin
tied to twenty on each side. The balance
of the Michael pacemaking crew will
most likely act as rubbers for the men
at the finish of the race.
The first race will be held at s o'clock
sharp, It being the novice event, with a
number of local aspirants for fame on the
cycle track entered. The other prelimi-
nary events will be run OF without loss
OF time. including the exhibitions by
Edouard Taylore, the French rider. and
hour champion Of the world. and Fred
Titus the five-mile unpaced champion.
The big event will be the last thing on
the program.
Lieut.. Hcbson, the hero Of the Merri-
mas, will probably be present The use
Of a box was rendered him this morning
An invitation was also extended to Ad-
miral Cervera to occupy box, and u is
likely that the gallant Spaniard will
come over from Annapolis, provided he
can get an extension Of his parole
The full list OF the entrants for the two.
mile handicap. professional. Is as follows:
w. Fred Sims. scratch: Billie Sims. thirty
yards; F. c. Hoyt. Bridgeport. Conn.
forty yards; T. P. Sullivan. San Fran
cisco. Cal, fifty-fve yards; Harry D. Ell
kes Glens Falls, N. Y. sixty-five yards:
E. L. Wilson, seventy-five yards; W. F.
Throop. ninety yards: C. Z. Cause. ITO
yards; Lee Couselman, 1870 yards; George
Z. Smith. 1G0 yards: Robert L. French.
220 yards
The second heat Of the same race will
be started as follows: Robert wa1hour,
Atlanta. Ga. scratch: Al Newhouse,
Buffalo. N. Y, twenty yards; H. R.
Steenson, Minneapolis, fifty yards; Fred
A. L. Schade, sixty yards; AL weinig,
Buffalo. N. Y. seventy yards: John
Ruell Newark. N. j., eighty-fiye yards;
Bert Leslie. Chicago H., 100 yards; ".
G. LeCompte, Baltimore Nd, Us yards:
E. d. Wedekind. BALTIMORE, $50 yards;
Carl J. Mueller. $50 yards and Harry q
Green 200 yards.