The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-11
CYCLING.
Cycling weather has arrived at last.

Cycilng weather has arrived at last.
Eddie Bald, according to his manager,
Pat Mcdonald, is said to be in better
form just now than ever before at this
period of the year.
Jack Robertson of England, who ar
rived in this country last Sunday, tried
the new track at Ambrose Park, in N.
Y, and pronunced it superior to any.
A match tandem pursuit race is likely
to be arranged soon between Henshaw
and Mertzel of New York, and Church
and Starbuck of Philadelphia.
Bob Miller, last years Greater New
York champion, is on one of the big
machines and is rounding into fine con.
dition for the seasons open handicap
events.
Earl Reynolds. the champion short
distance ice skater, is on pacing ma
chine, and it is the opinion of those who
have seen him work that he will show
up as well on Il wheel as he has on
skates.
Edward Taylor, the French crack, who
has been training at Jacksonville, Fla,
, since January, will arrive at the Man
haitian Beach track today and continue
his training.
Boulay and Cavaly, the fam JUS
French tandem team, have been matched
against Kaser and Miller for tandem
pursuit race. The contest will take place
at the national circuit meet at Manhat-
tan Beach on the Dist inst.
Princeton's cycling team is likely to
be made up OF Ripley, 1901; Daane. 1900,
and Miller, 1901. They will be the
Tigers representatives in the inter
collegiate meet held at Berkeley Oval,
May q and 2S.
The national circuit will probably
open up at st. Louis on Saturday next.
Two of the heats of the Coulter kaser
five-mile pursuit race have been ar
ranged, the first at Boston, May 2S, at
Charles River Park, the second at
Bridgeport, June Is, at Pleasure Beach.
Rochester's new cycle track is egg
shaped, one.third OF mile in length,
and is said to be one of the best of its
size in the country.
George Meier and CT. FretwelI, mem
bers OF the Tourist Cycle Club of Balt-
more, arrived in Philadelphia yesterday
on the $4,000 mile go-as-you Please tour
of the United States, Mexico, Australia |
and Canada for purse of 81, 200 and the
receipts of a banquet to be given by the
club if successful.
"Maior' Taylor the colored rider, is
working daily, and gives promise OF do
ing some creditable work at the middle
distance game this season.
"My wheel is peach new," said
cycist yesterday who has had his wheel
OF the vintage of '95 cut down and made
up to date. 81 jumped on it for the
first time the other day." said he, "and
it literally flew along. The cutting
down of the frame from twenty-six to |
twenty-four inches is a great improve
ment in itself. There is now little or
none of the vibration that was expert.
enced before. The drop in the crank
hangers also makes pedaling much
easier than heretofore. | had the gear
increased to "a and, thanks to the drop
In crank. hangers, she pulls as easily and
as smoothly as a 6O-inch gear"
Persons who have been in Washington
have been particularly struck by
peculiar automatic brake which is used
by nearly every cyclist at the capital,
and which is seen now and then in this
city. 1t is operated by back pedaling
of the foot, which when ap-
piled locks the pedals in peculiar
manner, making them stationary and
permitting coasting while the feet re-
main perfectly still on the pedals. This
is certainly better than placing the
feet Oh the ordinary coasters. A forward
pedal movement releases the brake very
easily. According to those who have
seen it this brake is one of the best ever
invented.
II is probable that Jimmy Michael will
training at the track of the
National Cycledromc, Ambrose Park,