Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-18

This match has long been looked for, as
there is the greatest rivalry between
Michael and Linton. The latter who for
merry held the hour championship of the
world, mas openly boosted that he has
driven Michael from England and pursued
MIN to this country several times In order
TO force him into a race. He defeated his
rival Saturday and glories in 1t, but the
race IS not regarded as conclusive I'm
mediately after the event Michael. through
MS managers. challenged Linton to another
twenty mile race TO take place next Satur-
DAY at the same track. If Linton meets
with no accident and is defeated in fair
race, he VIII have to be content with his
medicine The two riders are natives of
the same village and were playmates and
school children together.
The talk about Michael following horse
racing seems to have some foundation A
special dispatch printed in a New York
newspapers yesterday dated from Buffalo,
y y, says: 1T is highly possible that
Eddie Cannon Bald, the popular sprintin o
champion. and Jimmie Michael. the middle
distance champion, will take up the horses
as profession next season under the firm
name OF Bald & Michael, the Bisonite to
be the business partner and the WeIshman
to be the Jockey. Bald attended the run
ming races at Buffalo during his recent
stay In the city, and an owner succeeded
IN selling him a nameless two year-old
Fat Mclaughlin at once gave the horse a
name and called him Laudanum Bald al
ready owns several fast horses. Michaers
love for horses was shown last spring"
there may be a good deal of truth in the
above dispatch. and 1t may be that Michael
VIII hardly finish the present season out
on the cycle track. In fact the cycle
papers publish stories to the effect that
should Linton defeat him in a match race
Michael would retire from the cycling
world for good AS it is now he is under
contract to ride for the season at a salary
of $4,000
The lace meet of the Park Bicycle Club
has been postponed until this evening at
$50 O'Clock, with the same program and
the same list Of entrants There was quite
a gathering Saturday night ladies pre-
dominating, despite the heavy rain The
attendance was larger than at one of the
ordinary week day meets AS President
Lasley stated the park has been under a
boodoo Tor some weeks past Every day
upon which race meet was scheduled a
rain came up, which, while ii did not in
terfere with the racing, it had a material
eneet upon the attendance. The tickets
Tor the meet Saturday will be good for
the races tonight, and ladies will be ad-
mtted free.
In order to please the crowd that went
out Saturday A c. Moran rode an exhibi-
ton mile, paced. with a flying start. De-
spite the wet boards he made the three
circuits of the track in the fast time of
las -. He was paced by two triplets,
the first manned by John J. Fister, VIII
liam f. Throop and Carl J. Mueller. and
the second by Harry q. Greer, Harry I
Dodge and Robert G. French. A number of
other riders on the track helped to en-
HVen the crowd for a short time
The fact that the Century Cycle Club
Will not put in team in the club team
race has caused good deal of regret The
friends of the club expected to see a good
team competing for the honor and hoped
that the club team would defeat the team
representing the Arlington Wheelmen The
1Oo-mile road race between the clubs last
fali has caused a good deal of rivalry be-
tween the two organizations Another race
has been looked for ever since and the
race this evening afforded the first oppor-
tunity OF bringing the two together
The interest in the invitation pursuit
race, for professionals, otherwise known
as the Australian race, continue to be
undated Schade and Fred Sims will go
after the quarter-n1ile record paced by
multicycies. while exhibition rides will be
given by tandems, tripIets and -quads. A
mile novice race and a one-mile profess
sional handicap will complete the pro-
gram
Mr.. ]. D. Lasley has received a tele-
gram from Tom Eek, the trainer, inquir-
| ing IL a ten mile match race can be ar
ranged for Saturday evening between John
S. johnson. the fast Minneapolis boy and
| some local man. 1t is hardly likely that
| the request will be accommodated John
| son is scheduled for ten mile race to-
| morrow evening at the Coliseum at Bal
! timore with Jay Eaton the former indoor
| king, who last Tuesday defeated Henri
Cissac, the French rider,