The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-24
CYCLING.


it is not expected that punctures will be
less in number than last year. The
patentlng. OF preventive is still outside
the bounds of the inventors genius, and
as result several brand Few methods.
ideas and remedies for mending the
puncture have been advanced for this
season. One of these, calculated to bring
satisfaction to the suffering puncture-
overtaken cyclist is a semi-transpareut
amber-colored fluid which, when injected
into tire, amalgamates it and heals it
quickly: This is particularly effectual
when plugging won't do. 1t is poured
into the tire through the valve. When
the tire is inflated and ridcn the pune
lures mend themselves.
One OF this years high-grade wheels
can boast OF a novelty that will only be
found on this particular machine. 1t is
a handlebar which is adjustable and is
internally fastened.
In addition to the six match races that
Jimmie Michael will ride under the
management of the American Cycle Rae
ing Association (Kennedy, Brady and
Powers the young Welshman has en-
tered into new arrangement for series
OF races of one mile heats with Eddie
Bald. The winper of two out of three
heats gets the purse, and the dates will
be suitable to both riders.
Many riders are in Philadelphia in
training at the Willow Grove track and
working hard daily in the process of con-
dltioning themselves for the racing sea-
son Since the track was first opened to
the riders couple of weeks ago there
has been steady increase in the influx
of riders until there are now over a score,
and many more are expected within the
next week or two.
Tom Butler, the cyclone of '96, is
doing well in his training at Charles
River Park, Boston, and it is considered
by those who watched his riding in '96
That mat ne will do even better this season.
ms lad defeated Bald and Cooper when
he was right in '96, and though he
started only in August he came within
the narrowest possible margin of snatch
ing the championship from Bald.
Manager shafer and his p,otege,
Jimmy" Michael, are in Boston to sign
"heel and tire contracts. Michael saws
hat he is in the best possible shane. and
hat he has started to reduce his weight.
After his return from Boston he will
start in to do steady work at the Man.
rattan Beach track, where "Major'' Tay-
or and Fred Titus are already in train
ng. Manager Shafer has had confer
nee with Manage Kennedy, of the
american Cycle Racing Association
cam, and negotiation for the series of
me mile heats between Michael and
Bald, which were to have been decided in .
ladlson Square Garden last January.
we're contaminated.
August Lehr, the German Champion. {
'ilo returns to this country tojoin the t
International racing team the latter part &
May, has been signalling his ap- t
reaching departure from Europe bv
ecord-breaking. In Paris a few DAYS
60 he lowered the figures for the three
llometers by one second, to $50 2-5.
chr was paced by an electric triplet
named by the Demestcr crew.
Joe Nernier Of this city who will ride
mlddie-distance events for a local
this year, is still at Belle 7
r, Florida, training. He will return
ONE. in the course of few DAYS to i
'mplete his training at the Willow
rove track.
Entries for the Irvington-MiIlburn
'enty-tive mile road race, which will
held on May Goth, under the auspices
the Atlanta Wheelmen of Newark, q
il! be received by W. A. Drabble, Box
, Newark.
Clinton r. Coulter has been matched
ride Karl Kaiser, the Swiss rider,
RES OF pursuit races. The first event
u be at five miles and will take place
Boston on May 20. ..G -
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