The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-05
CYCLISTS SUMNER MEET.
VIII BE HELD AT WHEELMEN's
PARK SATURDAY, JUNE IS.

Motive Committee of WheeImen in
Charge of Arrangements and the
Races to BE ON large ScaIe-VaI-
uabIe Prizes to BE offered ana
Many Out-of-Town Entries Ex-
pected-GeorGia L. 4. w. Members
n oct ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, the Jer-.
49,, skeeter. Is Dying.
The cyclists of Savannah are preparing
n 70 hoId a big racing meet Saturday, June
IA The arrangements are in the hands
a several enterprising and energetic
eheelmen and the idea is to make it the
bssest meet that has been Held here in
several years, if not the biggest the city
has ever seen.
The races viii be held at Wheelmens
Park At first it was thought that the
81 Fourth of July would be good day for
the races, but after thinking the matter
over the committee decided that they
Il would be more successful If run on a Sat
= urday. July 4 is always attended by so
many attractions and celebrations that the
races might not draw so well. There are
other bicycle races scheduled for the
Fourth which would also interfere with
the entries Of out-of-town riders.
The programme of races has not yer
been made up, but il will be announced in
few days. The prizes VIII be valuable
ana the value limit allowed by the rae
lng rules viii be given in most of the
races The dealers of Savannah have al,
contributed or will contribute to the prizes.
This will not be done in the form Of do
. nations, such as bicyle lamps, bicycle bells
and bicycle shoes, but each dealer win
give a certain amount Of money and the
committee win expend it for suitable
prizes The list Of prizes will be made
as attractive as possible in an endeavor
to secure the entries of the fast riders
CT Atlanta, Jacksonville Macon, Augusta
Charleston and other cities, as we'll as the
home riders.
The races viii, of course be held I'M
der the sanction of the League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen If the promise of suf1
Client entries can be secured there will
probably be one or two professional races
on the card
There are a number of local riders doing
work on the track and the roads ana
some good riders are being developed. If
good prizes are offered and the committee
having the coming races in charge give
assurances thar they will be- there will be
no lack of entries Riders from other cities /
will come also. In the races recently held
at Wheelmen's Park and at Thunderbolt
there were several out-of-town. riders and
thls, when the prizes at both meets We're
hardly worth riding for.
The members of the Georgia state divie-
Ion Of the League of American Wheelmen
have received buttons with the insignia !
OF the league and Georgia State dIvis |
ION lettered across the tops of them Sec
retary-Treasurer William Denhardt order |
ca LOO OF these buttons and has sent one |
of them to every member in the division |
He still has large number on hand, how |
ever put hopes with the assistance of the |
members IN obtaining applications to re- |
duce the supply on hand during the sum |
mGr.
Secretary Denhardt urges upon the
tIeiaoers the duty of increasing the mem |
pefshlp OF the division. With the number |
OF wheemen in Savannah there ought NOT
40 pc much difficulty in each member Sc
curing one or two new members This |
would increase the strength of the division |
greatly, and would enable the officers to !
40 much more for the good of wheelmen
IMAM they are able to do with the limited
membership A commission of 20 cents is |
oiItIed Tor each new member secured
Inc board Of officers of the state division
mas IN conformity with the amended con-
TrCuiioh OF the League of American |
W Ieeimen established junior member |
snip whereby such persons are eligible
oel#eeh the ages Of y and IS years, who
are members of the family or wards of
regular member of the League of Amer
iean Wheelmen. The initiation fee of a /
Junior member is 25 cents, and the annual |
dues 50 cents.
So poor old Jimmy is diving At |
5east he is dangerously i'll at his home in |
We" Jersey and there is only a Sigh. |
Indhce OF his recovering, while it is verv |
Improbable that he will ever be able to |
1 sI again, even if he should pull through.
ne eX-champions illness is Mexican |
1SNer' winch he contracted in the City of
MeNlco where he has been for the past
SLY weeks, filling racing engagements
arthur Augustus Zimmerman caught the
Iancy OF the patrons of cycling from the |
pulseL Oh his career, and no more popu-
lar rider has ever appeared He was The
oHy distinctive champion cycling has ever
known, unless Eddie Bald could claim
mat distinction. The news that he is a,
oeath door will be received with genuine
sorrow by the many thousands who have
sen the Jersey Skeeter' in one of his
unbeatable sprints.
Al, IN Ie95 zimmerman won 101 ffrsts against
we pest men in the world. This record
vas equalled, if not passed, by Earl Pea
U'Iy' a Chicago amateur last season. but
eaoody races We're most of them won
a. sthaH meets and against second ana
Nnlfd-elass riders. while Zimnerman's
ices, every one of them, were at national
eIicult meets and ridden against the best
men OF this country and Europe
zimmerman is about 2S years Of age. He
- Wed known In Savannah, where he has
framed and raced several seasons. His
IpsI appearance here was at the opening
~ VI " heelTnen' IS Park several years ago. He
"8S Deen here twice since then