The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-22
FOR THOSE WHO WHEEL.
number of fast American racers threaten
to adopt higher gears.

to adopt higher gears.
eff some of these promoters" said Dave
Shafer, ''are successful in running racing
men this year with their methods, then III
throw up my hands and quit. Take these
| racing associations that have teams Of thirty
men. Figuring $40 week for salaries and as
much more for expenses, even if this territory
only Is covered from Boston to Philadelphia,
the total outlay is $1,000 every seven days.
This is not counting the star rider, whose
salary is pretty big. Before the season opens
the promoters will have expended 100000
With me it is different. Michael is engaged
for races that guarantee him 500, 900. Our ex-
penses will amount to $1,000 up to the close
Of the season, so I know just where we are
at and how much we will make This Is not
counting exhibition or other races before July
or after August These people make me sick
when they talk about controlling Michael
own and control him, and when We are
through this year I'm going to quit the BIZ
There is money to wager in Boston that
McDufie will beat Michael when they meet
July 2. and friends of Michael will find bets
to cover in plenty at that time. Manager
Shafer is anxious to wager any part Of $1O,-
900 on his charge this season. on each con-
test all at the ratio of of 100 to co. and
he predicts that Michael will win every race
Unlike the American association, the Ma
tional has not announced its dates for d
season. McDufie the record-smashing win
ner of the f1fteen-mile race of last Saturday,
is dated for sixteen races, but one or two
of which have been announced other than
those with the men of the American asso-
citation.
These two great riders will be matched
Jimmy Michael and John S. Johnson. The
contest will probably take place July for
purse of 5000. to be offered by the Wood;
side park in that is
trolls Michael in those months, will allow a
contest to be run on other than their tracks,
no matter for what amount of money This
of the match being held on some other
track. The bars have been thrown down and
match races will shortly be announced be-
tween the International and American team
men.
Bald's first match race with Lehr. the
German champion, arranged for a. date
so near the arrival of Lehr in America on his
return trip that the champion of America
was asked to give Lehr return match at
some later date. 1t is probable that had
Bald not forced matters later date would
have been decided upon than tomorrow. In
closing, for the first race and DEMANDING I'M
lowed out the request of Lehr that he be
given races as soon as he reached America
again. and plenty of them. Senator Morgan
wired to Lehr to take a home trainer on
board and train regularly all the way over.
Back in the old days ten years ago. Nor
gan and his crew of European invaders al
ways trained going and coming from europe
and the riders of Europe trained on their
way to this country.
Howard B. Freeman, the sensational win
ner Of last Saturdays sprint races and the
Rressard at the New York Cycledrome. Is
an old rider, who first came East last fall
doing nothing Of particular note in the fall
but remaining through the winter to become
acclmated. Freeman is an artist by choice
and has had frequent offers of position on
prominent newspapers. including one Of the
great New York dailies. He raced years ago
in Portland and joined the colony of racing
men in Frisco in '95, riding as an amateur
that fall He ranked with the best amateurs
on the coast and rode under the colors Of the
Bay City wheelmen. In '96 he turned pro
and last season came into prominence
through a straightaway ride Of mile in
LIS is.
C,awson rode more winners than any Of
the Jockeys in the country last week. placing
eleven of his mounts first under the wire out
of thirty-two. Then comes "Tod" Sloan.
with eight victories out of seventeen mounts,
a percentage Of nearly 80. Piggott rode
seven winners in San Francisco. ]. Hill
seven ait Louisville, and N. Turner FIVE at
Lakeside and two at St. Louis. J. Woods,
who is now riding for Burns & Warehouse,
earned six brackets.