The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-09
CYCLING.

Alfred kOecher, one of the many
champions of Germany" is reported to
have given up riding for good, to devote
himself to the cycle trade.
There is talk of establishing a theatre
in the Bots de Bolougne at Paris to cater
to the trade of the cyclists who throng
the beautiful park in summer.
The list of bicycle events to be run at
the Intercollegiate A. A. championship
meeting at the Berkeley Oval, on May
q and %, will include quarter, half,
one, and five mile single and one-mile
tandem races.
Articles of agreement have been signed
by Harry Elkes and William Martin, to
meet in fifty-mile paced race at Boston,
on June 25, for $500 purse.
Cordang, holder of the twenty-four
hour record, may come to this country
in August, to ride twenty-four hour
race with Frank Waller.
Champion six.day Miller has closed
all agreement which calls for his pres
ence in Europe this summer on the
tracks in Paris and Berlin.
1t is reported from Paris that pacing by
electric tandems is disappointing.
Tioga track Improvements are coming
along nicely, and the famous old track
will be lively place before the season is
very far advanced.
Belgian and French track cracks in the
early spring days often train on the road
paced by motors.
Fred Loughead, the Canadian cham.
pion, has gone into business and may be
unable to race this year.
A unique cycle club is being formed in
Vienna. 1t will be made up only OF
singers. Already sixty members are
in it.
Tom Cooper and Jean Gougoultz will
ride a match race, best two-in-three
mile heats, at Detroit, on May IA.
International races between the pac-
, ing crews will be a feature at Woodside
Park the coming season.
According to the opinions expressed
bv many prominent wheelmen, the
present war with Spain will not effect
the interest in the racing game, but I'M
less the public turns out in large num-
bers some of the numerous track associa-
tons are sure to loose money.
Owing to the specializing that is being
done on the matter of the big Eastern
racing associations who will figure SC
largely in cycle racing this season a
local man has figured out that $500, 900
may be spent before the season is ovel
by these same associations.
When one is all fatigued, or climbing
steep hill, it is really surprising what
a light touch of helping hand will do
The help lies not so much in the ply.
steal pressure as in the mental confidence
which is inspired by the presence of q
friendly hand at ones shoulder.
When August Lehr arrived at Berlin
he surprised all his friends by his loss OF
weight. So much had he decreased in
advoirdupois that he was justly called
the skeleton. In spite of the auguries
about the inevitable physical collapse in
America. Lehr said he never felt SO well
in his life, and was lavish in his praise
of Trainer John West. He told the Ger
mans that they did not have the first idea
OF training.
American cyclOmeters are largely used
abroad, but some difficulty is found in
adjusting them to many English ma.
chimes on account OF the very narrow
space on them between the front fork.
side and wheel hub. A longer bracket
would raise the instrument higher and
give more room for proper adjustment, OF
a clip by which the cyclometer could be
attached to the iork-side at any point
would give the same result. Some such
method is necessary in the case of very
close built machines.