The sun., 1898-06-20
CYCLING.

Eddie Bald lost two races at Providence
on Saturday.
The Wissahickon Wheelmen of Phila-
delphia will take ride to this city on
next Sunday, if the weather is clear.
The King OF Siam ridesa machine that
was ''made in Germany"
The half-mile championship OF Ireland
was won by G. Pease in LII 4-5.
Jimmy Michael will make his first ap.
pearance in competition tins season on
July 2 at Boston. He will meet Eddie
McDuffie in a ffteen-mile match race.
Eddie McDuffie is anxious to race Star
buck paced race in Philadelphia, but
Star will not engage in any paced races
before August.
Tom Eek has been greatly hampered
in his work at Woodside this season by
the lack of big pacing machines. He ex-
poets to have them shortly, and will then
60 after every crack racing man in the
field that is looking for matches.
Popular interest in the three-mile:: tan
dem pursuit race between the Boulay-
Cavally and Robertson-Johnson and the
Church-McCurdy and Turville brothers
combinations is on the increase. One
race will come off on June 25 in Phila-
delphia.
F.O. Meyers has lowered the Cana
dian 20O-mile record from 1875 to 12.1 Is.
He also lowered the Canadian 100-mile
record to 4.5S, also the American 100
mile record by 3.42 So.
Eddie McDuffie is one of the most
popular riders who visit Philadelphia.
He is quiet, modest young fellow, who
always gives the cyclers run for their
money.
Johnny Zimmerman, of Philadelphia,
made splendid showing in his first pro-
fessional paced race, and with practice
and training will make good lad back
of the machines.
Notwithstanding all the excuses made
by the L. A. w. magnates, the member
ship of the organization keeps dropping
lower and lower, and the end is appar-
emily not yet reached.
Bob McCurdy has never quite re-
covered from his Decoration day acci-
dent, but he is still in the game, and
when he gets his old form back the boys
will do well to keep an eye on him.
1t is matterof record that remarkably
fast racing men suffers repeated defeats
at the hands Of practically second rate
riders. This is attributed to the fact
that while the former have the speed
they lack head work, and are at loss
how to manGuvre in big field at the
finish of race.
Frank Harley of Philadelphia is the
name OF a young lad who gives promise
of becoming a second Jimmy Michael.
He is only IA years old, and not much
bigger than pepper box and can ride
quite stleak. He is training at Willow
Grove and often tacks on to Joe Nernier's s
big machines. x@
Cordang, theMforeign long-distance
rider recently mine all attempt to reduce
the Scotch onp-hour record of 80 miles
600 yards, but fell 1877 yards short OF the
record. There is talk of 24-hour match
race between Cordang and Hurst to take
place next month.
August Lehr, much dissatisfied with
his experience with bicycle race promot-
ing in America, sailed on Thursday for
France. He has lodged complaint
against his employers with the National
Racing Board. 1t was because of Lehr's
complaint and the circulation of rumors
to the effect that the national cyclodreme
had been suspended,
Oil in lamp frequently gives out and
riders are in quandry how to get
through the city without being taken in
by Zone of the Finest" For the editica-
ton of those who haye never given the
matter thought The Sun would say that
the wick, the part which has been in the
OIL if reversed, will prolong the light
and a rider can reach his destination in
safety
Jimmy Michael is going great guns
now and placed five miles to his credit a
few davs ago in nine minutes flat. This
is the best trial spin thus far. Lately
the midget had a tumble, his pacing ma
chine sliding across the track in front of
him. 1t was a quad that fell and was
manned by Girard, Boxbaum, Litchfield
and Pry. Michael shot over and over,
and when he landed did not injure him
self at all. Litchfeld had an artery sew
cred in his left ankle.
A match race is being arranged be-
tween Harry Elkes of Glens Falls, and
Frank Starbuck of Philadelphia.
Jaap Eden is considered by the riders
against whom he has competed in Eng
land and France as an overestimated
man. Not SO with Americans who have
been up against the Dutchman in his late
condition. They pronounce him grand
rider, and one who win score heavily be-
fore his return.
Since Champions defeat in Paris by
Cordang, the former using electric pac-
ing, the latter four quads and quint
manned by regular pacemakers, the
Americans do not fear the electric ma
chimes at all.
FOOT BALL.
Manager Burdick, of the Wesleyan