The sun., 1898-06-02
CYCLING.

Harry ElkeS, the Glens Falls [ n. Y.
STRIPPING, who made so excellent show
ing in his 30-mile paced race with Ton
Linton at Boston on Monday, is now re
garded as the speediest native middle dis
tance rider in America.
Joe Vernier, the Philadelphia middle
distance bicycle racer began training
Wednesday morning for his coming race
with Henri {Cissac, the noted French
rider, which takes place June II.
Elkes, who was beaten by Linton on
Monday, has deposited $50 for an houl
match race against Linton, with I'M
limited pace, for 81 1000 side, and the
Welshman has accepted same Now for
another big race!
There were only 54l new members
taken into the L. A. w. last week as
compared with ,60l ior the correspond
ing week last year. New York had 9s
new members, with as total of 23,0l6;
Pennsylvania, so, with a total of 22,277;
Massachusetts, l4S, with total of H.
424, and New Jersey, 42, with total OF
5,9l4.
The ease with which sager and Swans
borough were defeated by Gougoltz and
Lamberjack Decoration Day is explained
by the fact that the sprocket on the
tandem of the American team was loose
in way that prohibited any sprint.
New York city is now rich in bicycle
tracks. Manhattan Beach, Ambrose
Park and Berkeley Oval have opened
the season and the fight is on. Ii will
be interesting to note which track is re-
spoEsible for the best work of the sea-
son, provided, of course, that all three
TRACKS get the fast men.
Michael's first attempt at record break
ing at Ambrose Park was not successful,
and the balloon claims made for the
electric pacemaking machine were ex-
ploded.
The event OF interest on Saturday next
will be the match at fifteen miles be-
tween Linton and Titus, at Springfield,
and the eyes of enthusiasts in the racing
game will be turned in that direction.
That early morning riding is most
beneficial to everybody, is proven by the
number OF cyclists of both sexes and all
ages, that can be seen any pleasant morn
ing, riding along the various thorough
fares of this vicinity.
Previous to the meet at Woodside
Park Saturday, Jaap Eden, the Holland
champion, had not been on a wheel for
eight days, which accounted for his fail
ing to get place in the open events.
His riding, however, showed him to be
possessed of great speed and when fit he
will, no doubt, give our American riders
a hard tussle for first honors.
Henry Smith. of Baltimore, has made
a new record for the twenty. y.four-hour
paced race. In his match race with
Robert French in Baltimore, which
ended at 8 o clock Tuesday night, Smith
covered 409f miles. All the records
above sixty miles were broken. He rode !
20 hours and II minutes through the
day, being off his wheel only 8 hours and
is minutes. The time of the race was
recorded in tive-mile groups. His fastest
five were made in 12.l2i.
Another good piece of advertising is
That shown up by this weeks Cleveland
Cycling Gazette, which states that ac-
,ording to a Welsh paper Jimmy Michael
has been appointed captain on the
United States Horse Marines, which
statement, newsy and awe-inspiring as it
IS, does not prove, however, that Michael
IS not married. nor does it show exactly
hat he is to be jockey or chief of fly
ng cycling squadron. Good press work
S an excellent thing in business.