The times., 1898-07-14
WITH THE wHEELMEN.

WITH THE WHEELMEN.
The talk OF building quarter-mile mod
ern bicycle track, in the heart of the
town is being revived Last fall 1t was
proposed to get five-year lease on the
grounds of the old Van Ness property
at Seventeenth and Streets, tear down
the ancient mansion, and take in the
whole field with a track The lease of the
grounds is now held by the Columbia
Athletic Club. and some of the members
of that organization were the prime NOV
ers in the project. Everything was sup
posed to have been ready to commence
the building of the track by early Spring,
but there was a hitch in the arrange
ments. Now the talk of building the
course is being revived, but nothing can
hardly be done this season. 1t is claimed
that there is a plenty of money behind
the project, and that when the work is
started there will be very little delay
in completing it. The cost is estimated
to be between $4,000 and $1,000.
Ii is possible that Fred Sims may have
another chance against Cissac, the French
rider, who managed to defeat him sew
erai weeks ago in Baltimore. The sec
ond match race, If it comes off at all,
viii be in this city. Sims, it is under
stood, is anxious and. willing to meet the
Frenchman. believing firmly that he can
defeat him. Negotiations for such match
are contemplated being made by the man.
agement of the Park Bicycle Club. the
race to come off the latter part of this
month, or the fore part of August. AS
Sims is now a member of the Eclipse
team, he will be furnished with excel
lent pace in such a contest. His first
defeat at the hands of the French rider
was attributed by the press of Baltimore
most critical part of the event, otherwise
to be due to his pace giving out at the
he would have come out victor in easy
fashion. That the race was close Is evil
denced by the fact that the Washington
boy was defeated by only few feet, not
over the length of two wheels.
Chairman Albert Mott, of the l.. A. w.
racing board, has ISSUED this bulletin:
The following is the score in the ma
tional championship: Gardiner, So;
Cooper. 35; Bald, %; Major Taylor, l6; O.
Stevens, 13; Mcfarland, Il; Eaton, 10;
Freeman, 10; Tom Butler, 8; Mertens, S;
Kimble S; Bowler, Z; Fred Sims, 5; Dr.
Brown, 4 Jaap Eden, 4; Becker, 4; Nat
Butler, 3: Karl Kaser 3; Bourotte ,; c.
NJ. Bly,. 2; Hills, jr., 2; Kiser, 2; Watson
Coleman, !.
The Dewey Association and the track
al the Jockey Club grounds, Elizabeth,
N j., have been placed upon the list of
those to which sanctions will be refused,
for promoting unsanctioned races.
Registered-No 160 William F. Crawd,
Philadelphia 16l. James Quigley, Phila-
delphia; 162, A. T. Johnson, Philadelphia;
163. F. L. Schade, Washington, ID. c.; 164,
F. l.. Wilson, Washington, d. c.; 165,
Walter Trott, Philadelphia; 166 Edwin
Stout. Trenton. n. j.; l67. George Cock
lin. Griswold. Ia 16s, c. E. Shook, But
Ier County, Ia; 16e, S. T. Hopkins, Hum
bolt, Ia. 170 Harry C. White, Cedar Rap
ids, Ia; 1850 William T. Hause, Indian
apolis. Ind; 1868. ]. w. Kinsey, jr.. Sa-
vannah. Ga: 1862 Charles w Ashinger,
New York: 1864 w II. Connery, Savan-
nah. Ga; 1923, w. Etherton. Millville,
Mo: 1924 Dan Dougherty, st. Louis, Mo;
50l6. w B. Vaughan, San Diego, Cal;
50l7. Robert Woods. Denver, Col. 50ls
George Miersten Omaha, Neb; 5O1s NJ
NJ Makeever, Denver, Col o0Ze
Matt Collinson, Salt Lake, Utah;
5021, o. E. Emery, Salt Lake. Utah; 5o22,
S. H. Sharman, Salt Lake, Utah; 5023, L.
F. Mott Denver, Col; 1851, II. Roffe,
Rochester, n. Y; 1862. Max Schmidt. New
York; 1863 H. c. Hoyt Bridgeport. Conn;
1864, A w Luce, Buffalo; 1865, Harry f.
Butts, Charlotte, N c.. 1866, o. c. Tuttle.
Utica, n. Y; III, C. NJ, Kulp, Philadel-
phia, Pa; 172, Allen Gerhart Philadelphia;
173. John ". Bennett, Philadelphia.
Transferred TO the professional class
l. F. Mott, Denver. Col, own request.
Suspended-R. NJ Meredith, East Pal
estine, Ohio. TO August 4, 1898, failure TO
ride; Nick Pfeifer, Louis May and -
Matthews IT. a b. Elizabeth, y. ],
to August g. 1898, unsanctioned races; c.
\. Clark, Jersen city, n. j., 10 July 2S,
1898; Stanley Smith, Frederick, Nd, to Au-
gust S. 1898: Camden ]. Ramsburg. Fred
erick, Md; W. II. Owen. New York, to
July 26, 1898. failing to ride; Daniel SuIli-
van Ode La Sale SCHOOL,, New York City.
to July II. 1899, for competing in Sunday
races at Maspeth, /. l.; Hugh A Thorn
ton, Dobb's Ferry, N Y, and Irving Quin-
by, White Plains, n. Y, 10 September 4,
1895 unsanctioned races d. F. Flynn,
New York; c. Preston, Kingston; c. NJ
Wing, Yonkers; H. Roberts, Poughkeep-
sic, and c. E. Conklin. to August 4, 1898.
failing to ride.
Sanctions granted-Point Breeze Bicy-
Gle Club, Philadelphia July 29 Glover
Wheelmen, Philadelphia, August 13
closed; Plttsburg Athletic Club. Pitts
burg, Pa, July %: McKeesport Cyclers.
-4tINtSSpoIl l. september j, 1sHlDlOA-
es Lit Brothers, Philadelphia, July 30
closed.
The following is a list of the National
Circuit dates:
Rochester, American Cycle Racing As
sociation, July 13. five miles.
Asbury Park. n. J., Asbury Park Ath-
letic Association. July Is, third-mile.
Philadelphia, Castle Wheelmen, July 16,
one mile.
New York, Manhattan Beach, July %.
half-mile.
Asbury Park, n. j.. American Cycle
Racing Association, July 26 third-mile.