The evening times., 1899-05-24
Excellent Sport Expected in
Today's Events.
Crowds Drawn to the Park by the
Superb Weather.
Professionals and Amateurs at Prac-
tice This AfternOOn-Chairm
Batchelder Arrives.

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age. AS early as 2:30 o'clock the track
of the Capital Cycle Club, on the Conduit
Road, where the races are to be held. be-
| gan to present an animated appearance.
although the first trial heats will not be
run until 4 o'clock.
| From early in the morning until about
o'clock the professional and amateur rae
ers who will participate in the events this
afternoon were out on the track in punches
taking their final practice. ant
The entry list is larger than at any pre-
| vious meet, and includes all the crack pro-
fessional riders of national and interna-
tional reputation and about forty ANA
teurs from Washington and the racing CEN
| tres along the North Atlantic Coast The
condition Of the men is excellent in nearly
| every case and with the improved pacing
| methods il is extremely probable that o
| number of the track records will be low
cred. The sale of tickets for the past few
| days has been phenomenal, and from the
present indications ii is thought the at
tendance will mount into the thousands.
The oficers of the meet are: Referee. r.
w. X. Pollack: judges. E. II. Neumeyer,
ir.: w. d. Hadger, F. J. Wisner. and Fred
| Issell: timers, John Woerner, r. NJ. Dob
bins, and G. W. Wells; clerk Of course. Ru-
dolph Jose; announcer, George W. Nipple,
| of ST. Louis; assistant clerk Of course. l..
s. Connolly; starter and Handicapped, Will
| lam Jose.
| Chairman A. G. Batchelder, OF the Ma
| tional Cycling Association Board OF Con-
| troll. arrived in this city this morning for
| a conference with the Executive Committee
of the American Racing Cyclists Union
, upon a number OF questions in connection
| with the control Of the sport. Six OF the
seven members Of the executive committee,
| including President Eddie Bald. Vice Presi-
dent Gardiner. Secretary Tom Cooper
| Treasurer F. A. Mcfarland, and Earl kissr.
are now here in training. Mr.. Batchelder
will attend the Jubilee meet this after
| noon, and also the opening meet at the
Baltimore Coliseum, after which he Will
continue his trip westward covering all the
Western territory before his return.
J. d. Lasley. the Washington member OF
the Board of Control, says that all anxiety
as to the entire success OF the grand CIR
cult of the organization, has been set at
rest by the applications received during
the past week. The grand circuit might
be confined exclusively TO Eastern terri
tory, SO numerous are the applications. but
will start in the West Immediately AFTER
July 4, and work eastward. via Dayton,
Detroit. and other points to Buffalo. thence
through New York State to the chain con-
sisting of waltham. Bridgeport, Ambrose
Park, Asbury Park, Manhattan Beach,
Trenton, Flushing. Berkeley Oval, Baiti-
more, Washington. and other points in
PENNSYLVANIA In many cases meet pro-
moters in the sections to be covered have
applied for two circuit meets and there is
promise that four days each week Will be
taken up.
No holiday or Sunday circuit meets Will
be given. This point was settled in the
,rlx of bo at of ~
ing men. the Sunday question being deeid-
ed in favor of some men who Will not ride
on Sunday. owing to the wishes OF their
parents. The grand circuit closes in Oc-
tober.
Dick Aylward, well known in the
East as the trainer of Otto Ziegler. Is
completing a petroleum motor at his
home in Livermore. He promises that
this machine will eclipse the Fourier
demon" which created such sensation
on the coast this winter.
Professional riders stood aghast at Am
brose Park Saturday. when, after racing
for nearly $1,000 In the regular open
events, they were told TO go and take OFF
their clothes to race for S5o offered by J.
A. Blaurock. the proprietor OF Manhattan
Beach. who was spectator at the races.
Mr. Blaurock said 1t was a shame all the
professional riders did not get money and
them along. ...s
Howard Freeman the Oregonian, du-
plicated his performance of '9S when he
won the first great race Of 80. Last year
he captured the Brassard race from Coop
er and Robertson. and this year he won
the Ambrose dash from Elkes, Mcfarland,
Cooper, and Newhouse.
Although Orlando Stevens rode faster in
practice in this city than the others, it
was not his good fortune to show TO the
front last Saturday at Ambrose Park. His
saddle loosened in the half mile and in
the handicap he sacrificed his chances in
an attempt to pull up the back bunch 20
the limit man, Hicks, who won anyway.
The reason Of the fall at Ambrose Park
Saturday last in which Hardy Downing
broke his collar bone was not hard to find
Downing. SO a friend says, rides himself
nearly blind in a hard finish and the fin
is. in which he fell was one of the hardest
ever seen on the cycle path and matter
OF inches all around. Downing crowded
down on Walthour. The real reason Of the
broken bones, however, was the crowding
by spectators who had no business there,
too close to the pole. The field was
cleared after that, but 1t was case OF
locking the barn after the horse was
stolen.
Amateurs are joining the American
and are raising their voices against the
colored riders whom the Union consented
to allow to start in the amateur contests
last Saturday at Ambrose Park, although
not making this decision binding for all
time. 1t is probable that the colored rider
will therefore be barred from all classes.
Tom Cooper attempted the steering Of a
triplet last Saturday for the first time at
Ambrose Park, and after a circuitous trip
around the track during which the route
followed was snakelike and most alarming,
the Detroit man dismounted and gave his
place to Willie Sims. 1t transpired later
that the machine was all wrong and Coop
er's reputation as a steersman was vindi
Gated.
Eddie Bald's double, Otto Maya of Erie.
has decided to enter the game this season
again. Maya when dressed in one of Ed
die Bald's suits in hardly distinguishable
from the champion for whom he has often
times been taken in a race finish. Maya
is a good rider, but not hard worker, so
does not gain his right position in the rae
ing field.
Irving Powell, the former amateur
champion of New York State, who won
with his mate, Dawson, all the races on
the New York circuit Of '97, is married,
settled down, but yet a lover Of the game
in which he was q pure amateur II ever
there was one. Powell watched the races
at Ambrose last Saturday, sitting at the
side of his young wife. Yes" he said,
II am out of the game for good, working
you know, and married and settled down"
Dawson also watched the races, being out
Of condition at present.
In the, Jimmy handicap to be run at
Ambrose Park, June 10, the prizes are
500 to first, $100 to second, $50 to third,
and S25 to fourth Zimmerman will Dosi.