The evening times., 1899-05-18
THE CRACK Cyclists
leave FOR new YORK
To Return After the Meet at
Ambrose Park.
The Sprinters in Superb Form for
Their Work.
Bald, Cooper, and Others Scheduled
to Participate i'm the Peace
Jubilee Races.

This morning at ~ o CLOCK tne dBSTeea-
tion of crack professional bicyclists, who
have been in training at the Park Bicycle
Track on the Conduit Road for the past
few weeks, left on the Baltimore and Ohio
for Ambrose Park, N. Y, to participate In
the races to be held there Saturday.
were Eddie Bald, Tom Cooper, Mcfarland.
Stevens, Moran. John S. Johnson, and
Earl Kiser. More than hundred riders
and their followers made up the party.
Immediately after the races in New
York the riders will return to this city
to participate in the Peace Jubilee races.
They will remain here until May 80, when
most of the riders will leave again to fO!-
low the New York State circuit. All the
professionals have developed wonderfully
within the past week, and il their riding
at the Park Track during that time is
fair sample of their performances during
the coming season, there is little doubt in
the minds of those familiar with the work
of previous years that all records will be
materially lowered.
Allie Moran, the local rider who followed
the professional track last year, Is in re-
markably fine form and his riding this
year has been a matter Of surprise to all
acquainted with his former performances.
So promising has been his work that he
will participate in the Wild West multicy-
Gle handicap to be held in the coming meet
in New York. He will be one Of q trio
who will ride an Eclipse triplet there.
Cooper and Kiser will be his riding mates.
Chairman Lasley, of the local board Of
control OF the n. C. A., who has been
watching the training of the cracks since
they came to Washington, stated this
morning that the exhibitions put up by
Mcfarland and Stevens at the Park Track
during the past few days marks them as
probable winners during the coming sea-
son. Their work at the track has been
faster than anything previously done by
them at this time Of the year. Tom Coop
er who was badly disabled last season by
frequent outbreaks Of carbuncles, says
that this season he feels better than at
any previous time during his racing ca
reer. The carbuncles have entirely left
him and he is in excellent physical condi-
tion.
In talking with a Times reporter this
morning. he said that he thought himself
equal to full quarter sprint. II his con-
fldence In his ability to do this is well
founded, there is little doubt in the minds
OF the racing fraternity that he will be
one OF the stars Of the season.
Owen Kimble, the Kentucky boy. who has
been training at Louisville, is said to be
showing wonderful speed, and the reports
OF his fast riding are causing no little anx-
iety among the professionals. He has been
keeping his time secret, and there is no
means OF finding out just what he can do.
He will be in New York to participate in
| the Ambrose Park meet. Efforts are being
| made by the Baltimore track managers to
secure a race between John S. Johnson and
Allie Moran, at the meet to be held there
on the 26th of May.
Manager Jose, who has charge of Mr..
Lasley's track interests, went to New
York this morning to attend the special
| meeting OF the board OF control of the
National Cycle Association, as the repre-
sentative of Chairman Lasley, who is a
member of the board. Mr.. Jose while
away will make arrangements for entering
some of the best talent who will be in
attendance at the meet The National Cy-
| Gle Association now practically controls
| the racing Of the country. Boston, New
York. Baltimore, and Washington, the ci-
ties of the country which contribute more
| than all the others put together to the
support Of clean racing. belong to the as
sociation. AT present Philadelphia is the
only city Of the coast chain which is not
| affiliated with the organization. Chairman
Lasley stated this morning that there is
every reason to believe that the United
Cycling clubs of Philadelphia. will declare
their formal allegiance to the National Cy-
Gle Association before the Both of May
There is good feeling among the members
of the clubs which so to make up the
Philadelphia organization toward the Ma
tional Cycle Association. and 1t is thought
that this will culminate before the close
of the present month in formal declara-
tion of allegiance to the new association.