The times., 1899-06-25
CURRENT EVENTS IN
THE CYCLING WORLD
Race Promoters Eagerly Seek
Ing Grand Circuit Dates.
n. c. A. to Consider the Protection
of The Riders.
A Big List of Prizes offered for July
4-ProfesSionaI and Amateur
Meets Galore.

New York, June 24.-Next Wednesday a
meeting OF the board of control of the Ma
tional Cycling Association will be held at
the Bingham House in Philadelphia. At
this meeting many important subjects VII
be discussed, but none OF more Importance
TO the sport than that of protection for the
grand circuit dates during July, August
and September. There has been a univer-
sal demand that the plan OF the League
of American Wheelmen, which worked so
successfully during past seasons, be fol-
lowed by the National Cycling Associa-
tion. The organization does not sanction
circuit dates upon holidays or Sundays,
but on week days the members OF the
grand circuit demand protection, just as
they did under the L. A. W. AT present
the circuit is nearly completed. Appliea-
tions are in the possession of the chair
man, which guarantees one of the most
successful circuits in the history Of the
sport. So numerous are these that it is
quite probable a Western and Southern
circuit will be organized to follow the
grand circuit, which is supposed TO c.oSe
October !.
America is to have a great twenty-four-
hour race, on the plan of the Cucoa Coco
Cup Race, of London, the historic long
distance event of Europe. Such contest
is impossible in New York, owing to the
law which puts stop TO races over twelve
hours daily Philadelphia viii be the
scene of the contest, which viii be held
on the Woodside Park track providing the
plans of Manager Gil Weise do not MS
carry. 1t is proposed to make the first
great open race a monster affair, each
contestant to be supplied with motor
pacing machines in sufficient numbers 10
carry MIN through the day. The prize, it
is understood, viii be large enough TO war
rant another visit to these shores of the
prominent foreign stars, and il may lie
that Cordang, who holds the motor-p paced
record Of e16 miles, and Huret, holder of
the competition record of 545 miles, will
be induced to meet Waller, Pierce, Tur-
willie, and the other American cracks. The
date of the contest may not be determ-
ined until the full outfit of motor ma
chimes has arrived in America. For such
a contest riders from all over the world
are expected to gather in Philadelphia.
Henri Fournier, the French moto- cyclist,
has trained with Arthur Zimmerman, for
mer champion of the world, whose prowess
in France in 81 took from Fournier the
title of that country. The opinions of
Fournier are well worth considering when
they relate to the probable standing of
Zimmerman in the present fast field. Es-
peciaily is this true since Fournier COM
peted among the fast men at Newark and
Buffalo, where his own showing was not
half bad-good enough, in fact, at Buffalo
10 earn the commendation of the crack rid
ers, such as Cooper Bald, Mcfarland.
kimble, Stevens, and Freeman. Said Four
nier: when Jimmy gets up am going
TO place Every penny on him. / know
of what / speak, and ! say to you now
that Jimmy viii win. sure. He has good
condition, and his finishes are strong. His
speed in the last hundred yards is terrific.
have been with him in his riding, and
j have ridden against them. / tell you it
will be Jimmy first, the other after"
Just $1,000 is the sum total of the prize
lists for the great meets of July this
season. This includes, Of course, the middle
distance race between Gardiner and Elkes.
but leaves still $4,000. a part of which
goes to Waller and Pierce, in their twenty
four-hour contest The sprinters will have
about $500 up in the contests at Wal
than. Bridgeport, Asbury Park, Trenton,
Buffalo, Chicago, and at several other
points Last season the Fourth of July
provided one meet with about $500 on the
list for the professionals. The great num-
ber of amateur meets in addition TO the
above list and the prizes at the meets
named. give the amateurs the merriest day
of pot-hunting they ever enjoyed. The
professionals are at the present time
watching each other carefully. each plan
ming TO enter where the others have not
Trenton vii catch a majority of the riders
IN all probability, owing to its excellent
list.
over lis individual entries have been re-
ceiyed for the eighteenth annual meet of
the Kings County Wheelmen next Satur-
day al Manhattan Beach. or this number
about forty are professionals For the
professionals the mile handicap and a half
mile open form an alluring attraction. as
the first prize is 500 in each In the
amateur class the Australian team pursuit
race between the four leading local clubs.
the Kings County WheeImen, Nassau
Wheelmen, Greenwich Wheelmen, and
Harlem Wheelmen, is the feature. All of
the best amateur riders are up in this con-
test the teams OF three being started at
points equally distant apart Kramer,
Lake, and Hoffman represent the Harlems,
Van Cott, Brown. and Blakely, the Nassau;
Schofield NUM-. and Relyea. the Kings
County, and Wahrenburger, Nye, and Sui
livan. the Greenwich. H. Y. Bedell and
Charles T. Earl meet in a ifteen-mile
paced race with forty pacemakers.
Local Philadelphia professionals and
Others who have long made their headquar-
ters around the Quaker City, are now su-
ing with the American Facing Cyclists
Union for return to that body. which they
deserted at various times TO WOO the tickle
goddess Of fortune under the L. a. W ban
ner Among the number are Eddie Aker.
Charlie Turville, Archie McEchern, Bob
bic Thompson. the latter two Canadians.
and Johnnie Zimmerman. AIKEN. McEch-
ern. Thompson. and Zimmerman Joined the
union al the time OF It's formation last
fall and at once returned TO the L. A. w
The union has plainly told these men that
their fines must be paid but will hold
meeting at the Bingham House. Philadel-
phis. "Wednesday. June rs, previous TO, the
opening n. c. A. meet at the woodside
track. TO allow them an opportunity 10 be
heard in their own defence.