The record-union., 1899-03-17
THE BICYCLE TOURNEY.
THE EVENT TO COME OFF SUN
DAY NEXT.
The Track in Good Condition
Champions Who Are to Ride
and Their Records.

The long desired advent of champion
bicycle riders will take place at Arri-
cultural Park Sunday, the gates open
ing at p. m. Instead of the storm
delaying the meeting, the committees
say it has been a fine thing for it. as
the track has been put into splendid
shape by the hard rainfall and by Sun
day will be extraordinarily fast, no
matter II In the meantime there are
some showers. Several of the men
have arrived and all will be here to-
day. There will be in the list of rid
ers ten of the best men of the Capi-
tai City Wheelmen for a mile handicap.
some of them with fine records. and all
experienced track and road riders. AS
their handicaps have not vet been de-
clared, their names cannot be given
until the distance put on each is an
nounced. They and all other amateurs
go for a fine full value bicycle.
There will be in competition with
them Kid Robinson of the Bay City
Wheelmen, San Francisco, champion
amateur rider for 1899; Walter David
son of the Bay City Club and Ed Nc
Ness of the San Francisco Road Club.
McNess rode here last summer and
made fine record
The professionals and champions are
Teddy Goodman of New York. known
as the King of Harlem, the cham
pion amateur of the Empire State for
several years. Edward Leonard of
Buffalo, the famous trainer of Louis
Gimm; Iver Lawson of Chicago, broth
er of the Terrible Swede.'' He won
most races at the late indoor tourna-
ment in San Francisco in the sprinttng
class. He is famous tandem rider.
John Lawson, the Terrible Swede. y
Chicago, who holds all worlds records
on the home trainer, riding one mile in
thirty-four seconds. He Is also the
champion one hundred-mile rider.
Charles Turville, Philadelphia, not
ed sprinter, second in both the New
York and the San Francisco twenty
four hour races, beating all worlds rec
ords. Glenn Turville, his brother, a
noted sprinter and tandem rider. The
brothers defeated in 1898 the famous
team that came from France to meet
American riders for multi-cycle races
of all kinds. Oscar julius of Sweden. a
long distance rider who was a winner
T
cisco tournament. T. A. Barnaby Of
Boston, known as ''the Actor" He is
the worlds champion twenty-four hour
rider. john Chapman, Boston, who
with Barnaby by the clip they set in the
six days race in San Francisco, caused
all records to be broken. Barnaby after
riding four days in that tournament,
tackled on to a motor pace maker for
one mile at a 1:50 clip, a feat unpre-
cedented in athletics.
Charles Ashinger, a famous Eastern
racer, known as "the Veteran being
the oldest six-day rider known. He
holds the endurance record of the
world, having stayed on his wheel
twenty-six hours in the six-day race
and came out a winner Downing of
San Jose, and Cotter Of Tacoma, the
famous ''invincible tandem team of the
Pacific Coast. Baby Gibson" Of Gin
cinrati, sixteen years old, known as
Michael No. 81 In 1898 he defeated
McDuffee and broke all worlds records
in that race on the Charles River track,
Boston. Otto Zeigler the Little Dem
on San Jose. who made his first and
then the worlds record in Sacramento
over the same course he will ride en-
Sunday. Last week at the San Jose
tournament he established new half
mile record of 0:4915 after but three
days training.
1t is possible that Orlando Stevens
of Iowa will be in condition to come
also. He is the fastest quarter mile
sprinter in the world. AT the finish
of the national circuit for 1898. he was
Of ri,
go here for rewards allowed under the
rules, and have every incentive to do
their best They are all in training
and fine form. The men will be known
by program indication by colors, by
megaphone announcement, and where
necessary by blackboard designation,
so that the identity of each rider will
be matter of certainty and ease by
the onlookers. Teams will be admitted
to the paddock by the G-street gate
without charge Ladies are to have
seats free in the grand stand; rates of
admission are elsewhere announced.
Officers of the course are to be named
by the Capital City Wheelmen, while
Messrs. Dixon and Rucker will man.
age the Eastern champions. Several
officers and members of the California
Associated Cycling Clubs are coming
up from San Francisco for the occasion.
The grand stand will be cleaned thor
oughly, and the gates will be under
charge of committeeman and employees
of experience.
The Capital City Wheelmen are hope
full of making something out Of the
proceeds of this first of the new year
cycle entertainments, to enable them
to give renewed attention to the wheel
ways in the county, in which all cyclists
have an interest Now that the Folsom
road bill is defeated, it is realized that
the main wheelway must be greatly i'm
proved and bettered and it takes money
to do it, The rates of admission are
elsewhere announced.