The times., 1899-05-14
CYCLISTS TRAIN
ON THE PALISADES
The Louisville Contingent Do
ing Good Work.
Weekly Meets to Be Held at Wash
ington and Baltimore.
Many of the eid-Timcrs VIII Quit
the Path This Year-The New
Generation.

The Washington training camp took on
increased life and interest Wednesday.
when Mcfarland. Stevens, Kiser, Cooper.
Downing. Freeman. and number of other
riders with their trainers arrived from
Louisville. over the Baltimore and Ohio
The wagon load of trunks was at once sent
out to the cycle track and after Manager
LasIey had taken the men to breakfast
the entire party went at once to the quar-
iers at the Rock Springs Hotel, out on the
Palisades of the Potomac. where they met
Eddie Bald, Oscar Babcock, and a score
more racing men now at work here Before
noon all were at work at The track. where
the speed OF the Louisville men aroused
wonder, for all are in the very best Of
shape
Manager Lasley Of the local track, held
a conference with Manager Eline, of Bal
timore, a few days ago and Baltimore is
TO give an n. c. A. meet May 26, two days
after the Jubilee meet in this city, and
another on the evening OF May 80. follow
ing the meet in this city on the same after
noon. Baltimore will promote weekly
meets. as VIII Washington, and a number
of the riders viii spend their time between
these two cities, New York, Newark, and
Flushing. where four meets will be ayaila-
BILE each week. The training quarters here
when the entire party leaves for the New
York circuit
For three days after the arrival of the
party from the Louisville training quar-
tiers. the twenty racing men training here
mixed their work punching together at
times only to separate when the better
trained men hit it up successfully for a
few laps Common sense finally gained
the mastery and now the field divides it
Gplf int t,nsN ha fac md sI1a eli
The Louisville bunch Of seven as a rule
rides five miles morning and afternoon,
the slower bunch doing ten miles both
morning and afternoon. Mertens worked
five miles at 2:25 gait unpaced and then
worked five with the slow bunch Free
man worked out with Bald Babcock,
Steenson, the Sims Brothers and others
forming the ten milers and Moran was in
the fast brigade. Bald and his party set
a 2:25 gait and varied from it not over
two seconds either way for ten miles
Every man in the party is working hard.
Prizes offered this season for all of the
meets thus far scheduled, ard there are
nearly dozen OF them, are so much larger
than last year at this time that the men
are more anxious to round into shape ear
ly.
-Four of the rubbers known along the
circuit for some years worked their way
through from Louisville in the usual style
and arrived here all right These men
travel the circuit by what they style the
underground route. blind baggage. trucks.
on top or by freight or boat. and the fact
that two of this party reached here in
twenty-five hours is proof positive OF their
ability 10 get through By fast train. All
are now in snug berths with the racing
men and doing we'll.
Owing to the final retirement Of many
of the old timers. whose careers started
late in the eighties or early in the nineties,
the present season must witness the COM
ing out of large number OF new men who
will finally take the places OF the present
day champions. Sanger, Cabanne. Muir
ply. DR.. Brown, the johnson Brothers. of
Cleveland; Titus. Hamilton, Coulter. and
others have hung on for a number OF years
ever their time. and filed in the field at
The sacrifice Of their regulations.
For year or two there viii be found
the active riders of today and some COM
ers, and then the present day champions
will Eli in while the youngsters gradually
usurp their places. The field of competi-
tiou this season VIII present an almost
entirely new field of talent. those riders
who made history in 81. 's2. 's3. and "a
being now out of the game. In those years
Bald. Cooper. Gardiner. hiser. and q few
Others =lade their start. Mcfarland, Ste
yens Kimble. Tom Butler, and some more
entering in '95. The professional bunch
Of the future viii include such men as
Hausman and Collett, OF New Haven:
Kramer. of Newark; Llewellyn. of Chica-
go: Pouch. of Louisville; Charlie Dirn-
berger. OF Buffalo; Lake, OF New York.
and many not even known to fame in the
amateur field today.
Two amateur riders who could have
gained prominence in the professional
ranks. Peabody and Irving Powell. have
retired from the game and Dawson will
probably never ride professionally.
There was time when the career OF a