The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-11
CYCLING.

Several state records will be made
this afternoon and possibly one or
two broken at the bicycle races. Law
son rides from the scratch in the one
mile professional handicap, and will es-
tablish a one-mile unpaced profess
sional state competition record. In the
unlimited pursuit race he will, unless
beaten by Turville or Emory, estab-
lish two and three-mile records, in
which case the records will fall to the
rider who defeats him.
The state amateur unpaced mile COM
petition is 2:1S. and is held by Charlie
Evans. Samuelson and LAWYER will
ride from scratch in the mile amateur
handicap, and with the track in its
present condition either of these riders
are able to lower this time.
The men will line up for the first race
at o'clock p. m. promptly There are
six interesting events on the pro-
gramme and the races should be ex-
citing and full of interest, as the pro-
gramme is a varied one.
w. A. Nelden, chairman of the di-
rectors of the Salt Palace association,
said yesterday that the track would be
built in the Palace grounds. and would
be started at once. The plans are very
elaborate, and the cost of the track
will be $4,000 1t is intended to con-
struct grandstand and seats entirely
around the track, and there will be a
seating capacity of between 5000 and
1000 spectators.
The track will be banked at an angle
of nearly 45 degrees, and races on
such a track will be startling exhibit
tions and a revelation to those who
have never seen cycle races on the
small indoor tracks, such as have be-
come popular in the east and south the
past few years.
Sanctions have been asked for for
July and "a, and there is now little
doubt but that the track will be a re-
atty before the anniversary of the ma
tons birthday
Solicitors are out now among the
wheelmen and professional men solic-
iting subscriptions of stock. The stock
Will be the general stock of the asSo-
citation, but all proceeds will be direct
ed towards constructing the track. The
stock is a good investment, and as the
proceeds are to be used for the pur-
pose of constructing the bicycle track
the Salt Palace directors feel confident
that they will meet the success in the
sale of the stock for this purpose.
There is a we'll grounded fear that the
national L. A. w. meet at Boston. the
dates of which are only eight weeks
away. may not take place. The Boston
SO Meet club. 10 whom the care of the
meet was entrusted by the MasSachu-
sets division, has secured no funds
and according to reports it is in almost
bankrupt condition. In order to raise
money a military tournament was
given. which. il is said, resulted in a
deficit. A burlesque show was sched-
uled, but was called off for lack of
money to buy costumes. The big at
traction of the meet is. of course, the
bicycle races. The Boston Meet club
| is much discouraged over the outlook
for the bicycle events for the expected
return of penitent outlaws has not
commenced, and seems, in fact, further
away than ever.
The following significant article
headed the editorial column of the
Cycle Age last week. and in heavy
| black type gave the following warn
/ ing:
THE Cycle Age strongly urges those
makers of bicycles and parts who have
not received legal assurance that. on
or before Aug. l, they will receive the
amounts agreed upon between them
and the agents of the underwriters of
the stock of the American Bicycle COM
pany, to proceed with their prepara-
tons for next season exactly as if no
combine were talked of. The opinion
is gaining ground rapidly that, al
though no definite information will be
given out before the date named, the
company in question will purchase only
the plants of a comparatively small
number of concerns. nearly all of which
have already been agreed upon"
This in nRtShai1 iS IVaE tho
! Cycle Age sizes up the trust situation.
and the dealers and those interested
usually accept the opinion of the Cycle
Age as about correct.
| The managers of the proposed trust
seem to have underestimate the mag
nitude and extent of the cycle manu-
/ featuring business. and having decid-
ed that it would be impossible to con-
| troll all the concerns in the field an al
lance of the strongest ones is being
! formed, with the idea of controlling
! the trade as far as possible, and trust
| ing in the belief that the smaller con-
Germs will be unable to long continue
the strain of competition with such a
formidable rival.
Eddie McDuffie defeated Major Tay-
! lor in five-mile pursuit race at Phil
adelphia, May q.
The new Colosseum recently built by
Jack Prince at Baltimore was opened
by big n. c. A. meet. with an at
tendance of 5000 people. Mcfarland
! Stevens Kiser and Kimble were the
stars, and an electric tandem was one
of the attractions.
A cablegram from Europe states that
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