The times., 1899-06-11

Broadway. Bald will not discontinue his
racing but will look after his hotel inter-
ests at the close of the racing season and
during next winter.
Up in British Columbia 1t is said that
rider continues to ride in his novice race
until he wins one He may win prizes
in other events, but that does not stop
his riding as a novice. He may win second
prize in novice race but still may COM
pete for the first prize. Hardy Downing
tells of this when discussing the new rule
of the ~ C. A, which does not debar a
rider from novice race owing to his hav
ing won a prize in a club race or on the
road.
Professional cycle races at Providence
May 80 were called off when but two en-
tries, under the L. A. w. could be secured.
The first prizes offered were only s25, and
the other prizes were in proportion.
At Red Bank. N. J., May 80, sixty anna
| teurs competed and but three had regis
tered with the L. A. W. The meet pro-
moters were instructed to collect registra-
tion fees, S1.50, from every rider, but were
able to collect from but seven. They al
lowed all the others to compete, neyeIthe-
| lss.
Handicapped John Wetmore, of the Met
ropoitan district, has 1i9 riders in all on
| his books, and in the novice races. which
are not included, seventy-five competed at
| the Ambrose Park meeting OF May 20,
eighty-four at the Berkeley Oval meeting
! OF May 80, and forty at the Newark meet
ing of the same day. There are 124 novices
at least in the district, and novice races
will continue popular.
The next big meet at the Washington
track will be held July 4. Manager Las
ley promises that this meet viii eclipse
anything ever before attempted by him.
Two grand circuit dates will be applied for.
These will come in September and early in
October. A number of meets of lesser i'm
portance will be promoted in addition 10
these.
The opening meet at Jack Princes Kan
sas City Colosseum will be held June s.
Q, and 10. Many of the riders now compet-
ing with Indifferent success in the East
I will probably start for Kansas City Sery
shortly TO follow the circuit which Prince
proposes to run, including Kansas City,
Topeka st. Joseph. and Omaha. The
Kansas City COLOSSEUM is a twelye-lap
track, but very fast. Prince once con-
structed such track, at st. Louis, an
eleven-lap affair, on which tandem team
made the mile in T:55.
Hardy Downing wears his arm in a sling
as the result of broken collarbone re-
ceived at Ambrose Park May 20. The Cali
fornia champion has had his life made mis-
cradle by accident insurance solicitors. A
few days ago he met an insurance man who
told him he had paid out 0000 in benefits
in Washington. Downing thought the man
a beggar and offered him a dime, where
upon the man sprung pack of accident
insurance literature upon him.
Arthur Gardiner may decide to send to
Chicago for Billy Bainbridge, his team
mate in the days of SO and '94. and trainer
of Jimmy Michael in 81. Gardiner now
believes there is going to be big money in
the game this year and he wants a good
trainer who thoroughly understands him.
Kent and Henshaw. the challenging tan
dem team, will be given an opportunity to
take on Mcfarland and Stevens in a short
time. This team, Il and Stevie," has new
er been beaten in a tandem race from
scratch. The Sims brothers are preparing
to take a hand in tandem championship
discussion. They have also never been
beaten in a tandem race from scratch
800.
So great is the strain of the hard fin
ishes today that racing men are compelled
to look to their eating most carefully ant
to eat in ample time to allow the full play
of the digestive organs before the star
OF the contest. Earl Kiser suffered in,
tensely from his night racing at Balti.
more, through starting too soon after sup
per.
Before another month has passed Four
nier will have ridden a mile on his pc
troleum machine in 1920. When the limi
of the present machine has been reached
it is the intention of the Frenchman t
secure a lighter built American whee
and 10 equip it with four horse powe
double motor, twice the power of tn,
present machine. On the right track b.
believes he will then go very close to th
minute.
Rochester's fine quarter mile cycle tract
, at Culver Park, built last year. has beer
: cut up to make seats near the home plat
; for the baseball people. In the event meet
are held upon the track this year as is no
improbable although the oval is In tn
} hands of a receiver, a section will be con
structed to fit into the space now vacant
No riders are allowed to train there an,
Newhouse had TO leave when the section
was torn out. He trained under a specia
permit from the receiver for short time
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