The times., 1899-06-18
M'FARLAND4 LEADS
TIE cycle RACERS
Stevens Stands Second, With
Freeman Third.
ac f
Canadian Track Owners May Ae-
eept the N. e. A.
Tom Cooper Considering the EN-
pedicncy of Entering the Mid
dIe-Distnnce Game.

Buffalo June I,.-In the preliminary
race meets of the season thirty-two racing
men of the professional class have been
placed in contests and have place in tie
table of winnings. The season started May
20 at Ambrose Park. was at Washington
May "a. Baltimore May &C. Washington
Berkeley Oval and Waltham May 80, AM
brcse Park June 8, and Newark June IL
The Oval gave but one professional race
Just 81 .Ss2 is the total winnings of the
thirty-twe men. The sum is insignificant
when compared with the many large purses /,
| to be offered during the coming three
weeks, and on July 4. when the meets at
| Trenton, Washington, Asbury Park, Buff
falo Chicago and elsewhere will make the
amount more than has been won thus far
this season. Continued success has
brought confidence to the promoters. all
of whom Jared rather badly last season.
During the year points will be scored
five for first, three for second. two for
a third, and one for a fourth, this being
the plan also followed for determining
the championship along the Grand Circuit
starting July and finishing In October
or later in the South, as the case may be.
Mcfarland and Stevens trained and
worked upon the plan which won out
THE early bird catches the worm was
repeatedly given as the reason for hard
early work by Il and Stevie" The noted
pair head the prize winning list with
nearly 81 900 between them. Open races
only are counted for points and standing
match races, invitation races and multi
cycle contests of any kind not beng rated
in the points of the riders.
Bald, Merteu5, Bowler, Fisher, and Four
nier, together with many other good men,
are not. yet represented in the table which
was compiled at the close OF the ic-essful
Newark meet of last Sunday. Nearly one
hundred professionals have taken part in
the contests
Mcfarland. with 2s points and total OF
1886 in prize winnings heads the list. Or
lando Stevens follows, with q points and
$3.50 in his favor, Freeman is third. with
/? points and $40, and Kiser fourth, hav-
ing secured u points and s165. o. S. Kim
BILE is seventh, and Tom Cooper fourteenth.
Kimble has II points and $40, and Cooper
4 points. with $780,, A.sC. Moran. of Wash
ington, occupies ninth place with points
and $50 to his credit. Win Sims. OF Wash
ington, has points aud winnings OF $40.
He stands seventeenth in the list.
Bald, Cooper. and some of the other
crGckaiacks have not appeared exten-
sively on the track this season. 1t Is
thought that few weeks more OF train
ing will see them getting toward the front
| rank. -fl .-.
Canada May Go n. c. A.
sporting authority of Buffalo who
lately attended running race meeting
at Montreal, held conference with the
leaders of that city regarding the cycle
racing outlook The Canadians told him
they had been considering the adyisability
of recognizing the n. C. A. and abandon
ing the L. A. w. He was also informed
that after July had been passed, it was
very probable that the y. C. A. would
gain recognition providing it loses no
ground and keeps on gaining as it had
been doing. Owing to the l. A. VIC. w.
4. alliance in force at the present time,
J this gentleman did not care to have his
name used but the American says that
! he stands well up in the doings of the C.
w A.. and in the management OF the In
ternationai meet.
This gentleman said that it was his opin-
ion and that of his fellow members of the
committee, that the international cham
pionships without the stars would be the
laughing stock of the country. He did
not count upon very large attendance
: Of the foreign riders and thought that it
nize the n. C. A. as the controlling Or
ganiZation.
The Canadian said that providing it was
evident month from now that there was
no chance of the L. A w. ever regaining
: the ground now slipping from under its
feet recognition would be given before,
rather than after. the international cham
= pionships. to save trouble in the future
: | between the y. C. A. and the c. W. A.,
and to save the formation of a Canadian
branch of the n. C. A, now likely since
a large Canadian city has declared its in
tention TO secede and join the American
organization in order that the attendance
of the cracks might be secured for a meet
July l. Dominion Day. The utter absence
of worry among the racing men regarding
Montreal bothers the Canadians not a lit
t | tie.
c Tom Cooper to Try NiddIe-Distnnce
o Racing.
4. Tom Cooper says that he sees no reason
:. why he should not enter the middle dis
n tant ranks with success. The Detroit man
y points to his record on the road previous
S to taking up sprint racing on the track,
= and says that he has not the slightest
n doubt OF his ability to stay back of pace
e and compete successfully against any man.
=, While not settled it is probable that Cooper
l. will make no attempt at middle distance
!, racing, and meet Gardiner in a series of
. races at Detroit and Chicago, in twenty.
p twenty-five, and thirty mile events. He
l. says that the contests may be easily ar
ranged for He pointsfto his record on the
: road as positive, proof of his ability to
, make good showing in distance riding
u In 1893, on the Belle Isle course at De-
8 troit, Cooper thrice ibwered the twenty
g five mile road record, going the distance
: the first time in tGs:1O, the second time
; in 1:07:46 and finally in 1:O5;36, all of
I these records beipg made in road races
a and against leading cracks of that time,
Y among them being Guy Gary, Eddie
e McDuifee, and Frank Waller, all OF
IS whom he defeated handily. Cooper also
e lowered the ten-fttile record to 26:1O II
! can stay back Of any pace they are a mind
h to set said the, Detroit man in this
e city Thursday II have gone the distance
1t unpaced in road races and believe that
'e am still possessed Of the ability to stick
y. 1t was this long distance work of old on
1t the road that pulled me out for sprint
5, racing, for in 1884 you know l won forty
( four races and was defeated twice Dr.
IS Brown turned the trick at Cleveland on a
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