The evening times., 1899-05-22
CHAMPION bald MAY
BECOME 4 BONIFACE
Contemplates a New Venture
in New York.
A Washington Hotel Man to Be
His Partner.
Arthur Gardiner to Enter the Middle
Distance Game-GOssip of the
Track and Riders.


Gle rider, is to become a hotel proprietor
upon a large SCALE said Washington
Boniface last night.
Enquiry made off-hand Of Bald, who has
just returned from New York this morn
ing, at the bicycle track brought out a
| corroborative statement. YES" said the
! champion with look Of surprise when
the question was put to him, "a local hotel
, proprietor and did have some talk and
believe he is as much In earnest as / am
myself. / believe that as a Boniface /
could make money. The business would
be agreeable to me, for should then see
my friends every time they go to New
York. where l should probably make my
start"
Bald counts upon his friends in Buffalo.
| and they are legion, his friends Of the cy-
Gle path. acquaintances and friends in the
horse world, together with a small army
Of admirers who have watched his progress
up the ladder of fame for many years.
Among his fellow racing men the news was
| received in various ways, but for the main
part not without favor Kiser, Cooper.
Mcfarland. Stevens, Downing and Free
man talked it over and one and all agreed
that as hotel proprietor Eddie Bald
would make big success.
Arthur Gardiner has decided to take a
hand in the middle distance game this sea-
son, while at the same time maintaining
his position as far as possible in the sprint
ing ranks. Gardiner believes. with Elkes
and Mcfarland, that he will be able to
follow both branches OF the sport success
fully, and believes also that behind motor
pace he will be able to make good show
inc x.-;tl, IN lx,cf ~ 10 tS hpr
| training at the Park Bicycle Club track
with the small army Of racing men who are
preparing for the meet of "Wednesday next.
The eight men who went to New York to
compete at Ambrose Park have returned.
and with the exception OF Downing, who
broke his collarbone Saturday in his very
first race in the East, have entered training
with a great deal Of zeal.
All feel cheerful over the rosy prospects.
Gardiner is determined to get into shape
as quickly as possible now. He has train
ed very little, as matter OF fast, having
been unable. although he led the bunch in
winnings last year. TO secure acontract
with maker. His decision TO enter the
middle distances has. however, given him
| an opening, and ii is probable that he VIII
be associated with Elkes on the team rep
resenting the Waltham manufacturer. This
firm controls a large outfit of motor cycles.
new field, in which he has already received
promises Of liberal support from race meet
promoters. A series OF races with Harry
Elkes. the hour record holder, and another
series with Mcfarland, are promised Elm,
while Buffalo and Chicago want him 10
meet local cracks. Gardiner is great
! mace follower He held the mile record
for a year, and was the first man 20 go
five miles under the ten-minute mark.
He is a popular rider with the people, and
one of the most graceful men that ever
mounted a wheel He will leave shortly
for Waltham. in all probability, TO train
back of pacing machines, but does not ex-
pect to take on match much before July.
II is claimed by riders who have steered
the internal machine for Fournier that aft
er fast mile they become blind from
cutting through the wind at the terrible
speed maintained. Fournier will rig out
his steersman for the red devil as he
now calls his machine, in isinglass Cog
giles hereafter.
George Stackhouse. New York member
of the racing board OF the l.. A. w;
George L. Mccarthy. Chief OF the Press
Bureau, and Happy Days" Pitman. watch
ed the races at Ambrose Park last Satur-
day. but none of them would stand for an
interview. Mr.. Stackhouse was asked Tor
an opinion upon the fact that 209 entries
were MADE gCoQ out Oh Eff, iDcut 'he uSu-
al proportion in spite Of his proclamation.
but would say nothing. When. in addition
to the regular programme, special con-
ISOLATION purse was offered for the profess
ionals, after people had started TO leave.
the racing board member was aghast, but
said not a word about the difference be-
tween the old regime and the new.
OF the professionals who rode or entered
for the races last Saturday Kimble. Win
sett, Mertens, Walthourm. Pierce. Schock.
Medstrom. Bob Miller. and Jay Eaton
are married men. Schock has son mar
| ried and is said to be grandfather. The
efforts of the old man from the 200-yard
mark in the Wild West handicap were
well appreciated by the racegoers, who are
| fond of Schock.
Bert Ripley, captain Of the Princeton
College team, won his heat in the half
mile scratch race last Saturday, but gain
ed nothing in the final which was won by
Besham, one of his team mates.
Multicycle handicaps with single rider
up are hardly fair. as the single man but
catches to the rear OF big pacing ma
chine and is then pulled to victory, his su-
perior jump at the close placing him in the
| winning ranks. Elkes jumped eighty yards
and caught a quint and thus made a farce
| of last Saturdays race at the Brooklyn
| meet.
From present Indications the meet to be
| held at the Park Track on the Conduit
Road will be more largely attended than