Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-22
AFTER A NEW CYCLE RECORD,
MISS JANE YATMAN PREPARING
FOR A CONTINUOUS RUN FROM
NEW YORK TO CHICAGO.

he recent achievement of Miss Mar
garet Cast, who won the right to be
known as the champion woman cyc4ist
OF America by covering 900 miles in
lib hours and 81 minutes, has not only
caused a lot of talk among the long
distance pedallers, but has been the
means of inspiring one of her rivals
to go into training for another record
beating feat
Long before Miss Cast was known.
except to few cyclists. Miss Jane Yat-
man was regarded as the champion in
this country. Her first success in re-
cord breaking runs was made about a
year ago, when she set the mark for
long distance riding for women at 700
miles.
For few weeks this record stood.
and then MSS Jane Lindsay succeeded
in wrestling the laurels from her by
covering 500 miles over the same
course. Much as Miss Yatman would
have liked to have lowered this record.
she mas never had time to 20 into
training for such an event, and Ger
last experience was so unpleasant that
it is doubtful If she will ever make
such an effort now that Miss LAST has
maze the record so much higher.
lne same time Miss Yatman is not
content to rest quietly upon the re-
collection of her past achievements.
and she now announces that she is get
ting into condition to attempt a record
making run from New York to Chi
cago. Up TO the present time there is
no established record in this run for
women, and Miss Yatman is confident
tnat she will make 49, tAat W. not be
lowered for some time to come.
According to the plans tat she has
made, she will leave New York late in
the summer, it being her intention to
spend her vacation in this manner. The
Century Road Club of America, OF
which she is a member, has consented
to furnish the pace for her and to see
that she has every facility to make the
trip a successful one
. Just ohow she will proceed to accom-
plish her ambition is a matter that has
not yet been announced. While she
belisves that she can make a record
that will compare favorably with tlose
that have been established by men.
just what she will do will depend large
ly upon circumstances.
If the weather is extremely hot. or il
she finds that the work is wearing too
heavily upon her. she will liurit her
work 70 century day To ride 100
miles is of little moment to her, and she
has done this so many times that she
has no fear that she can carry out this
plan with comparatively little trouble.
On the other hand, it would b
great satisfaction to her to complete
the trip in much less time. and il cir
cumstances are favorable she viii un-
doubtedly succeed in the realization OF
her ambition. $50
The route that has been aid out for
Miss Yatman by those who will attend
her during the trip provides for run
from New York to Albany. From this
point she will go to Buffalo, and so so
through cleveland TO Chicago
Along this line the roads are gener-
ally good. while the accommodations
for cycling are better than they would
be along any other route that she could
select. For this reason Miss Yatman
feels that she will have no trouble In
making her daily eenture. even il she
is not able to put the record that ske
establishes out Of reach OF possible CO.
testants.