The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-08
VIEWS OF TEE WHEELMEN.
View Tracks and View Circuits Prepared for
the Racing Season.

Not In four years has the prospect for cycling
racing been, a. the beginning OF the season, so
auspcious a. it II nov. Before tho y. q. A.. aross
10 dispute the authority Of the L. 4. ". there
were the California Associated Cycling Clubs
and the Southern Cyclists Association in the
field operating Independently, and the land WAS
bristung with -outlawed" racing men and tracks,
Now that al are Of one mind and acknowI edge
oil glance 10 one governing body, the y. c, A,
a new rest has seized the racers, tack owners.
clubs and promoters. The season this year
will open earlier than usual, and there wiz Oe more
district circuits In different sections Of the country
than have been known heretofore. The situation
car BE- generally described by dividing the country
into s1 circuits with April 10 as the opening day
This Is Bunker HIl Day and the New England
circuit will bagin there. The tracks that will
start In the New England district are Al Brock ton,
Fall River. Charles River PARK. Wal'ham. New
bedford, aud probably Lynn and Springfield,
On April 20 the Chester Park track at Cincinnati
will open with q match race and the Fountain
Ferry track at Louisville will begin op-rati ms
on the same day with a card Of three professional
And three auateur events and a motor cycle race.
The -,a-0u IN this locality Will open On May ~.
al VAlsbuig, y. J.. with racing every Sunday
thereafter. On June Q tins Richmond County
Wh,.lmen will have a meet, on June l6 the Alta
lanta " hee.msn star, tie ball a rolling al Newark
and on Juns % Manhattan Beach will open
with the annual meet of the Kings County Wheel
men. Berkeley Oval will probably bgin on
U,corationDay with an amateur and intercolL giate
meet.
one o'the most rem arkable widen ces OF the con.
Gdcrce now existing IL the number Of new tracks
that are H. b. otened. These are located al Wash
tngton. Atlantic City, Cleveland Dies Moines,
For, WAYNE. SyracIs, Albany, Saratoga, New
Haven and probably one at Springfield. These
IRE all COLISEUM tracks. mostly II or aight laps IN
sg- and Designed : suit night racing. earn
oil wil! b Gun operations On May 80. Sunday
Iec,, ,aa d ,'ghi meet ,S- T VI - o. . distinguishing
There VII also be a Nsw. lorh State circuit, In
Guiding Slyacnse, Buffalo Albany SARATOGA
snd En-, al 9'yn' m. Eei,n M u" A ;n,'C cast
Philadelphia, Newark and New York vii! arrange
a nor. conflicting schedule aud hold ,hrlr rld"rs
i,e-a,hpr All Of these viii hold night meets
ex.rpt New YORK. There slll be n hi STATE cir
cunt taxing in Louisville, Cincinnati, Indianapolis,
T,rt Wayne, Terra Haute and one smaller cities
These vii rln Larty vn Surssy ana lsruy at
tracks. Milwaukee, OttunNa, Das MONIES md
somr smaller ones, Will oI-rats a cirCIit while
There will b4 two small circuits Turned. one between
SAT- Lake Gtv. D-ny"r and Reno, the other q
strctly local affair IN MINES IA
There are aDrut -Four hundred professionals,
and 800 amateurs waiting To engage In the game
one Of thr features " u" spring II the return q
some Of the old celebrities who were thought 10 b,
ont Il II" including Bald, VI chael, SiarhuCk
and Johnny .JohuIn There are now ready 10
cnmrat-. 50 f-r as Known, 'ortv motor teams and
iw.nty i've followers Of motor pace, and the motor
machines may e counted upon a. q constant
feature from the beginning 10 the end 81 The season.
Among the amateurs who hav" run" or Will 60
over tbs syr!Hg 10 the professional class arekram"r,
RuU, Hausman, keSul. brOdSin, John Nelson.
Everett Ryan ard Ray DI"r
The Grand Circuit # the y e \ will start At
St Paul Julv :, Il. :, Eu 20 Mlp AuAe-' end then
VDrk eastward There viii ~ a supplementary
circuit On tAr Pacific Coast " the fail