The Jersey City news., 1901-07-13

prizes VIII be given for all records broken
ana that the big race viii start at 5:45
Europeans evidently now have whole
sale respect for American racing cyclists
Following Major Taylor's successful in.
vasion of the Continent. the N. c. A. re-
Gently sent Frank Denny, of Buffalo tc
Beriln as contestant in the amateur
championships, and, according to cable
received yesterday, he has scored over
most of the rivals and qualified in the
semi-final of the big event,
At meeting of the Executive Conn
mittee of the New oYrk State Division
L. A. W., in the Grand Union Hotel New
York, on Wednesday evening the resigna-
ton Of NJ. M. Belding, Jr.. as chief consul
was read and accepted. George c. Pen
nell, the vice CONSUL succeeded to the
office of chief consul, and c. J. Ober-
mayer, of Brooklyn, to the vice consul
ship.
johnnie Nelson, of the Cleveland team
alone will win nearly $1,2o0 this week
Nelson's winnings for the season will foot
nearly $4,000. providing he continues In
form. Nelson, in the Golden Wheel race
at Boston, pushed his pedals through the
soles of his shoes on the first night, and
for an hour he showed his bare feet onto
the points of his rat trap pedals in per-
feet misery. Many another rider would
could not step on the soles of his feet
when he dismounted.
Most of the cycle racing men have part
ners during the season with whom ex-
penses and winnings are divided. The
most successful pair to date comprises
Floyd Mcfarland and Tom Cooper. The
former essays to ride the middle-distance
races. while Cooper endeavors to capture
the moneys in the sprints. During the
week when Mcfarland defeated the Ross
at Newark. the pair won s1,050
Bobby Walthour, who is doing so
well behind pace, will make special prep
aratiors for the middle-distance champ
ionship race at one hour which will be a
feature of the Pan-American Exposition
meet at Buffalo early in August. The
first prize in the event will be $1,000, and
at least ten riders are expected to appear
for the start.
One of the most interesting features in
connection with the big programme of
cycling events at Vailsburg tomorrow will
be marcus Hurley dlteHupi " ioWCi al
the competition records from one to five
miles. Hurley is the modest carrot-top-
ped youth from Boston, who has literally
swept the boards in all the amateur
events he has competed in this year. Last
Sunday he rode a half-mile race in two
fifths seconds better time than any anna
teur hmad ever done before. In his races
this year Hurley has performed best OF
all at Vailsburg. The young man cheer
fully agreed to Manager Voigt's PROPOSE
tion to try for the amateur records. and
the latter has made every necessary ar
rangement to have Hurley's performance
carefully accounted for. There will be ex-
ira timers employed, but Messrs. d. n.
Burnett and Charles Garfield. Jr., will
pay especial attention to the scratch
men. Handicapped Wetmore has entered
into the arrangement to try out the
young man and tomorrow's five-mile
event will show the longest marks of the
year. Bunches of riders have been placed
on the 400 yard riders and big allowances
to cracking good riders is the rule, so that
If the scratch men do get up it will be
only after struggle.