The sun., 1901-05-12
A CYCLE RACING BOOM.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR CONFLICTING
SPORT ON A BRO SCALE.
More Tracks and Faster Ones. More Riders
and Backers Than Ever In the Field
Largo Purses TO he Hung Up-New style
Racos-An international Circuit Forming.

NhArRh ha.V. Il. Ia tts.aa In
sls, oe" ,uon plo,p'o' Nv 'h'. t',,'o n ~
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oa. 80, - -, u ~ . 49, ~. go,
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a. ,,s,i.s, .i.s -, -,
ta ,.., ,,h',s,..ia V'l,' $3.50. I"nt ., ",'s,,.r.
,,o,. o,..rdo 10
Hirs, a,,o,,, ~, ,,,,o.. 49,, h.,o ooo,-ih-
"a =, ,ht, .t,,,,,ta ~, ..i,a,,od
,ho ,.o, ,h,, o,,or,,,Lt. 81. ,,.,,u.o =, Lis-
son,,o,, h... ,.a,iskoJ r,. ,,.,ia..I C,.o,i,,
Asso,,a,inn fer ,.o,r =, uroh.,,on noe
do,,o,s,-otoJ ,t.olr c,noh,o and 10 no,, In
sn,I oor,rol or ,h, snort ,hrouahont tho
oo,r,r,
7, has ,oi,od ,bo rcaoroo ., ~. o,,hlio
~ "h' s"''cu '',o ''',''ue"oe VI ,"o p"on.' p
the promoters, the clubs and the riders
II has intrenched itself behind n bulyark
., so,,rd ru,os ,bot ossura claop amor, nrd I,
' ~ -,
mas laid heavy hand upon orenders, two
| riders Of national repute having been sus-
nona.a ,or ur. Co. ona or,okod rons
'cnu0N ~ ~ ~ -. - .
Inc confidence that EXISTS oegah 10 De
manifested last fall, when several new tracks
ror. n,oioc,.a and .ersral nron,o,sra who
were protected ana r1, severa. pro,n",e,s Is wn,
had dropped out temporarily oegan 10 hunt
| for licenses The most signal proof Of es-
| ,ohl,sho, oo,eao,oa bouoy.r cou. , fav
-. -i. MI. O.,
weeks ago when the American blcycie 'on-
| pany announced that the manufacturing
conc.rrs :, its continuation would return
~ ~ S',,un-,,,, ,aoina ,oon,s
10 the pollcY OF supporting racing "aihS
| A great awakening on the part Of riders,
| trainers and promoters followed this news
| 49,, - -, - h.a .,,on ,o.n oroo,
ana on every nanu there mas since peeh Rr'u'
| activity In getting prepared These are the
| fundamental causes for the present prospect
iu"u"'ne"'u' oau'e' ,'' Wv pi''D"' ~ -,
OF prosperity 0u' tn'y oy no ine"lH 'hdho
| the total
| Sor,a ~ ,ba uuccassaa Z n at have been m ada
J., ,t' tn1".I y, VIZ 'ut :, ~ "t,.Iaa =, 80
! oy the Introuuc''oh OF ne" s'g'eS VI l"''H'
| slcA as the wing OF lap and other inter-
| mediste nrizes. bave been important in the
p''a''' -" - 80 - H., -.
development. The progress made IN motor
| paced contests. the successful Introduction
OF night racing. the introduction Of new blood
a H NV vii meas ah"ns IsJ "a" tnword % Growth in
| nonnlaritv Nav tracks. faater than anv
| oId ones have heen bnit and new records
| have heen made on them,
So nuch Fn% v,h az bas led mn To the prescnt
stains sof ibe snort Eoy as 10 what ia prom-
ised in the line of an advance greater than
| anv 90, Liret l.. tho investnent of greater
! sums OF money than ever before on the part
| of n, n,onufactvrers track owners and pro-
| mot ers
Nuch fat,er nurses will he offe retl AMI
con,, Eli la y,,n ON n largaT scale than
rr,'j,,,. ~ l. - Do Tba noys r,,ioa ~ the
conrerDing cbNmtion ships in sure q
| ht,na. oiaas -, -, -, ,no,ition TO- suCh Iaces
ntSIeI t'"Ss w w. ,,,li, ,y"inst snv
diiu diiiu ul@U ua - ~ ~. 90 ,n scn Tho star
men The riders when they ente for, tho
hl-l i".hilui.Ii''p iI'ip, ~, r'i-o ,irnrit Aided
t".Itt" S, ,h, tb b"s declared
vi vi w II ~ t i'E, ',,bc h nircnit so fLat meets
az us riders l"r the Circuit, 80 @ enaV MIN MI,
=, @ ~ Iii 49,, , ,iarnon, 81 gro ck riders
T%os ara "ircWmstan"ss mat viii quickly
lH'S' dIe ~ 'ulul7t - ,,,,,i,i" "nt con.
gam we vuttuvn'I ~ W, .'l' pu,'i, 81 ,ntcret
s''o.ti MIIl WI ,,.r H. ~, IA nnnarcnt thay
IN cEciiha ,a,l ,ic' @ inro tn 5n ohead
nave gwen p' - = y,apt W ~
oli,'~N w 'iA',
ne Isco, "-pi ,I h, "H,ms racns in Madison
@M @rSCr al aIiu , a.. wv st'u ,or and Tho Mo at-
square uaI"ril 'hst w W "'.L .bo, ~ C,ii"wcd
tehuahCe dt Inn WI" 1mum, , L, 80, ,brso vrbn
wneIe 'ne ulo,'te i y, va, r, frnr, il, charm Cter
nla %n rncing '' machine were the rst signs Of
icaNdhehcu ih'''eN' ""u " '''"'''
F" rrSau li,"ll. -, A. porA,,oricon Exnosi-
,Iop M and ID tb" introdncti"n of European stars
ana European it"' ~ ',,onnr,anco In the
otnrr iart9F va aor, IN =" ,ba mort It Is not
easy TO estimate ,e eAl"nt Wv Iear W hut in
| phrtnre may & &TaN' Iot rs W,,s ,nI be bere not
ssle .H,l'p D. ci 10, ~ ,tS, nnIv lint for the
Ior tne ni hIn"t" W" ,iI"H ''''''
G. circuit a. ven g. Ella ob,r,rton-
| my VIII w tu,a,i i In Crd tbe,, nm on
slIpT, ,l r u",tI Vi rLoy vii nndoubtedly
INe flI"V'hl !Ihl. - -. ,ri,,, = lrJ Ley
,"Irn Hi I, ,r MN noints from the native riders
WI DIN wv ta,,,i ,,onnrnIsbin md other
"m nr. rims triiy international flavor
! matters luiN h,"NNaoInr' ,"NN I'm ynnrt md rs
WI o' t.Eom t.Eomn '" ,.'' az Empnnc nre expcctpd
ih' T'l 'nHIIu",i ~ ~, AZ ~ ,b :, Ills vsnr "a ins
~. nl.'N' = a chomnion.lip NAV with some
reason Iialin '" pe ,bn ,gnIGrance there is
| r',i7i 7i., ;, in,.,gion Tho European son son
70 llp lu ',E @ u ~ i ,bo srring Most of the big
j. 1I"f' wv H'l' 'nn,inant ~ ,"i nro ovar before the
tt, In,"N W 'Aa,,'rs moro Tho national circuit
G,iV G,iV'h, ar sfmrtapnd 10 nine weeks, beginning
nus n''n III ,ir' oDding carly in Scpicm her
'hTr ~ u W ~ ",aS,ahIn he foreigners TO come
! ,.,. ny w su",,"er IL tbcy arc tleasc1 with
! mere 'N'iiP 'i,,a and so "a sort Of inter
/ me re-, III, ,., 'rrnuId no establishcd the
! n7lonHl 'lt'u. Mn",n lnro,,,,' In ,Le snriug
| AWrI,oInN s,uth' T,yhcncbn,nn i',h Gcrm1ut and
| 70 IeIui, ~ as Major 'F,ylor h1s done
lhlE'nN ~ W., "m m cineo Of tba nutdoor
Inl@ N'E nn,ihor no foreiyners CouId
t"ls"n u, n EC~ 'ho indoor races Rs they
ItH''., n.,,J =. du tbis yn,r This in out
or" eNPr'leu ,W % un ,',,r ,l ~ ,rcr,,ions tEat
| ilne' j 'h' ~ Au.ui,A hr ,ba initial groun
ls helnE ,ou' ors ord n tLn harmony
| oI pTpl'o,'' ,.,,,,,"ons .,,"n Gcra and abroad CON
thhl nov W nn,bot in oli nrohn bility will
tlnues lhIH - WIN j" va ~
! h1npen -, 10 ro,, ruIo. for tho ,ircuit
| concerning WT ~" az" 80 rredlct tbeiT
chhmpi' hhllp,, =" ,hey win moi bo cyneri-
suC'osS' ~ "idoo fnr them was adnptpd
mental INC luIn un.,t"f t"t u,.hcrc Z, Hos ~"Il.ci
bGIy Itoi'' NE. W." In thc nrst nloco Tho
WIN Er'1I SUI, Su',,, 90 ,hc nbnrnnionsbin com,
ldca - 70 k''p ~ ra, ridsre ,.En sru',,,p mes
! p"ulIn,hS, StI 49,, a,n, ,,en in bcots and So h1r
| by nhk' pth' Hlni wv !! >" "riiior ,In b,g w.,
them from VIZ uI.n', u in o',n 20 hc,t.r d,,rir,,
| won ohe-IiiW' ~ I,,b,ia f,r ,ho rbu,,,,inneH
| W" S'lS,,h VIZ VIZ " -. iIili,, nj cnrn
SHIPS br'nnrri,. kilmmrtre ,in,a with Mia
! parlng p."I'ln ,.Wi 20 cynn,rt Crn,, XXX
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