Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-18

The West Alexander, Pa, Fair VII
conduct two mile open race durng
their annual fair in September. 0aIv
one prize is offered, viz: q gold watch
Last year the officials barred Whseibv
riders on the ground that they vera
professionals, allowing young Koch. o,
Fulton. who was an amateur. 10 se9oD
the race.
The only event in local cycling circles
this week is the two mile match raes
between Don Smith, of this city. and
George Koch, of Fulton, on the Wheel.
ing Park track. According to the
posters put out by the Fulton Hose
company, at whose picnic the race viii
take place, the winner is to be pro-
claimed Champion of West Virginia
Whew this Is enough to make tho
Mahlke brothers Jap" Green, Walter
Worls, and scores of others of the 4od
guard, go into active training a.
once. In their days championships had
to be ridden for.
After a pleasant tour of Southern
Canada and Northern Ohio, Rober.
NdUt6 anu JOHH SDicI returned nome
yesterday. The boys eneireIed Lake
Erie on their trip, and report soms
trouble with sand roads in Ontario but
are particularly delighted with tow
path riding along the Ohio canal from
Cleveland 10 Canal Dover. From ap-
lpearances the trip benefited them con
siderably, and both are tanned beau
tiful shade.
The close of the last week in July
finds the National circuit of 1901 in
pretty full swing. Including the racing
at Madison Square Garden ON July g.
thirteen of the thirty-seVen meets
scheduled for this years circuit will
have taken place. In round numbers
this Is about one-third of the entire
seasons work, and compilation Of
the table covering the performances Of
the men in the championship class, will
give the reader a pretty clear line Of
who the probable fnishers will be-
The one thing in connection with this
years cycle racing season that must
stamp it as the most successful of any
during the past five years. is the large
following which gather at every meet
The following table gives the figures
for each and every grand circuit meet
from the commencement of the season
to date:
July. Attendance
S-Madison Square Garden, New ~,
York Observation-Disclosures. wv
9-Charles River Park, Cambridge 49,.
Mass. Observation-Disclosures. 0gW
10-Providence Coliseum, Providence
X. j. .........:..........:. .......tt, 2'lg'
12-Worcester Coliseum, Worcester
i9-h eonn ool.seum nai1o. 500
i0-N conn raven ooiiseuni' ii"i O'e 500
17-Hanhattan Beach. New York e.. Rain
1S-Sprngfeld Coliseum Springfield, ~,
Mass. Observation-Disclosures. az. .,g
20-Revere Coliseum, Revere. Mass. 500
24-Washington Coliseum, Washing ~,
25-Ba aGtii oi = Coliseum Baltimore.
Md. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .....'' i. sI,
27-Manhattan Beach. New York ~
As will be seen, every man. with the
exception of the opening night at Mad,
son Square Garden, attracted over o'03g
people, while credit for the hlshesl
honors belongs to the Revere Beaca
track, which on the day of its gfaha
circuit meet drew over 5000 people.
comparison of the crowds at Manhattan
Beach, New York, each Saturday Wilh
that for the preceding week, pfo.s'
that with each succeeding meet MI
Brady is securing better attendan.e
Years ago when cycling reachea iIa
highest point, the Manhattan Beam
track contained over $4,000 people, anu
it is safe to say that before the enu ~
this season these figures Will 10
equalled il not left far in the shade,
Mr.. Brady is giving the public yer,
good cards upon each racing day anu
if good cards count for anythlnS' ~
will win out. -,
At Madison Square Garden the crown
make up in enthusiasm what they ld.a
in attendance. 1t must be pofhe -
mind that the weather has been Fe 81,
hot and oppressive in the Metfopol1
during the entire racing season. up soi
a Monday night tnat is any way eVo.
the Garden can reasonably draw az
least 5000 people, With so many eie,
trio lights in the big arena an altena
ance of 1000 or 5000 people soon hla an
the old Garden rather uncomtor l@y -
AS soon as the cool weather sets 49,
which cannot be very far OF. Hees 49,,
Powers and Kennedy confidently eAp',
that there will not be seats 1ougu IN
the Garden to hold the crowds WHO VIZ
come.
Ever since January of this year "a
thusiasm in cycling and cycle raorr.
has been worked up by slow oat s ds+.
means. The progress has been WolaV /,
full when we consider that lnte inter- tba
cycle racing had all but died WIN -
close of last years circuit -,
In Worcester, Major Taylor ., ps
town. the grand circuit meet heia ~
upon the evening of July lzth' uIe At.
greater crowd than was ever beloi5 ,,od
tracted to any outdoor event eve! !.. ta
in the town. Worcester was u a,
about half and half. the adhereH,e a,ost
TAYLOR yelling themselves ana n.
hoarse in their enthusiasm for the ~. M
ior. On the following Monday n IT7or.
July 22d, Johnnie Nelson rode II f'non
cester against Major Taylor. I p4
this occasion more people thah Ion
visited the coliseum. Public opi'ilsii
this night was almost evenly DIN ..ith
and Nelson. by his plueky hsht atsst
n broken chain, received the grea' ~.
ovation ever accorded a vlsltlhs rbs
clist in The, city of Worcester .iect
same story can be told OF every ths
in each of the States coming within
New England circuit.
rlorn oters throughout the cV"-