Evening star., 1901-05-17
THE WORK BEING PUSHED
GRAND STAND ON COLISEUM PARK
NEARING COMPLETION,
Opening Will Take Place Tomorrow
Nfght-NOted Cyclists Who
Have Arrived.

The work on the new Coliseum Bicycle
Park is being rapidly pushed. and the big
wooden bowl is entirely completed, thus
giving the large field of riders of both the
amateur and pro ranks, who are daily
training for the opening events, ample op-
portunity to get IN excellent riding trim.
The weather of the past few days has af-
forded the carpenters opportunity for max
Ing big headway, and by this evening the
work on the grand stands will be complet-
ed. The management of the park has decid-
ed to build additional stands 100 feet in
length on the south side of the track.
When all Of the stands are completed they
will accommodate something like 4Voo
spectators. 1t is also probable that STANDS
will be erected on the north side OF the
track The tape line will be located on
the south side of the track directly In front
of the new grand stands.
Brilliantly Lighted.
The track will be brilliantly lighted with
fifty arc lights mounted on poles around
the track about twenty feet apart, with five
of the same kind in the field in the center
of the track The stands and dressing
rooms will also be lighted by electricity
throughout A new feature in the way OF
bicycle tracks will be an underground tun-
mel, which win run from the dressing
track The tunnel will be five feet In width,
walled on the sides In wood, with a cement
walk. The passaSeway VIII also be USED
by the spectators and officials who Will be
permitted to witness the events from the
inclosure.
Harry Elkes. the Glens Falls Tad"
champion middle distance rider OF the
world, continues to reel off miles on the
board track in his usual fast time. HIS
training on the track yesterday showed that
he is rounding into good shape, with good
prospects ahead In his trial spins yester-
day he covered five miles in 11.D unpaced
In a standing start recently he covered
mile in 1.40 fiat, which aStoniShed the large
rtlmber Of spectators present at the time.
At the same time Edouard .Tayloure, the
champion crack rider of Europe, who ar
rived in Washington a few days ago and
is in training at the track. reeled off sew
eral miles in excellent time.
Noted Cyclists Here.
The contingent of riders was greatly en-
Iarged by the arrival last night of James
Moran, the crack pace follower from
Boston; Austin Crooks Of Buffalo, O.
H. Mosher of Saratoga and Otto
Mayo, one of Elkes' best men from Erie;
Frank Waller the Flying Dutchman" all
of whom started in training this morning.
The opening of the park Will take place
| tomorrow night at o'clock and Will be an an
exhibition event. The regular opening OF
the park will take place Tuesday night,
May 21 at which time everything will be
in readiness for the season. The events
throughout the season Will be held at night,
except on holidays, when the events will be
pulled off in the day time. The event to-
] morrow night will include one-mile novice
race, one-mile amateur open, followed by
four motorcycle events, TO De run OIL IN
five mile heats.
Base Ball Notes.
| Hats off to the Senator's four pitchers
Carrck, Lee Mercer and Gear.
Clingman covered a world of ground yes
| terday and everything seemed to stick to
| his hands, no matter how hard 1t came.
1t Is hard to tell from either Of the stands
where the ball will land when hit to the
| outfield. and the spectators arose to their
| feet in wonder and enthusiasm when Far
| rell gathered in Fultzs long hit.
| Phil Geier's friends from the northeast
| went to the park in body, carrying q
| banner, and as the little fellow had good
| day, they cheered him at every opportu-
| nifty.
| Foster doesn't handle himself in the field
so we'll as OBrien, but he is evidently a
| better hitter and can get around the bases.
| The soft ground in left field may bother
him somewhat.
| Bill Coughlin tranSgreSsed twice yester-
| day and both errors were the result of
| over-anXiety. He has now only four errors
| on the season and leads them all at third
|
| luck but he is slowly rounding into shape.
| The batting order was given great shift
yesterday, Captain Everitt putting himself
| away down in the line and sending Quinn
| up to the head. Everitt is far from being
| in shape, but does well under the circum-
| stances.
| Catcher Clarke's triple to left pleased the
| batter as much as the spectators. He
hasn't been able to get his batting eye this
| spring as usual, but after yesterdays drive
his chest swelled out with pride.
Carrick will probably do the twirling to-
day for the Senators and Bernhardt for the
Quakers.
| The crowd that turned out was good to
look at, all the bleacher seats being filled
and very few were vacant in the grand
| stand. Many prominent government OFF,
cials and richly dressed ladies occupied
the boxes, and the enthusiasm displayed
doubtless had a good effect on the Senate
rial outfit.
Every time that Connie Mack reads about
| game that Matthewson has won he feels
like going out and kicking down a cigar
store Indian. II MattheWsou had NOT