The Washington times., 1902-05-11
WHAT THE CYCLE
RIDERS ARE DOING

this spring. spending a month at unpaced
work and going fifty to one hundred miles
daily. and two weeks back OF single pace.
doing forty miles daily. He will now
have four weeks back of the tandems.
twenty to twenty-five miles twice daily.
Munroe is an altered man now. and is
striving to gain the top. He will. judg-
ing from his present work. be prominent
possibility In the championship field. His
style. his speed. and the grand work done
in paced racing last season. and in six
day racing last winter will make Munroe
very popular and a good man as a gate
drawer. Munroe will open his season
May II at yailsburg. and will ride May
30 and 81 at Atlantic City. June Z at Pitts
burg, and during the latter half of June
will ride in New England, being south OF
New York early In June.
Gus Lawson, Swede Rider.
There is training at Atlanta a little
Swede named Gus Lawson. who will be
the man of the year. II Moran knows
what he is talking about. Lawson comes
Of cycling family. and is younger
brother OF Iver Lawson. the sprinter. who
all comers. Gus will follow pace as
team mate of Leander and Freeman on
the Klosterman- Turvil1e team.
EIkes Was Second.
At the bicycle contests in the Paris des
Princes last week, Tom Linton. the Eng
lish bicyclist. won the eighty kilometer
race in / hour minutes and 80 3-5 sec
onds. This Is the worlds record for that
distance. Harry Elkes. the American,
came in two laps behind the winner. while
Robl, the German, was third.
Linton led the contestants all the way.
except for a short time at sixty kilome-
ters when Robl was in the lead.
L. II. Elmer, manager. of the Hartford
velodrome and of the Bridgeport cement
track, where he will promote Sunday
races. has signed Harry Caldwell to ride
as the star at his track this season. Cald-
we'll Is known as the Manchester Giant
and is a strong rider Of over six feet.
particularly good on the smaller tracks.
Frame Will Wait Season.
frankie Frame will not make his ap.
pearance in the East after all as pace
having decided to remain at
home another season to prepare himself.
Frame feels the need of another season
Of hard work before he makes the attempt
against the fast company of the Eastern
tracks.
Arthur Ross has young brother whom
he intends to develop this season. Ross
will not ride himself, iuasmuch as he Is
we'll employed in a responsible position.
He believes, however. that his brother
will come to the front with little adj
rice. and will give 1t to him. Ross refused
several good offers to follow pace.
Atlantic City Track.
Work on the seven-lap cycledrome on
he site of the old Japanese Tea Garden.
IN the Boardwalk, has already begun.
inder the direction of Manager Arthur
irwin 1t is expected that the track will
e finished in ample time for trying
'ut" meet on Decoration day, when the
ttraction will possibly be middle dis
ance motor paced race between two or
lore OF the leading exponents of that
ranch of the cycle racing game now in
his country. The new track is expected to
e the fastest OF its kind in the world.
he projectors sparing no expense to make
almost absolutely SAFE while the seat
lg facilities flor upward of 5000 specta-
1rs) will vie in comfort with those to be
'und at any similar amphitheater in this
ountry.
The New French Rider.
De Guichard. the young Frenchman
hom Col p. o. Sheehan is bringing to
lis country. is only sixteen years OF
&c, yet he has made an enviable record
II himself. He last year won a 100
lometer road race. covering the distance
ptpvpn
me. He also won the amateur cham
onship of France. He resembles Fem
considerable degree. He pushes a
'ar of l25 with great ease. and his ex-
'rience behind pace shows him to be
der OF rare ability. He will arrive in
lis country about May l. and will imme-
ateiy go into training behind pace.
Bobbie walthour's Matches.
Eli Winesett, manager OF Cycler Bobbie
althour. figures that the Southerner is
e fastest man in the world. To back
S claim he offers to be party to one
the biggest matches in the history OF
Gle racing. He proposes a sweepstakes.
inner take all. The proposition is for
ree or four men in the first class to
AXE side bet OF either $500 or $1,000
ch for a series of three races. one at
iarles River Park, second at Revere,
ID third at Providence. IL fourth race
necessary to determine the winner OF
e series it shall be at Manhattan Beach,
lie winner OF the series shall take the
-eepstakes and all the gate receipts for
ch meet.
Big New York Team.
Fifteen Of the fastest bicycle racing men
the country have been signed for the
am that has been forming in New York.
lis is as strong as the big team that
flowed the circuit last year, and its ap-
arance in competition during the COM
: season. with the men riding under the
sulations of their employers. as well
under the rules of the National Cyc-
g Association, is a guarantee OF clean
mpetition on the track.
rhe most important rider signed is VIII
Stinson. the champion middle distance
Ter OF last year. who will be a member
the Rambler team. The lOng-limbed
ce follower from Providence. K. L.. IS
ported to be riding in record breaking
lie. and IL is generally believed that ne
II duplicate his remarkable work of last
lr. Stinson's strongest opponent VIII
3obbie Walthour. OF the Columbia
I'M. who has already given Il sample OF
1902 speed by winning at Boston and
lanta.
Mcfarland and McEachern.
;. A. Mcfarland. the versatile member
the Tribune team. Is one of those
ers who can follow pace. ride in
-int race, or contest with the fastest
paced man cf the country. At all
zee styles of riding he has been sue
isful. Early this season he will pay
re attention to following pace. put
er July he is expected to follow the