Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-10
FLOYDMcF ARLANDHERE
THIRD CYCLE STAR OF KENNEDY
GALAXY AT COLISEUM.
Eddie Cannon" Bald Will Be the Next
Arrival-Champion's Departure
for Boston.

Floyd A. Mcfarland the cycle giant
whose nom de wheel is 1.-The lanky Cali
fornian," reached the big Coliseum at 14th
and East Capitol streets yesterday about
o'clock with his trunks. bikes and motor
boxes all piled in one bedraggled express
cart.
rs this Washington? he asked Eek
hardt, who had been keeping a watchful
eye on Champion and Hall. II thought 1
was in the land of the sky the downpour
ing sky"
That's all right Mac" said Eckhardt
in his blandest impressario accents, Its
been doing this since Sunday in the hope
of getting it all over before you came. The
fact, is my boy, you're a little ahead of
schedule time. day or two, at most
week longer, and maybe this rain will let
up and move over to Alexandria" Eckhardt
looked vengefully at the sky as he wound
up his peroration.
Mcfarland came direct from Fountain
Ferry Park at Louisville, where he has
been training Eddie Cannon Bald and at
the same time looking after his own chances
with the wheel.
He is the third star Of the Kennedy
Powers galaxy. the others being Champion
and Hall. Mcfarland reports himself In
fine shape, a little overweight, but not
enough to cause him any uneasiness. He
has a great deal Of work cut out for him
self before the season is fully on, and
part Of 1t is his entry in the meet at Walls
burg, N. j.. next Sunday night. Mcfarland
says that Cannon Bald has taken hold of
training with his d-time energy, and in a
few weeks has brought himself from above
200 pounds down to 1S6. Two weeks more
will be spent by Bald at Louisville and then
he will come to the Coliseum here for the
balance of the training season. Mcfarland
speaks most hopefully of his protege, Bald,
and believes that Eddie has lots of chance
hnpnrS If hp kpeDS he has
commenced.
AS soon as Mcfarland arrived he donned
his red and white cap. his sweater and
trunks and inside of half an hour was out
on the Coliseum track riding steadily away
in the mist, being passed at frequent in
tervals by Champion. who was pace driving
behind De Rozier on the flying 'o93.'
Mcfarland put in about ten miles of
plugging. and then when Champion left
the track he took up the thread behind De
Rozier and unwound enough additional
miles at a lively clip to make up for the
lost time on the long trip east.
Mcfarland is regarded as a good man
this season, and will wind up away to the
front, it is confidently believed by the Ken
nedy contingent. He has speed, endurance
habit and generalship in his favor.
Champion has spent the week between
showers in the hardest kind Of track work.
He has even ventured out on the boards
when they were dangerously wet. Mr..
Eckhardt has to keep close watch on the
ambitious Frenchman for fear he will in
cautiously undo all the good work he has
done here. Champion expects to leave to-
day or tomorrow for Boston, to take part in
the Charles River Park meet He is the
only entry from the Kennedy quarters and
is confident that he will carry off the big
purse and the brassard of 81 day till de-
feated. His manager and pacemakers are
equally as hopeful, as Champion has
worked zealously and faithfully here. He
believes he is a great rider, and he has
worked early and late to prove that he pos
sesses the qualities he claims.
Champion has gone twenty miles every
day since Saturday last behind the big
single motor. Today he started in at
Lac gait and at the conclusion was easily
pedaling at 1.31 and shouting to De Ro-
zier to increase the speed, which. however.
he could not do. the wheel belt was
in slippery state.
Champion is an ideal pace follower, as his
front wheel seems glued to the hind wheel
of the flying motor, and however great the
speed he does not appear to be making any
very great eXertion. and after mis- work is
over he does not show any appreciate
windness. Confidential advices from the
training quarters of the other contestants
il the Boston meet are that not one has
made anything like the time Champion has
been reeling off here at the Coliseum every
Il