The Washington times., 1902-04-06
Champion and Hall at
Work at the Coli
scum.
RECORDS BY THE PACEMAKERS
Motor Cycling Will Be Made
a Feature at the Track.
CRACK RIDERS COMING HERE
Training at the Bowl" - Champion
Will Go to Boston - Manager Osgood
Interests the Amateurs.

Will Go to Boston - Manager Osgood
| Interests the Amateurs.
The presence here yesterday of Chair
man C. Ross Klosterman added consid-
erably to the interest in the work at the
big Coliseum, at Fourteenth and East
Capitol Streets. His presence had no
special Significance. He was simply pass
ing through and looked in to see how the
work of preparation for the opening OF
! the season was progressing, and he found
that not only the cracks, Champion and
Tommy Hall, were doing great work and
fast getting into staying and working form
and dropping behind miles in record
breaking figures, but that Manager Os-
good had so marshaled his forces Of ma
chimes that the big enclosure was fast
assuming presentable shape.
Mr.. klosterman expressed the belief
that the big bowl will be raced upon as
early as May /. He stated that Floyd
Mcfarland, Fem, and others now train
ing farther South will come here shortly
=,
and these and other cracks may be seen
in the opening programme.
With the Pacemakers.
The Kennedy-Eckhart people are deter
mined to make a great showing here at
the opening and to that end will concen-
trate all their forces here, having already
ordered several of their fastest motor
cycles and their riders here to furnish
the pace for some of the cracks under
their management. Vetter and De Roster
are already here and hitting it up every
day to the satisfaction of the riders who
are doing their best to get in condition
and add better figures to their already
enviable records.
Champion in Condition.
Champion is a wonder not only as
cyclist but as pace follower. In the lat
ter department of the gone he is most
daring and takes all sorts of chances to
touch the rear wheel of the flying motor
Tommy Hall promises TO be one of the
wonders of the season. He is SO we'll
knit and generally SO tough in his frame
and makeup that it is difficult for him 10
get down to the weight he wants to ride
at He is earnest in his training and per-
sistent in his efforts and once he gets down
ne will make all flyers pedal their level
best to beat him out.
Motor Cycling a Feature.
When followers of the sport last sum-
mer had their first taste of the excite
ment motor cycling first brings, they
could not get enough, and the interest
was divided between straight cycle rae
ing and the contests between the steam
and gasolene ma machines, so deftly handled
by the fearless drivers and steersmen.
This season this form of sport will have
a prominent place on each of the semi
weekly cards.
Several machines are on their way from
France, from the famous De Dion estab-
lishment, and if they come up to the re-
quirements of the arrangement they will
be the fastest pace making machines in
this country.
Champion at Boston
Al Champion, the nervy pace follower
will go to Boston to compete in the
Charles River tApril 19) meet. and Mr..
EcEhart. who is locking after him. will
bt with tHS
Floyd Mcfarland, who is another star
of the Kennedy Powers string, will arrive
from Atlanta next week, and will look
after Tommy Hall. the English midget,
who will continue his training here well
into May.
Early next month a number OF the fly
ers now training and riding in the South
will be here to continue their training at
the Coliseum. and they will keep the
track dancing to the music of their whir-
ring wheels.
Local Wheelmen Interested.
Manager OsgooG, OF the Coliseum. has
created a great amount of interest among
the local wheelmcn since he took charge
of the Coliseum, and he is already very
popular among the racers and their club
mates. The amateurs feel that their in
terests will have every care at his hands.
Ee has stimulated the interest to such an
extent that Fred Schade, Billy Robert
son, Hutchins, Wood. Mueller. and others
are talking of taking up the game again.
The Arlington Wheemen. the Yale
Club, the lie Wants and the Navy Yard
Whcelmen are all getting their men ready
to take up the work of preparing for the
season. Mitchell will probably ride for
the Navy Yard Club.
Start May IS.
Mr.. Csgood is anxious to start the
wheels rolling rs early as possible. and
hopes to be in shape TO do so by May l.
hut believes that May Is will be better to
count on, as by that time the enclosure
and track inside and out. will be COM
pletely finished and will be so comforta
bic that the patrons will become regulars
right from the start.
Lawson Goes to France.
Iver Lawson. the great Swedish rider,
champion of Australia. and one of the
most prominent sprinters in this country
last season. will go to France to ride
three races very shortly, having contract
ed fer 81 .000 and expenses to make the
trip. Lawson is now at Salt Lake City,
where he has entirely recovered from his
terrible attack of typhoid fever, which
laid him almost at deaths throne last
spring. Lawson will return to America
for the grand circuit. Major Taylor sailed
last week for France. but did not bind
himself TO return for the circuit this sea-
sou, although he will undoubtedly do so.
Fem and Other Easy Trainers.
There are many bicycle riders who are
known as natural racing men" These
riders fl themselves for a season of
cvcle racing very easily. There are other
riders who are forced riders.'' These