The Washington times., 1902-03-30
CYCLING GAME IS
ON THE BOOM


dent in the concluding mile of a heat the
race should 90 to a finish. Jimmy Hunter
gave his late race with Caldwell to the
latter Hunter was clearly beaten and
told the referee so very plainly. Had he
finished his second heat and gained the
victory. the third aud deciding heat would
have been his by default Hunters
sportsmanshp was generally commended.
being so unusual in the present day of
cycling when cycle racing exists as a
cold hloSded matter of business without
sentiment.
Cadwe!ps Remarkable Accident.
In his fall at Atlanta. Caldwell threw
his latissimis dorsus Off the shoulder
blade, which then protruded. In the Phil
sdelphia race Haddeld met with similar
accident This muscular band cannot be
replaced once il is out Of position. DR..
Nicholson. of Atlanta. who attended Cad
we'll, said that he had lectured for years
on the liability of such an accident hap
pening without cnce seeing such a case.
Radfield was in the room. and showed
the doctor the second case of the kind.
Local surgeons flocked to the sick room to
view the phenomena.
Lights Went Out.
During recent ten mile open cycle
race at Atlanta the lights in the building
went out suddenly. and not glimmcr of
light was to be seen in the building. A
dozen riders were tearing round the track
at the time, engaged in desperate race.
Most of them fell. and Ieander plunged
into box, his feet strapped to the pedals.
Being strapped TO his wheel saved him a
frightful fall between the track and the
box edges. Fortunately none of the riders
were injured but the electric light COM
pany, after seeing one motor paced race,
took precautions against certain death to
the motor men by installing a second cir
cult CT lights connected with the electric
line.
The management should put in a Kilt
son plant, such as the local coliseum will
have.
Tim Eurst in Cycling.
Tim Hurst was lately in Pittsburg ar
ranging with Barney Dreyfuss. the base
ball magnate for the construction of q
modern cycle track in that city. Nor
folk, Va, capital has been interested, and
the construction of cycle track for Sun
day racing this season will soon be start
cd there. At Lowell, Mass, Mr.. Loyal
Barton has arranged with Mr.. Fred Lake,
owner of the Lowell franchise, to build
mile a minute quarter-mile track. At
Charles River Park another Guarter-mile
track is to be constructed at once to be
opened on April 10 with big open paced
race. The New Jersey Amusement Com
pany is concluding arrangements for the
construction of its track at jersey City
Arthur Irwin is to build late in April in
Atlantic City. and has his ground and
plans The Syracuse track is to be opened
for Sunday racing cnce more. In the
South, Norfolk, Richmond, Savannah. and
Jacksonville are all to have new tracks
this spring. The cycle racing game is
booming.
Single Pacing Machines.
Every rider who is arranging for single
pacing machines wants one faster than
anyone else's so that the mile in one min
ute may be accomplished. Among the
riders. the opinion exists that the mile
back of pace will be done in very close
to Ills within the year, and 1:1O within
TWO years. Their prediction may be yeri-
hed, as Michael did 1:1S in France.
What Other Crack Riders Are Doing.
Howard b, Freeman will join the South
ern colony of cycle racing men within a
Few days, and start preparations for his
season back of motor pace Bennie Mum
roe, the Memphis pace follower, will also
take up training in Atlanta. and will
shortly meet Bobbie Walthour in a paced
race for the championship. of Dixie Land.
Floyd Mcfarland will seek the scaIn os
Walthour at Atlanta also. While in
France last fall Mcfarland took from
Walthour's string the competition twenty
five-mile record. With him Eddie Raid
VIII come, who will also train in Atlanta.
there Will be chance for paced race
Bald is preparing for sprint racing and At
lapta wants paced races against Walthour
as its share. George Leander. who van
quished Walthour in the first paced race.
Jimmy Moran, and Walthour will leave
the South in April. perhaps to compete
at Boston. although the Albanian may de-
eide to remain until May and meet all
comers while getting ready for his sea-
son. He is being paced by Gussie Law
son, now having failed to secure Albert
whom he very much desired
to secure. W. A. Rutz and w s. Fem
will be early opponents of Walthour in
paced races, both events being fve-mile
heats, best two in three.
Bald's Trainer Shot.
Terry Davis, the once trainer Of Eddie
Bald, and a circuit rubber for years, was
lately shot in Macon in a quarrel Davis
received bullet in the Jaw which
hospital for some time.
Fooled the Riders.
In their joking about dope the pro-
fessional riders misled some amateur
riders at the Atlantic Coliseum and when
Manager Prince put on the card an ANA
teur pursuit race between the two ANA
teura there both contestants went pri-
vately TO some OF the professionals and
asked them for a pill. Potash lozengc3
were produced and each was given in pri
yate one in the training quarters with
instructions TO choke down another Just
before they started. AS the starter yell
ed Are the starters ready2" each rider
quickly showed into his mouth the elusive
pellet and then started about as crazy a
ride as was ever seen on the track. Both
riders worked beyond tnelr strength and
at the close complained that the dope
did not work.
Will Fem breads Dope.
VIII Fem breads dope as he breads the
plague and will never touch the stuff.
Once upon Il time, when an amateur he
was given tonic pill and in a twenty
five mile race rode like fiend for fifteen
miles, when the stuff affected him so that
he was compelled TO dismount from his