Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-23

ing the entry of Major Taylor and trust
ing that Mr.. Osgood's labor to secure the
colored phenomenon would be fifty re-
warded.
All the other riders reached here last
night and this morning as early as 8
o'clock were out on the belt Of boards get
ting In readiness. The list includes Frank
Kramer, the present champion; Iver Law
son, Eddie Bald. John Fisher. Lester VIII
son, j. Bedell, Tom Butler, Owen Kimble
J. P. Jacobson. Pat Keegan. George Schrei-
Der, F. s. Beauchamp, Jed Newkirk. George
HI. Collect, "Plugger Bill Martin, Saxon
Williams and NJ. BedeI. In all there are
there will be as many more amateurs on
hand for the amateur events. Of which
there will be several interesting ones.
Taylor's Ride Here.
Major Taylor's ride here tonight will be
the first in the circuit. All the other meets
so far have been held without him, as the n.
c. A. until now has not been able to bring
the dusky wonder to It's terms. Taylor has
demanded appearance money and the priv
ilege of riding as he pleased. The n. C. A
has refused to permit the former and has
declared that If Taylor rides at one circuit
meet he must attend all of them. 1t is be-
lieved that. as was the case last year, Tay-
lor has succumbed to the n. c. A, at the
eleventh hour. With Taylor and Lawson
against him Champion Kramer has got to
battle hard to retain his laurel wreath. The
Worcester negro Is the personification of
pluck and he has the sprintng power Of
Texas broncho. His recent European tour
was series Of triumphs, and he returned
only recently to America with a larger
opinion Of himself than he had before.
1t is mater of congratulation that
the n. c. A. has reduced Taylor to terms,
as the public is anxious to see him again
in the race for the championship.
Winter cycle racing is to be carried on
in Jacksonville. Fla, on a new coliseum
track, which Is to be completed at once.
This new track will be operated in circuit
with Savannah. Atlanta. Augusta and
meets weekly The manager Of the new
Jacksonville track will be in the north very
shortly
There are a number Of riders competing
at one track more profitable than moving
around. Harry Gibson Of Cincinnati! Bar
ney Oldfeld of Toledo, Glenn Turville Of
Philadelphia and several others are there.
Amateurs Elsewhere.
Ernst of Rochester. Linley and Heggerty
of Bridgeport and several other amateurs
have things pretty much their own way
at Bridgeport Sundays, Hartford Mondays,
Springfield Thursdays and Ansonia We'd
nesday Friday OF each week. These
riders are reported to have frightened NJ.
L. Dove. the negro rider, away from An
sonia lately by threatening his safety
there. Dove at any rate refused to ride.
Munroe and little Joe Nelson are so su-
perstitious that they lately filed one tooth
from every pedal Of their pacing machines
because there were thirteen teeth on each
pedal side. They refuse to occupy 9 room
in a hotel the numbers Of which add to-
gether thirteen. Munroe raced the thir-
tenth at Bridgeport, went out of New
York on track thirteen and was given
training room thirteen at Pleasure Beach.
He expected something wrong and his pac-
ing machine was ST." refusing to get up
enough speed at any time although going
very fast on the previous day. Cycle rae
Ing men will refuse steadily to be waited
upon by clerk If her number be thirteen.
This superstition regarding the number is
apparently the only one held by followers
of the cycle track. and the fact that Grieb-
Ter. Peterson, Miles, Stafford, Nelson and
McEachern, all killed on the cycle track,
were directly concerned with the number
at the time of their death Is reason suffl-
cient in the minds of the racing men to
back up their superstition.