New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-30
CTCLTNG AND HOTOR VIEWS.
MANY FOREIGN RIDERS IN SIN DAY
RACE-NAvETAT MOTOR MACHINES.

The invasion OF the ten foreign cycle riders who
arrived week, and who Will test their ability
against the American bicycle riders in the inter
national championship six day bicycle race TO be
held IN Madison Square Garden the week OF De-
cember : has increased the interest in this sport
and will tend make II more popular Than ever
This race. which has become annual affair IN
New-York has only been once by foreigner
Teddy Hale, the champion OF Ireland, whose
victory was immensely popular, Each succeeding
year the pick OF the foreign cycle riders have taken
the trip with the hope OF winning this race, but
the Americans have always proved their superior
ity at the finish and out.
GOugoltz has selected Carl Kaiser. The other
foreign teams are Doerfingcr and Heller. cham
pions of Switzerland Bruni and Buisson. who hold
a number Of records in France; Lostens and Baras-
quin. Of Belgium and Breton and parragonm. OF
France.
The American teams entered up to date are
Elkes and Bald. MacFarand and Maya, Patsy"
Kcegan and willie" Fem. the Bodell brothers
John and Menus; NewSirk and Jacobson. Stnson
AMI Moran, Walthour and Butler, Leander and
Floyd Krebs. Shaw and Wilson and Barclay and
On Saturday night there will be series of sprint
races between professional and amateur sprinters
and twenty mile motor paced race between Harry
won race from the other in Paris this fan; and
the ths G Between fbem S' VIII 'eS
by Dan Canary. the trick rider, Mounted on a
wheel he climbs spiral track 10 the height Of
After reaching this he performs several tricks with
whirl TO a narrow platform and descends down
a flight of stairs on his wheel to the floor.
Navetat is the only French policeman using a
motor drawn machine in France. His beat Is the
famous Bots de Boulogne, where chase is often
seen by some police official after automobilists
who break the speed law. Rarely a day passes
that he does not capture offender, and he has
to his credit stern and successful chase of
thief who had made away with a motor bicycle.
Although Paris has a corps of 800 cycle mounted
police. Navetat is the first to introduce 'h''
system of covering the beat The machine Is his
personal property. and he is allowed 81 a month
by the police authorities keep ii IN order He
Of it. N''l '' ''''''
The Associated cycle Clubs of New-York will
this year include special class for motor bicycles
in its annual run to Yonkers and Tarrytown
New Years at midnight
Taylor's long standing record of IIs for the mile
made . Garfield Park, Chicago in 1889 has al
last been suppanted The honor fell to the well
known French rider contenet, who November
8 reduced the figures to 1I5.
one English rider who has experienced trouble
in keeping his feet warm in winter uses a peculiar
device of his design, which he asserts is a
cure for the i'll complained Of He has had a
pair Of steel plates attached his rat-trap pedals
They are the shape the front of the sole of the
boot, and extend forward on each pedal The ride"
is satisfied that the pressure of the toes and ball
Of the foot the foot plate keeps the circulation
in those parts active. and thus keeps the feet
The slow race stopping contest and gasolene con-
sumption trial which had been arranged by the
Alpha Motor Cycle Club. of Brooklyn to take
place yesterday. has been declared off Although
speeding was involved, the authorities declined
to issue the necessary permit.