The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-13

cycle racing men They are ever on the
alert to make Improvements in motor tan
dems and racing bicycles that viii add even
n fraction OF = second 10 tneir time Tor n
mile. ard u"nquesuoE2bly many OF them lie
awake nights trying To figure just how
they can secure advantages over other com
petitors and yet keen within the stringent
rules OF the SoFerninS nody OF c!SLhs. ne
rules governing motor tandems were adopt
ed by the y. &. \. only after much discus
sion and consideration, and II was thought
that they were almost perfect Soon after
their adoption riders began to fgure how
they could be avoided. and SWtngtng pedals.
extra large tanks and inuumerable neces-
on the pacing tandems. Most OF these have
been ruled of by the ". G. y. Board OF
Control. - that now the comPeution De
man as for another or course, some of the
riders are lucky enough TO possess power
full motors of eight and nine horse power.
tandems. However. the limit OF speed on
the present bicycle tracks seems TO have
been almost reached and the tandem5 o.
smaller power seem capable OF taking the
riders around IL almost as fast as those or
higher power NEVERTHELESS; a par OF the
riders in signing for matches insist THAI
machines OF equal power be utilized for the
pace-mRking.
Racing CT the finest kind Is assured for
the L. a W. national meet. TO De held at
Atlantic City from July ls to July 20 There
and Saturday. with all the fastest amateurs
and professionals as contestants Tn
races will be held on the new seven-lap
Coliseum track that has been erected by
Arthur Irwin. Of baseball fame. who. by the
way. intends TO conduct races at the New
Jersey summer resort every night during
July and August. Among the riders that
have been secured for the middle distance
motor paced are: Bohbie WalthOur. Column
cycling team: AIsert Champion. I'M
nerial cycling team. and ". s Fem. Cleve-
land cycling team
VIII e. Stinson OF the Rambler cycling
team. who was admitted TO be the middle
distance champion OF 1901. Is now rounding
into form after the fall that broke his cola
lar bone and will ride his first race within
a few days. His manager. p o. Sheehan.
expects him to be I'm good shape and has
match: July ~12-Nanhattan Beach. with
Basil de Guichard as a partner against T.
a. Mcfarland. Tribune cycling team. and
Albert Champion. Imperial cycling team, i'm
a motor-paced team pursuit race. This VIII
be a race OF two against two that should be
the best ever seen at the track swept by
ocean breezes-
1t has been truly said that Kramer. who
possesses a world of speed. has most OF the
other riders frightened before a race starts.
and they give way 10 him when the rHce -
IN progress. In the v~ernacular OF cycle ra-
cling. Kramer has most OF the othe- riders
tagonistic spirit. remarked IN New York the
other day that he came from PuTalo and
could not be "feazed' by any rider In the
country.
In view OF the reports rom anTOad re-
EardinE the time made by bicycie racing
men for the kil1meter. which Is the unit OF
distance In France. II Is worth nn;i-g that
2 kiiOmeter Is 1.Ca3 yards, or n little more
than six-tenths of a mile; Reports OF loo
ki'ometers being covered In fast time are
often misleading to the uniformed. who
figure that IL is that number OF niles COW
cred.
The action a the National Cvcliag Assc-
citation In starting a fund for riders injured
In cycle racing is looked upon rs a COM
mendable feature OF that interesting sport.
speed merchants are liable to accident at
any time. Following gasoline majors
around sauccrlike tracks at the rate Of
forty miles an hour Is not onlv a thrilling
IRENE. The bursting of a tire. the breaking
~ a chain. a loss OF nerve on the part OF
tho steersman might result in n tumble,
which would mean at least an enforced va
cation for the riders who earn their living
at this game. Should they be laid IN for a
few weeks IN the hospital. II IL some satiz-
4 forthcoming from the riders fund. The
fund l. supported by benefit meets held at
frequent intervals and from percentages do
mated by promoters at various tracks.
Two more speed merchants have been
added TO the big team OF the American
Cycle Manufacturing Company. Tho are
Daniel Sullivan. the New York s-ho1lb1y,
and Jed Newkirk OF Chicago Both men
win ride as members OF the Crescent cycl-
ing team Sullivan made his dptut I'm the
professional ranks last winter after a most
successful season as an amateur. Newkirk
Madison Square Garden. where he proved
that he Is a rider OF the first class The
team was only beaten a few feet for frst
they would secure the highest hornrs. Cor
they managed to gain more than half 4 Ian