Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-16


because when it has been possible to pull
OF match between two good men on even
terms and without delays the greatest
pleasure and enthusiasm has been mani
Iesteo by the audience. On the other hand,
reverse conditions have led to epithets of ali
sort ana sizes being hurled indiscrimina tely
at the door of the local management.
Heavy Guarantee Given.
Take the Champion Mclean race FRIDAY
night for an instance.
Manager Osgood gave the two stars a
heavy guarantee which means that their
share shall be equal to so per cent NJ .a =.
receipts of large proportions-in fart don.
Ole the usual number. This had to be done
and was gladly done in order to insure tba
acceptance of date by Champion and
Mclean, and Mr.. Osgood even went On f.. =
as to be willing to do without clear date
for postponement in case the men had come
here and rain had set in last night. The
desire or the local management to have this
race caused 1t to agree to almost every
OF the riders alone II this sort, Of action
Is not guarantee Of good faith of the
Coliseum management and is not accented
by the cycle public at it's full value then
Manager OSgood deserves sympathy as
being much misunderstood and unappre-
c1ated There Is no doubt that he has la
bored to the full extent Of his ability and in
good faith to make the season a success.
ana II there have been reasons for criti-
cism and fault finding up to the present
they cannot be justly laid to his door, as
any well-informed person on cycle matters
will readily testify.
Circuit Meet Next Wednesday.
All the stars Of the cycling world will at
tend the N. c. A. grand circuit meet to be
held In this city on Wednesday night. July
49, and their appearance insures some STIR
ring competition on the bicycle track.
Giants of the wheel who are battling for
the seasons honors, as well as American
dollars, will compete in the championship
race and in the other professional events.
The N. c. A. grand circuit started at
Revere Beach on Saturday night. July IL,
and will continue until about September is.
The big string carries riders all over the
east, and at each meet there Is a cham.
pionship race, in which the winner is cred
tied with five points; second rider, three
points: third rider, two points. and fourtn h
rider, one point. The winner of the largest
number OF points during the season Is
crowned champion, and this year there are
at least three riders who have a chance of
wrestling that title from Frank Kramer
who evolved winner in last years COM
petition.
Among the men who have q good chance
Of winning cycling's highest honors Is
Iver Lawson Of the Cleveland cycling team.
who Joined the circuit last year after II
was half over. but managed to climb to
the third rung Of the championship ladder
before the season ended. Another Ikeiy
candidate Is John T. Fisher OF the Monarch
cycling team. who defeated Kramer and ali
the best riders in the open race at Man
haitian Beach recently. Other prominent
men who will compete In Wednesday night q
meet are "Plugger Bill" Matin and Frank
Beauchamps, who have just come over
from Australia; George c. Schneider, I'm
perial cycling team: Eddie Bald, the quon-
dam champion, and John BedeM Of the Co.
lumbia cycling team: Lester Wilson,
Rambler cycling team. and o. 8. KimbIe
(Old Kintuck) Of the Tribune cyclers.