The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-28
PROVIDENCE COLOSSEUM.

Basil De Guichard, who will be one of
the three pace followers in the motor,
paced race at the Colosseum Memorial
bay afternono. will arrive In this city to-
night. and will begin training at the
Colosseum tomorrow morning. De Gull
chard Will bring with him his new IA
equipped with belt I'm accordance with
the rules. Yesterday afternoon De Gun
chard followed the new motor for the
first time on the new Charles River Park
track. and negotiated one mile in I'm.
Ii S-5s., the fastest mile of the season.
The youngster is in the best Of condi-
Basil would win Saturday afternoon
against Monroe and Nelson, The latter
are due TO arrive in this city this after
noon. The entry list for the amateur
sprint races closed yesterday with a
record breaking list and In the special
mile handicap, the first prize of which
is valued at s75. the total number of en-
tres is 70. The fastest amateurs in New
England have entered. including those
who will race for the horse and buggy at
Boston.
The new motors for the Colosseum
champion. Walthour. arrived at Boston
yesterday. and the Colosseum's represen-
tatlve will work out at Boston, where he
races in the afternoon. In the evening
he will race at the Colosseum against
Elkes and Hugh Mclean.
Eight teams have entered for the six
day race which starts at Providence next
Monday. Prominent among the number
both game riders and great sprinters
Frank Kramer. the sprinting champion
starts in this contest. his first six day
race. The partner of Kramer will be
Charlie Hadheld. A third team of promi-
nence is composed Of Will s. Fem, the
examateur champion, and Gee. G.
Schneider. amateur indoor champion The
Bedell Brothers, the $4,000 team. from the
New York six-day race: Floyd Krebs
hn xgft ha
York six-day contest. and Bob Alexander
Of Hartford. r. +. Root. a hnisher at
New York. and Geo. Armbruster. the
Brooklyn cycling cop; Charlie Mcconnell
and Louis Netting Of Boston and Frank
Calvin and l.. r.. Lake. compose the other
teams
These Is men in eight teams will com
pete for $500. so generously offered by
Manager Wendelschaefer They will
battle for a dollar at the close of every
mile. for $50 at the close OF each two
hours during the first FIVE days. and for
$500 at the finish. divided into eight parts.
Never before in the history Of the game
has 50 much money been offered for but
twenty four hours Of racing and the RI
ders are all ago at the prospect
The National Cycling Association has
been asked TO make very stringent rules
for the race TO prevent team work OF any
variety and every known punishment will
be meted out I'm order that each team
may be made TO work separately I'm the
contest and not collectively. The race
will be for blood and the riders will bat
tie from the opening 90 the finish.
No race ever arranged has ever prom
ised 50 much warm competition as this
and as it follows so closely after the two
great races Of May 30 Providence Is due
for n great carnival Of cycling ON the
afternoon Of May ~. Nelson. DE Guich-
ard and Munroe have their great motor
paced race and I'm the evening Walthour,
Elkes and MCLEAN are I'm another strug-
gle. each OF these back OF the big four
teen horse power motors adopted for pace
this season.