Show WITH THE WHEELMEN 1 li i I i ii The racing man are anxious for the Kcason to open and to meet their re f t quests Manager Peters ot the Salt Palace Intends to promote a aeries or races during conference week Many of the men are already riding at aver V age speed Most of the work is being it done on the roads which ure In fair f condition out in the country Tho men i Gay It is Impossible lo ride at a greater speed than five miles an hour In the city limits owing to cobble stones and holes The latter hindrances are a source of much annoyance to scorchers e u Plans arc being made for a State cir I 4 cut which will include Salt Lake Of den Logan and Provo The racing men are in favor of such a circuit There I i nre racing men In each one of the cities who would like to compete on the tiatk I at two or three meets but who cannot come to thin city and attend every meet The conclusion of Frank Thatcher t not to race this year is looked upon with regret oy the raceRoers and with delight by the riders Although Thatih R or has notbeen 01 the track for sveral I years he is looked upon ns a dangerous I man and ono who would carry away many of the prizes r Several oC the amateur racing men Tint over the Farmlnston course dur ing the week and pronounced the rovia l In excellent condition for a road race 0 4f Arthur Liday who will return to tho track this year believes that he will be ablo to win the road race on Decora tion day George Lucas will make a good bid for the event as he Is riding faster this year than ever and la much stronger o I ITolger Jensen is thinking of retiring I from the track permanently He hag not yet ordered a racing wheel He received I 4 re-ceived a serious fall last summer which Injured his knee cap to such an extent thti the doctor was doubtful for a Ions time whether the full use of the limb would ever return 0 i The wheelmen in general are Jubilant Yet llic J ldif yclo h 7 park drive Such a around th Mbcrly the path is needed to accommodate ey large contingent of riders There Is 1 also talk that a cycle path should be constructed down Fifth East and State street to Twelfth South either of which streets had become unrldable on wet days O E Emery will be seen on the track thin year In better condition than ever and instead of a longdistance rider he will be able to make good use of his legs in the short races s Evans and Guthrie have formed a combination and will compose a strong team this year The riders arc looking up the city records for a racing man who unheralded unherald-ed and unannounced dropped into the city two or three years ago and who said his name was Dan Ilughcy This noted rider from the East came here for the purpose of scooping In all the prizes but for some reasons after his arrival failed to enter any of the races Ho trained for Rome < time and then all at once disappeared and a general 1 search Is now bring made for his hereabouts Some believe that he Is racing under an assumed name Max Alexander and Arthur Llday have sent East for a tandem and the paid will compete in the tandem races during the season Both men have rood 1 1 action and should make a swift team a J A Augustus of the Y M C A has announced his intention to race this year He Is an allround athlete and believes that he can make a success of lacing lie will ride as an amateur Augustus made a good showing in theY the-Y M C A Fnrrnln ton road race last fall with no preliminary training Ho has a good spurl and believes that he wjJ l lid able to hold his own at the shorter distances 1 A W Smith expects to make a century cen-tury run in the near future Smith Is a longdlHtnnre rider ns well as short and enjoys n long ride Eddie Smith is ready for the races He has been riding his wheel more or less nil winter He will ride faster this year than last and believes will find no match In the amateur class Still there will be about fifty new men and one of that number as is usually the ease may prove a surprise party and blow Smiths air castles Into atoms The L A W will now pay all Its attention at-tention to good roads The question was asked yesterday whether that t body l would over be the means of construct big a good cycle path here or would request re-quest that all members send in their little lit-tle fee to the secretary In the East which will be paid out lo paten up some piece of broken road In the New England Eng-land States Good roads are the desire of every wheelman and It is hoped that the L I A W will not forget In what a sad predicament over 10000 wheelmen are in at this station The Terrible and Horrible Swedes are making Inquiries regarding the local lo-cal situation hen wishing lo come with n company of ton riders to promote a sixday race Whether this kind 1 of a race would be a success is yet lo bo proven but tho chances arc that It would be a failure without the I champions cham-pions Oscar Julius Is confident that he can break all worlds records on either of the trades bore < The prize money for such a contest would amount to over 1000 and It Is I doubtful If any of the promoters would want to go into the deal O The Opal club has passed a resolution resolu-tion Indorsing lime movement of constructing con-structing a path around Liberty park for the use of bicyclists as proposed by Councilman Hartenstcln |