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Show WITH THE CYCLISp U f at muum abroad M What's Doing With the Pedal J' LlS ers Outlook ior Racing hi ? ' This City -vTheol ' I Gossip. f S t ' I tK Interest in the local cycling gamah L'1 revived considerably since the mana i'f ment of the Salt Palace track took ufa fi,1 to have the black list removed froa, J'i celebrated saucer. There are a numw s'f of good riders in this city who 1, E'c seriously contemplating "qulttlnr tv'-i H6 town" when the news came that v, I l1 agcr Heath had made overatures tTl P -feet a settlement, 63 t0 f ?W Now that the bike riders have S paid oft, there is little doubt that Ing will be pulled off at the sauce-T! ifcJS, In other years. The local track n . I rM!2 of the fastest In the country and T Retimes Re-times past some of the very beat mcnS I 5 the business have ridden here. , Ivor Lawson Is still In tha'cltv I there is little likelihood of Salt u& KU? having an opportunity of seeing n h "l crack sprinter perform this saii fl ?7 Lawson has offers from Paris and Gi, i-p many besides numerous bids from Eaii '& -em track managers. Ivor says that hi 1 will probably stay at homo this jtirT Ufll and see what he can do with Ktul f " and somo of the other speedsters on ik. V ' Eastern circuit. 1E I Among the riders who will probabln '" be seen at the saucer this summer ir if the track is opened are Carl and 'lw.' I' 'Is Redman, Samuelson, Heagren. Wn" tfcw lams Starbuck, Hopper and others, Tfci fc -riders are now waiting for the trad' managers to declare themsl7e3 .' SijiBJ order that they can tell what Is "doing.'! fcio The Pierce Wheel club made the Unit & run of the season last Sunday A noi' ber of the boys took a spin to MurnrJ H' whero they Inspected the smelters mil S partook of specially prepared refreM ments. "" V 4j r . ' (. Jimmy Michael, the "Welsh Rarebit. probably one of the most famous rur' fe1 in cycling, has retired from the gaci' E1' for good, and has gone abroad to bW his head treated. It will be remombtrfi1' that Michael fell In Berlin last ytv' f and sustained injuries to his heii.' M1 which seriously affected his rea I?1 Upon his return to this countrv he wa; fi' not at his best and his head gave bW I1 so much trouble that he has decided u f!r go abroad, again and place himself jj' the hands of specialists. -1 kr& 1 Michael won more money on the t'l 1 cycle track than any other rider, tot ijf1 lost It all. He spent one season on Ui'l running track, trying to become ii Rj',, Jockey, but gained nothing- more tbu! IflA' experience at a cost of about 20(ta,: If The former member of the Colua;)1 B-bla B-bla team came to America in 1SS5 vHi'd V Tom Eck, nnd during his career In th!i. lIBs country drew bigger crowds to a wi1 W',, meet than any other rider. f Jack Prince is to build a new eijll Itiall lap track In Atlanta, Ga., and the flnt Jin-meet Jin-meet will be held there on April 6. Hid. field. Root, Dorlon, Krebs and Lakewtf race on the opening meet. if" . j rriia The Valisburg, N. J., bicycle traci i& will open on Sunday, April 10. wlthMf programme of amateur and professIoaqJp racing at the quarter-mllo board ovjlllf!" This year some new Ideas in ndtjlll"'' will be advanced, that should make ttimjjrj place a hot-bed of bicycle compeliUoiMil?11 Racing men aro at the course tralflltf,r5! for the first meet. 'jB?' ' |