Show PICKERING AS LOTS OF TROUBLE That E. E E. E Pickerings Pickering's s 's little allotted job of promoting bicycle races at Los Angeles is not all sunshine and roses can be gleaned from severa several letters which were received by certain bicycle riders an and promoters in this city today Pickering ering announced that his track would ouM open May ray 9 D and as a result many I of the local riders began begin preparations to ride on his track until the opening I of the season in this city This morning morn morn- big ing however several of the boys bors received received re discouraging information and indications in in- are that hut few of them will make the journey to the coast Alfred Crebs is ill one of those who had set his mind upon going but who may change e his hunch Crebs was informed in in- formed by a man nan on the inside this morning that he had bettor better remain at home ionic for the reason that the game gamo does not look a bit too good at Los An An- geles eles It is more than probable U that at Creba eba will remain at home therefore to await the local opening Ivor Lawson it was learned this morning will go to Los Angeles however how ever as lie he has a good proposition with Pickering so that he will not be bo out anything if the game alUe should blow up there thero Ivor hor Redman also received a letter Jetter this his morning from Frank Prank Hoffman well wen known cnown as quite quito a bil bike c rider by tho the lo local lo 0 cal fans Hoffman also aIM states that things do not look a bit good on the coast and that he ho would like to cometo come como to o Salt Lake Hoffman also wrote I I asking him to give ho him bim any kind cind of a proposition so that he ho could come some to this city Hoffman states that ho be 10 is going better than over ever and that j ho he l knows non's ho he can make male good As hoffman Iloff- Iloff man nan is a rider who knows when hen he is J going ing or not going it is more than likely that Heagren will send scud for him Walter Bardgett has lIas also written from rom the coast and his letter is along the tho he same lines Jines as that from Hoffman and the one received by Crebs |