The record-union., 1892-03-31
F0NG sing Was SNUBBED.
A Pagan BicycIist's Bright Hopes
Shattered.
He Wanted to Join the League o.
American Wheelmen, But Was
Abruptly Sat Upon.

The following, from a San Francisco
paper of yesterday, is pretty good illus
tration of the saying that one should go
away from home for news. The paper
referred to says:
"Fong Sing is plunged deep in the
Chinese gulf of dark despair. Hot scald-
ing tears ooZe out of the lower corners of
his oblique eyes and drip mournfully
down into the suds as he YEARLY bends
over his steaming tubs with his bare, cal
loused heels hanging over the gunwales
of his double-decked shoes. Poor Fong
Sing! His grief is too deep for words
pure Anglo-SaXon words-and he may
never smile again.
y p to short time ago Mr.. Sing was
the happy, light hearted proprietor of a
solled-linen studio at Sacramento. Then
bicycles broke in on him, and he is now
IN lar way to become blighted being.
1t was his wont to scrub diligently day
times and ride a wheel at eventide in
search of recreation and abrasions. In
time he became an expert cyclist, as good
as any IN the town, and would ride whole
blocks without falling off or running into
posts and grocery wagons.
But Fong Sing was not satisfied with
this accomplishments. He yearned for
fellowship and recognition as the lone
celestial wheelman of Sacramento, and
!
the League of American Wheelmen. Mr..
Sing is progressive, and wanted to spin
gayly through the streets of his adopted
town with his multitudinous shirt-tails
flung to the irresponsible breeze under
the auspices of the above organization.
But unfortunately about AZ 900 league
men sat down simultaneously and alb
ruptly on Mr.. Sing, his bicycle and his
application. Hence his grief.
mo one here knew anything of Mr.
Sings scheme to corner the league trade
in Sacramento, and deliver the bundles
on his wheel. until the name of the am
bilious Chlnaman was published in the
Boston BicycLjag World as an applicant
to the California Division. The applica-
ton was sent in from Sacramento and in
dorsed by parties there. but who they
were the division officers here do not
know. According to the constitution any
amateur wheelman Is years of age is
eligible for membership, if Endorsed by
two league members in good standing or
three reputable citizens.
1.-The Chinaman's name was published
| in the list about one month ago. Mem
bers are requested to peruse the list of
| applicants in order that no Objectionable
parties may get into the league, and if
after two weeks no protests are filed the
! applicant receives his ticket. Protests
must be sent within two weeks from the
! charges, as far as it is possible to make
/ them. Several protests were sent from
| this city, some by telegraph by members
who were a little tardy in discovering
! Fong Sings name in the list, and all Spe-
officially charged Mr.. Sing with being a
! Chinaman, and therefore Ineligible. The
! charge was sustained, and Sing is not a
member of the league, nor is there any
likelihood of his becoming one.
"There was much Indignation eX-
pressed by local wheelmen over the ac-
ton of the Capital City people in favor
ing the Monaghan. George p. Wetmore,
President Of the Bay City Club, said that
| Fong Sing was an unusually white young
person for a Chinaman, but was not a
desirable addition to an organization
which is largely social in it's nature. He
is not pleased with the idea of mingling
freely with the slant-eyed Celestials at
| the annual meet of the league division.
''Some cyclists are unkind enough to
say that the chief objection to Fong Sing
in league ranks is because he can make
better time on his machine than the aver
age crack wheelman, and it would be
doubly humiliating to have the laurels
snatched from their brows by blue
bloused heather Chinee. He is a tall,
athletic young fellow, and rides one of
the largest-siZed Wheels"