The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07
WITH THE CYCLISTS
Greenvil1e Wheelmen Ar
ranging a Run to Wash
ton, DC, and Return.
A. A. U. ALL-RouND CHAMPIONS
Long, the Boston Crack Expects
to Land the Honors-Diamond
Chips.
A. A. U. ALL-RoUND CHAMPIONS

New County Road will be pleased 10
learn that the work on the section be-
tween the Newark and New York Rail
road and the Morris Canal is being
pushed rapidly, and that it is likely to be
completed by the middle of August. The
Teler~d pavement has been laid the
greater part OF n way. and by next
week it is expected that the work viii
begin on the speedway. The large steam
rollers are now at work rolling down
the crushed stone to a hard level sur
face. With his section of the road
completed the wheelmen will be enabled
to reach the finest section of the road,
that in Bayonne.
cap" Livingston of the Greenville
w~heelmen, Richie Petit and Harvey
Grady are planning a trip to Washing
ton, D. c.. and return. 1t is proposed
to make the entire distance in one week.
allowing one full day at the Capltal.
The latter week of next month VIII IN
all probability be chosen for the trip.
For some unknown reason the wheel
men of Jersey City give Staten lslano
a wild berth. That the wheelmen make
a mistake in placing the Island uhder
the ban can be proven by a run winch
covers a distance of twenty-five miles,
and which will carry the cyclists through
shady spots over one of the pest roaas
in this vicinity. To take this run. fol-
low Ocean avenue to Gates avenue
! turning into Old Bergen Road at the
car stables, then ride one BLOCK to Fam
rapo a~venue,S going through the latter
to the New County Road. Follow the
road to its terminus and turn TO the
left. following the Kills to the Staten
-. rartt Once on
Staten Island, take the road running
straight out from the ferry entrance out
to and past S%pringville. This is a de-
lightful run. and at various places along
the route on the Island will be found
springs of ice-cold sparkling water. a
drink of winch will be appreciated after
a run of several miles.
The Race Commits of the Metropoli-
tan Association of e. ing Clubs met on
Wednesday evening to lake action upon
some false entries made by riders in the
recent Irvington-Milburn Road race.
Since the race on Decoration Day 1t
has developed that the entries of Fred
Recht of the Brooklyn Bicycle Club,
the winner of the race. and Simpson
Standevan, Active Athletic Club of Pat
erson. who finished second, bore strong
evidence of being falsifed. Both men
were present at the meeting to defend
themselves. In the case of Standevan,
he involved himself In a series of con-
Trajectory statements regarding his en-
try. and through his own admissions
was deposed from second place. Rechts
case was considered, but no action was
taken upon the matter. 1t seems that
{ Recht stated his best previous time made
IN a race previous to May SO was one
hour, eighteen mute and thirty sec
onds, made in a twenty-five mile con-
test, at Jamaica, last November. the
Race Committee claim that they have
evidence that Recht's time was in real
ity one hour, fourteen miutes and thirty
seconds. According to the times submit-
ted by these men, they received big
handicaps. Some strong evidence was
submitted by Recht to substantiate the
truthfulness of his time. and his case
was accordingly laid over until Saturday
evening. r. G. Belts of the Race Com
mittee stated that in view of the con-
dition of affairs all prizes should be with
held Until the Recht case was decided.
A New York paper in speaking of the
muGn discussed Johnson case says among
Beneath the surface among the Class
Il racing cyclists there are many ,ru-
mors Of the formation OF . new pro ICES
orally speak of Chairman Gideon's pol
lev in respect to League of American
Whsslmen Racing Board Beard th affaif IS no In
care to be quoted. The star riders AFFECT
a disregard of what may happen, and
Known riders are suspended in the same
way as John S. Johnson they will cause
their friends to bolt from the amateur
ranks and race under professional rules.
There IS reason to believe that Thomas
Eek. Johnson's manager. has been work
!Eg hard to make possible the organiza-
IL date mis- efforts have not met with the
Success that he hoped for. The racing
Gmen might like such a league, but they
81 are employed by manufacturers and OF
~ course are controlled by them.
The Cycle Board Of Trade ~, Is SAID not not
with professional sport in various
branches, and are not DESTROYS, of un-
to be the only professional sport in this
country that has maintained q reputation
for honesty, and at the same time Pro
Chairman Gideon has refused to say
that he is investigating the status OF
other racing men generally believed to
legged to be Of violation of the League
OF American Wheelmen rules. The
ers &c the situation is now. must vs.
snail win every race in which they start.
The men do not always fill expecta-
tons, but their salaries are dependent
on their ability to show their best form.
League of American Wheeimen racing
is above reproach. There has never
been a serious charge made against 1t:
and to this condition the popularity of
bicycle racing is due.
1.-THE late National Cycling Associa-
tson was honestly conducted, but 1t
failed. Some persons said that. the fields
Of starters were too small; others said
thai the public had no faith in profess
slonal racing, hence the failure of the
I, meets to attract paying crowds. The
racing was good, the business manage
rent was perfect, the purses were at
tractive. but the public remained away.
II is plain, then. that q new profess
sional league, however well It. starts,
will be a Speculation. johnson lost his
place. worth $1,000 a year. with a bicycle
zimmerman. the best liked Of all the
amateur riders, on becoming q profes-
SIGNAL lost part of his large following;
1t would be surprising. il a professional
cycling league were a big success in the
irst year, even with excellent financial
backing. Chairman Gideon and the
League of American Wheelmen are
striving to please the public with efforts
to maintain the high STANDARD of anna
teur racing under the existing rules,
and Judging from inquiries made among
cycling, they have the sympathy Of
lists it is not thought that the League
will get the worst of any fight that may
Tomorrow evening the Greenville