The sun., 1895-05-05
WHAT WHEELMEN TALK ABOUT.
Eek Explains Somc of the Charges Against
johnson.

|
Eek Explains Some of the Charges Against
| johnson.
wh.clmen are greatly interested as to what
disposition the Racing Board of the League Of
| American whcelmen will make OF the charges
against John S. johnson. the class B rider.
| johnson and his trainer. Eek, maintain that
they can disprovo all the charges. Eek saws:
EVERY charge made against johnson can be
explained down to as fine point as Chairman
| Gideon cares to have"
Speaking of Johnson's failure to ride ut the
wilkesbarre meet, ns agreed. he says: "In tho
| first place, we attempted to keep our arrange
ment with tho Wilkcsbarre people. Having
| ridden in Montreal the day previous we made
| every arrangement to reach the Pennsylvania
city. In fact, we cut our part Of the pro-
gramme short at Montreal In order TO make
| train connections. But the time table had
been changed and We missed the train
| we calculated taking. This cnn DO proven
| by the officials of the road. Furthermore we
made strenuous efforts to reach Wiikesbarre
| In spite OF these setbacks. Taking a train to
| Springfield. we found that wo could not reach
| Wilkesbarre in time, SO went to Syracuse.
did not enter johnson at Wilkesbarre. E. G.
| Stearns g. Co. did How, then. can the Chair
man hold johnson on this count2"
Explaining his failure to race at the Baltl-
more meet, Eek says: Our party got into
Baltimore on the morning Of the tournament
after riding all night on the train. Stearns &
| Co. had entered Johnson and we were entirely
ignorant that the trial heats were to be run In
| the morning. There was no one at the train to
| meet u.s. und we proceeded to our hotel. At
| noon / was informed that johnson could not
| ride because he failed to compete in the trial
| heats. Nevertheless. we proceeded 10 the
grounds and were warmly received by the
oiilcials They requested JShns9n to ride an
prize il he would consent, AS long as we were
there and could not ride. johnson agreed TO ride
ute being paced by G. Murphy and g. Callahan
| After the races went around and asked for our
wss no by SS the IN the
therefore the, could hardly afford to donate the
| special prize. )"
money for Johnsons exhibitions Is untrue. In
no case did he ever ask for money for Jolnson's
many instances he has reached places and been
requested by race officials to pnt their track in
him was his business and no one else's. IT race
meet promoters offered him money to bring
League Of American Wheelmen. II @ and % Il. d dehes
any one in this country to prove that he de-
| The following circular has been issued by the
| wheelmen interested In the passage of the Gro
ton Cycle Path bill now in the Legislature:
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the Laws Of 1852. entitled An act to consolidate Into
Sss,ns pHs!ls ipss1ss,; City ot @ Soi4"
Certain good eiti.en. of wesohester county object
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OF Of he w.sn an ind
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toSEnient St Of private estates state,
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division OF the League OF American Wheelmcn. and In
6sha, OF this we "a are to roncede
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psdssrians ms t,her and ths, the S iii is not in any
sense sense mandatory In its provisions; , ,,,.,.o,
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our suburban districts.
This communication, which was signed by
State division of the L. A. W., was included
In behalf of several thousand @ L. l. l. W members of
Vision " q he ieaxae q A%erican Mnesmsa sssissiy
y @ II Se @ Ns to Gd s R
Metffop" poll an am Assoclson Of cSess @ cPS. ~h"E
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county RosdsttT Peihneia bicycle Cub jersey Gy
d. csss cab GsaSsth Wheel
Capt. Weeks OF the Riverside Wheelmen
states that 1t has been decided to change the
m fehhry a e1 hsd s
OF Sayville. the original point. a number Of
have fled onppfStGns i D take ak part in
pany the run run in order to fix ali breaks that oc.
Charley Murphy. the class racing man, is
ambitious TO ride mile this season in phenom-
Whcclmen to permit him TO make the trial dur
ing the national meet. He suggests that with u
for distance of several miles. and with an en-
gine for pacemaker. he is confident that he can
Hansen. the Minneapolis rider, who won tho
lona-distance riding record last season. will try
TO crtate new figures for twelve months, non riding
State record and he also rode 200 miles in the
for lnst season was II. .0j3 miles.
,.thicf Consul Elliott Of tho MASSACHUSETTS
division OF the League of American Whcemcn
has appointed tho following local consuls:
+. W. Roberts, Adams; s. +. Goodwin. Ameshury;
Henry F. Cottle; lrookield; FRANK e Flint, C! opeh
Fail River; IIermon T. FWncl: Hudson; T; 5. W"bI
Mnirose; j y Hall: hi,,on; II r Wood, Marlboro 81
Arthur osk urovei l.. W; ilpsr, XswInryport; H. il
Sf%Ga si"nsha% as C. T Ia,nh South terfSd {
k'ns, IapleyyiIle q. A. Rabbit. Taunton: Frank san
born TUFTS College.
A club has been ORGANIZED In Boston whose
memb rship Is composed exclusively of women.
II has been named the Bostonian Cycle Club and
the following officers have been elected: Presi-
dent, Miss +. +. Pitts; Vice. e-President, Mrs L.
c. CHM; secretary. Miss f. b. Gain; Treas-
urer, Mrs; George Ii. Peters; Captain. Miss
Marie III. Wheeler.
NOTES.
The Cycle Club OF Brooklyn has removed from the
Clermont Avenue Rink where II held forth during the
make rs adquarters until the fall when Its lease
The Bosion College Ass99ca,ion whssmsn have
The Mercury Wheel Club Of Flushing will run one
mile race for tho chAmpionship OF Long Island at
their tournament on Aug IL