The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-31

ONTHE SILENT STEBD
Many Candidates for the
Presidency of the League
Of American Wheelmen.
SCHLICHT CLUBS FESTIVAL
Henry Yon Der Heide Crowned
Schuetzen King-Gossip of the
Ball Tossers.
CHLICHT CLUBS FESTIVAL

Candidates for the presidency of the
League of American Wheelmen are
%springing UP almost daily in the various
divisions of the big organization. The
candidates already in the field are using
all the diplomacy that they can COM
mand to get the various wires in work
ing order. OF late there has been con-
siderable talk to the effect that the Off
GERS of the League should be paid salar-
les and give their entire time to organi-
cation work. No objection has been
made to this proposition, and it is
likely that some definite action with
this idea in view will be taken before
the next annual election. The office of
secretary is a salaried one. but the
duties of the President and the Chairman
of the racing board are hardly less
arduous. The League is in receipt of a
generous income which could be sub
stantially increased without becoming
a burden on its members or the clubs or
tracks. For the presidency, New York
will boom Isaac b. Potter, the present
chief consul of the State. He is an en-
thusiastic worker in the interests of the
League and road improvement. One of
MS most formidable opponents win be
Vice President Perkins of Boston. The
west declare that they are entitled to
representation with the presidency next
year, and the east also want the Office.
Chief Consul Potter of the New York
State division of the League was asked
by a reporter yesterday if he would be
a candidate for the office, but he re-
fused to commit himself to a direct
statement. He says that he believes the
DroSidan+ of fha TpnO1a should he a man
from his State, and that the New York
State division will have a candidate for
the office. Vice President Perkins
announcement that he is a candidate for
the Office is not taken seriously, as he
is considered a weak man for the office.
and wheelmen express doubts if his own
State would support him.
AT the close of the present season the
leading tire and bicycle manufacturers
are going to war against one another IN
efforts to establish new records, says
an authority on cycling matters One
maker is said to be now constructing
quadruple, tr:plet and tandem machines
for pacing purposes. The record break
ing is to start early in October, prob
ably at the Louisville track. Another
team is to go to Birmingham. Ell Paso
and San Jose will also attract the would
be record breakers. Among the men
who will try for records are John S.
johnson, Walter Sanger, Harry Tyler,
Willie Windle, Clinton Coulter, Otto
Zeigler, Mike Dirnberger, Charles
Murphy, s. D.. Cabanne. Fred Titus. E.
C. Bald, Ray Mcdonald and w. F. Sims.
aeyen, the German professional, is
expected to arrive in this country soon.
He will ride in the Manhattan Beach
races.
It is said that Toledo will raise $40, 900
as an inducement for the L. A. W. to
eve its 's6 meet to that city. Boston
is keeping so quiet that it begins to look
as. though she means to keep her hands
The Transportation Committee of the
L. A. w. are seeking to have the various
railroads Throughout the country recog-
nize bicycles when accompanied by their
owners as regular baggage. exem exempt from
Consul I. P. Potter of New York holds
that a bicycle is personal property, and
and trunks as baggage should govern
the transportation of bicycles. In, dis
cussing the proposed plan of the LAW,
'What constitutes baggage may be a
question for a jury before We get
through. I have been looking up the
issue between the railroad and the
cyelist has got to come. I am preparing
aoa 65,ef sa and Be- as cd 5ar ef ] e to carry saa the mh rallz
as baggage, and to check them the
same as they do trunks and valises.
man of the Transportation Committee
of the L. "A. W., has done good work
in this direction. I look to see the ques-
ton taken up in this State and decided.
and / think it will be before long"
Some of the railroads now carry bicycles
free when accompanied by their owners gn,
tion officials of the League to have every
road in the country adopt such rules.
Wheelmen nowadays make frequent use
of the railroads in visiting suburban
owns. and they look to the LA. w. to
secure a reduction of the tariff charged
The Select Few Wheelmen of Newark
will hold a century run on sunday,
August j; The route Wes Wll1 DE Y pa tb ni,zS-
Metuchen, New Brunswick, Franklin
Park and Kingston.
Following is the summary Of the events
run at Dayton Bicycle Clubs meet at
Dayton, O., yesterday
HaIf-miie Open. Class B.ze.gler first,
fourth. Time. 1:07 s-5. KIser, Bliss, L.
c.. Johnson. Rigby and Titus also nm,
ished in order named. Coulter and Bald
One mile. Open. Glass B-van Herrick
and Lund, Chicago, won; L. :. Johnson
and and Rnig segraS cley eb9eago seef third. Gar Time,
Tvosmile Handicap. Glass .B-Titus, 30
yarTG' Jobnson' 50 Yards. third; Cooper,
ITO yards. fourth; Eddy. 100 yards. fifth.
Time, 4:32 1-5. :
noints. won; Scott, S points, second; L.
e.. Johnson, 4 poi1 Is, third; Coulter, 8
noints- fourth. Time. 4:48 3-5. Eddy:
Maddox, Mcdonald, Cooper, Good and
Davidson also ram.
One mile open. Glass B-Gardiner won,
Bald second, DR.. Brown third. Time;
300 Is. Bliss, Kiser, T.. c.. Johnson and
Eddy ran in order named. Davidson,
Raw McDoEGd and Titus quit.
soHL1CHT .tUB'S SHOOT.
Henry Van Der Heide
Schuefzen Koenfg.
AZ The second annual shooting festival