New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-20
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
STERLING ELLIOTT. CHIEF CONSUL OF
MASSACHUSETTS, HERE.

GOOD SPORTS PROMISED AT THE TWO hACE
MEETS To-DAY-THE METROPOLITAN BICYCLE
CLUB INcoRPoRArED-CABA ON
CLUTCHES NOTES
Sterling Elliott chief consul of Massachusetts,
and Editor OF the l.. A. w. bulletin. In In the
city, a guest OF Isaac b. Potter. Mr. Eii'o't 10 q
Yachting enthusiast as we'll lover OF cy-
cling and he came on to witness the yacht race
to-day THE cycling situation was never IN petter
shape than 1t Is to-day" said Consul h'io't
am glad to see New-York doing such good WORK.
You are fast leaving us in the rear. ana we VIII
have TO do some hustling TO eaten up win
o am g,ad 70 see the stand taken by the
n,rer. here regarding the treatment OF Miss Knox,
OF Boston. at Asbury PARK
.It ,s all nonsense TO say that the l.. A. w has
M Jurisdiction over professional racing. There Is
nothing In the constitution which prevents our as
summing control Of such races"
The race meet at Manhattan Beach to-day will
no watched with considerable interest. for II Will
be the first attempt at professional bicycle racing
here since the Cash Prize League effort Of n few
vsars ago. The programme contains profess. onal
and Class Il races only, and handsome prizes will
he turned over the winners. The management
proutse that the races will begin promptly at d"
n M and that they will be run OF In such o'ue'
that the nnal race will be over at $50 p M eha-
bling those who wish to do to return 10 the city
In good season. The professional one-mlle hah'i-
cap and the invitation orc-mlle Class IL hanh'cap
should be good contests and each has a weil-HHeu
Est Of entries.
The races a: Manhattan Field will be under 'he
auspices Of the Riverside Wheelmen. and they VIII
be OF purely amateur character The races "'''
begin AT 3 .. m. The meet unfortunately TOT me
club has been poorly advertised. and the commit
tee in charge OF the arrangements has done rtte
or nothing to attract public attention 10 H.
The entries number l43. Of which NUMBER e.Sny
are members OF the Riverside Whee'mcn Among
the entries are Bolnger. Iodgson. Ertz GOODMAN
Barbeau Brown. Lebold Mccoy. Mosh'r ana
Dawson. Some efforts have been made 70 Improve
the track How successful those efforts VIII prove
remains TO be seen.
The Metropolitan Bicycle club will have It's hrst
regular tomorrow The party VIII take 'ne
steamer Little silver from Pier 80. at West mir
feminist at $50 for Highland Peach. Inc onp
was incorporated at Albany yesterday Inc mana
gers OF the club Malcolm l.. Bridgrnan Thomas
G. Crichton. Andrew J. Murphy. Charles A. Under
hill Joseph C. Hurley. william r. Pttman ana
James O'Neill.
I. D. Cabanne who was injured at Asbury fark'
I, in worse shape than AT first supposed lie
telesraphed to NewYork yesteray ior PAR ,x 81
cruiches. and IT may be some time Deiore ne WI"
be seen the racctrack again
Among the sights OF the Oranges Is Young
woman OF East orange who. on almost every fair
day can be taking her daily spin on her ~heel
In kn!ckcrbocker.. with pug dog COMFORTABLY
seated on the baby carrier In the 'front.' OF me ma
chine. The turnout attracts great deal OF at''h-
ton.
The Star Wheelmen will this afternoon have their
ten-mile handicap road race over the Springfield
Elizabeth course There will be spirited coinpe-
t,t.on. as several handsome prizes have been do
mated the club. to be given to the leaders IN the
contest
Wednesday WAS n gala day for New Bruns"lck
biryclis,s large number OF them ~er" entered
In races at the MddleseN Driving Park. held under
the auspices OF the Md1l'sex Athl'tic .!up. OF
South River Riders from New-fork. Newark
Elizabeth. somervillc and Ashury Park also par
,c.patel To-day n twenty -nyc-mi" handicap race
for the championship Of Eew-J"rscy Will be run
over the course between New-Brunswck and
Metuchen.
Cyclists desiring 10 nin the Leagu" OF American
Wheelmen may obtain full printed Information and
blanks by sending name and address 20 the cycling
Editor New-lork Tribune.