New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-17
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
ARRANGING FOR THE STATE MEET.
THE JOHNSON. Eek coNTEsT-NEw YORK STATE
IN THE I.EAD-INTEREsTING NOTES AND
COMMENTS FOR WHEELMEN.

TIE JOHNSON Eek coNTEsT-NEw-YoR STATE
IN TIE IEAp-INTEREsTING NOTES AND
COMMENTS FOR wIiEELMEN.
An important meeting OF the various committees
m charge Of the arrangements FOR the State meet
VIII be held in Room So "rlmos" building, AT
: o'clock this afternoon. The members OF thr com
mttees have been hard at work OF late, ana tx
collent results have been accomplished, r. W.
isurns chairman Of IN" Track ana Race com
mttte, announces that work on the track ~
Manhattan Reach II making rapid progress The
Grading and banking have been completed. aud tho
workman arc nov engaged IN putting Oh the con
rieIo surface Emmy blanks fpr ih' meet VIII BE-
mailed IN - fcw dhyr I'll" f"l"'il'n or i'''t'"
m1efs, timers ana other officials nihf u" W'I" ~
the meeting this afternoon. u IL Thought mat 10"
number NJ eniilca viii exceed nat Of any other
moot over hod IN the Hlaio Df Toyhnm. ih'
chairman ~ The Reception ana Entertainment com
ul,fro Tor the state meet. ls 'onsldefing plans
FOR usng ono Of the brooklyn nrmor'' aH f'n'ih
reception hail for visiting t. \. ". members
so oillcal Information has been given ont regard
INK the suspension of Johnson AMI the probable *
pnsion OF Thomas " Eck. hls manager. Some
people seem to think that the t. \. ". has no
Jurisdiction over Eek. but II has. E'H couli con
ilnuc TO train n rider. but he could not enter
track as Article ". Section I, Claus" T.. % the
bylaws shows II Is as follows: 1T shall lee within
,h. province u the Racing Board 10 suspend rom
the raceirack for such time It may deem
urooor,ionafe TO the offence. any wheolman guilty
~ unfair dealings In connection with cycle racing,
or ungentlemanly conduct on the track. or any
wheclrnan who completes In Il race not governed
by The rules OF the T.. A. W or those that may
b.. approved by the Racing Board. Any whcemar
Who knowingly competcs wth one who has been
suspended viii render himself liabe 10 Ike
penalty"
An intimate friend - Johnson sad yesterday that
the racing man would not submit TO a d'quaiihca-
ton for even week mich less six months. He
said th,t johnson would in al probability enter the
profess;ora! races 20 be he'd In Philadelphia on
Decoration Day. making that meet his first appear
lncc ~ a professional The plan % ioF johnson -
~ 10 Canada then and take part In the races there.
ana to 90 to England after the Canadian meetings
are
Isaac T. potter. chief consul % the New-York
state Divis'on % the l.. \. ". viii interest him
sc.i In trying to have Improvements made N certain
streets n Brooklyn 80 that cyclists may ride to
Tcw-York in comfort The Improvements suggested
refer - SchcrIuerhorn AMI Henry sts. AMI Bedford,
Lafayette and Flatbusl av'a
The yhee.mcn Of this state can congratulate
th.u.clycs Many through Ihrf Consul Potter
eNorts the membership OF ne J.. y " IN this STATE
hauled PennsysanA and has ia"."i Ma s~icayS-t,s
Nas-achusetts waS 200 ahead at the beginning or
he year
4 q Bstche:ier the l.. \. W haniicapper %
MS district has sseufea lna,,ers IN Room 49, &c. No.
Martin road race At Buffalo on Decoration Day vi.
number 40.
The QUIZ cub wheomen VIII hoN meeting at
40. = Park Row at p m to-day
charles and Madeline fitzpatrick the Trick and
fancy n lrrs vii start Ili, TO Chicago sun lay
morning The trip WI. be made 70 report on me
conditions OF the roads Th"y VIII give TICK filinS
exhibitions aong the route.
Fred" TITUS writes The American Wheelman"
,aaf M. would b. pleased show Nike Dim
berger what c.ass he j. IN Dirnbcrgcr u r'IOrt"l
20 have SAID that soon ~ Titus sanger ana sew
.rll other we.-known riders g't INTO ms ,ijrn-
b.rgcr'el class he would race them. TITUS thinks
maj ne can give the Bu1dlOnsln a handicap IN
rec and beat him. and he Is now IN Louisville en-
deavOnng 10 arrang" 4 mAtc..
cyclists desiring to join the l"lguc Of American
Vh.e.Inrn may obtain fan printed Information and
II snks by sending name ana address u the 'ychng
Editor, New-lork Tribune.
4 meeting - ia. Good Roads Association WAS held
a, WASHINGTON and Johnson sts., Iirookiyn, Lass
ri.ht iJurIng III. lat ten days eichty-"lghi new
m@rnbers have joined the organization. Thc a-soca-
,nn vil rrque-t clubs making entries Tor the eye"
nroper allotment can be- made. 1t was announced
rh,i tho t!JO secured to pay for the c}cl" path,
had been paid leaving small balance IN the
treasury
Arrangements were also made for the femi-annual
melting OF IN. association. Wilch VIII be- held ON
Iunc n Among the speakers "ll be Mayor Sch.ctcn.
isrk Commissioner Sau.cr, CITY Works Commis-
sinnnr White Supervisor Dixie Superintendent 81
Schools Maxwell 81. CaI Mckelway. chief cons,
p,i,.r Major IUscomb. Judge Green. and "Semlc"
RurhmOrc.
The meeting to organize the Long Island Assocla-
lion will b. held at the Brooklyn Bicycle club house
No ~ Hanson Place. tonight