New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-15
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
JOHNSON MAY GO TO ENGLAND AFTER
ALL.
PREDICTIONS OF A PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE
BROOKLYN WOMEN ORIGINATE BICYCLE
BREAKFAsT-BAD WEATHER DRIVES

BREAKFAsT-BAD WEATHER DRIVES
wIrEEIMGN TO THE ACADEMIES.
A lively entertainment given by Professor
Isaac Johnson at, his bicycling academy in the
Murray Hi Lyceum. In East Thirty-fourth-st,
last night Many people we'll known In the social
world occupied boxes In the balcony, and the crowd
everywhere was so great that much of the main
floor had to bc given over TO the spectators Juhus
Wusters orchestra furnished the music ana the
hall was tasiefully decorated with bunting. flags
streamers and flowers. Among the performers
were Isaac Johnson A. d. Robbins, Charles Duane
stephen Moom William Waters. Miss Lillian Eli
more. Mr.. Phillips. Miss Costello and the Jardine
Brothers Among those present were Mrs. W. IS
Cutting Mrs Place. Mrs. Austin Flint. Mrs Stuy-
vesant Fish. Miss Flint. b. Il. Stevens. Mrs Wheat
IT, Miss Livingston. Miss Griffin. Mrs. Murray.
Edwin \. Burt. Mrs. Moulton. Mrs. p. q. Thebaud'
Mrs Gordon and Mrs. +. W. Buckley
John : johnson may go 10 Europe after all. Inc
chances are that firm or association will try TO
prevent him from going. There IL prevailing opin-
ION among persons well versel in cycling ana'rs
that the champion wheelman and skater VIII De
declared 20 hc professional by the H. A. w 'har-
man t;ldeons report. which will be published on
Friday morning. may contain the announcement
that johnson has been declared professional and
that he will be debarred from competing again In
races held under the sanction OF the L. A. W. The
road - a professional association IL belhg paved
slowly but surely.
Arrangements are making for the opening race
me-, Of the National Circuit Of the Crescent Wheel
mon on their three-lap track At Painheld on May
Q, The entry-lst will comprise many weli-kno"n
races OF both classes The prize list Is as follows:
Class A: One-rnle novlce-First. gold medal; Sec
ond silver medal: third. bronze medal Two-thrds-
mile scratch-First. diamond stud second DIAMOND
stud: third. scarfpin. One-miie handicap-r"s'
gold watch; second. silver watch; third scarfpn.
| 'irSf Al
| diamond ring; third gold ring. Class Is; TWO
| thirls-mtle scratch-First. diamond stud; second.
| diamond stud: third. diamond stud One-mile
scratch-Frrst diamond stud second. diamond stud
| third diamond stud. One-mile handicap-rirs''
Crescent Wheelmen special prize, diamond ring Sec
ond diamond stud; third. diamond s'ud'
| The Harlem Wheemen are Offering mileage med
| ais 70 every member OF the club who rides 700
miles during the year. with an additional bar Tor
everv additional leo miles. In view OF the num-
| her Of welknowr long distance riders among the
| Harlem Whcemcn such action promises 10 De no
! slirht drain on the treasury OF the ciuo Inc
| club runs for May "a follows; May ~. irving
| ton Mllburn. leave clubhouse . a. m. Fort Lee
I ferry: May g. city Island. leave clubhouse 9;o
n m: May 30 IrvIngton- Millburn race dinner at
| Wsstheld. leave clubhouse At 40 a. m
- - ro., secretary Of the Plainfeld Race Com
nittec. will make arrangements to accommodate
I the Quill club Wheelmen who attend the Irving
| ton Milburn race There will be stage at the
| finish which will convey the members TO PAIN
| field
There will be a meeting OF the committees In
charge OF the State meet. TO be held at Manhattan
Beach on June Il and 10, In Room NO. ~. 'lifhes
| building. on Friday
II the weather clears to-day there will be an In
| ter,sting function I'm Brooklyn About score Of
women. some OF them well known In Brooklyn So
ciety. Will meet at Schwabach's In Flatbushl.ave;
| this morning. and leave there at IL a, m After a
ride the party viii proceed to The Shelter House
| breakfast.
| The dsagreeable weather yesterday kept the
whecmen indoors. but the atmospheric conditions
her helped attendance at the uptown cycling
| academies. There was a large crowd at the Met
ropSan the s %S r may aonS sarenex
when there was sharp report Ike pistol shot
and he umDsd 70 ne moor 1907 WI e
only an exploded TIRE
telling of qucer,lookngg wheel that he saw In
pncumntic-tired wheels. two In front and one in
the rear The steering was done with the rear
nr half circle about the rider The wheel looked
cumbersome he said, and It's popularity was doubt
| full
The opinion is gaining ground that OF the
| making light weight wheels Extremely light weights
al cos sn! eF OF
predicts that next year Inc popular ROAD "hee'
viii weigh from q to Is pounds.
| Cyclists desiring 10 Join the League OF American
Wheclmen may obtain full printed Information and
| banks by sending name ana address 10 the Cyeilng
| Editor New York Tribune.
! PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED ~ MISSOURI
| Slick, Mo. May l4-At o'clock this morning the
| ,outhbound passenger train the St. Louis and
| Hannibal Railroad struck a broken rail about two
| miles north OF Slick and the entire train was
| thrown from the rails. killing c. Mayer. OF warren
| ton. Mo-. and badly injuring twenty-three others.
| The following Is a list OF injured: Eugene Su'li-
| van engineer. Hannibal probably fatally injured;
Perry Wood. New-Iondon. attorney. dangerously
,n,nrsd: J. A. Jordan, general manager. Hannibal