New-York tribune., 1895-07-24
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
THE MOVEMENT TO COMBINE BICYCLE
AND HARNESS RACES.
,- VIII, RE SETTLED SOON AND THE CONTESTS
WILL PROBABLY DE UNDER l." A. W. SAM
T1oN-oTIIER NOTES OF INTEREST
TO WIiEELME.

Il.
rIoN-ornER NOTES OF INTEREST
TO wHEELMEN.
A meeting will be held next week "n'" II WI"
,.ohab,v be determined, for once anu io' az"
,,o,her the trotting horsemen VIII carry OUT .ne
,dea Of running bicycle races IN cohJuncoo' WIN
,,o,r trotting meetings 1.-The idea has been spread
NV" ,. ,ha, our movement would mean tight
,s, ,bo League OF American Wheelmen, SAID
ono NJ the promoters yesterday. No'"''s !"
,r,her from our intentions We realize ihe III
,erest in cycling just now. ana we want " '"'
vantage OF it. We do not WISH 10 CONNIE w."
other cvcling meets and we snail not a''e'"p' -
race until have secured s"ic'o" i.o'' ,
ma, Gideon of the /. A. w Many OF the TRACK
anors arc ready 10 Jump into the scheme at
roor,ent.s notice The track owners VIII on"r manu-
some purses. which should attract the Des' men
and insure good races
r,,ro &c some talk OF a bicycle track being lala
out M Brighton Beach. inside the regular "ao"
chief Consul Potter sad yesterday thht nc ma"
beer Informed that new oicycie ""cN "o
,o,d ou, at concy Island. and he believer 'hat '"'
brighten Beach racetrack was 'he P'"''' ,
"a ro reason why We should not have the Na'iohai
, hro rex, YEAR said he 'If Boston does
NO, wan, Il, "a has been stated II Is pretty sure
20 como 70 this State and II good track u 'h''
n Brighton Beach. there Is no reason WY
meet should not be held there h'io" ~ -,
strong movement is on foot with '"a o''
view.
The Executive Committee OF the New o'N o''.
Division Will probably vote In Few uaNs " no"
State meet at Buffalo on september an" y"
Tho committee is empowered to hold three s,A'c
,,e.,s each wear II II thinks such course d'sraoe
now bicycle track IL belns built nsiie inc morse
rac,r, course Al Providence u Will be a thifd OF
mile track made Of cement The Rhode lslah'
riv,sou T. 4 w meet will be held there IN sep
tcmber.
The l. A. ". membership list continues 10 BOOM
with New-York setting lively pace Inc ne"
members for the week number 49, "f wni'h NV"
York leads with %. New-JerseY rs second Win ~
and Massachusetts 'hrd with H. with the annual
meet a, Asbury Park New-JeIscy ought 10 have
done better.
II was said yesterday that there might he some
trouble over the meet nj Manhattan "'''h
las, Saturday The rules say thar the referee OF
bicycle races must be a l.. \. " member In good
standing. O. s Bonncl. the referee. vas not
member up to The time OF the Asb"ry fark meet
Mr. Bonncn resigned his l.. 4 ". memnefsnp
when he went into the oi Cash PriAe League TWO
years ago.
at Mineoa Long Island on september The rnccs
vii. be held on The Queens COUNTY NNtlS '.rl @ ~
ton The cycle races Will be under the manage
rnent o. Thomas Lloyd.
The METROPOLITAN Association o, cycling Clubs
will have century run on July = Ine pace max
George C. Wheeler. G. 7. stamboch and Thomas
Wsrl The e9''s ts. ~ s,Sss or July o. with
There viii be bicycle parade a, Patchogue.
Cyclists desiring to join the League Of American
hanks hy sending name and address 20 the cycling
Editor. Ncw-York Tribune