New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-12
PLANS FOR THE STATE MEET
ITS PROMOTERS WORKING HARD FOR ITS
SUCCESS.
A PARTY OF TIFFANY CYCLISTS ON A MOON
LIGHT RrDE-orHER MATTERS OF IN

TERESr TO WHEE1MEN
| From the enthusiasm and activity being shown by
those interested It is safe to say that the state
| meet OF the League OF American Wheelmen. to be
held at the Manhattan Beach track. June IA and To-
will the cycling event Of the season In the Metro
| poiitan district The promoters OF the meet from
| Chief Consul Potter down. getting to work IN
earnest. and they all agree that the State meet VIII
be a great affair The standing committees appoint
ed getting into shape. and the progress OF ar
| rangements will be steady from now on.
The Track and Race Committee. which has the
| most importnpt work on Its hands. had well-at-
tended meeting at the Brooklyn Bicycle Club FRI
| day night and although II was first meeting,
| chiefly for the purpose Of organization, many es-
sental details attended to. Chairman Fred
Burns presided and the others present were Willis
| b. Troy. H. L. Powell James T. MCKINNEY. Rob-
| ert W. Dyo, E. Elibach. Edward H. Walker. L. P.
| Coleman. D. B. Van Week. c. F. Benedict and
william T. Stevenson The complete list Of contests
as determined by the committee Is as follows:
| Class A-One-mie novice. scratch; one.mile han
dicap one-mile State championship. scratch; three
State sc a:;r. Nr aen
isS wHsA Sss % SRss s
cap; ten-mile scratch. paced.
The entry fees will be 81 for a single contest and
50 cents for each additional entered by the same
| rider Competitors must send the entry fees with
| their application to Fred W. Burns. Room 80
| Times Building. The will be started at p
m. sharp June Is unless the number OF entries
makes 1t necessary to have the trial heats earlier
in which due notice will be given to compet!-
| tors
The one-mie scratch. Glass p. will give a record
to the new track as already It is known that all the
fast men intend to compete In II. Work on the track
| Is now going rapidly forward. and there Is every
reason to believe that It will be finished some time
before the date appointed 1t Is probable that Chair
n nff
| be invited to be referee
The Transportation Committee has arranged with
| all trunk lines running into New-York to carry L.
| A. w. members TO and from the city during the
| week OF the meet for fare and third Men,
| bers Of the league will pay the full fare coming to
the city but upon showing their tickets will receive
a certificate which. after 1t has been countersigned
in BROOKLYN by Chairman George c. Pennell. OF the
| TRANSFORMATION Committee. will entite the holder to
purchase return ticket at one-hird the regulation
| rate.
An outline Of the programme for the two Gays
provides for a general reception In some large ha
In the morning OF Friday. June IA; run IN the az
ternoon and a theatre party Friday night Saturday
morning there will be another rum and In the after
noon comes the great parade down the Coney lsland
cycle pa h and the Saturday night there
will be reception and ball at the beach, 10 whlch
members OF the league will be admitted free upon
showing their tickets. There will be various other
| members during the two days. and membership
| tickets are going TO be valuable.
The Press Committee. consisting OF l.. g. Harri-
| son. chairman; Michael Furst. w. j. Masterson Ar
| thur n. JervIs. W. II. Roberts. j. f. Beach. FRED
| Allart J. Addison Robb, Herbert Rudd. Frank Ben
| son. H. j. Rippel. James Thomson. II. NJ. Valen-
| tine George r. Stackhouse. J. Armstrong Nelson
and Clemens Weiss met and divided the work to be
done 80 that each OF the several other committees
will have one or two members OF the Press Commit
| tee attending It's meetings.
| The assignments we're as follows: Executive Com
mlttee l.. 8. Harrison; Reception and Entertain
| ment Michael Furst and James Thomson; Pro-
| gramme and Invitation, Frank Benson and w. H.
| Roberts: Track and Races. Arthur n. Jervis and
George T.. Stackhouse; Prizes. Henry NJ Valen'
| tine and J. Addison Robb; Tours and Runs Glenn
| ems Weiss and ]. f. Beach; Transportation. Fred
Allart and II. J. Rippe.
Captain Curran and eighteen members OF the
Tiffany wheelmen took a moonlight ride to Coney
Island on Friday. 1t being tho first OF the season.
Tho squad started from the fountain In Bedford
ave. Brooklyn. at $50 o'clock. and rode through
Prospect Park to Shaughnessy's where half
hours stop was made. Continuing down the Cycle
Path Coney Island reached about 10 o'clock,
Just as the moon rising. At II o'clock the
party started on the return trip and reached me
and down st the cycle Path were in excellent cond
ton. but Bedford-ave. is disgrace to Brooklyn.
d
pleasant especially at night. Messrs Hyde and
took part in tho ride were Captain Curran, Peter
son. Hyde. White, Hutchinson. BostTick. GaskelI,
Montayne. MacDouga, Breitstein, Turgeon, Mel
and Stypes
ca lien" at The fa' American wheeman office yester
day and said that nothing had been done relative
con- the TRey came Direct from Philadelphia where
they had an interview with Chairman Gdeon; Wmen
fha nnin
%ade The answer was Immediately sent to
all the members OF the Racing Board with the re,
matter. and It is expected that decision viii be
reached the latter part Of THIS week Eek i says
the only charge made against him was that ne DE,
manded 500 to appear at the Baltimore e race ast
reason for johnsons not appearing that ne mad ia
excellent condition. and is training at the Kirk
track In Syracuse. and he does not seem 20 rear ear
do some training on the Toronto track. which
is one OF the first board tracks to be built In this
section.
Quill Club a hays secS %ss veil Ss
piicatons for membership from some OF the most ,st
re siysf rsss %
where Il PTo ab the neas meet
Ing OF the club which win be held Friday after
noon, the rooms will be dedicated
Private sulzer company , ~, s.n corns and Suaer
has shown considerable enthusiasm In his work.
il is expected that the bicycle corps VIII number
over hundred.
The annual election OF the Amtty Wheelmen re-
suited as follows: President. Frederick B Fisher.
Patterson; treasurer. J. Edward Nell captain Os.
car Chambers; first lieutenant, John A. stevenson;
second lieutenant I. Richhelmer; color-bearer, II,
g. Craw; first bugler. y. A. Nelson; second bugler'
A. J. Kress surgeon, Or. H. Lawrence
The Kings County Elevated road has made the
following arrangements for the transportation or
wheels, ~, 4. .,o.
On sundays and holidays bicycles VIII be taken
on the smoking cars OF any train from any station
az any time OF The day, "
on weekdays bicycles will not bs carried es, dow, down,
town between ana ~ u, M, nor uptown DrtWrrh q
and d. M. During the balance Of tho day wheels
will he admitted ID any train, .
A charge OF 10 cents will ba made FOR each bl'
cycle,
Tho Long Island Century Association has AR