The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-20

order that all employees may have. an
opportunity of witnessing the event.
On Thursday evening next a grand
bicycle parade will take place. All To-
cal wheelmen are expected to parade
and make it a brilliant affair Five
members of the Social and Zion Wheel
clubs will act as a committee of ar
engagements, such as laying out the
route and urging all participants TO
make good displays of decorations.
lions Wheel club has made arrange
ments for grand ball at Christensen's
hall on Saturday evening for the en-
tertainment of the visitors. All local
wheelmen and friends will be i<vited to
attend. The tickets have been placed
at 81.
The visiting wheelmen will be enter
tanned at a smoker on Friday at the
rooms Of the z. W. c.
The list of the prizes hung up for the
races aggregate about 81, 500.
Below is list of the events for both
race days:
Friday, October 25-one mile, nov
ice, class A; one-third mile. open. class
B; one-Nalf mile, open, class A; one
mile. open, class B; one mile. open.
professional; one-fourth mile, state
handicap, class B; two-mile handicap,
class A; extra race, one milo record.
unpaced.
Saturday, October 26.-One-fourth
mile, open, class B; two-thirds mile,
handicap. class A; one mile, 2:1S class,
class B; one mile, open, class A; one
half mile, handicap, class B; five-mile,
ste oh a. 4 A,,,o H.
handicap, class B; one-half mile, open,
professional; one mile, winners race,
class 3.
A prize of $500 will be hung up for
the unpaced record for one mile.
The following article from a wheel
man Is a timely one and explains it.
self:
If your kind and valuable paper will
allow a. few words to occupy a small
space, will endeavor to explain the
article that appeared in your issue of
last Sunday and pertaining to the L.
A. W. candidates. The article has been
commented upon in the last issue Of
the Rocky Mountain Cyclist.
In the article in the "Cyclist" Mr..
John Sharp seems to- be the person
sought to be INDICATED, and this COM
hnunication is simply to prove our posi-
ton and to show that Mr. Sharp needs
no vindication.
Mr. Sharp held the position of sec
rotary and treasurer for less than two
months time when he turned it over
to the present incumbent. During that
time Mr.. Sharp did not have control
of the money of the L. A. W. He
presented a bill to Mr.. Butler immedi-
ately after giving up the Office, said bill
being for $1.10 for postal cards used
while holding the Office. Mr.. NJ. r.
Evans presented a bill due him from
the l.. A. w. for 5000 both bills were
20. KID" and duly paid. Take these
two accounts. amounting to $31.6O, from
the amount which was turned over.
S31.50 Gf you can) and the result is a
depleted treasury"
This was the condition of the L. A
W. in Utah when Mr.. Butler came into
office AT the last L A W. meeting his
report, which was read, showed the
Facts as stated. The report also showed
a balance now in, the treasury, of $10S.47
and no outstanding debts
I believe Mr.. Sharp is a, clear-minded
man who did not and would not be-
lieve the article referred in any way
personally to him or anyone else, but
was a clear statement of the condition
of the L. A. w. i'm Utah
The membership in Utah has more
than doubled within the last year and
if our present chief consul, Mr. Neil.
and our present OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Mr.. Butler, had neglected their offices
could this have been done? Every per-
son who has paid any attention to the
L. A. W. knows that the Utah division
was not organized until July %. 1885,
ard did not exist before that time as
stated in the "Cyclist" Come out to
some of the meetings, Mr. Editor of
the "Cyclist," and you will get a few
pointers
In conclusion I would say I am glad
to see the interest and enthusiasm
manifest on the part of wheelmen in
this election of officers. 1 trust it may
continue. Let US carry on the good
work and let no one take personal ex-
ceptlons to that which is done. If we
are divided in opinions let us contest
with each other on the grounds of prin-
ciple and allow no personal feeling to
arise. l notice by this contest that a.
great amount of interest has been de-
veloped among members and non mem
bers as we'll People are beginning to
realize we are a power to which every
wheelman should belong to add even
more strength to the good cause which
we are advocating.
NAEA, Cal, Oct. lg.-WdICer roster,
the crack San Francisco cyclist. br,~ie
the worlds record for the paced flying
start mile, his time being 1:45 80. He
will trv- to lower his own record on Mon
day. He was paced by the quad for seven
eighths and went the last eighth alone.
DENVER, Oct. 19.-Four worlds re-
cords was the. mark set at the ma
tionai circuit L. A. w. races today.
In the half-mile handicap, class B, C.
NJ. Murphy rode from the scratch in
! IS Is, reducing Bald's time of LOO,
made on the same track last year. P.
]. Becker, of Denver, went an exhi-
bition class A mile. quad pace in
1:54 Is, reducing the record from LOO
B. B. Bird set a new mark in the half
mile class B, paced, riding in 81 Sec
onds. lowering John S. Johnson's time
of 81 2-5, for public exhibition; Fos-
ter's time of 4S seconds not being al
lowed, there being a drop of eight feet
in the half mile.
c. NJ. Murphy had a try at the class
B. exhibition mile, his time being
| 52 %, lowering both class B and the
professional records. The Denver
quad team class B, went half mile
unpaced, in 81 seconds; former record
So.
The one mile national championship
was disappointment on account of
poor pacing. Bald, Cooper, Murphy,
Wells, Bird, Himstreet and Oliver
started. The quad was very slow and
the riders ran away from it at the
quarter. AT the half the quad came
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