The evening times., 1896-08-08
lNTERG|TT WHEEL RACES
Second Of Series to Take Place
In This City August II.
LOCALS LOOK FOR VICTORY
Trials OF Speed to Be Given by wash.
1ngton and baltimore CracksMcon-
vict Labor Being Employed 70 Make
Wheels in Michigan-Color Line at
Louisyille-Go Gossip ofthe wheeImen.

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The second Of the intcrcity bicycle team
races between baltimore and this city will
take place at International Athletic Park
on Wednesday next, August e, at Tp. m.
1t will be remembered, that about two
weeks ago at Baltimore the representa-
| lives from this city sustained the Capital
Hty's reputation for fast cyciers by cap
turing first aud third places in the contest.
And on Wednesday, next it is expected
that the boys will give as good an account
| cf themselves as they did in the first con-
test In the Monu umentai City.
billy Sims, George 8. Ball AMI N. T. Mudd,
who will represent the city, are practIcing
| DAILY, and will lead the visitors u merry
race next Wednesday Fred Simms, the
crack cycllst of Washington, is looking after
the training OF the team, and will no doubt
give the boys many valuable pointers.
80 great an interest has conferred in this
Contest that it was thought best by the
managers not To schedule any other event
for that day. There will, however, be sew
eral speed trials by crack riders both of
this city and Baltimore as preIIminaries,
but no racing.
There will be no admission fee charged,
and the public are cordially invited TO be
present.
All reputable cycle-makers, dealers and
ricers who have heard OF the matter have
cause for heartily sympathizing with the
labor organization which has filed a bill
ofcomplaint ag gainstthe warden ofthe Jack
SOD, Mich, State Prison for contracting
TO furnish the services OF 100 convicts to a
Western cycle-making concern in a manner
which Is alleged to be contrary TO law.
IL Is sought TO restrain the warden from
executing the terms of the contract on the
ground that the Michigan contract labor
law wasrepealed b y the legislatureof1S93.
Tne question as to whether or rot it was
repealed depends upon the construction
placed upon the repeal of the so-called
central prison board act in that year. The
courts have the case under consideration
and the labor people have strong hopes
OF winning. le.-
LAW or no law, all employers and en-
pioyed have reason to be dissatisfied with
the results OF any convict system which
permits bicycles TO be made by persons
under penal discipline in competition with
skilled and honest workers. Machines of
the kind have been put on the market at
"$10O-list," and afterward sold through
the medium OF the department store or auc-
tion room for whatever could he got for
them. II would be vain to suppose that BIZ
cycles made in whole or in part by mis-
ccilaneous lot OF men undergoing punish
ment for the more serious class of crimes
can be reliable machines as compared with
bicycles produced In factories where only
workmen Of skill and experience are en-
ployed. Other things being equal, any
seif-respectiug rider would reject tie jail
made cycle aud use one made by honest men.
Tie national meet or the Lea que OF Ameri-
can Wheelmen OF 1895 will not lie allowed
to pass without the annual discussion over
the fact that the organization draws the
color line. Year after year the matter has
come up either before or during the greatest
event in the season for cyciers. When the
national meet was held in 1895 at Asbury
Park it was not thought that the question
would be given so much prominence as
II held in Southern city. Louisville viii
be the center of interest for all the cyclers
next week, and yet the subject is under
discussion several days earlier than when
it was brought up one year ago.
At meeting of the '96 Meet Club, Of
Louisville, it has been decided to draw
the color line strictly next week The
L. A. W. constitution says that only ..ama-
teur white wheelmen" may he members,
which bars out the large numbers OF colored
riders of the wheel. Several years ago
the word white" was not in the clause
OF the constitution applying to member
ship, and previous 10 the passing of this
amendment a number OF coiorcd riders
Joined the ranks OF the then small body
of cyclists who were organized in the in
teress of good roads. When the amendment
was passed these colored persons holding
membership could not be barred out, ex-
cept for good and sufficient cause.
According to a dispatch, the Louisville
club will not aDtagonize the colored mem
bers OF an Eastern division of the league,
whom, it is reported. intend to attend the
meet, .but should they present themselves
they will receive no social recognition as
league members" The color question will
doubtless receive a great deal of attention
during the time the wheeimen are holding
their big event in the Blue Grass,State. It
Is not likely that the organization will
ever strike out the word white in its
and the movement to start a
similar organization among the colored rid
en may be given fresh impetus in the
next fortnight.