The evening times., 1896-12-01
LOEB & HIRSH,
9lO-912 F S.. N. w.
CURRENT CYCLING GOSSIP.

The contest for the presidency OF the
l. A W. bids fair TO end IN split III the
organization. The aunouncerieht thit
the New York delegates VIII nos follow
Chief Consul Po ter's dictation is re-
parded here as drawing sharp line
between the East and the West, which
mus. ultimately end in serious internal
strife III the league.
some of the Eastern league leaders
believe that Charles F. CossuIn, OF
Puughkeepsic, VIII capture the New \ Ok
delegation, as against Sterling Ellios,
the Eastern candidate, and a. {. Nolris,
the Western candidate. The Pennsyl-
vania delegates they !, Ok to to manipl-
late matters SO as 10 avoid a disruption.
The idea has been suggested that the
racing board would do Wen 10 suprllnt
old lime worn forms of racing 1Ur the
modern and improved idea direct from
GAY Paree" This is in relation 10 thc
famoNs Brassard medal which is fought
for 80 strenuously by all foreign cracks.
To Iossess il is 10 lie hailed as the cham
pion.
Let the riders Of this country have their
Brassard. Let enc and all OF the crack
riders strive to obtain IT, and once in their
possess ION let them retain 1T If they can
against the competion that would arise.
\ dis; met champion must he Crowned IN
'ST None exists at the close OF a years
sensational competition.
The james boys have been outdone. The
day is past when the daring desperate and
his gang ride into sleeping towns on their
wild horses and carry away all OF the
negotiable property in sight. According to
yarn spun by an enterprisinS Western jour
nalist the robbers accomplish their Coups in
a matter of fact and up-ttrdate manner. tits
the bicycle they now employ to help them
in pluDdering.
The story runs that a wild-eycd man rode
swiftly up the central avenue. leaped from
his wheel, robbed the bank of its $3.50 and
sped away before he could be apprehended.
This Is cnterprising- and no mistake. The
bold men of the West whoarc not up to the
times still cling to their horses, and lynch
ing bee is sure TO follow. The bicycle rob
Der is new. He will thrive for time until
every hamlet in the West has its corps Of
swift deputies astride of bicycles. To what
use cannot the wheel be adapted?
The town council of Lewcs, Del, has
passed an ordinance prohibiting the rid
ing of bicycles on the sidewalks, and requir-
ing the carrying of lighted lamps at night.
A question often askedis: "Why does the
Century Road Club require that city-to-city
records shall be between the cit y halls, when
these buildings are often in the ccnters of the
business portions of the towns?' This was
done to establish some generally accepted
points between which these records should
he made, it having been found previous to
the adoption of the regulation that each
rider selected what, n his opinion, were the
proper points at which to start and finish,
making claims for records difficult to pass
upon. Each city or town of any size has a
city hall or building corresponding to it,
and it was for that reason that these edifices
nl. todd for tt,.,f
At bull fight held recently in Madrid
the spectators were somewhat startled by
seeing the matador and picador ride into
the arena on bicycles. AS soon.as the bull
entered, the matador retired with his BIZ
cycle, hut though the picadcr rode toward
the animal he could not manage to get
strske at him. The beast evidently did not
understand the innovation, and probably
took it for personal affront for it is writ
ten that he went for the machine and
quickly hurled 1t. with its foolnardy rider,
into the air." But the picador was quickly
on his feet again. and soon ''struck down
the bull,'' not before the animal had, how
ever, hopelesIy wrecked the wheel
O'Rourke Mad at Referee Austin.
New York, Dec. Tom O'Rourke says
that Dixon would he ready to face Erne
again in four weeks time, on the same
conditions that governed their recent bout,
and he would like George Siler of Chicago,
for referee. O'Rourke said that Dixon
would attend to Solly Smith afterthe former
got through with Erne. Dixon's manager
further said that Austin would not be ref
cree at the Broadway Athletic Club here
after. This means that O'Rourke is very
much cut up about Austins deciding against
Dixon Erne was badly defeated at the
Manhattan Club last year, yet the referee
declared it a draw Austin's decision Oh
the top of this has aroused O'Rourkes
Irish blood. AS there was no decided de-
feat In the latter case, it win only be just
to have the two lads meet again.