New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-15
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
MIR. POTTER REFUSES THE CHAIRMAN
SHIP OF THE HIGHWAY IMPROVE
MENT COMMITTEE.
,,,,-, :, LIKELIHOOD THAT STREET WILL BE
CUT THROUGH THE POLO GifOCND9-i'"''
ING TIE ARMSTRONG BILL-NoTEs

ING TIE ARMSTRONG BILL-NOTf5
AID COMMENTS.
Sterling Elliott. the newly elected president Of
the League OF American Whee.HH'A, was IN me
city Yesterday and had several c'i''N'"''ohs "'''
prominent whoelmen before he took the Al 49,
Line boat for home IN the afternoon. NE 4'''''
Nd long talk with X. Lindsay Coleman TIE
nresaent OF the Board OF Trade early III inc Jay
bu. what the nature Of the conference Was noun.
cared ,c say Mr Elliott has many reforms IN h''''
hut he Is busns man, ard reaiiz $ tma' p g'' "a
ture publication som m helra.1 ,b nron,set IN.
novaiIons are well under way. lie ~ou-d aay .,
ing regarding the appontn. NJ ~ n.,...,,,, as T.,
Who would he the chairman Of ne RAJ . 0cr,J
Ga b o'n Of the Highway Impr'v n.nt
Cnmm',toe to Isaac b Potter bui that Mr, IG, ,,r
has refused the appropriateness an1 am more than dis
anpo3nted at his refusal TO accept Inc o''0''
rsa,c p Potter. when seen last night, confirmed
~, Nv Elliott had said. and gave as the reason
for REFUSING the Office that its duties "oud ih'ei
tore with his private business to SUCH an extent
tia, he could not afford TO give the once inc 49,
lion # required. Mr. Potter Is the pioneer III '"o
eood roads movement In this country. ana II We
sooe,t I 1t un,rinc efforts that the Good iSodis
Gnrcyess and dinner at Baltimore was mac IN.
success ses snat that the Man from New-York
s he was designated al Baltimore hdu
a. ~ ,hn hartman Of the Racing BOdrd., IOtlci
10 o on eng are too well known for such runo:
70 attrac. much attention, ana i'~ puo ~ oil he
any con,ed an the Racing Board this year seems
assured.
u,.u. Their. Is little likelihood that thorough
,a vnl he cut through the Polo GrouicS anu
Manhattan Field to make a more direct route ioi
tho speedway many local wheelmen woulh IKE 10
a :, done as 1t would give them more ie'ei
ou,o than will be the case II the outlet Is ih'ous
81 Nicholas-ave. There is no chance that 'he i"'"
coro,ss,oncrs will take any action In Inc matter
ord y horsenen and wheelmen want the ,horousn
Fare emf through that the Speeu"as wiz 49,.
.,. proadhurst-ave. they VIII nave 10 make tlp.'
VIII ,os o. dhrorgh the Board Of Street opeh'hS
Whcemen nave g., D' s",ns time and they begin
ning 10 ask what provisions ~" ~ mo. n ,n ,h'
They argue that there are MOI Cavities and thew
,! VA. sorne scheme looking toward their co'-
fort should be inauBura'eu'
wnllan w Armstrong. the father OF the arm
strong Baggage bn. now III commute ~ n,",,
has been trying to &c, the matter o'''7 ''''
,,ro "a coon as possible lie writes ihat re mas
~ aorferenc. with MI Nixon, the chairman OF
ruro.d Committee. Mr.. Nixon mas get inc
tar,,o for February o. Mr. Armstrong; !" ~
,ar ~ b. Potter yesterday, says ma i1''''S a.
,rg IN on him from all over inc o,a,, o,,h
i ne hin and he says thar th,ie Ct " .o - ncs
aont the general sentiment n NE NE Poftep ~ have
o. hill was INTRODUCED sara .ht III o,er tho
been i, Teoiattn,ng Of the fragrant abu-es ~ me
rauroads in compelling wheeInen 10 ~ ~ When
ran o "a rding the charging OF extra IdIe' hu.
a basls have been lost from me ian - STA
WIZ VILE ,ransported some only from station 10 ,
Dee No dIsappearance Of the wheels mas oeei' ''
uoh' l oue The officials deny having any Tn ~,
Hlys'e w. ioss OF wheels, ana refuse ~ n'.. On
euse -, whatever The riders say tidt 'neS In In
st't 90 .iefac elton at the once Oh ~ ''"i
re. ~ a. Inc attorneys OF the COMPANIES
49,, r,.eluen arc wondering what VIII become
u ,hose Glass records. now mat inc se'ni-
o. a.. class has been abolished There Is a
S,,n, ~ satisfaction at the new order OF 'hihss
.ong many local scorchers, for they nave peem
~, ,aar that the axe" OF Gideon would IAN
on their devoted heads long before ms: ~, Inc q
upon wir enable many riders to GET paeh ny, ~,
chaHsu atc,,r ranks whose speed was not OF Ine
the anna make them formidable in Class Is Charies
s sn 10 and Charles Earl OF the h:nss OSu"s
MhapnlToen have already made up ther minus ="
w chat they will do Murphy WI pecom ne ,royn
70 VIE Of once as ne has MADE ms HVIhs iroiu
icss'on. nr1nes on the track for long time. Eari
ms W., he will 20 back and be Good amateur
ria Century Wheelmen invite all uha''acheu
to. ~ the League OF American "heeimeh 70
.,s ,he,r clubhouse No. $40 West Ffiy-third-
anv time most convenient. II they contemplate
a. a cycling organization. now feature IN
]9ih h Inns 10 be Introduced during the coming sea
cino Ill, he the setting aside OF one SUNDAY eaCn
ION 'n<M a. ladies' day. when the wives "ho '''e"u'