New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-14
N THE CYCLING WORLD.
-, c,uEF CONSUL OF WISCONSIN TALKS
ON GOOD ROADS.
Mr. GIDEON ISSUES STATEMENT TO THE MANA
orps OF SCHOOL AND COLLEGE TRACK

crps OF SCHOOL AND COLLEGE TRACK
rrAMs-rHE QUILL CLUB MEETING.
Grassy Morrison the chief consul OF Wiscon-
-, and the second vice-presIdent OF the League OF
.,,can Wheemen, was In the city yesterday.
a. Morrison is OF the most enthusiastic goou-
as men in the l.. A. W., and he is an earnest
rker and fighter in seeing that the riders OF the
he., IN the West get what Is coming to them.
~ have come on here particularly to see Isaac b.
po,,er" said he, ito congratulate him on the hand
me victory he has In the Armstrong Bag
AGA bill and to get the material from him 10 De
.ed in the West in controversy there with
,hs railroads. l have been In communication there
with Chairman Caldwell of the Western Passenger ger
rx..ociaton but they have met us with diplomatic
md polite opposition. They admitted however.
that road had right to charge VIII Theema AM for
selease at the same time. That story IN THIS state
:sr sms the West like flash OF lightning and
members out there were much worked up over the
matter want to get from Potter s copies ,n OF those
n they carried both houses OF the Legislature here
Almost unanimously, that must tH De the KIND OF
sneakng OF the good roads movement in the
West. Mr. Morrison grew enthusiastic. Said he:
"When you speak of good roads you touch a
subtect which is near to my heart. We began our
AGITATION out there at a meeting held on January
" 1896 and the work has been kept up with
freshin results.
much opposition from the farmers. and we had to
min them over 1 glad to say that at the pres
ant time the farmers with us TO man. The
sentiment has changed there completely. and no.
boay H. the State Of Wisconsin Is working harder
for good roads than the farmers. There
40 farmers associations out there, and at meet
inr recently II decided that at their regular
meetings which last for three hours on average,
one full hour should be devoted to the discussion
Of the good-roads question. The Milwaukee Sem
n incl has a circulation of probably 5000. This
paper recently issued Good Roads edition. and 1t
had circulation Of more than $1,000 copies. We
are now agitating the subject OF having a fine road
built from Milwaukee to the State Fair grounds.
and we expect TO win; In addition to the road, We
expect 10 have cycle path on each side OF that
road as you are going to have between Coney
terest your readers to know that Wisconsin has
purchased more road machinery in the last year
than any other State in the Union"
Tho first meeting OF the new Executive Commit
tee Of the Quill Club Wheelmen held at No. %
Park Row. yesterday. New clubrooms will be
secured at No $50 Nassau-st. Immediately. 1t
decided also that the club should hold a race meet
IN this neighborhood In September. and app-
cation has been made for National circuit date
The following resolution adopted:
At meeting OF the Quill Club Wheelmen Of
America held April 3. IL was resolved that the
OF America be Extended TO
man Armstrong and Senator Ellsworth OF the New
c Bdw Of the Iesse of
Wheelmen for their tireless able and successful
eaUse the members Of TIE Club as JOURNALISTS and
wheelmen, have labored for and hold so dear and
ons be sent to those gem and be spread
upon the minutes.
George D. Gideon. the chairman Of the Racing
Board Of the League Of American Wheemen. yes
terday issued the following circular:
Race-meet promoters and managers Of school and
college track teams will please note the following:
q
and schools begin to develop racing men to repre-.
Outdoor games 1t is customary to run ' OF one or
nS s ss % k out b Raf sh
and the l. A. W reauifes that every track race
be sanctioned; man competing in an INSANE
tioned event is liable to SUSPENSION
whether they are suspended or not but they are
other college who does care and will not allow
them 70 nde II under suspension The trouble &C.
prevented.
event or more. must be sanctioned. II you are
70 have any trials, send for sanction every time
aSred for club or School events ba n all
cases send for sanction and save your men from
seed the standing Of the school in points WON
the championship meeting
The delightful weather yesterday caused the cy-
clsts TO turn out In large numbers. Quite a crowd
went down the Cycle Path in the afternoon and
the fact that workmen were busy making repairs
was noticed with pleasure. Still. the work. as 1t
has been started. is not being done properly in the
opinion OF many people Crushed stone has been
dumped on the path for about three miles, and 1t
has been left there for the wheelmen to pack down
The wheemen would not object. except that they
csnnot do the work properly on their bicycles TIE
crushed stone should be sprinkled and then rolled
thoroughly with heavy roller
The annual election OF the Brooklyn Bicycle Club
viii be held at the clubhouse. in Hanson Place.
Brooklyn tonight There are rival tickets In the
field and the liveest election in the history Of the
club Is assured.
TWO CLASSES OF WHEELMEN IN CANADA.
Toronto. Ont. April l3-The Racing Board of the
Canadian Wheelmens Association has decided to
declare for two straight classes Of racing men
amateur and professionalism not to subdivde the
latter The Board will renstate to pure amateur
Ism only those Glass men whose records in that
class ere above suspicion
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.
The KENT rwO-yEAR-OfDS AT HORIZONTALLY