New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-07
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
TrE BOARD OF TRADE SECURES THE
CHICAGO COLOSSEUM FOR
FIVE YEARS.
METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION BARS ALL But
CLUB MEMBERS FROM THE TWENTY

METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION BARS ALL d. l
CLUB MEMBERS FROM THE TWENTY
FIvE-MILE RACE.
The old troubi. between the cycling men OF CHI
cago and the Cycle Board of Trade has taken new
turn and It looks as IL the members OF the Board OF
Trade have achieved notable victory The Board
OF Trade has secured the practical control OF the
immense Colosseum at Chicago, where the cycle
shows in that city will be held in the future me
show can be held there without sanction from the
{. b. T. r. Lindsay Coleman. the president OF me
Board was In Chicago recently and ne engineered
the deal. At Madison Square Garden the space
soc feet In arranging the deal s5oo worth stock
has be hoated and the Board OF Trade subscribed
for $1,000 worth
On the Boulevard and Riverside Drive the
crowd last Sunday tremendous ard as result
there were many accidents. William Murphy, the
veteran racing man, fell and broke his leg and COL
lisions were seen on every hand. The hrons on the
cycle path in Brooklyn was even larger. ana the
accidents show that some thing should be done y
road for months. beyond the spreading OF little
fine crushed stone within tho last week some re-
pairs are needed on the prospect farK drives
The officials OF the Metropolitan Association OF
Cycling Clubs are thinking seriously OF making
change in the manner OF conducting the annual
twenty five mile road race, which Will be held on
the Irvngton- Millburn course on May 30 The Idea
Of some OF the members is to restrict the entries In
the Metropolitan District to club members OF the
association. The association cannot see why II
should give handsome prizes 10 clubs which 40 notn
ing for H. There Will be no restriction placed on
the entries coming from a distance. The chicago
road race is this plan and the local asso-
citation may adopt the same system.
The Hudson County Wheelmen Will prooabiy re-
sign from the Metropolitan Association, as result
OF the latter deciding have the annual race over
the old course at Millburn instead OF having IL on
the Hudson County Boulevard. as was suggested
At n meeting OF the club recently II was resolved 70
send in its resignation Since then so IL IS clalineu
many Of the members OF the club nave come ou
openly in favor of the club continuing member OF
the association and troublesome internal dissehsiohs
may result.
The contemplate rascal who throws Jacks anu
broken glass on the streets made his presence felt
in East nty-fourth-st. on Sunday. Many cy-
cists on their way to the Twenty-third-st Terry go
down this street and quite number OF them me- me-
with mishaps C. W. Mason. the president OF the
Manhattan Bicycle club was one Of the untortunat
wheelmen and yesterday he made lormal coih-
plant 10 Street Commissioner Naring
Erelericl, Vokes the well known trainer, was IN
the city Yesterday making arrangements Tor
Southern trip. The racing men Will go TO Savannah
several Of them starting next Saturday Jenny
Raker Murphy Wheeler and Rupert will be
among the riders who will train at savannah.
W H. Baker the president OF the Press wheel
men Of Buffalo was in the city yesterday making
pans for a new bicycle track which will be built IN
that CITY. Mr. Baker says that when it rs COM
peted II will be Of the fastest bicycle tracks IN
he