The sun., 1896-01-27
WHEELING.
Tho Garden show n Record Breakcr-En
ltsh Racing In 'SS.


i,sh Racing In 'sS.
The manufacturers and bicycle dealers who
exhibited at Madison Square Garden last week
| arc unanimous In saying that IL was the great
| est show OF the kind ever held In this country
Whcclmen who have attended the London and
Paris shows also say that the foreign exhibits
do not compare with the American. Tho va
rious Garden exhibitors had their booths dsman-
tied late Saturday night and yesterday and
their goods shipped away.
Sterling Elliott OF Massachusetts,, who is q
candidate for the presidency OF tho l.. A. W.,
was Mt the Garden cycle show every day last
week and made an active canvass for votes. In
speaking OF l.. A. w. matters he says: 1t is
time we adopted new methods. That the league
has stood what II has shows that IT. is possessed
OF wonderful vitality. 1t should be known an
association OF road reformcrs II should control
racing. but only as an incidental part of Its out
fl. It's real mission is. and should be. wheel
mems rights and highway improvement" He
ia In favor OF tho l.. A. w. afilliating with the
National Cycle Board Of Trade in every way
that will benefit cycling. On this subject he
says
"A great many Of tho brainy men In cycling are
necessarily in tho trade. Tho trade can help
the league infinitely more than the league has
ever yet helped itself. Members of the cycle
cause they have real interest in cycling
though doubt the advisability Of selecting
such men to the highest offices, simply because
OF the seemingly unfair advantage 1t would give
To- them over thsiT less th yce
Board Of Trade in every way possible and
whenever that organization can consent to 90
anything in our interest. for our interest Is
theirs in broad sense they should be met more
than half way. and the l.. A: W. should recip-
rocate by assisting them and At tho same time
ourselves in the general upbuilding Of cycling
interests. Talk about the Board Of Trade try
ing to control the leagus' is childish, and does
not merit serious consideration.
During last season tho English racing men
attained position in the record limo that they
The number of races held and the new records
created marks the year OF 1890 as memorable
work as follows
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a. j. Watson; i've miles, ,dcycle won by A. J. Wat
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tricycle. won by q. "aehonse; ten miles; tricycie
Won Won by By t. T. C. iis Protin o"' '''
sSG sS miles miles
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cuea cup his own propery, with i5s miles at Ilern.
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tam tandem MI m"ib"i % and Bennett covered a9S mIe
as for Ii" G" E'Ss OF o snS EsaT
ney so In slort.distance cycling $40 hes seen less
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70 soms by riding 4, Hat II, % un5 one E, nnu,S n. Ute
onds, and a second attempt in minute % sec.
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minute So - seconds: and the professional mile was
Harrs s Perhaps Admirable
Rio best records f from os TO i5 miles Gope,
tion. ,
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aides about the same number Of second and third
se arr too to chronicle % in detail Hut may
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and seq scratch races and i.25o handicaps won and
prizes secured by riders during the season.
The winner of the last Austral wheel race. a
two-uiie event. was A. b. Crspof Tasman Ia. n
twenty-yeur- old rider. who has been wheel
man for only eighteen months. lie holds the
Tasmania road records for ten Twenty-Five. and
fifty miles. but his victory In the Austral race
was unexpected.
Parsons. the Australian cycls. who defeated
A. A. Zimmerman in his first race in Australia.
is reported as intending to accompany thinner
man on the latters return to this country.
The Harvard University Cycling Association
will hold n race meet in June, open only to uni
versity riders.
Joseph Harrison Of the Asbury Park Wheel
men won seventeen first. seven second, and six
third prizes in class races last season.
a meeting of the Brook iyn Good Roads Asso-
citation will be held on Feb. 3.
The Connecticut division OF the l.. A. w has
appointed the following State Racing Board: /:
+. F. Kelsey, Chairman. and A. w. Knapp and
W. +. Lester.
The Triumph Wheelmen of this city have
elected the following officers: President. j. 5.
Lyons Vice President f. j. Ester: Treasurer.
I. Donahue; Secretary, h. T. Burton: Captain.
J. Long.
F. Allart Of the Brooklyn Bicycle Club has
ridden 10000 miles during tho past Zine
months
The Associated Cycling Clubs Of New Jersey
will hold century run from Newark toAsbury
Park in June.