The evening times., 1896-12-05
C0NSIII TA7ION ~ NJ rLEs1S IsGHsn or Fret
IN THE WHEELING WORLD.

Should the League of American Wheel
men National Assembly, meeting in Albany
| early in February. refuse to pass the law
allowing divisional option on the Sunday
racing question, it is very probable that
American cycling racing interests VIII DE
under tie control of two bodies.
|. One of these will be the League OF Ameri-
can Wheelmcn and the other an organiZa-
tion Of the greater portion of'the cycle rae
ing interests OF the far West, the middle
West, maybe, and the South.
The l.. A. ". interests would be for the
greater part in the East, where Sunday
racing is not wanted. This is not the case
In the West, where 1T must be either the
Sunday sport or death to the cycle racing
interests.
1t is not thought by league authorities
in the East that the formation OF such an
organization will be necessary, as it is
considered certainty that divisional op-
tion will be created. si4-A -.
California VIII send on a large delegation
to fight fer such ruling and. failing, the
above will tie the very probable outcome.
When Isaac B. Potter Was recently asked
whether or not lac was a candidate for the
l.. A w. presidency, he saidS Il am mol a
candidate, bat do not SiytI wiii not run
As was stated in these columns short
tine ago, Mr.. Potter will, IN all probahil7
ity. be a candidate for the office when the
line for the election arrives
A New York inventor thinks he has in
vented n good thing in sankle lamps"
Theinvcntion consistsoftwo small lamps,
which are TO take the place of-the ordinary
wheelmen's lantern, and which are to be
strapped to the riders ankles.
The adva ntages of the plan are not ap
parent, unless 1t Is TO make the wearer
eight footed.'' 2>'@
There is talk OF holding the next race
meet of the Intercollegiate Cycling Associa-
ton at the Manhattan Beach track.
The success OF the meet given in Boston
last spring has encouraged the association
to make aneffortto TO make cycling moreof
feature In collcge athletics than 1t has been
heretofore.
An attempt will be made to arrange a
team race among all the prominent col
leges.
While Michael was making a try for a
record on the Great North road, England,
last August three of his pacemakers on a
triplet colldcd with Il carriage One OF
the uccupan nts was thrown out and had his
leg broken.
lie had the men arrested for furious rid
ing, and at the trial two weeks ago they
were each fined 81 and costs. A sum
mons had been issued agai nst Michael also,
but could not be served owing to his pres
encc in this country.
Australian papers state that Billie Martin,
the old-time American rider, who has been
racing in Australia the past two years with
great success, has become eBaInpred with n
fair Q ueensland lad Y and will settle downas
a married man as soon as the present racing
season is over.
The Massachusetts division of the L. A.
W. will make an effort at the next session of
the State legislature to have a law passed
making years imprisonment the mini
mum punishment for bicycle stealing
Jacquelin, the famous French crack, made
his last appcaraucein public on Sunda Y, No
venber 8, before Joining the army, In which
every abie-bodied Frenchrnan is obliged to
serve.
The event was a series of three match
races between Jacquelin Ahrcnd, the Ger
man, and Parlby, the English crack.
The races were very exciting, each of
the three winning one heat. Parlby was
declared the winner, because his was the
best win of the three.
A trade paper calculates that neari Y one
fourth of the Para rubber which now comes
othis ryfs used by ytiremanufacturcrs