New-York tribune., 1896-04-03
TN THE CYCLING WORLD.
MR. POTTER CONFIDENT OF THE sue
CESS OF THE BAGGAGE BILL.

up WHITE WANTS TO SECURE THE STATE MEET
FOR 1,rrcA-sPRryG RUNS OF THE CENTURY
wHEELMEx AND THE EXCELSIOR CLUB.
Isaac B. Potter. the chief consul OF the New-fo'k
State Division OF the League OF America" ""ee
mon returned to the city yesterday after several
davs so,ourn at Albany Mr.. Potter mas peen up
the State looking after the interests OF the 'iuei
of the wheel and in rare good humor m onnen MIen
yesterday aateFn0on PsSgaes biz viii become law
in Its original form without any amendments c, mr.,
in Albany the chief consul IN Sans 70 an amend
ment made to the Parsons bill which reiers u
roads and bridges.
Charles White, the president OF the whee.way
League of Oneida County, was In the city yester-
dav as a representative OF his association 10 try
to arrange for the holding OF the state meet a'
Utica this year Mr. White says that MS assoc'a'o'
aas a membership Of 800 at present. and that the
| membership Will reach 800 before May l.
Chief Consul Potter gave Mr.. Whte every & ensou ~
agement, and promised TO AID him IN IN seGurns @ bs two
days racing about the middle q June Mr. white mt,
the secretary q the Now one Of the most en-
thussstic wheelmen in the state
Cyclists living In New-Jersey. properly entered Tor
the spring century run to Patchogue Long island,
| and return which Is announced for Sunday Apri.
| 26 can Join the at the courthouse, JAMAICA IL
| preferred either by riding out on their whees py
| way OF Brooklyn. or taking the Kings County hie
waited Railroad TO the end OF the city line. Trains
leave Fulton Ferry for city line on Sundays al oo'
s:2O s:35 $50. 1904. 7:ls 7G 1885 and 40 a. M ana ana
then every six minutes until mdnighS Leaye S,s,S c,y
for brooklyn Bridge and FnGn n; sngh pe1y ~
trains to Jamaica on the Long isiand nai'psn @
% before ns ' oniurH M %hesmen 81 for the season Will b.
| held next Sunday. II will be more, OF uress .
rpopoitan district The new uniform adopted BY the
club will be worn by those members is fortunate
That the Postal Telegraph authorities are fuly
| alive and alert to the growing popularity OF the
| wheel Is evidenced by the fact that they nave
| erected In the basement OF their new building az
Warren-st. and Broadway, bicycle rack ana .ock-
ers for the use Of their employees and. presumably
the other occupants OF the building. This Is move
in the right direction. ana one that might be copied
| end OF the city. whore the facilities FOR storing
wheels limited. Innovations OF this kind cannot
but redound 10 me 9rnenr r o he s Smoxes w se
| The annual election Of the South Brooklyn Wheel
| men will be held AT the clubhouse. No. AS Ninth
ST.. Tonight and It promises TO be the liveiiest in
the history OF the club. The candidates are as fol-
| lows: For president c. j. Obermayer and c. H.
Denison; for vicepresident. + n. Bruner: for sec
retary. ~ r. Macdonald. A. f. Eckerson and c. NJ
s%rs for ireas9rer Ur A. W Hudson for captain, J. j.
Brady and G. H. Grsenia; for first lieutenant; ant C. ~
Sergeant ana j. I. Griru Jr lOr secoEu HeutendH'
| T. f. Christie and C. W. Tribken: for trustees.
| Thomas Murphy. " H. Wilson. r. L. Smith and J.
T. Purdy, for tellers OF election +. Benson, w. Il.
| Corr1gan and C. f. Norregaard
| A new bicycle track is to be built at Washington
| and the promoters say that 1t will be the finest In
| the country. The track will be located the Con-
| duli Road. about three miles from the city.
| The Raines bill will affect all the bicycle ciuos
| which maintain bars OF any kind Most OF the
| clubs new.y organized. and few OF them Will be
| abe take out license under the new order OF
| things.
| The Excelsior Cycle Club. OF this city, has ar
ranged the following club runs for April and May:
| April r. Kingsbrdge. West Sixty-sixth-st and
| Boulevard. $40 a. m. April 1s. Hudson County