New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-04
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
THE QUILL CLUB WHEELMEN HoAD
THEIR ANNUAL ELECTION
A MEETING or THE CYCLISTS FEDEhATioN AT
THE LEMON LYCEUM To-NIGHT-JoHN s.
JOHNSON AND JAMES MICHAEL

The annual meeting of the Quill Club Wheeimen
r, ,r,erica was held at No. % Park Row yesterday
afternoon and 1t brought out the largest gathering
OF the members since the club was organized aoou.
a year ago Officers were elected FOR the year anu
the prospects OF the club look extremely or'sn''
7 he club may take charge OF road-racing at 'he
distances OF less than Ave miles. The League or
American Wheelmen does not sanction road races
, and the Century Road Club or America mas no
jurisdiction over road races at less than fve miles
The matter has been left in the hands OF the hacins
Board of the club The treasirers report sno"eu
that there were sixty-one members az present III
good standing The expenditures for the year
amounted TO sie 20 and the receipts to $aos, leaFihs
balance on hand OF s55 81 and no outstana9n1s 10,
deb,edness The officers elected wers as VICE
Dixie Hines ac GeGEs t. secretary H.
Saltonstal treasurer; A: G. BatcheioeI; Wpshnr
Alfred Reeves first E sqtsnrn. Committee Dixie
Hines George F. stackhouse' oSMe NJ, -. Arthur y
jervf and John we,m9re w TIE F FoTdrnep 4 r.
Rutland and A. e. Nogel
There will be a earring before Mayor Wurster III
Brooklyn, to-day. at which matters OF much I'M
portance TO the riders OF the wheel VIII come up io
discussion The Mayor viii give nsa apsre 20 see
which viii ena bic wheemen TO reach the goou IoauS
III tur fs" cycle path from Coney Island.
What will be possibly the velest sort OF meet
ing Will be he'd at the Lenox Lyceum to-nigh.' IL
is the first regular meeting of the Cyclists Guerra
ton since that stormy session or month ago.
.,hich hroke nm in such disorder. The Executive
Committee was to have held meeting on lhurs-
day night. bu; the feeling between some OF the
members WIS so bitter that at least three mem
oers %, aho1eh the president and
present in the building As many wo fnc1,o m VIII
renane their hatred OF each other to talk alone
The American Wheelman" received cable yester-
day from its Paris bureau announcing that Jonn s.
Johnson the American champion and James
Michael the European had been matched by their
respective managers for series OF three races 10
be ridden in ENGLAND Tor ,d STAIN 81
To-nisht's programme at the Brooklyn Bicycle
Rink In Clermont-ave.. promises TO be an interest
ing one Several features Will be introduced
including a buresque imitation OF a dude and his
best girl learning ride safety bicycle. By Frank
|. starr and Francis W Downs. Frederick l.
Knapp champion class rider or New-Engiand
will ride an exhibition one-miie race, ana WI Al
temp, TO break the rink record or 2;6 Master
lie Roy Soc Will give an exhibition OF rick anu
fancy bicycle riding assisted by Master Hoy' sim
At the annual election OF officers OF the Triangle
Wheeimen. held AT their rooms In the Twen'y-third-
- branch Of the Y VI. e. A. Wednesday evening
er,ck fHldebrandi Dr.. vice-president, q. Pitcher.
secretary G. Peters. treasurer. W. III. Itz; captain,
Charles II Hlldebrandt. FIRST lieutenant. Duncan
Whyte. second Lieutenant ". ". Gilmore, and third
lieutenant Henry Bucher.
on next Monday. April 8. the Madison Square Gar
den Bicycle school will beyir lis season on the roof
under the management Of Ike" Johnson the
Instructor and fancy bicycle rider who VIII
b, assisted By a corps OF teachers. The space
which will be devoted TO the school extends from
/ Tweniy-siXfh TO Twcnty-seventh at on Madison
ave and - seventy feet wide. On May the school
vii y. transferred 20 the great arena, wh"r" an
orchestra will furnish rrusic during the afternoon
and evening and there will also be- exhibitions OF
| trick and fancy riding and also bicycle polo
| Tho annual election OF the South Brooklyn Wheel
men was held at the clubhouse. No. rs Ninth-st.
| RrooRlyn last night The officers elected were as
| follows President. & J. Obcrmayer; vlce-pres-
| dent T. y. Bruner secretary. y. X. Macdonald;
financial secretary. f.. =. Licsesang treasurer. A.
| " Hudson. captain. O. II. Greenia. hrst lieutenant.
! J T. Cirsrd Jr second lieutenant, T. F. christie +;
| trustees. Thomas Murphy. W II. Wilson and H. l..
I Smith