The evening times., 1896-08-01
SUNDAY BICYCLE RACING
Attempts Being Made to Get L. A.
w. Sanction.
Martin Doing Good Work in Australia.
Brooklyn Cycle Club Which Dis
countenances Careless Riding.

An attempt is being made 10 influence
the national racing beard into Sanction
ing Sunday raeing- Under the standard
adopted by the League Of American Wheel
men SO many years ago at that first meet
ing, when only few leading lights In the
little wheelinen's world had the strength
and fortitude To project the organization
or the order, the l.. A. W. has maintained
u strict policy in the conducting OF its busi-
ness, and now, when this new crisis con-
fronts the members, universal voice of
protest should soar aloft to discounteDanee
anything that savors er this character.
The l.. A W. was not organized for the
South or West. These are the districts
that now cry for Sunday racing, while the
North protests most forcibiy. Aside
from any pecuDiary gain that might be
derived, there is something else at stake.
The L. A W. must follow the principles that
will do the organization the most good.
Already peSsimists IN various part of the
country are raising a hue and cry TO the
effect that cycling is degeneratiDg the
masses Even from the pulpit the wheel has
been attacked. Its many good advantages
are lost sight of by people who have not the
least conception, Or who are not broad
minded enough TO realize that wheeling is
developing men and women and making
them strong and healthy.
In cycling circles in Australia Martin, the
American flyer, has been repeating past
successes. At Brisbane, Queensland, al
though in fast company, he was successful
in lowering the ten-mile Australian record
by several seconds, and at other points in
Queensland captured many events.
In the Malay state of Periak there is a
railway nine miles in length, over which a
train making only two stoppages travels in
thirty-five minutes \ prize was offered
for the cyciist who could start with the
| train and finish up ahead.
-Four Melbournite riders, Thompson Doug
las, Mcintyre and Seymour, accepted, a nd
every one OF them arrived at the terminal
point ahead OF the thirty-five minutes. The
| winner OF the prize, Douglas. covered the
| distance in thirty-one and a half minutes.
| Notwithstanding the fact that he had tl
| travel over hilly country and across q
number Of bumpy wooden bridges
A number of Brooklyn riders who beliere
that gentlemanly conduct and bicycling can
and do travel together. have formed an or
| ganiZation which is called the ''Whiriing
| Dervishes," Oh joining which each appli-
| cant pledges himself as follows: LAS
| 'Whirling Dervish' and wheelman recog-
| nizing the rights of others, pledge my
\ self to discouptenance scorching, and ropgh
and careless riding. To be courteous to
| pedestrians, granting them the right Of
| way. To obey the rules of the road by turn
ng to the right on meeting. and turning
| to the left on passing any other vehicle"
At Louisville the giants of the path will
meet. Bald, Cooper, Gardner. Ziegler,
| Allen, Tom and Nat Butler and Sanger will
I fight for the supremacy. No matter how
| many victories one man has achieved during
| the season he has got TO maintain his posi-
| ton at the annual meet of the League OF
| American WheelmeD, or hand over the
laurels to his triumphant opponent.
A. W. Evans, the New Jersey cycllst,
who recently made an unsuccessful attempt
| to lower the twenty-four-hoIr record, will
on August 10 endeavor TO lower the ZOO
| mile record, over the New Brunswick
| course. ~