New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
IN THE CYCLING WO1tDD.
MR. wOoDRuFFs ATTEMPT TO EXCLUDE
wHEE1.MEN FROM OCEAN PARKWAY

| WHEELMEN FROM OCt<AI~
cHIEF-coNsUL. POTTER SAYS THE coMMlS'io'N"
IS EXCEEDING HIS AUTHoRIrY-RAcINo
MEN TO SAIL FOR EUROPE
The order issued by Park Commissioner "oou
| ruff OF Brooklyn, that wheemen shaii oe eN
| from the main driveway OF the ocean ra'n"''
ha, stirred up a hornets nest for the Com"i'Ss'o'
The Good Roads Association of Brooklyn mas zone
nothing in regard to the matter. aithoueh many "
| ~. a,,hors heard ~ the edct with considerable
| shaving of Indignation Isaac b. Potter the Chle'
| Consul Of the New-York State Division OF inc
| League u American Wheelmen Is not tha' so'
| of a bicycle champion and he proposes u S'. oo.
at the Commi sioner in earnest. THE law Oh io'''
| which has been referred to as the one winch e's
| rho Commissioner the right TO keep wheemeh o'i
| tho Parkway does nothing Of the sort. said MI
| Potter last night What 1t does rs 70 CIV ranm
InPssorer woodruff the power to direct ana Iegu-
i,e but II does not give him the power to EXCLUDE
There is great dsa .,E,eotIns and excluding"
| The Chief Consul yesterday issued the foiowihs
circular to al wheelmen In the cities OF New 10Th
| and Brooklyn: II learn from the columns Oh the
| daily newspapers that the PARK department VI ''
| cty Of Brooklyn has issued rule or regulation IT,
| Iasing 10 the use Of Ocean Parkway between rus
pect Park and Coney Island In which II Is proV'ueu
that at shall be unlawful for bicycles to be ridden
ur,on the main driveway at any time. ana proV'o-
| ing also that a violation OF this ordinance VIII 'eao
TO arrest and the infection OF fine. can your a."
tention to the provisions OF Chapter NO 'S OF
the Laws OF 1885, which declare that no Comin's-
soner or other authority having charge OF any, any
street. highway parkway or PUBL n pr' or
within the State Of shall have ri pows se OF OF
hrhways and parkways whenever the same are are
open to the free OF persons using carraasoss
| drawn by horses II is not within the power OF
any local authority in this State to exclude Wheel
| ri I'M
| rest OF n wheclman making lawful use OF rot t,
way or parkwa VIII De an or persons Directing or
concerned in such interference or arrest llape ~
the L. A. " will pledge It's support ana proteG non
to any cyclst upon whom sucn an mus! anu "''
| lawful regulation is sought 10 be ehiorceu'
In a letter to Mr. Woodruff. Mr. Potter says In
part: "My attention is called to the publication IN
| the daily ne wspapers OF what Is said 10 De ruie
| or regulation issued by you as Commissioner Oh
| Parks OF the city OF Brooklyn In which this pro-
vision is contained referring to the ocean PARK
way; 1T shall be unla wful for bicycles to he ridden
upon the main driveway at any time In another
place this new regulation A violation VIII lead 20
arrest and the infection OF ine II II Is true tnat
the publication OF this announcement mas oesn au
horzd by pspa,smsn IT + to ee ssas any
ordinance has been issued from your Department
IL viii be promptly rescindcd and ask you; In
nehaif Of the wheelmen making use OF the drys
Of whccImen making use OF the main rw no ON
Ocean arkwny at any %s "nsn tny may
spcei ETC. according to the lawful ordinances and
regulations OF your department
A party OF well-known racing men VIII sail ioI
Europe on May 20. TO try to capture some OF the
rich prizes hung up for the professional riders on
the other side. The party Will be under the man.
agcment Of Wills Il. Troy. who Is now at Syracuse
completing the arrangements for the tour. Charles
Murphy Harry" Wheeler and Earl Kiser Will be
among the racing men who WI accompany i'oy
ofyori 10 arrange n match with Johnson while he
Is the other side Tnis VIII mean INA, mi pYa
through II the racing men meet with the success
anticipated In Europe, they may decide 10 make
trip around the world
william T. Cowcnhoven. captain OF the Liberty
Whcemen. has announced the club run for next
Sunday 10 Yonkers dinner 10 be eaten In the Getty
House Captain Cowenhoven reports that five OF
the clubs tandems will accompany the run. manned
respectively by Larry and Charles Hoppe. Clemens
Weiss and II. 8 Palmer. George T. Koch ana j.
Cowen H. r England and f.. A. Meyer. and Louis
Bruins and another.
A cable from the Paris office OF THE American
Whcelman' announces that in the frst match race
between a member OF the American team and the
French champions Macdonald. the American. was
defeated in both heats. His opponent was Jacanelin
vanqulshed Jaap Eden. the Dutch champion. The
American loudly cheered as he entered the
track.
President Daniel VI. Adee. Of the Liberty Wheel
men. has appointed the following committees 10
serve during the coming year Race Committee
william 7. Cowenhoven. chairman: Clemens Webs
and Harry J. Valentine House Committee Duncan
Thompson, +. Adee Hulst. A. +. Hernandez and
William r. Cowenhoven Entertainment Commit
tce-A. f. Hernandez. chairman; Clemens Weiss and
j. A. Samms
The immense amphltheatre OF Madison Square Gar.
den thrown open an indoor cycle school last
night. There music and general entertain
ment Ike" Johnson VIII have charge OF the acad-
envy.
The North Shore Wheelmen have been organized
and the following officers elected D. s. Johnson,
president: a. Rubsamen, secretary and John Fritz
treasurer
A meeting OF the Executive Committee of the
Quill Club Wheemen will be held at No q Park
Row this afternoon. The members Will take a train
to Philadelphia on Sunday and have a run among
| the Quakers. '9
OFFICIAL l.. A. w. NEWS
TRANSFERS TO PROFESSIONAL CLASS. suspEN-
sIoNs AND SANCTIONS
Philadelphia May 6-The following is Chairman
Gdeon's L. A. w. bulletin:
Transferred to Professional Class-H Do,o
Denver Col, own request: c. c. Collins Dan"ar'
Col. own request c. l. Himstreet Denver Eoi'
Jiuney j. harvey New-Haven, Conn own reouest.
- Is sawyer, Hartwel. Ohio, own rea,Iest. Cbarias,
Coulter. San Francisco, own reauest. Wni,o ~
roster, san Francisco.