New-York tribune., 1896-01-30
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
WINNERS OF THE l. A. w. PRIZES GIVEN
FOR NEW MEMBERS.
cpr.r INTEREST IN THE COMING CONVENTION
AT BAI.T1MoRE-T1IE ARMSTRONG BILL IN
DOpcED- NOTES AND COMMENTS.

At RA1T1MoRE-1HE ARMSTRONG BILL IN
DORsED-NOTEs AND COMMENTS
After a careful perusal of the records for the
wear / b. Potter and w. S. Bull of the New-f orK
State Division of the League OF American "nee'-
men, yesterday announced the lucky wlhh'rs "l '"c
prizes for securing the largest number OF ne" men
bers for this State There eleven prizes IN ALL
and they will be distributed as follows: FIRST prize.
800 j. Stuart Kelley. 1G9 new members; second
prize $50 DR.. T. W. Topham. Jas new members;
third prize $40, Mrs. Charlotte L. Bolton 81 ne"
members; fourth prize, s35. Mrs Ida Trafford Beil
y new new members: sixth Prize So Max Bernhardt,
20 members: seventh prize. so, George en-
Rhein, 81 new members; nintn PITS. @ d H. hicvce S
No SS,97S, % new members. hSh-Sraue DE-, Dc cie;
e'tI be Yewyor G state DIVISION securing the largest
number of applications between April 80 ana DeGen
A Spalding bicycle donated by A. G.; Spalding Il
Bros for the LARGEST number Of appGa49ms Pr0-
was won by Or. T. W. Topham
wheelmen all over the country turning their
attention toward Baltimore where the annual meet
ing of the League of American Wheelmen Will pegin
on February TO- The first day OF the session VIII
be devoted exclusively TO the good-roads congress-
and l. B. Potter, who is the chairman OF the high-
way Committee has been working earnestly to
make the good-roads meeting success ana ne
feels at last that he will be successful League
politics and everything else will be prohibited on that
day and The talk M M be be oh nseP h3t nht in he
banquetlng hal of the Maryland Bicycle clubhouse:
pnopIe ncnns l1 General Nelson A. Miles Governor
Lowndes. Of Maryland; David B. Hill Thomas Il.
tarv of Agriculture; the Mayor of Baltimore, Con.
gressman John X. Cowen. Just elected presluent W
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Congressman
II. W. Rusk
The first special meeting OF bicycle club called
TO indorse the Armstrong bin will be held by the
Brooklyn Bicycle Club at the clubhouse. NO. ~
Hanson Place, tonight. Chief Consul Potter Is a
member OF the club. and some stirring speeches
will be made in favor OF the bill. The /. A. w. in
this State will make a hard fight to have the bill
become a law The measure II passed will compei
the railroads to treat bicycles as baggage nc
division officers have prepared 100000 circulars whccn
will be circulated all over the State. Wheemen VIA
be asked to their efforts to have the Assembly
men and Senators vote for the bill Inc raiIroaus
will make a stubborn fight to defeat IT,
The Germantown Cycle Show. under the auspices
of the Wissahicken Wheelmen which has been
sanctioned by the National Board Of Trade. VIII be
held February to S. inclusive at the Town Hall,
Germantown The president of the National Board
mon of tho f;ermantown cycle Show inviting ali
the members of the National Board to attend. Any
members of the Board of Trade requiring tickets
can obtain them by applying to g. g. Oiesselridh,
Wissahcken Wheelmen, Germantown. Penn
The Tourist Wheemen will have their annual
meeting at the Hotel Tecumseh. Sixty-sxth-st- and
Broadway. tonight. The ticket to be voted for
will be as follows: President. T: l.; Ryan; vice
president l. Ecksten: secretary. II. Levers: treas
trer, a. Preybel; captain ". j. Mccormick; iirst
lieutenant, James Murray: second lieutenant W.
NJ Bowes; color bearer. y. de Jnor
W. Burnham. who acted as general manager FOR
the Cycle Board of Trade. will not continue In that
position as was said yesterday. The names Of g. r.
Bidwell and A. Kennedy Child have been mentioned
IN connection with the place.
The Cycist Federation will hold meeting at the
Lenox Lyceum Saturday night The Federation
will decide probably to fight the suggestion made
TO compel wheelmen to have brakes on their wheels
meeting of the Executive Committee OF the
Good Roads Association will be held at washington
and johnson sts., Brooklyn. on Monday night
The bowling tournament OF tho Westchester
Cycling League will be continued up TO March IL
Lively interest is manifested in the games.
The Riverside Wheelmen will give handsome
prize to the member who wins the largest number OF
prizes in races during the year.