The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-31
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEy.
E1.chairman Rayuond's We've on the Sunday
rEncIsG Question.

Sh-Nnnlru1nn ~ HbuuhN
IBnclsG Question.
The announcement Of President Potter Il tho
L. A. w. declaring himself as favoring the or
ganizatlon adopting divisional option in rcla.
ton 10 Sunday racing has excited widespread
comment among leading members OF the
Lcaguc. Eastern wheclmen have opposed Sun.
day racing, and the attempt at the next meet
ing OF the National Assembly to pass a dI.
visional option measure Will provoke n
great fight. A SUN reporter in IN in
teryiev with Howard +. Raymond yesterday
asked the ox.Chairman OF tho Racing Board
his opinion on Sunday racing. Mr.. RIA! mund
says that no favors divisional option on the
Sunday racing question, and does not see how
the L. A. w. can handle the trouble on the Pa.
cinc coast. where there is a demand for such
races, unloss n divisional option amendment is
passed. The idea of the L. A. w. snnctioning
Sunday races. but barring such meets from tho
national circuit, he thinks, is an admirable
plan.
Mr.. Raymond expects that some big changes
will be made in the government OF thu racing
interests next season. He recommends that tho
position OF the Chairman Of the Racing Board
bo made q salnried office and favors a ga airy OF
So, 800 a year, outside of the expenses for run.
ming the office.
The plan to mako the Office q salaried place
last year WAS defeated, and 1t is estimated that
the surplus OF the Racing Board this year will
reach $1,000. which according to custom will
revert to the Chairman Of the board. Such a
practice is condemned, as II is felt that an or.
ganization the size of the League should settle
upon n fixed sum for the work of acting AZ
Chairman OF the board. Regarding the
suggestion compelling Nil rUCin: men to
register and pay II fee to the League, Raymond
declares such II measure unjust. He argues
tlst 1 10 40 M Nr,a ~ nNA Ia m ~ M tnaR
promoters to pay n fee for a sanction 10 hold
II meet and then DO forced TO refuse the en-
tries of riders unless the latter pay " regis
tration fee 10 the organization also. He feels
that the fee cNtctcd from the race promoters Is
annie TO make ting racing department seifsnp.
porting. and ihb1 there is no reason why the
organization should become too grasping in its
government OF racing.
G. W. Darntco. n momhcr OF the National
Racing Board OF tho u. A.. W.. recently diStrib'
utcd 4 set of questions relating to the introduc.
LION L' A. o W .e ,T m Zoo WHSc in ,mr FHNrernhimSn' S NJ ,nc
chusctts. Out of the 500 queries 262 replies
were received.
sholi5 pr9hlh,t ROAD racing 10 riders voted
road racing is smaller than was anticipated.
duced 2lS answers for the |. y. W. maintain
ing its control OF the snort, while 80 voted against
the organization having anything to do with
racing. On the question OF the admission o!
professional to mcm"rrship in ,he League. PIC
NpANh s'N. an 40 u ~ lht SuERtSiIol
thar. racing mcn be compelled to register will
the l.. A. W. Racing 30 ird was supported by
2l9 votes against 20 to the contrary.
AT the newt annual meeting of tho League
these questions will he discussed. and II seem,
evident that the whcclmcn entertain more lib
crai views now than they did n year ago. auC
some radical reforms may be looked for mex
season.
ATLANTA. Oct. 3O.-Bcttcr attendance Of the
cracks OF the cycle racing path never was seer
than 1T the National Cir cult meet held on thu
siN.lnp indoor track at the Exposition grounds
in this City last night. Bald. Cooper. Gardiner
kiser. LoUghrad. johnson. Hoyt and thirt,
others competed In the mile open race. the even
OF the evening. The final had Walthour. Loug
with Saunders as ~paCcmaker. Loughcad. Bald
Waithour and Hatfield caught the pnccmake
in the order named. while Repinc Went roun,
and dropped back to the position. The first hal
III better than l minute 1 seconds. Hadfcl,
went round Mt the bell and took the lead
Loughead led Bald around to the lead, and on tn
last bank Bald jumped. lighting his way to tn
front entering the stretch. Down the stretc
Bald oncned a Eapof a length on Loughead. VIII
ba 3 locking; Hadtield was the rider VIII
pushed the Canadian at the finish. Walthou
was fourth. The time was 2:O93.5. DR.. Brow
took his ninth win in the circuit extension in III
shot up from the rcHr of the line in the shor
stretch with a wonderful burst Of speed and oil
tanned the second place from Freeman. who beu
Coleman by inches for the third. The SUNNI
ries:
one.Mlc open-won by Bald. Loughead seconc
Hadheld third. wathour fourth. Time. . minute
8 80 seconds.
one. Mile Handicap. Proressional-Dr Brown. .
yards. third; Coleman. As yards. fourth. Time.
minutes 81 seconds.