New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-27
TN THE CYCLING WORLD.

Os'n'.S -. at,ond the National Meet of the
League of American Wheelrnen. "hlch WIZ y. w
n phiIadelphia from August to +" hc'us'e' "a.'
proninent Brooklyn club members are so''e ,,,
Quaker City in a body. and large p",S W..
,oovo that city on a special train on next ''oua'
night A large party ia also expected I,o'' , III,
,. Tho Associated cycling Clubs OF Ne"-ioh
viii arrange for four century runs iea'ins ,n,s
civ on August T. s. and I. and returhtiS sunday
meet in one mnng ae the clubs IN Brooklyn which
will send delegations TO PhaoJ ip IN the Kings
Tram "' Whc"lmen the South Brooklyn Wheeim ,ha
the Nassau Wheenen the no hosa Greater New-York
Whselmen' Special rates have been mace ioi '"7
party.
rocal cyclists are beginning TO think that ciea,
weather cannot he expected until after the iu'
moon They have had now nearly three VEINS "
rain. and only the most daring ones nave 'e''"Ie
far from home lately. The heavy rams Ha'e
va havoc with the roads and driveways An
pprdinarv rain as a general thing improves om
,nocadamized roads. but the continual no" uPbich
nc ,,ashnd ont r,any places In the rodus, ~
Ought to be repaired Immediately 1t p o su COM,
rus are plentiful even on the Ms[r.cE Eecent storms
ave damaged the Hudson County oulevar9 600 sS S,
extent which will require an ,ef its mark on the
driveway in Prospect Park and on tne GIN in MAN.
On ie I'll Hi the way from Coney Island to the Park
rhoro is some talk among local wheelmen OF
possibe opposition to the regular uche' q"
bounced bv the Nominating Committee OF the New
I,rx state Division of the League Of American
v.hoo,r,o, The. name OF Magistrate G. T. SimHiS
r. president OF the Associated cycling 'i"oS Vi
New-York has been mentioned as the propao'e
leader OF the OPPOSITION Mr. Sm n n', Mi sane
lion the use OF his name IN connection Ws any op
POSITION ticket w s Jenkins, Of bn h rsy aap :
Mo M hf for ehef Consul and Vice Consul re-
| snectiyelv The fact that many menoetS on tnc
hat he
-, rcnd make necessary the removal OF the heaH-
aHsreTs TO b oppostion. when VI s Bull the
secrctary-trcasurer of the division was ,ecn a.
y fF%ay would one 4 rcman in this W matter whether
| Nj Jenkins was elected chief Consul or not
,,o ro,dbooks for the State are almost ready for
distribution This information will be welcome
| news to the members of the l.. a. W. in this state
who have been waiting for these books for more
mas bcen harder task than at first supposed;
and the committee In charge OF Inc wOrh nas ,hi
| he mans and descriptions WIFI be the best ever
| issued by any division In the country.
| rho Atalanta Wheelmen. Of Newark. have at
last secured site for clubhouse The property
| &c at Broad-st and Bellevle-ave. 1t Is said that
| the club will expend $4,000 on the proposed mousse
| President Obermayer. of the South Brooklyn
Wheelmcn has called special meeting OF the club
| in BROOKLYN for tomorrow night. Several matters
OF Importance TO the club VIII come up Tor discus
| sion.
| 4 cable dispatch from Europe brings the infor-
| nation that several of the fastest riders on the
other side are preparing to visit this country. Many
| of the men are long -distance riders. Several oil
| them viii compete at the Quill Club meet, at Man
| haitian Beach September and 9.
| Cyclists desiring to join the League Of American
| Vheelmen may obtain full printed information and
membership blanks by sending names and addresses
| 70 the cycling Editor The Tribune.