New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-18

For the first time In some years l.. A. W.
championship will be run in the metropolitan
district the occasion Of the annual meet OF
the Kings County Wheelmen. An assurance to
tina: effec. has been received from A. D. Waite
OF Cohoes. the New-Yorl State member OF the
National Racing Board Of the League. and the
Brooklyn club has also been assured that its ap-
plication for sanction for June 26 will be
granted. AS yet Chairman Mott, Of the Racing
Board. has awarded National Circuit sane
tons. so that Mr.. Waite's assurance is informal,
bu. is nevertheless trustworthy. The Kings
County Wheelmen wanted this date, and desired
a definite answer at once without waiting for
the formal announcement, so that they could go
ahead with their arrangements. and they are
now in position to perfect details for what
will probably be the greatest race meet in the
history Of the club In asking for some def
mite statement to the probability OF their
getting the date they desired, the club also APP
piled for permission to hold the one-me tandem
championship race and this permission has been
granted. This will be a State championship race.
The last time Stete championship contest was
held in this locality was when the Manhattan
Beach track was opened two years ago when the
State meet held. Local championship con-
tests have been held In Brooklyn, and such
Will be held al the X. c. W. meet this year In
addition TO the tandem State contest. The local
contest is the one-mile Greater New-YCrk cham
rionship. which was instituted by this club and
held for the first time last year. Mr.. Waite has
assured Captain G. a. Needham that 10 the club
will be granted this contest also. The running
OF these two important contests IT. addition 20 the
regular open IL make it necessary 70 start
the running Of the ~ heats early in the after
noon. Captain Nee n says they Will have 70
be started at o'clock He announces the time
for the running of the first final as 2:45. Among
The matters the Race Committee has under con-
sidcraton at present is the question Of increased
facilities for checking wheels. The fact that
the Kings County Wheelmen practical cyclists
have themselves been at times much incon-
Venienced by the primitive methods in vogue at
Manhattan Beach for the last t}cO years has oper-
ated TO promote the consideration OF plans for
more satisfactory service at the *. c. w. meet.
The committee feels safe in promising that every
wheeInan will have his wheel properly and
safely cared for and that there viii, be only the
least possible delay in checking his machine.
The Kings County Wheelmen will have strong
array Of men wearing their colors on track and
road this year. At the head OF the list stands
Charles NJ Murphy the professional crack, VINO
is at present in the South training L. :. Paige Is
another professional rider who will pedal for the
long green. The amateurs who will be in the
hunt for prizes local tracks and in the road
contests are follows: Charles T. Earl A @.
Relyea c. s Henshaw, A. B. Wise. F. F. Doupe,
E c. George, Z. A. Laws, G. NJ. HendricksOn, B.
F. Green. w. II. Ross, Joseph Caccavaja, G. b.
Smith, c. w. Young and Harry Peters.