The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-10
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEM.
l.. A. w. Likely to Draw the Lines Pretty
Ciosely Around the Amateur.

L. A. w. Likely to Draw the Lines Pretty
Cioseiy Around the Amateur.
The League of American wheelmcn, in order
to promote and foster amateur racing moro OF.
tensivcly in the future, will likely draw the lines
much more closely around the interpretations de-
filming an amateur rider next season. The Rae
ing Board during the past season was repeatedly
called upon to investigate the standing Of riders,
and the result was generally q transfer to the
professional class. The League racing officials
find that a big element of amateur riders race
purely for remuneration. 1t Is planned to clear
the ranks OF such men, and It seems likely that
a revision of tho prize rule will be one Of the
first steps taken to modify tho evil. Areduotion
in value and a change in the quality Of prizes also
will likely result. 1t Is now permissible to offer
prizes to the value of 1856 to amateurs, and in
most cases they consist of diamonds. This prao-
tico ia considered as tending to encourage pro-
fessionalism. League officers are inclined to
believe that amateurs should race purely for
medals. A well.known wheelman who has boon
prominently identified with amateur racing
offers the following suggestion:
'"Men who ride for pure sport will DO ready to
ngage in such contests regardless as to whether
tho prize is a blue ribbon, q medal, or q 1856
diamond but the presence Of tho last-namcd
element has q tendency to attract those who
care nothing for the sport and who ride
only for what there Is in 1t. While 1t In
true that pure amateurism takes no account of
value in the prize list, it is also true that q prize
is more acceptable II. in lieu Of the intrinsic
value, 1t possesses beauty. For that reason It
would be well II the l.. A. W. should prepare
designs for medals WHICH, while not containing
an amount of gold or silver sufficient to satisfy
s she fHpi for H oe pnS eso' Such SNdl' MEDALS @danS t couid be be-
gotten up at a cost not to exceed $40, $40 and
g sSo ior first e second ;nod a. and q. third third ass5 ns vel land, and
Der of the Racing Board before q sanction II
granted for o meet"
Tho membership of the l.. A. W. was increased
during the past week by the enrolment. of $3.50
new members. The reports OF the loading d.
visions follow:
New York 1S4. total ae.7os; Peun.ylvania 20.
jersey -ifSio ia. total q. Sss; Illinois Il. .o9ai s,;ss: Ohio 8.
total BIOL; Wisconsin J., total 2. 500; Connecticut II,
!Sssi mas Ms1yi Mi.iG 81 1o !; tG l,S1d 5;G Rhod Mii isIsna !. total so.si
l.647. Total membership. Zoe. oSs.
Stops have been taken to form an international
championship association in this country with
the object of sending riders to the meetings
L. A. w. in February it is the intention to ask
the latter organization for an appropriation to
aid the plan. The idea is to hold trial races in
the different divisions early in the season for
the purpose of selecting the team to represent
this country in the worlds championships.
william B. seneca-l. In riding from Broadway and
Be- neaf ford a se6 s,d sso9 OK In, to 81 Ruthe .,S,rs . n: j.; 80 &c 70
to Tw wen saa S1as' street re a.s to the %sse T~ ssasssi nrS
street ferry. and cross to Jersey City; go through Ex-
change place to Hudson street, to York street. to Hen
derson street. to Mercer strect. to tho Hudson Coun-
ty Boulevard. to the Paterson plank road, to Carl
stadt. to Rutherford. 2. A twenty.fourlnch franc
should be satisfactory.
tn. National cyclists Iistt to Union mi 20 Of England Is rsporsed
meetings during the season.
The Australian racing authorities have established
a Brassord at one, five. and ten miles. This entities
the winner to an income Of $50 per week as long Gs
he maintains his supremacy ut these distances.
Two Providence riders. Sewhall and Gillette. fin
ished a triple century run on last Monday. They
covered the distance In 27 hours and 8 minutes.
! F. q. Phillips.-It is about twenty.six miles.
The wheelmen of Indianapolis are confident that
the national meet OF the L. A. W. will be held at that
city next year.