New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-22
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
THE OPPOSITION TO THE l.. A. ". TICKET
LAGS
A MEETING TO BE HELD THIS WEEK TO DECIDE
WHETHER OR NOT TO PUT AN OPPOSITION
TICKET IN THE FIELD. A. W. MEM
RERsHIP NOW NUMBERS NEARLY
ooooo-THE MICHAE!.-I.Es%A
RACE NOTES AND
COMMENTS.

The promoters OF the proposed opposition 10 tne
L. A. w State ticket are not doing much Taking
these days In fact II the promoters OF the opP'-
stion are sincere in what they say IL mas hot pee"
decided as yet whether they Will put iichtt III
The field or not An official of one OF the Ioca'
c,rhs u,bic, has taken an active part in tho plans
~ the "kckors' said yesterday that they were I'M
decided lust what they would do. but that meet
ing of the club representatives wouid oe hein ia'el
in The week when the matter would be gene over
o . ,E ro1ne.d ounosition ticket abandoned. we
would he foolish 10 say what we intend to do until
We know how we sano; save intend to hold
meeting this week and discuss the mhut H II, mi
nnd nrecse manner Then. II we decide 10 pu,,
Ticket IN the field We will announce that facl sr
simms has not been asked OtGaly 70 we sg see our
waV clear and then ask Mr.. simms TO mead , our
ticket Chief consul am of sns opi snG IL he
does II will make lively campaign
The membership in tho League OF Ame','an
wbcomen continues to grow and 1872 new members
u,aro addea 70 the list in tho last week The tota
r,orobersbip 70 date is $3.50. The increase during
NJ una Was as follows: Newly rk. ?S2 new mem,
bers VIII ~ 9e 'cssachmsetts 20 total ls6S; New
total OF % g fS;a SSs Secretary Bassct hopes to
reach the 100 900 mark this week
7. 10 said that I,uc!en Iesna, the French cycIs''
,oo,s confident that he will defeat Michael on sat
urdav next in their contest nj inc MAMMA"
Roach track Since Lesnas arrival in ms co"n"F
ba has been Handicapped more or less oy 'noo'mp
ton, nacemakers. In tho coming race Lesna VIII u"
assisted by the pick OF the pacemaknt g ,br
az country He has been carefully Watching Wv,
u v ~ the mon who have been ridits ~ 'oi,
" Sfarbuck and NcDuffee. and he mas pTnru ,p p
81 ~ -. 90 nhon he thinks are well adapted lot ~
,,s - work They have been WORKING AZ w ~
hrlo. JSiver track and will not leave thtrc UNI.
nc evening Persons who have becn Wa ,Cn'iS -
work Of Iosna the last few days say ne ,"nds sav
o wonderful improvement MlChde's i'''"
that the midget cannot iose
,,,obae, who will ride against his record on inc
,,a, hoard track ut Vailsburg. Newark. ~ j. To-
orrou, L,iu have before him the RECORDS maze Az
nI.or a nd bis match with Lesna ana MCDuHy:
So Mr. Shafer. is confident on account
re soeodr track OF Michaers ability 70 over
Oh .no tha records and make Il harder LOT otheT
ons Pof Newark and the district VIII see nm a. NE
hest as he is now III suou NO'N'''''
contests will be held
The cycle path in Riverside Drive IS IN wte'ched
oordr,on a. present Loose crushed stone aoounds
a., r,,ces and many falls were occasioned thete
~, ,nnstpapday Trucks have been driven across tne
22etb making wheeling IN those places anything ou'
agreeable.
Cam. NJ the roads IN the neighborhood or New
ark South Orange. Millburn. Springfield ana Eliza
beth are IN poor condition Just now. Loose stones
aro .,revn all over the roads causing punctures
and falls The roads in that neighDorhoou ha'e
Ten . considered OF the best until recently