The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18

visit is to arrange for the annual meeting Of tho
division Board Of officers at the Grand Union
Hotel on next Monday. The board will hold a
conference there tomorrow and will select
names for presentation to the meeting on Mon
day for delegates to the assembly. jenkins de-
clined to make any on the six-doy
race at the Garden. It is expected that ho will
announce his new committees while here.
Cycling has done. perhaps. as much as any
other popular pastime to extend the liking for
athletic indulgence, bat where the liking is con.
fined to . single speciality its general benef.
cence is stultiied. Bicycle riding, whom in
dulged In actively and regularly, is a renovstor
Of the system, and II stimulates circulation and
digestion. To quilt tho exercise abruptly and
not indulge in walking. swimming, or gym
nasium work, means to clog the system in . way
that 10 almost dangerous. The seriousness OF
this is something few "fair-weather riders"
realize. Too many 60 out every day until snow
flies, and then take up sedentary habits.
Another error of some mildly enthusiast
tic riders Is to mako their season by
the calendar. while others decline to
venture out when the air 10 biting, even though
the day is bright. Tho roads are best in the fall.
They are excellent until frozen hard, and there
II no more hoalthful time for riding than whom
tho air 10 actually cold. One Of the greatest
benefits bestowed by the bicycle "craze' has
been that of correcting tho breathing habit. In
this climate, where mouth breathing 10 30 com.
mon, cold weather riding has been q signal
blessing; 1t sometimes cures it.
This is almost. verbatim tho story Of a man
who went riding In the Orange district last Sun
Incyer knew, how large a stock of profanity
the bottom Of a hill half a mile long and loot it,
first up the hill and then down. Excuse me, but
the hill wasa pretty tough customer, and that
would not be able to stop after had started
S %SsTe IL i S sStus ss / / a asd mo- nsro Sfsirs IT, 'f I sm n nSs
one Of the coasting lunatics, and made the bot.
tom right side up. ! back specialized all the way.
stopped Without an upset. i had gone about
800 feet from the top Of the hill when my lamp
travelling the rest of the distance to the bot
toml I walked back and got the lamp and pa
raded down hill again to my wheel.
The officers of tho North California division of
the L. A. w. have advised President Potter that
they will send delegates to the National Assem-
bly, at st. Louis. 1t is expected that IL. the Cali
fornians decide to abandon their work TO pro-
mote and govern races. the proposition Will Will
racing supporters on tho coast have been weak.
ening for some time, and the admission Of the
crowd is contained in the following extract from
the report Of Chairman r. NJ. WEIGH of the
Racing Board Of the California Associated
Cycling Clubs:
We are now confronted with the question. what
will be our position should the L: 4. W. grant the
OF our withdrawal from the League But Il all for
which we have been contending, is granted to US, II
large our continued opposition to what Is the con:
s scH shaSe S sSsm St fySii ,hst IN We this r.t iGsn from The Il % gsassoi
Of cycle racing ON the Pacific coast. 4 mus. be as a
his privileges as a oyoiiit.
The recent rain has improved the condition of
the macadam roads in the country. but the
unit for riding. The road report issued by the
LA: w. yesterday warns riders to avoid some
sections. 1t ID as follows:
New York-All breaks in the asphalt strips OF West
chester avenue have been repaired. Tho West Farms
tion for riding. Pelham Parkway from the Boston
road 20 Baychester road 10 open to cyclists. Central
Drive Is fair to good: The roads Of Yonkers and
through side streets north of ia5th street. ana avenues
ssn many p oi the n asps ssS,a 'p pisee. s are I'll ss DANGEROUS sS1s:
a aa,s fs, and r sHssn ' Msser and nd ! Ss@ n Ct %sss FAIR Enr% so
good; Mamaroneck and bye. rather muddy; Those
are unfavor.Sle.. being nearly anridable. Roads az
S SisIon. and Tss W 1Dsas Is .ne rIs,n aTs OF aot M IL Ttains eS Se
in the same share: The Board OF Supervisors have
1aslsd in a t 5ssN set,i5a. l SEa g n ,Swn sam TSaa tn. i%p ROAD.
will probably be much improved. The roads OF Corn.
dillon. Tue i Of Montsomery care are COW.
cred with a coat of mud some four inches thick.
Of Prospect PARK arc in fairly good condition. The
a osG aVtn ans and MS1 aisnSor rsa s1en sus t a. fa I~s tn sdeG.
Valley Stream and oakdale roads are fair, Those
from Whitestone to willets Point is excellent. The
ph%is flom [G RSsis %. s"i road to a the s TsrrleN ro aslf /, IN:
ished. Broadway from city line TO Jamaica is In
boulevard to Newtown. AT Patchogue the roads are
poor to fair. The macadam roads at Sea Clin are
Unnh- hut the dirt ones arc rather lGaVy. The road
into Sea Gin village is open to cyclists. The roads at
New Jersey-The macadam roads of Orange are
good, The side paths of New Brunswick are unrid.
RAILWAY are in good shape. but those Of Eii1sbeth
are poor to fair. The roads at Shrewsbury, are in fair
nHcadam roads of westneld are first class.
The annual meeting of the Rhode Island divis-
Wednesday. Action was taken on various
questions that will come up before the National
showed an increase over tho previous year. and
the report Of the Treasurer showed a surplus on
asna afteF cher ths fll9G@ onsul Cooke Of all aid Spt ;hse ling
Important matters, for the L; A. v. to take &C.
tion upon were to decide whether it should ad-
NIT professionals to membership and whether 1t
was tudicious to continue tho control Of racing.
He did not commit himself on either question.
Board. however. spoke strongly upon both. He
The matter Of giving increased power to local
deserves: They should receive the power to
control division championships; they should
grant all sanctions except national circuit dates;
they should appoint referees and receive the
power to suspend any rider for cause. The max
ing of professionals, however, should be vested
in the National Board. That professional riders
should be admitted to L. A. W. membership has
been denied by successive National Assemblies.
We're the l., A. w. an amateur athletic body
formed for the purpose OF promoting amateur
bicycle racing. Its position would bo logical and
unassailable. But professional events receive
the sanction of the League, and its main object
Is not the promotion of racing of any kind. BY
its sanction and government 1t makes bicycle
racing for money an honorable means of obtain
ing a living.
At q meeting Of the Maryland division of the
l.. A. W. held at Baltimore on Thursday the
board of officers officially Endorsed the policy of
]. n. Potter during his term as President OF the
League. While the delegates to the assembly
are not pledged to vote for Potter for reelection.
the Endorsement Is regarded Az equivalent to
such a pledge. The delegates from the division
to the National Assembly will consist OF II. V.
Casey, g; ": Heinsier. + {; Wilson, Thomas N.
Sans. w. G. Gulland. and r. Carr; Chief Con.
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