The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
NEWS OF THE wHEELMEN.
NATIONAL RACING BOARD READY
no INVESTIGATE THE GARDEN RACE.

Agreement In the Csn,i,iE E~iectioh-nohton's
Application for the BiE Meet Withdrntvn.
A meeting of the National Racing Board Of
the L. A. w. will BIO held In this city on Saturs
day for tho purpose of Investigating the charges
that the promoters OF the recent six.day race at
tho Garden openly violated the League rules.
Prominent officers and members of the l.. A. w.
maintain that the race was disgrace to cycling, !
and reflects upon the organization. 1t Is stated
that the investigation will be conducted prl-
vately, but strong efforts will BIO made to have
1t open to the public.
Assurances have been received by Presid mt
Potter from the leaders Of the New Jersey.
Georgia, Florida, District Of Columbia, and
Mainc divisions that they will support him for
reelection The announcement that the Penn
sylvania division Is acting contrary to an agree
ment with this State was discussed by L. A. w. (
members yesterday. The action OF tho chief
officers Of the Pennsylvania division, Messrs. |
Boyle and Collins, In making q compact with
Sterling Elliott of Massachusetts, to push G. d.
Gideon for the office Of President was severely
A member of the New York divis.
ion, who was present at tho conference between
President Potter and tho Pennsylvania men
held recently in this city, said 10 II SUN re-
porter yesterday:
Because of their division standing second in
membership In the League. Boyle and Collins
wanted representation on the Executive Com
mittee. 1t wns practically agreed that I. J. |
Keonan, Jr.. of Pittsburg should BIO the candi-
date for First vicc-Presidcnt on the Potter
ticket, and 1t seemed to BIO as good as settled that
this State and Pennsylvania would pull together
at the annual meeting. The Pennsylvanians
said that there were a great many wheelmen at
Philadelphia favorable to Sterling Elliott. 80
they would also call upon him just to talk over
the election question. In order to have no mis-.
understanding. Boyle and Collins were asked to
this slate after. seeing Elliott. and contrary
to all promises they have failed to commune
can only assume that Tie Pennsylvania leaders
have decided tJ to Hd9pt other othf = !aI ,sd than han , agreed {
SlSisio oese would Mhi pal hp0 iPsseth Sns' / 'n ann 1w sure lsaa ahat
an any watt atte sapI 1 on The b, pa M IF r rhs ks sS tbS i,t stSts
ter will be elected. Mr.. Keenan, must have
friends in n, penps ST,ye Il = aand any attempt to
The slot machine for pumping tires has at list
paying a fyo or ten cent fee to have plain Dir
put In @ tire has been positively, the most be.
would have been easy long ago to have arranged
q system Of penny.in.the.slot tanks charged with
S Sentor S"s come e11; G forward nE pR WITH S' a ecnt MGw sa ' N
such mechanical excellence that all manner of
tdmPs ai%p ps 1r t ttrss w sSs% al do9 9ipss to Il sn is d an ssi
degree Of hardness by tho simple pulling Of a
isssT; e Ihs ,nsch h1Sra is mot powe Spe or in AMY BY
way that involves replenishment 1t is simply
a large and immensely powerful pump with the
strncted SO as to yield great leverage. Its in.
genuity is amazing. and its possibilities appear
not nc O snilRe a large i ia eep lSrse Feet III hish pS Whpoll y
of metal. with no part Of the MECHANISM show.
furnished with a quick.adjustlng con nection
(which Ats any bicycle valve and is attached ,s by
lover arm is long and can DO pulled down
with a gle finger %ftsr the penny has been
Il af0iRR Iss b BACK tGo s so that Mnf Il ' Is ' impos is ael's to
beat" the machine by filing more than
S ons tire d for a t cent hsv Gh +, s mashins e nSsss no
chemicals or generators of any kind: Without
the slot attachment 1t can be used in repair
shops and private residences with less than one.
tenth the LABOR required by the most improved
and Multiplicity hGIi Of strokes. )" A full sweep Of Tho
arm will give nifty pounds pressure to the square
the pneumatic tires Of carriages. With n few
moro labor,saying devices OF this kind. bicycle
time and become MS luxurious an Indulgence as
riding in a barouche.
There Is promise, Of an unusual amount of
legal strife in tho bicycle industry during the
engagements are now on. and more, both great
and small. are impending. II a certain inventor
turer every maker in the country will have TO
pay a royalty in order to use a bottom bracket
Indications are that The Inventor viii win. An.
other infringement suit involves the use of the
makers nre employing. Handle bars with q Tor.
ward curve. both dropped and upturned. are the
against all by a Chicago manufacturers. Within
month a general free-for.all scri image between
expected. In this state Of afai s riders may
vol ask the question whether they. are not the
ones who finally pay for all such ~litigious in
dulgences.
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their application for tho ,,9s l.; A., w; national
meet. This step will enable tho Indianapolis
m1R 50 the s' foliew ing s s@tsai tf in regard t to the
event:
mittee was forced to regard the hostile attitude
OF odm ths NsW E En- tha,r ra iGoanu and n steamboat at
sf 6 ss1sEai an do sHtra Sum- fnr o r"9gibnig G1 frSm eb ten cents is
baggage over roads running to and from Boston.
A meet at Boston would. be very popular, and
probably add $25o,qoo in railroad fares and
1. A. w. members argue that this sum and even
more might better be paid to friendly roads
running TO some Western city,
Chairman Mott of the L.. A. W. Racing Board
Issued the following bulletin yesterdays:
Future sanctions will not be granted to the follow.
an. saa 1 sisins psise sn an sf.ss Value, asr r saie% f tS Pay X. pptis.
MIchIgsn Fair Company. south Bend; Ind; New
e eiaS. Rfas,n &C. cup = q sS VAN oa 4ins.. l Pindla S'm g.. Gy%S!, ssff
Cuyahoga County Agricultural Society. Berea. o.. and
the Ashland Fair Association. Ashland. o.
The Grand Rapids Wheelmen OF Grand Rapids.
Mich, and the Branch County Fair Association OF
Coldwater. Mich. will not receive sanctions in the
future until all claims are paid.
John Flai ry OF Ashland. o.. 10 suspended from
sanction privileges and permanently ruled on tracks
in every capacity for failure TO pay prizes.
r. g. Burleigh. formerly OF Wilmington. Del; Penn
Bylvania Colored Wheelnen's Association and Harris
burg Cycle Track Association OF Harrisburg. Pa, will
be refused sanctions pending payment OF handicap
ping fees.
The Montgomery Coliseum Company of Montgom-
cry, Ala; James II. Ware, West Point, Miss, and the
Terre Haute Fair Association and track viii be re-
fused sanctions, PENDING payment OF sanction fee.
unsanctioned races win be held on the track before
sanctions Will be issued for II again.
Suspension Removed-E. D. Mills, Buffalo.
Suspended Pending Notwithstanding Balti.
moroi Louis Gimm and George Il. Myers. Cleveland.
Suspended for riding under assumed names aud
other unfair dealiDg-F. ii. KeAton, Lima, o., to July.
1893. and Guy Folk. Lima. to Aug. 1. 1893.
Outside OF the consideration OF candidates for
Office. tho most important questions that will
come before the annual meeting OF the League.
TO be held at 81. Louis on Feb. 9. will be road i'm.
proyement and racing issues. An entire day will
be devoted to the discussion of ways and means
to improve the general condition of the high
ways. The admission of professional riders 10