The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-26
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
AMATEURS AND PROFESSIONALS
VIII RACE SEPARATELH.

n NhnuEe Mnue IN tine UtnsatuChttsu - W
Events-Ynie Has Nnned Hor Representa-
tiVc- for the nntercoiieGiato Meet-Nenriy
80. goo MEMBER In the 4. a. w.-NoteH.
The national championships will DO decided at
Philadelphia on Aug. O and z In conjunction
with tho eighteenth annual meet of the Il A. w.
Tho lattor will be held under tho auspices OF tho
Associated Cycling Clubs, and the Race Com
mittec has exercised good Judgment in arrang-
ing its programme. Tho track at Willow Grove
will be three laps to the mile. Tho amateurs
and professionals will compete In their rcspcc-
tive classes, instead Of riding In open champion
ships. The programme follows:
First Dny-Two miles; handicap. professional; ono
mile. championship. amateur; quarter mile. champion
ship. professional; two miles, handicap. amateur; ono
mile championship. professional one-third mile. open.
anatcrr; one mile, 2:05 class. professional.
second Day-Haf mile. championship. professionnl;
one mile, handicap, amateur; one mile, open, profess
sional; two miles, championship. amateur; one mile.
handicap. professionals nvc miles, championship. pro
fessional.
Distance races have been excluded, and by
running the trial heats of in tho morning tho
committee proposes to furnish some exciting
events In tho semi.lnals and finals. In anticipa-
ton Of securing entries from the leading racing
men throughout the country, accommodations
will DO provided at the Willow Grove track for
several hundred riders.
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Capt. Hill of the Yale bicycle team is putting
his mon through some fast practice work at the
Pleasure Beach track. Bridgeport, preparatory
to taking part in the Intercollegiate events next
! week. Out of u list of thirty-seven candidates
Capt. Hill has selected Twcedy. Butler, French.
Kaufman. Brookiold., benedict, Howard,
Walker. Cochrane. anderson, and Mccutcheon
Quarter OF a Mile-McCutcheon. French, Cochrane.
Br9okneld; and Anderson. ,
One Miif-HilI. French. Tweedy, Butler, Kaufman.
Five Miies-Butler. Howard, Kaufman, and Ander.
son.
dict. Tweedy and French, and Walker and
Brookfeld.
! The action Of the Board OF Directors OF the Ma
tional Cycle Board Of Trade in deciding to refuse
to sanction any national or local cycle shows for
one year dating from juno l WAS somewhat OF a
surprise. The Executive Committee. at a meet
ing held on last Saturday. thought 4 would be
A member Of the Board of Trade said yesterday:
! the national exhibits has been under nd visenent
for some months. The great expense OF these
about a feeling that they should be discontinued
for a time. A mail vote OF the members OF the
e Soara was Of fa aninio upon inci fhs daf fe aD a ann a the
ment Of the shows. 1t was felt that while the
national exhibits should be done away with, no
restrictions would be placed on local shows. The
position taken by the Executive Committee OF
the board indicates that any shows held inde-
The Recruiting Committee OF the New York
State division Of the l.. 4. ", not to be outdone
ions in the enrolment OF new members. turned
in over 500 applications during the Iast week.
placing the division far in advance OF other COM
p~etitors. The total membership Of the League
Is 1902. According to Secretary Blssett the
leading divisions arc as follows:
Nav Work Al total % SaR. Massachusetts, Q2l
total; 10, 9s9' Pennsyiv1 1a,. 0 6S%; tote? ss i1,s, S SsS.
Illinois. So. total. s.i5s, Indiana. is. total, s4S;
Iowa, .. total, 98l; Missouri. 81, total, 1851.
Race promoters complain that riders in both
d thS omf5suT to "n AVOID RiG the pasme Si"s cf en sn9n g
fees. The Racing Board has been advised Of
the ens W ! and pdo 1t seems tor Likely sSe s shat ,nG pre sf a
stringent. Chairman Mott is said to favor the
penalty Of = months suspension from all track
races for failure OF u rider TO discharge his
racing foe obligations for the first offence, with
two months for a second, and four months for
the third.
Henry Smith of Baltimore reduced six Mary.
land and one American road records on last Sun.
seyenty:dve miles over a hfteen;miie, course.
and with excellent pacing rode in admirable
form. The new State records are: Five miles,
10 minutes olA seconds; ten miles, % minutes
onds; twenty-five miles. l hour 81 minutes 33is
seconds; tfty miles. . hours 43 minutes 29ia
l2l2 seconds. establishing a new American road
record. Next Sunday he intends TO attempt to
reduce the se~ventytwo-lnile record OF. 5 hours
41ie minutes, from Hagerstown to Baltimore.
Henry New-To. wheel to Portland, Me-. take
the route to- New Haven. Conn. published In
The Sun on May 23; leave The latter place via
Dixwoll avenue and the Boulevard to Ccntreyille
lingford and direct to Yalesvillc;- at the railroad
bridge turn to the LETT through Meriden. Berlin.
p piscs Sf iEer sPi i a f nc S eosst inpo lm%oo Cd? at laf tse
foot of the hill turn to the left on Quaker lane to
rarm Ing r;nG avenue en- Ea and E0 %, direct dire dn to HART aprtfG ,Ss
left side to Main street; turn to the, right
up q short hill: at the top turn to the left to
I SRsaddeNS'aiii then sS oross to Hoiyo hsD and Sa% EG the
east side Of the river through South Hadly Falls.
by Centre; leaving the latter place ride to
BelcheFtown and go direct Ihropgh Greenwich,
sfMn; I aad NoTth B srt,aks; ti" to Miiis.da lnt" eon.
tinme to Spencer, through Leicester. and Cherry
s Shnllsy sH w ond teen f Tf" N %GPfSs'sr s 90 to
Wellesley; ride to Newton Lever Falls
Hill reservoir and Brighton to Boston; from
Boston, continue north to Franklin and direct
scott TO Salem; then go to Beverly. WOODBURY.;
continue to Ipswich and Rcwley and direct
Salisbury to south Seabrook: from this point go
to Hampton Falls. Hampton and North Hamp-
ION; continue TO PORTSMOUTH ana direct through
Conway, North Berwick, Saco. and Scarboro to
Portland.
NOTES.
Sidney Curtis.-In riding from Newark to Easton.
Pa. via Elizabeth. N. j.. go TO Elizabeth and then
ria. 10 koseite and through Crawford TO Westneld:
continue To Plainneid. through Duneiien. ana
Bound BROOK to RAritan: ride TO White House.
Lebanon. innLndale. ami Highbridge; leaving the
latter place 70 To Glen GArdurr ana then through
Asoury. bloomsbury. ana PhiliIDSburR 10 Easton.
Garuen.-A route from this city To GreenpurL was
publiShei in THE sun on Aay xJ.
7. +. Deg. Jr.-You can ride In races for prizes
without being u member OF tine L. a. W. No sDe-
ciai sanction IL necessary.
W. 4. $40 riue To N1w Haven. Conn.,. from
Twenty third street go 10 Central PArk anu from
that-point take the route ~ New Haven published
IN The bUS on MAY ~.
Pnyiiida Wheeimen.-A route 10 the Delaware
Water GAP and Lake Hopatcorg was publiAned in
ThE BUN on May 10.
A. 5. Ain riding from Thirty first stree { and
Lexington avenue 10 Jamaica. L. l.. 20 down te