The sun., 1897-03-02
NEWS OF THE WHEELME EN-.
ANOTHER EFFORT WILL BE MADE
TO CHANGE THE RACING RULES.

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Clubs want to Have the Privilege OF selecting
| Their Own Referee at Meet--Cycie club OF
| Brookiyn In Court-Titus Anxious TO ne Hc-
| Misunderstanding for y Bis Rnce-Notcs.
| Representatives Of the Kings County, River.
| side, Greenwich. Harlem, and South Brooklyn
| whcslmen, who held secret conference last
| week TO discuss what they claim TO be sono
of the Objectionable features in the raising rules.
will meet again In this city on Friday. II is
| maintained that the faulty part OF the rules
10 the suggestion that the referee at all race
| meets shall be a member o., the State Racing
| Board. An oflcer OF tho Riverside Wheelmen
informed The Sun reporter yesterday thaths
| organization is only seeking TO have the l.. A.
| W. allow clubs to select referees OF their own
| choice. Tho rules do not compel clubs to sc.
lect the local Racing Board member to ofllci.
| ato as referee. and frequently official haudl.
| cappers and we'll known members OF the l.. a.
w. have been selected. A general demand has
been made for the appointment of an cfliciul
referee. and now when It is suggested that the
local Racing Board mcmt er shall act in the
| capacity of district referee objection Is Mt once
| raised.
On tho application OF Almet f. jerks at
Brooklyn yesterday. Justice Van wyck OF the
Supreme Court issued an order requiring the
| Cycle Club Of Brooklyn to show cause why an
| injunction should not be granted compelling
| the organization to turn over the old armory
| OF the Thirteenth Rovimens. now occupied by
the club. to the Cycle Board OF Trade OF Long
Island from March 4 to 10, for the purposes OF
| cycle show, In accordance with the terms
| agreed upon. The difficulty docs not In any
way interfere with the Board-of Trade secur.
| ing tho building for the show Oh March q.
| There has bcen disagrecmen n /. about the ad-
| vertisements OF n cycle manufacturer which
sro.on the side OF the building occupied b. the
| Cycle Club. The Board OF Trade wants them
removed during the show and claims that tn.
club at FIRST agreed to remove them. but sub
| seoucntly refused on the ground that IL would
make trouble between the club and the manu-
facturcr. with whom the-former admits that II
| has business relations The club Is not incor-
porated and is said to.be-a proprietary institu-
| tion, controlled by a few men. The court
gument involves only tho question Of whether
the Board of Trade will take possession OF the
armory on lts own terms or on the terms Of
show is settled. The writ In returna BILE ut 10
o'clock this morning.
Fred Titus expects to be reinstated this
month. The National Assembly ut IL. last
the removal OF Titus's suspension. II he ex-
pressed repentance. Titus has forwarded a
Chairman 0iison is awaiting the appointment
Of a new Chairman before any action is taken.
| Cycle Track Racing Association. IF PLANNING for
| o one-mile handicap race TO be run In heats
sh'y ,se OF wis fhf that M
| full amount OF the purse Will reach $1,000.
I 10 in this race that some Of the foreign cracks
arc expected TO compete.
Tho prohibition OF Sunday races under the
rules OF the L. A. w affects the owners OF tracks,
| and the DrOtaats and talk of ueSgrtiOn from the
bbsSgSae are due Is claimed, to TIER wSrx; v
orleans has 81 issued the following COMMUNICATION
| to the owners of bicycle courses throughout the
country, urging cooperation ioF the object OF
organising racing association:
| We would be pleased to have your views relative
to sunday racing and is defeat at the annual
the l. < " hs. done great injustice to track owners
and feel that we have sustained loss We dont
owners without sunday racing, and we would thank
you for your unbisAed opinion In the mat matter We
| lection and not detrimental TO track owners, We
sf % it, zeal Snd and
trely forgotten the track owners who have helped to
The L. a. W. by is last statement came on the
right side OF the ledger while the track owner, have
losing game from the start Shall 1t he sherirr sale
| meeting OF tho Nassau wheelmen OF Brooklyn
| will be held tomorrow.
lowing Road Committee; J. A. Smith. G. W Hsdlry.
| and II. C. De 0raaf.
! be held March 10 Mileage medals Will be pre-
.snea to 'sc h f99wins mees' for road of i dyI
| g. French, 3,s34;J. =. Lhr $3.50; W. D. X. Leigh
HsO srSS S i pS%Gre; s.p%ns pSGS
29s2; " 4 Yord; Iiss; G. T. simcns men. jr' s'l'd
The clio wheclmen OF Jersey CITY Heights viii hold
their annual election on March ig The Nominating
dent Frank NJ sopher; Vice President, 4. l.. ssacr
.m R s T hSSn
Wallace Mswbey, w & gHrTows, s & \ Locke J No Nc.
liam ch.nberlsin. Henry j. Tashring and G. Il.
stoekmar The club has adopted ~ new uniform:
Z: il: She amateur race, ace, generally ride.
Michael. the professional, uses ninety six inch
nc ana Sa soa
six inch Riders in long distance races favor high
The Race Committee of the Associated Cycling
Clubs of New York says that the annual Mourn
it is not possible hold:the there the commit
tee hs. other courses In New Jer,ey in view not
Jefferson and Roeme have challenged o'connor
and Owens OF the Knicker9ocker A. C. TO race on
The Riverside wheeimen will be represented In all
the local tandem races this year by romlinsoh and
racing team Of the wil,la~ssurEn Cycle club
Gamble, r. Miller. and e. W. Ha hey.
Hudson County wh-elm-n VIII Have n New
Tho Board OF Trustees=of the Huison County
wheeinen held . special meeting last night at the
club house, III Belmont avenue, Jersey City
Heights for the purpose Of discussing matters per
tanning to the proposed new club house. II was re-
ported that sum OF mone2 had been realized
which will prove sufficient TO &c ahead with the
work. Tne ground will he broken on April |. The
location is In tho Bergen section OF the Hudson
County boulevard, between Jewett ana Communi.
paw avenues The building will he TWO stories high
and contain bowling alleys In the basement The
cost OF the house Will he nearly s5, 900.
Ice Yachting.
NEwBuRGH March l. 80 The leo yachts at
Orange Lake were called this afternoon AT 3
o'clock to sail for tho Kidd championship pen.
nant. There light wind and the race was
sailed in u snow furry. The entries were: Vice
Commodore Kidd's Snow Drift Woods's Flying
Jib, Kernahan's Troubler, Qunlans Ice King.
Jova's Graziella, and Commodore Hggnsons
windward, the latter having been repaired
enough to allow her to sail. The ten miles was
coyarpl in creditablp time COnsderinu thu