New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-16

of New York and Associated Cycnng tlups OF
Long Island be offered as suggestion TOT thelr
consideration. the chairman to be member e%-
oflcio of the committee.
This committee was then appointed; f. A. crow
L. c. lie Roy NJ. Being. II. b. Fullerton. Eugene
La Mamma James O'Neill and F. B. House
President Berri sent the following letter to the
wheelmen:
Trustees Of the New-York and BROOKLYN Bridge
Brooklyn. November u, lG.
To the League Of American Wheemen fY
Gentlemen have yours OF the 18th inst inv wing
Noon s ~ to discuss the various plans for cycle path
on the Brooklyn Bridge. s -. ,
have an important and previous engagement which
prevents me That you may have Bridge 0'nc o,,r
chief engineer and superintendent. to attend ana
ne Wish 10 assure YOU that the Bridge authorities
have always favored giving all pGssoe e,Innhars
TO the bicycle rider and also wish no tbat
repeatedly agreed 20 plans months ago sd naVe
at the Bridge office Mr.. Martin after careful con-
s Sbiecied TO- as # provided elevators end
and have also noticed several newspaper ph pans
men Individually or collectively. so far as know;
Yours is the FIRST Official aTce,veo
withsandlng. and am glad that y o1, have o iassn
action To build something that wonq NJ not Pssss
Of energy and the peoples money, n9pe you a
unite upon some pra o serene my hearty support
sincerely 'O"'' WILLIAM BERRI President.
Albert Mott the chairman o. the Racing Board OF
the League OF American Wheemen was in the city
yesterday Mr.. Mott came on from Baltimore 10
attend the meeting of the Amateur Athleuc union
and 10 talk over certain wheeling SUBJECTS with
President Potter The present racing season. Mr..
Mott says, has been remarkably successful ana
he predicts some interesting indoor contests be-
tween now and the holidays. Mr.. Mott may consent
again to act the chairman OF the Racing Board
for next year. He has been capable and efficient
just. It would be dlifcait for the League TO get
another man to do the work as wei. Mr.: Mott
wishes racing men TO know that the League OF
American Wheelmen makes no distinction between
indoor and outdoor records, so long as they are
made on a track
judging from the performance OF little Michael In
the Coliseum in Chicago last week. the Welsh won
der is equally good on small indoor track as
he is on a large one outd DOTS The little chap Gre
ated a sensation by his bursts OF speed, the mar
velous manner In which he made the snort turns
and the accuracy with which he picked UP his pace
makers Yesterday Michael started for Atlanta
Ca where he will continue 70 train for his twenty
fveme paced race against D. frs i S.| s Uue ~
which Is scheduled to take place In Madison square
buck saw that he Is in excellent condition. He has
been training at his home in l,e"isburg' "a TOT
ne y i ,n The Willow Grove track near Philadelphia
with his retinue OF pacemakers ana put Oh INC
The annual meeting OF the Good Roads Associa-
ton of Brooklyn will be held in the Council Cham-
Der Of the City Hall. Brooklyn. tonight. FREDERICK
W. Wurster, Mayor OF Brooklyni Edward NJ circuit
President-eect Of the Borough OF Brooklyn. ana
William H. Baldwin. jr. president OF the Long
Island Railroad Company have accepted INVITATIONS
be present and WI deliver addresSes on. IN no
history OF the good roads movement IN Brookyn
Amendments TO the constitution are 70 DC acteu
tension OF the assocations ned OF usei % - az, 10
nroposed amendments provides for the establish
inent OF allied sectional ASSOCIATIONS III INC NaiOuS
towns and villages OF Long lslaho
wb.elmen who have patronized the cycle pain
running between Port Jefferson and Patchogue
Long Island fear that the path or mnch OF u, wiz
be Of little service 10 cyclists by next spring my
say that the path was never iad properly anu i'ia
extensive repairs will have to be MADE on H.
-Four miles OF the path runs through woods and the
scrub oak sprouting through the path IN seVefaI
places In other places the path Is below the road
way and the sand is constantly washed down on H.
lion of The island. 1t is the opinion OF competent
judges that the MONEY 5Re %onr sapSgs
have been cut down near the PAIN, IeaVInS sharp
points In dangerous proximity 10 those VINO rue
along
An Interesting meeting OF the South Brooklyn
Wbeelmen will be held at the clubhouse, In Ninth
ST. Brooklyn next Monday night. Some time ago the
cluh voted 10 vest tho active management or the
business of the club in the hands OF the Board OF
CovernOrs Now some OF the members are OF the
oninion that the average member should know lit
lie more about the affairs OF the CLUB The aSser-
lion Is made that many OF the governors never so
near the clubhouse except when meeting is TO take
place.
codhshing is good Off Coney Island just now. and
many cyclists Journey TO the island these days. Big
catches have been made recently, The storm last
week brought the FISH IN close to shore
Cyclists desiring to Join the League OF American
Wheelmen may obtain full printed Information and
membership blanks by sending names and addresses
10 the Cycling Editor. The Tribune
TVES'S BILLIARD PRACTICE.
In his practice game on Friday Frank Ives made
AN average of % 1872. and high run OF 81. on
saturday night his average IS i4-22 and high
run 73 ScAaeier ana sutton are 10 arrive next