The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-23
NEWS OF THE wHEELMEN.
MATTERS REoUIRING
ACTION BF THE

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naeina nonro-O,a ideas rnciudca In tho
ChsnEes In Ricycies ct the Aast 70" HeAr''
Considering all the different Ingredients now
being tossed into the bicycle racing Kettle IL
cannot fail to be recognized that q pretty mesa
n brewing for 1898, and it behoovos the League
to reach out vigorously and wisely 10 upset IT.
How much can any organization DO saio Vocon-
troll 4 situation IL matters become 20 eomph
Gated that severallesscr associations and chques
are In q position to demand instead OF request-
tnBt The track owners are now WORKING To-
gether In harmony for the first time. They have
decided TO control teams and tracks, ana prao-
tically run q circuit OF races. Nominally they
are In harmony with tho L. A. w. Racing boaru.
This they will be 80 long as they receive altney
ask regardless OF the interests OF other9 Then
there IL the new American Cycle Racing Aeso-
citation. which has grown strong and Ii gaming
steadily. With the influence lt has oVer raAahg
men, in League politics and with the track own
ers, why should it not receive everything it aAks
for In tho way Of sanctions and special indut
Eences1 Next comes the rumor that certain,
makers Of chainless wheels will put out racina
teams and cooperate in the racing game in GER
tain ways for their mutual advantage. Taking
all this into consideration, while the fight for
Sunday racing il still going on. led by an or
ganiSation Of seceders, and. further. rejecting
| upoA - AuVAnhloub pootdoh ~ "AN NS
League 10 placed by the demand OF the Canadian
Wheelmen's Association that the California
socoders DO allowed to ride In the DominionS In
there not already cause for wonder how 1t will
endi Two years ago L B. Potter propos Sd
that the League should abandon the coih-
troll Of racing. His amendment in the Ma.
tonal Assembly was defeated. and Potter has
since modified his views because OF there being
" no other organizations able to control It."
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In the face Of tho talk about startling
changes, new departures. and improvements
In bicycles, 10 Il interesting to note that
nearly all the changes Of tho last few
years have been in the nature OF q re-
turn to old ideas. This includes tho dropped
crank hangers. low frames. and abort heads of
the new models coming out. Now a few voices
are heard .,avoring, as q radical departure, tho
use of 30-inch wheels, which were common hero
q few years ago and are still used In England.
One maker has evon put out q machine with
wheels Of this size. Going back among old Eng
lish patents. tho number found on chainleas
wheels Is amazing.
1t is stated in the League rules that the Organi-
Eation does not recognize racing on the road as
legitimate. 1tdisapproves Of the sport, ana thero-
fore has nothing to do with 1t. But tho Che!r-
man Of the Racing Board decides that ridtus
who. even In road contests. violate any of thai
Sah AoASo ehoiA w oloSApAihOus AhOo1 Sohohh
prescribe competing with women and racing on
Sunday. Two Sundays ago Ill riders. includ-
ing several women, participated In o fast cen.
fury" In which prizes were given to tho leaders
at the nnish- 1t was admittedly q road race.
Chairman Mott has decided to ignore the happen
ing, although 1t was reported to him for official
action. 1t is true that the Chairman would look
race on tracks. They would have made a buzz
Of inclination loud enough to DO heard a. Balti.
diplomatic tactics lead a governing body into
such q maze Of decentralization how are ie
subjects to know what they may and may not dot
One Of the minor yoss ssfaliing sySinF syros
against the habit Of. gripping the eorks as II
they we're tho horns OF an enraged bull. it seems
charged with electricity tho magnetic attrae-
s s,Go spp.FffR Il Z ESs %sf IN .hsn Of s09 Fear. not 4. % :
result Of his FIRST lesson the beginner has q stin-
q paralysis, which is apt 20 last for more hours
than there are in z calendar day; Yet during
aercsiy and his wrist MUSCLES become lame L
there no person who is clever enough to dovise
Some way of obviatng thisi
How slightly developed even yet 10 the aver
Of s~artoriai things awheel is amusingly illus
trated by some OF the costumes that can DO
' warmth al% of her fh@ cme et tBe uh s1sSsans tro@ mom sas
eyelist does not seem 10 realize that her wifi
passage through the air will result In a physi-
cal discomforture that will hardly be counter
acted by the glow induced by rapid pedal
ling. From a string of thirty womep riders
selected at, random not less than ave were
too scantily or otherwise inappropriately
made Of o voryS eo %eef atdt" material. h'on Di SimsS
lawn to. Klondike furs, and hats OF varying
plumod !eiephantine monstrosities. 1t must
have made wheeling. a matter OF misery to their
weaFers. The prettiest women were tho moSt
~Sensibly dressed.
e%ultation with George ID. Orr of the. Canadian
Wheelmcn's Association yesterday in relation
the Pacific co st. Alter tho meeting Potter left
for Pennsylvani' 10 attend d meeting OF wheel
suit ~ ~" r. r"if Wi With orr Both 1t men claim 70
have no official "onfrmation of the report that
deSi dss0f to sbSnd, ''F fS UtG's work or o IN pTomot aas
Sunday r"ccs or tA,lf assumption to control
and s4Sip 6.r o1 aa Inc S3" to await vail w ~ssSm fTom ta csli totafs
before taking any steps In the matter.
Frank starbuck. the Iong.distance rider who
VIII meet Jimmy Michael in a match race at the
buck 10 . fast indoor rider. and no has engaged
2 set of speedy pacemakers, who should carry
oribe s"haH s two d Defeats s,a' az .A the 1s'S SSnd ss% OF M hS ssi
70 peer pacemaking: but expresses G9nndenee
oOnpetsht to Garry him through = winner.
TERRE HAuTE, Nov. 22.-Bert Holland, tho
young man who recently rode q quad century
under the rules OF the Century Road Club.
finished . triple century to-day. The total
riding time was % hours. but no was not trying
for a record and slept Ave hours last night. He
has also q double century TO his credit. and all
three of the rides were made within q month.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22.-The trouble DO
tween the California secessionists and the l. A.
It. Possibly the L. A. W. officials have not yet
received the oIer of tho Californians, but it 10
their contention for Sunday track racing, which
was the cause Of the split. it 10 considered, cor
tain that the Californians will soon be back In
the fold. As a matter OF fact, the Californians
found that Sunday track racing did not pay.
All they desire now is to control road racing.
action 10 the complete abandonment Of their
former planB.
Local bicycle shows will DO held In all the
leading cities without, the sanction Of the