New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-20
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
THE STATE CIRCUIT ARRANGED.

IT WILL, START AT FREDoNIA ON JUNE s-THE
L. A. W. HAS OVER SEVENTY THOUSAND
MEMpERs-RIvERsIDE wHEELMEN MAY
SUE MRS KuRTZ-sCoRcHERs on
THE RoADs-ooLUMBrAs MEET
AT MANHATTAN.
The New-York State racing circuit has bean pr-
ranged with much this year. and some excel
lent sport is assured The start will be made n,
Fredonia on June g. and this city will be reached
June 90. A. B. Waite. OF Cohoes was in the
city yesterday and he announced the appended
dates for the circuit Fredonia. June \; Rochester,
June 10: Warsaw. June II: Buffalo. June II; Ell
mira, June Is; Bnghamon. June 16; Cortlandt,
June III Utica June IL; Syracuse. June 10; Sara
toga: June 81 and ~: Troy. June %; Albany. June
Division OF the l.. A. W.. and large number of
wheelmen will make II a point to attend the races
there The circuit winds up with the meet OF the
Kings County Wheemen at Manhattan Beach
Throughout the circuit there will be at least two
professional races each day. and the prizes In
no case Will be less than $50. In most cases they
will reach the limit 500 A. G. Batchelder VIII go
day.
Securing the privilege of holding the National
meet has been an incentive TO the members OF the
L. A. w. In Pennsylvania, and that State is leav-
ing Massa chusetts far behind and IS slowly crawling
up to New-York In the membership list. According
to Secretary Bassett, of Boston i.ooi new members
OF r. ia. The members for each of the leading
States. and the totals for each State, are: Penn;
20 iiG: Massachusetts III total 02I3 SA'.- Jersey
81 total 1865; Ohio IS. total 2so2 Illinois a. total
Last year many OF the clubs and race meet pro-
moters did not make arrangements for meets until
the last moment. This season the conditions are
falling
each other in their efforts to make arrangements
for meets From present Indications there VIII
be double the number Of meetings In this district
this year The Manhattan Beach track has f,6 been
until the close OF the season In September and
season hcreabouts will open on May -. and there
will be plenty Of sport from then until the mua
will open In earnest Decoration Day. The IN
terest in racing In most Of the states east Oh 'he
Mississippi River seems 10 De just rs heen
Mrs n r. Kurtz who lives next door to the
proposed new clubhouse Of the Riverside Wheel
men, at Ninety -ninth-st ard West End-ave.' may
be disappointed in the fact that she VIII not nave
her way, but the wheelmen are overJoyed that
they will be able to secure for the club the new
house they coveted so much At the last meeting
of the Board of Governors OF the cup Ir rstGTLt
revewed the thu. case that Mrs Kurt tried make
in the courts against the cyclists tie Sdlu tnd
be begun AT once and he intimatcd that suit for
$1,000 damages for Islander would be brought
against Mrs. KurtZ
Those In a position to know say that the protest
OF the Good Roads Association in Brooklyn against
the proposal not TO rebuild the cid cycle path VIII
bear fruit Park COMMISSIONS: Dettmar minated
some time ago that he had $4,000 In kand to repair
the old path. but that that amount would MOI be
enough to do the work and that ne expected no 10
cyclists made emphatic protest ar the meeting
OF the association last SATURDAY night lhey say
the work can be done for sl5eO
The unusual interest taken In racing this year
can be gagged by n visit to any of the suburban
roads such as the Merrick Road, the Hudson
County Boulevard and many OF the smoo'h
stretches on Staten Island. The policemen In
Prospect Park. Brooklyn. say that the young
scorchers are out in the Park and on the cycle
path before daylight, and the men whisk by IKE
tho Hudson Count Boulevard every day. getting
into condition for the coming races: ana Itahiulii
ffaf many OF the early handeaps go
many Of the older riders VIII not be In such e1cei
lent condition.
A lively meeting of the Associated Cycling Clubs
OF Long Island held al the clubhouse OF the
Rrooklyn Bicycle Club No. 50 Hanson Place, Brook
lyn last night The association decided to ndorse
the action of the Good Roads Association in asking
Park Commissioned Dettmer to appropriate the sl5-
OOo at his disposal to have the old Cycle Path re-
ernor Grlggs Of New-Jersey, asking him to sign the
Bicycle Baggage bill in that State. J. +. Flugrath.
of the Patchogue Wheelmen. was elected second
vice-president.
A meeting of the Racing Committee Of the Asso-
ciated Cycling Clubs OF New-York was held at the
Aston House yesterday afternoon. r. p. Prial was
elected Handicapped for the gton-Milburn race
on Decoration Day. II decided 10 place nine
minute handicap limit. Messrs. Rutan and Drabbe
were appointed a committee OF two to Inspect the
course and TO report the next meeting which will
be held a the Aston House next Monday night.
Attention Is called to the dangerous practice
adopted occasionally by cyclists who go both ways
around Claremont. There have been several acct
dents SO far and there will be many more n the
practice Is not stopped. No one should be allowed
10 go around from tho river side.
II Is said that the coming race meet OF Columbia
University at Manhattan Beach will be purely a
college affair and that effort will be made to
secure entries from outsiders. This viii. make II n
sort OF preliminary meet to the intercollegiate
CHAMPIONSHIPS TO be held at the same place on
June6
Cyclists desiring to Join the League of American
Wheelmen may obtain full printed information and
membership blanks by sending their names and adj
dress 10 the Cycling Editor. Tribune.
LEAGTF SEASON OPENS ~ BOSTON.