New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-28
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE OF THE L. A. w.

1R1pGE-THE PROPER USE OF
THE BICYCLE BEIL-NoTEs
OF INTEREST
A meeting OF the Executive Commit'ee Va
Ieaeue Of American Wheelmen was heio Ia ',-e
Potter Building. in this city. yesterday anu -.
delegates were particularly well pleaseu a. ~,
Aourishing condition of the orsaniZatio "
membership at present is over one hui 800,
sand, with an excellent chance % q oa
increase during the season OF 1875, i"' -
ent at the conference yesterday l-,o N,or-
Isaac B. Potter. the president A CfeSsy W.
,,o+ and c Frank kireker
the second vice-presdent. While 'ne 49,,
.,,as D.. o.tard 70 routine matters. several
,r,nortart things were brought UP 1oi uiseu'
, rrho oo,,,,nittee received complaints IrVliI
many vheelmen that certain rallIo"u bnr cnn,
continued 10 exact reief'sc'' .nri..s have heen
,Iaints were 10 the effect that CS , r., 80,
piaih' 9 va cursed by Engagement: me C Cm
n,ttoo astinated that there Noutu oe 80 49,
twelve thousand cyclists travelIE {ority Of
tSa yext six months. ana thal 'he ii''oi 10y
the me-. ,bor would be members OF the Leasue
&c u,erican Wheelmen. the commune Wa
tbe oninion that the Wheelmen Np"G Mis-
.,,oi on the railroads on when 'lVIi l ,Ia
ua Ne' rrotected and their comfort consideieu'
80 committee discussed at lehStH posSlp.e
islaton in the matter OF tranSpol. Gov drst
%Sect like other travellers TO paying lot mrs.
tss ticket and then not being able to secure
cat IN a car Wheemen, also, nave gwen
some thought to the custom on some IoauS VI
sC!n 6ooyHinq tickets until lot OF red tape has
been unraveled several times. The League may
also give some attention to the pelsor,e' u ''''
railroad Committees in the Legislature
r,. committee also discussed the coming Ma
tional Assembly of the League OF American
wbeeImen which will he held at 81. LOUIS Oh
Fabruarv @ 1t is estimated that the NUMBER
Of delegates who will attend the assembly VIII
he about three hundred and sixty. and the meet
ting Is looked forward to with interest ny every
rider Of the wheel in the country. The hrst Gay
NJ the assembly will be devoted entirely TO good
road work with dinner to follow ana no
other subjects will be brought up FOR discus
sion. This is one of President Potter's hooples'
and he will insist that the arrangement DC
carried out to the letter. The oI1claIS OF INC
Iaoeua will also request the chairmen Of the
different committees 10 have their reports
nrinted and in the hands of the delegates ten
days prior to the assembly. This plan VIII SIM
plifv matters considerably and enable 'he ueie-
gates 10 finish their work without unnecessary ue
law What amendments Will come up lor aCIIol
cannot be told at this time as none 0L mn or
have as yet been proposed. As soon as tiey arr e
they will be printed in The L. A. W; buIlelim.
REGARDING the presidency, the general sentiment
seems 10 be that President Potter VIII pe re
elected without any formidable opposition, Inc
friends Of Sterling Elliott seem TO Ihlhh ' ma.
the Massachusetts, man has a good chance, but
the great body Of cyclists appear 10 look az the
matter in a different light. Just how the re
spectve tickets will be made up cannot be de,
termined upon AT present, as the presidental
candidates alone know. and they VIII say noIh-
ing 1t is thought that at the assembly the
California riders will ask for reinstatement ana
that their request will be granted. 1t Is also
expected that the League will decide TO admit
professionals TO membership.
Cyclists are looking forward to the meeting Of
usith
able interest. The meeting will be held at the
Offices OF the trustees at II o'clock a. m.
and delegates from the New-YOrk Consulate OF
the I. A. w, the Associated Cycling Clubs OF
New-York and Long Island, and the Good Roads
Association OF Brooklyn, have been invited to
send representatives. The wheelmen Will be
represented by NJ NJ. Bedding. jr. the vice-con-
sui OF the State as chairman: Eugene La
Mamma as secretary and by Messrs. O'Neill'
Crow Barnett and Furst. While the cyclists
favor the plan OF a special wheelway suggested
by Mr.. La Mamma the majority Of the delegates
are not pledged to demand the adoption OF that
plan 10 the exclusion OF any other suggestions
The cyclists feel that some provision shoulo De
made for them on the Bridge. and II any better
suggestion than the one offered by MI Ia
Mama can be made they will be willing TO give
n their support and Endorsement. Only one oD-
lection has been made 10 the plan suggested ny
Mr. La Mamma, and that is the erectloh Oh
bridge over Park Row. The arrangement con
templated in Brooklyn for the cyclists TO reach
the level Of the street can be carried our prop.
abIv without any serious opposition Inc point
a. issue will be the proposed approach In this
CITY and 1t looks as II this VIII be the tckisn
part Of the plan to carry through Suggestions NI
have been made for an elevator al the Ne"-
York end and also for a special stairway Tor
yyheelnen at this end Of the Bridge The com
,ni,tee in charge OF the WheelWay say that they
raoiiza that with the asphalting Of many streets
the increase Of bicycle traffic on the Bridge VIII
be considerable.
Tho annual meeting Of the New-Jersey d.
,,,s,or of the League Of American Wheelmen Will
-, Mia ar Newark on December 3. Several is-
sues OF interest to wheelmen in this state VIII
come up for discussion, and lively meeting
and a large attendance Of members are antci-
pated
c.ooree w Dorntee Of Massachusetts. recently
cent out several questions TO the leading mem
hers OF the League in that state Among the
Questions asked were: First Are you In favor
az registering every man who wishes to COM
ne.e IN a cvcle racer" Second, should profess
sonals be allowed TO join the l. A w? Third
"should road racing be abolished? Just 2g9
nersnns voted in favor OF registration TO II
against 04S favored the admission OF profess
SIGNALS and "a opposed any such plan. 10 ia,
vored the discontnuance or ROAD racing ana
204 thought IT should continue
A Western rider has invented new bevel
gearing. which he claims can be fitted to any
stye OF bicycle. The idca Is taken from d
marine engine. The gear at the huo or the rear
wheel IS an internal gear, Il wheel with cogs
on It's inner rim which reyolves against three
smaller cog wheels inside. The outer gear ~
connected by shafts running along the outside
OF the rear forks TO the crank Shait Al thls
point the ecccntrcs. which operate on the
same plan as an ordinary marine engine, round
on tuaboatg and lake craft generally. The gear
MA .WFIIS