New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-19
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
POTTER MAY CAPTURE PENNSYLVANIA
CONFERENCE YESTERDAY BETWEEN MEssRs
POTTER AND KEENAN, PRIZES FOR PHOTO
GRAPHS OF BAD ROApS-NoTES
ASD COMMENTS.

AND 'pMMtNlS
r,,eros, IN the annual election FOR tho presidency
Of the League % American Wheelnen increases
Those In a position to understand IN" SITUATION
however. seeni 20 think that President Potter VIII
not have much trouble In succeeding hmsel. oef-
Ing Elliott, ~ Boston. f. the most ttlheH-dpou'
opponent Of the president 1t Is admitted that inc
Ncw-York president All! win as b" p''"S's J" '"Se
n. can carry Pennsylvania. and II Is hintei thh'
even Mr. Elliott may withdraw providing w-fotK
and PENNSYLVANIA throw their support TO Massa-
rhu.ctts az the place 20 hold the annual meet next
summer " ~ keenan,. IT.. Of Pi''SbuFs' was IN
tho city yesterday and held conference WIN MI
Potter Neither would say just what the confer
keenan, bad given Mr. Potter an lnli,alon - 81 az
iynp a, brb L Is estimatcA that fully one thousand
cyclists VIII DE present. Ms some Of he friends Of
the t. A. w head say that Il he does 20 ae wi
nave the pciScs and votes ot tme cdrn. hack
Arthur 4 Zimmerman. the old-time champion
rider WAS In the clay yesterday. zimmerman II
,ooItrr ms y he we're IN good health. and he rays
,he, he never felt better In his ~" IL" expects 10
s,,r, for France IN February. As b" "a unler CON
,-,,, TO raco there next season. The eN-chainpon
ho. boon riding well in his exhibitions this year 3ut
no has taken plri IN coihl' ,.l,t Ia s,iii
looked upon as nc most wonderful I,i.r ba oId
world. and It is estimated tnat M SrGaKng attend
time form he vii attract trroI uauI '"N'e "'''"'
ances whenever ne appears Tor race
Tho League OF American whcelmen offers si25 In
,,izea for photographs %, bad country roads Inc
r-., ,,z. VIII be so the second IS, tho third ana
,o-,b ~ and SO respectively. There will also be
49,. ,r,zes NJ s. each The best OF tho pictures
-orclv.d viii be- used 10 illustrate articles ana
,,,mnhlcts on tho subject. The competition CLOSES
pr'' Time Photographs should be sent TO Otto
narner. chairman OF tho Nationa, Cowmitsse i25s
Highway improvement, l.. "A w" T. " WA AVE- 1900
Milwaukee WIS
..,rb. American Wheelman.' in its issue OF this
,..k announces that hereafter II VIII be devoted
entirely 10 cycle trade subjects; also that racing
ord othcr general matters connected with cycling
,,1 he eliminated. AS heretofore. H. l.. SaItot-
"'u an manap. the business department, and q.
T. earthly Will have charge OF the editorial WORK
=, revv cheiness wheel now being exhibited In
thIs city the power IS transmitted by two mould
snrocket wheels and two levers or pston-rods CON
Meeting the crank axle with the rear wheel Tho
s,rocke, wheels are connected by short band
chain inclosed. The rear sprocket turns a smart
that drives the levers. one on elmer siae OF .o
cannot come to dead centre, ono advantage
claimed over bcvcl-geared machines Is the tact
that the gear may be- quickly adjusted 10 any size
from U TO 100.
Tho Willoughby Cycle Club is a new wheeling
club organized I'm Brooklyn. The headquarters are
ot No q FIeet-st The officers j. Edward
Mann president: Miss J. L. Mann, vice-president;
Miss ~ J. Crosby treasurer. and NJ J. OBrlen
color bearer The club holds a meeting every Mon
day night ana md-weekly runs are taken every
wednesday night.
A stag" TO celebrate the opening OF the new
clubhouse at Bushwick-ave. and Harman-st.
Brooklyn. Is to be given by the Bushwick Wheel
men December
Cyclists desiring to join the League OF American
Whcelmen may obtain full printed information and