New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-24
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
THE NETWORK CONSULATE CONDEMNS
PROLONGED RACES.

STRENGTH or THE pLILorT-aIpEoN ooABINA-
TON Esr1MATEp-THE MASSACHUSETTS
MAN IN THE CITY YESTERDAY
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
An interesting meeting Of the New-fork con-
sulate OF the League OF American Wheemeh was
held al the Oriental Hotel, In this city, on "eohes
day night, The consulate Endorsed the acuoh OF
On. Roard OF Oficers OF the division In condemn
ing prolonged bicycle races, such as the recent
six days race The cyclists are also IN FAVOR OF ne
.Norts 10 preserve the Palisades. and to construct
a highway at their base The consulate did nos
indorse the proposed Pelham Park speedway TOR
siS bs sxty feet vide with division in the
centre Of the Western stern 6 Hf he. eS
cists TO htteen miles hour. The consulate also ESQ
suggests the erection OF shener nons ISM n ,H.
tee win call upon the Park Commissioners to see
what action viii be taken by thai body.
wheelmen continue to estimate the strength OF
the Potter and Elliott factions and some lively
electioneering will be done between now ana 'he
time OF the annual l.. A. w. election at ST. LOUIS
Elliott's man. Gideon. has had nothing 10 say as
vet 1t is said that the Elliott-Gdeon comhna-
ton, which is anxious to defeat the New-fork
man, count upon Pennsylvania; MassaGhuset'ss; IL
llnois Conneciicat Rhode Island New1SeTsey' New
ready solid for Potter and it is p pretty or be New
York mann anu and "e would not surprise anybody II
Rhoie island and Connecticut did the same thing
on the Sew-York ticket and illinois may get the
other.
Sterling Elliott. OF Massachusetts. who is using
much ammunition in his effort 10 defeat Potter
was In the city yesterday. on his way home from
Pennsylvania but he did not call upon the presl-
dent of the League while he was here Those VINO
saw him during the day said that the Massachu-
sets man was careful not TO mention the coming
in wit he peOple whom
met President Potter said that he had heard that
Mr. Elicit mad been In the city, but had not seen
him. NJ. Potter said that he had heard from
seven additional States during the day, which
ing election. He also received dispatch from
Messrs Boyle and Collins, OF the Pennsyivanla
an estimate q his Strength and the number Of
syivania Ia viii win not get the information and nobody
hereabouts seems TO care which way the quaker
cat jumps during the annual meeting.
The cyclists OF Rockaway Beach arranging
to while away an idle winter day by twentyto four
hour race. to take place there during the holidays
With the conviction that the bicycle and the
camera natural associates. the Bushwick
Wheelmen have fitted up a dark room in their
house in BIshwick-ave. and Harman-st. Brooklyn,
where the camera fends" OF the club can develop
the scenes and incidents snapped the road.
Cyclists desiring to Join the League OF American
wheelmen may obtain full printed information and
membership blanks by sending names and addresses
to the Cycling Editor. The Tribune.
THE Sundays RACE SCANDAL.
CHAIRMAN MOTT APPEALS TO THOSE WHO KNOW
OF FACTS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD
AND TEsTIFY-wIrNEssEs TO BE
PROTECTED.
Baltimore Dec. 23.--Albert Mott chairman OF the
L. A. w. Racing Board, has issued the following
special bulletin: "A hearing relating 10 matters
connected with the six-days' race at Madison Square
Gorden will be held at the Grand Union Hotel
In New-York at II o'clock the morning Of Satur-
day. December Is The hearing will be private
and witnesses are assured that their testimony will
be treated as ccnfdentially as has been tn. Gus
tom OF past racing boards. and Is with this.
THE Board cannot. like court. compel tho
attendance OF witnesses. and those who will give
evidence are promised that the Board will not
blockade all its channels OF information for the
future by departing from the usual course This
should be apparent to every prospective witness
AL persons who have any evidence Of facts which
they know Of their knowledge are appealed
TO TO present themselves and give them to the
Board. The investigation has been proceeding for
some time and much documentary evidence is In
chairman ana the Identity OF all who are concer ad
hs. eeevsd ed to be kn0%n 1t would therefore be
should attend and testify
FROM NETWORK TO FRISCO IN 50 DAYS
Gan Francisco. Dec. 23.-Co1rad F. Helms, who
left New-York last September to ride to San Fran
cisco a wager and make the Golden Gate in
eighty days, has arrived. He made the trip OF
3,sl2 miles In eighty-three days. going through
seven transforms. five snowstorms. one blizzard
and three sandstorms He rode across the Alkal
Plains when they were covered with mud, and
crossed snow-covere0 mountans In all the trip
he had no serious breakdowns. He used only one
pair Of tires and one wheel His total equipment
weighed nearly forty pounds. lie still hopes TO
make the trip from coast &c coast in eighty days
but will remain In California this winter.