New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
IMPORTANT MEETINGS FOR wHEELMEN
TO BE HELD TO-DAY.
LE ROY SEE MAKES A CLEVER TRIAL-NEW-
YORK ATHLETIC CLUB wHEELMEN-PIrMAN
ANXIOUS TO INSTRUCT RACING
CYCLISTS NOTES AND
COMMENT


COMMENTS
Two meetings which will interest the average
rider OF the wheel will be held to-day. The Nom
mating Committee OF the New-York State DIVISION
Of the L. A. W. will meet at the offices OF the
division. in the Vanderbilt Building. and make
known the list OF State officials for the year. The
number will be decreased materially In spite OF the
fact that the membership in the State has IN
creased during the year. At the Saratoga meeting
1t decided TO have hereafter only one state
representative for each four hundred members
Up to the present time there has been one Tor
every two hundred members. The decrease VIII
mean the dropping Of many Of the old names as
who may be found in the list are Charles F.;
asked yesterday II they feared any opposition this
year said that they had heard OF no opposition; ion
contemplated. The other meeting to be held TO-
s %Sfs of the T Of at h CITY
1t has been promised that something will be done
Saa hs hs
so lons The l. A. W. should send iaIk,rs ing com com
ter settled one way or the other.
one OF the features arranged yesterday for the
Quill Club races at Manhattan Beach next Satur-
day. the first day OF the series is team pursuit
between Buffalo and New-York. The race
will bc for ten miles. unless one Of the teams
catches the other before the distance has been
travelled The Buffalo trio will consist OF A. p.
Goehler. who holds the twomile handicap record
OF Ais 2-j; f. d. Stevens. who second in the
National amateur mile championship at PhIladel-
@ @@a scratch At IN whG hs has hree ns o the
Rambler Bicycle Club. and week ago composed
contingent consisting Of Powell, Miller and scho-
field in race at Buffalo. The New-York team
tcna G"rnfy cHampon W at Go"af' mile y Powell the Sa
tlonal champion at two miles. and Ray Dawson.
tl1 ,riat
pare in exciting features with team pursuit race.
lie Roy See. at the beach track Yesterday. rode
able record for a fourteen r-old boy. Young
See will ride an exhibition race next Saturday
The wheeling members OF the New-York Athletic
Club anxousy awaiting the completion of the
new clubhouse. In order that all may get under
roof. There is not half room enough for the
cyclists at the present home. which accounts for
the hiring Of the Wheel wheelery in sXteth-st s The The
If the new clubhouse Is not ready by that time
wheels ELSEWHERE 1t Is said that there are four
teen hundred members OF the club who ride the
bicycle.
VIII r. Pitman. the member OF the State Racing
Board for this district. believes that ignorance of
the racing rules is what gets many of the riders
into trouble. Ptman says that II riders will send
him their addresses he will be pleased TO forward
them copies of the rules.
L,
Editor OF THE Club Locker" is home after a
two months trip TO Europe. Allart visited the
places of interest In and about London and Paris
and travelled his wheel l.G2 miles He says
he will make the trip again next year. and will
endeaVor 70 get large party OF cyclists from this
district to accompany him. Allart made the mile
age record for this district last year.
The work OF asphating Fourteenth-st.. Brook
lyn from Sxth-ave to Prospect Park. Will be fin
ished in a day The work has got so far
that one can ride over the asphalt now. When
completed this will make of the best routes to
coney Island taking Sixth-ave. to Fourteenth-st
The grade is not steep as II Is on some OF the
asphatcd streets further east.
Frank Savage. q well-known racing wheelman
took a training squirt at Newburg yesterday, and
then went TO Moodna Creek. near Salisbury Mills
to bathe The stream swollen. and the bather
got over his depth and was drowned before assist
ance reached him. His body was recovered.
Michael and Lesna have been matched to ride
Nest experts are Of opinion that the little Welsh
man will win. in spite Of the records made by
.Lesna Saturday.
Cyclists desiring TO join the League of American
Wheelmen may obtain full printed information and
membership blanks BY sending and ad
dresses to the Cycling Editor The Tribune.
WORLDS RECORDS FALL IN LONDON.
WALTERS DOES 100 MILES IN HOURS - MIN
UTEs 53as SECONDS.
London Aug 3O-The bicycle race for the gold
vase which was begun at Catford on Saturday.
when A. f.. Walters beat Stocks by one mile in
six hours riding was continued this evening. To-