New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-15
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
IMPORTANT MEETING OF Ci|hi' y
TO-DAY.
PROPOSED wf,rETwAY on THE BRIDGE-wHAT
PoTTERs ENEMIES PROPOSE TO po-
NOTES AND COMMENTS

PROPOSED wHEELwAY on THE BRlp'E-"hN'
PoTTER's ENEMIES PROPOSE TO 20
NOTES AND COMMENTS
Cyclists generally are Interested in the meeunS
of prominent whee!men to he held to-day 10 DISCUSS
some plan for providing whe"l"aY over 'ne
Fridge Committees have been appointed ny the
Now-york Consulate and the Good Roads Associa-
t,on of BROOKLYN which will he present ana IKE
committees may also be present from the AS'oe"'''
Cycling Clubs OF NewYork and o. o To- Mayors
Strong and WuIster and to PresdGn B BrrI an" 10
Superintendent Martin OF the To Sx yhe engineer
Mr. La Mama viii be discussed. lie provides i o,
special wheeTa R extending Which, Il adapt
ed will land cyclists near Mail-st In this Guy; am
which we're al frst suggested.
Many clubs and other organized wheemen dis
continued their club into the country yester-
day. and nine out OF ten were sorry that they had
done So Most OF the country roads had dried out
nicely and there was Just enough chill In the air
TO make a brisk ride through the hracinS air really
enjoyable The macadam!zed roads on Long lslahu'
Staten Island and in Westchester and New-Jersey
surface FOR touring There Was good nu n o.
cyclists in the Boulevard and Riverside Drive IN
drives in Central Park. There was a large thT0,ns
In the cycle path N BoofIpn W., an ors Gomez Isl
and were well patronzgd duIins the dny o nore
Vas less lettering aT9uIa tmc nah a. concy Island
the cyclists meeting and chatting IN the road.
houses While the wind blew in gusts at times, !,
e S%f ao' '''0"" '''''' -
President Potters enemies. and most OF them APP
pear TO be in the vicinity OF Boston. propose to
make an earnest nght 10 Gust the New-fork man
from tho presidential chair OF tho League of Amer
lean Whcclmon. Whether Mr. Potter VIII allow
h,. New-Engand opponents to have that satisrac-
RI p.rI,a saa In s.
sachusetts Saturday and he f0uiII Hlucn NJ
legged enthusiasm FOR Sterling Elliott Mr.; Elliotts
friends confident they viii elect him 'hlet
Consul OF Massachusetts over Dorntcc. the regular
candidate. and they seem 10 thlnk that lhaI WI.
be "A positivc step in Elliott's march toward the
a. caTnaien on Po,ter. administration calling par
t,cular attention 10 his recent trip to Europe and
10 the position he Is alleged 20 have taken IN tne
about seS0h hs IN work done by The president
good roads Legislation. free bicycles on thiIonls
under his administration. II would not be good
politics for them 10 do so.
tn. orpanized cyclists OF Greater NewYork have
AT last an opportunity 10 get together and WORK IN
harmony on a question which interests go many
rider. o, the wheel in New-York and brooklyn
The advent OF tho trolicy-cars on the Bridge WIZ
make II necessary that some provision be maze 'o'
whcoImen This question will come up Tor iot-
mai discussion AZ meeting 20 he held at the local
Office, OF the Leagus OF American Wheelmen IN the
vonaerbG, RulldnS In Nassau-st this afternoon
,rhi. s a time when all factional differences Shoud
be forgotten and the wheeling ofcials sh31l sct
together and work I'm harmonF TOT IN" "'iH.e ol
SANITATION whica holds aoof and which Tor purely
personal or faconaI reason The sIpnort Of
cyclists in this district Possibly som" or Inr OH
h, hot should not prevent their ATTENDANCE at the
meeting and their possible suggestion OF som
CvclIsts 10 secure reforms must work In mar
mony As long they pull IN different directions
they can hope 10 accomplish niue
The Indianapolis 'aS Meet Committee is so sure
OF securing tho 1898 meet OF the l.. a. w. that 1t
has gone ahead with plans for the meet ana az. ap,
Sormai withdrawal Of omaha from tho contest has
made the HoosIers feel sure of their victory.
R,cvclc rider. Of sayvIlle Long Island. are about
% or,ar reward for tho conviction Of parties who
INV. for the last week been placing instructions
In the bicycle paths about me pIaSri Las iah
several people were thrown from ther "hee'S -
running against bricks
The Rubber Tire Association Official repair tag
can bs had by manufacturers and dealers on appi-
oa,,or N the sccrctary. Kirk Brown. No. Joi West
Fnurtcenth-st New-York CITY In lots OF one thou
! sand or more, AT 81 - per thousand.
Mavor wurs,cr Edward NJ. Grout. President
.,ec, Of the Borough of Brooklyn and William IT.
Baldwin ir president OF the Long Island Railroad.
ara among thos. who have accepted invitations TO
sneak nj the annual meeting OF the Good Roads
Association OF Brooklyn al the Brooklyn city Han
! nm Tuosdav evening Important amendments to the
constitution are TO be acted on, providing. among
other things for the extension Of the association !
Gold of usefulness to take In the whole or
Long island one OF the proposed amendments
nrovides for the establishment OF allied
In the various towns and villages or Long Island
Officers for the ensuing year are also 10 DE eIected
No opposition has developed against the regular
ticket
Tho manager OF the Princess Park track. Paris
,nno,rcos that Arthur Zimmerman has challenged
Iaan rdcn RouriIlon and Jacquelin for races I'm
ysSnoP 'rbe first meeting Is likely 10 he between
Zimmerman and Jacquelin. who has Just fnlshed
his time In the army
The Triumph Wheelmen Will hold a smoker nj
| their clubhouse. No. 80 West One-hundred-and-
| fourth-st on November -.
| Cyclists desiring to Join the League OF American
u,hoolr,en NAV obtain full printed information and
| 10 the cycling Editor The Tribune.
| CYCLE ASSOCIATIONS AT WAR.
Chicago. Nov. 1.-THE differences between the
| C,cIe hoard OF Trade OF Chicago and the Chicago
| cycle Racing Association over cycle show to be
| he,d November 20 In the armory Of Battery d. UNI
dr tho auspIces OF the latter, VIII be aired in the
| courts The Chicago Cycle Racing Association
| vc.t.rdav filed In the Superior Court damage suit
for soO 900 against the Cycle Board OF Trade, which
loi s,I,oiI, enntrols the cycle interests OF Chicago
| Of \