New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-08
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IN THE CYCLING WORLD.

MR. POTTER HOME AGAIN.-President Potter.
of the l.. A. W. returned yesterday from Harris
burg, Penn, where he has been looking AFTER TWO
bills which would affect Pennsylvania cyclists.
one OF the bills introduced was to levy good
road tax OF 81 each upon bicycles. Mr.. Potter said
that the l.. A. w. would favor the bill providing
that the word vehicle" substituted for
bicycle The bill was defeated The other bill pro-
vldes for the election and appointment OF road
supervisors in the several townships. defining tneir
duties and authorizing them TO make repairs
maintain roads and bridges, and to appoint road road,
Senate bill No. 9 1t passed the Pennsylvana SEN I;
ate Yesterday by vote Of 4e to J. the tax - on,
met the fate of the lamp bill in New-Jersey Inc
wheelmen favored that bill provding an Vehcles
we're compelled TO myas Of aSe
NEW PLAN FOR CLUB Rt,Ns-With the de-
sire OF pleasing every member Of his ORGANIZATION
If such thing is possible Captain GLIB. or the
Century Wheelmen, has informed the members OF
the club that the regular club runs for the coming
season will he conducted on a different plan than
heretofore. Instead OF all tho members starting
for one objective point at certain hour captain
Glib intends starting them off in squads ana LOT
different destinations. but over the same course Iss,
squad leaves clubhouse for Tarrytown t292 miles,:
AZ $50 m: second squad leaves ybi1I squad
leaves clubhouse for Yonkers d3is miles, al lo:So
A. m: fourth squad leaves clubhouse for Kings,
bridge 20 niles, at 2 m. On the return me
frst squad will leave Tarrytown for Hastings at
p m: frs, and second squads VIII leave Hasa ASA
third squads will leave Yonkers for kingsbridee
SQUADS will leave Kingsbrdge for the clubhouse
at 40 p m. arriving about $50 D. m
COILS STOPS A PARADE.-Ths Century
wheelmen advertised that they would hold IAN
tern parade on he Boulevard last night. About
fifty members OF the club with handsomely dec-
ora ted wheels lad started from the clubhouse about
S o'clock when they were Informed that Generai
Coils OF the Department OF Public Works had de-
cned TO issue a permit for the parade ana maj
they could not go up the Boulevard. captain Glpp-
on hearing this decided 10 have the Parsae Iow
@mu - boyvcver and the mans Of the club
S5pppPgcSG TSe wheels We're stripped OF their
orations, and the club members smpls had I r'do
mean that there will not be any more public ~
cycle parades the Boulevard and Riverside
Drive.
PLANNING THE ROAD RACE.-The chairmen
OF the race committees OF the Associated Cycling
Clubs Of New-York, NewJersey and Long Island
had meeting AZ he Imperial Hotel last night TO
! arrange for the coming Irrington- Miilburn road
race. The contest will take place in New-Jersey
there. P Anthony Brock vs. Presen, 70 confer
Walter Routan and Edward GebereuX.
X c. W RACING PLANS-Charles NJ Murphy
OF the Kings County Wheelmen. will sail this after
noon for Savannah on the steamer Grand Duchesse
Raw Macdonald viii probably accompany him. None
of the riders are under contract ride for any
firm but so far Murphy and Macdonald are
concerned they expect 10 make enough money by
their winnings to pay them for racing They will
remain In the South until the opening OF the
National circuit when they will follow the races
in the past. A. c. Relyea, c. :. Henshaw and W.
Dedham Mass. on April IS. representing the club
THE BROOKLYN CLUBS ELECTION-The
election OF the Brooklyn r. G, will be held at the
clubhouse In Hanson Place BROOKLYN next Tues
day night There is considerable feeling over the
election. The candidates are as follows: For presi-
dent George r. Stebbns: for vce-presiden'. George
X Hobby and y. II. Alling: for secretary a =
Walker and VI O. Mamar for treasurer, W. r.
Sen9eker. for governors. f. y. Mapes ". j. Lewis.
f. l. Han Waldo T. Fuller. II. W. Norton. John
Thompson and Edwin Melvin.
THE QUILL CLUBS MEET.-The Quill Club
Wheenen will arrange for early race meet TO
be held possibly in New-Jersey The president yes
terdav appointed the appended race commit
Zee. \ q Batcheldcr, John .. Wetmore, 4. Reeves,
" J. Morgan. ". o. Eschwege Daniel Smith and
G. J.. Moshcr.
FLAGS AT THE BEACH TRACKING manage
mnnt OF the racetrack AT Manhattan Beach has
informed the various clubs o. this district that it
will hereafter have club flags and omblems flying
from the nagpoles and stands at the track instead
OF the flags OF all nations. Most o. the orfaniza-