New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-31
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
ELLIOTT SAID TO BE STILL WORKING
TO DIsLODGE POTTER.
ANOTHER NEW rRAcK-rHE NiCHAELTAYLoKE
RAcT-ANNuAL NEW YEARS RACE ~

ANOTHER NEW rHACK-rHE MiCHAELTAfLofE
RArE-ANNrAr NEW YEARS RACE TO
YoxKERs-NorEs AND COMMENTS
,. :. ant, ,,.. Sterling Elliott. one ambition at
nresen Is 70 prevent Isaac b Potter OF TINS stats
from being reelected president Of the League o,
America, wheelmen Why Mr.. Elliott shou'u
spcnd so much time and money chasing an 'lhpo'
sibility is beyond the comprehension o. MS 49,,
For those who have not studied League u T"
can Wheemen politics It may be meht'oIeu ,'" ~
the Mr. Elliott referred TO Is the Chief Consu' VI
Massachusetts, and the publisher Of The League
Of American Wheelmen Bulletin" When tne Oh
hcial announcement; made that u ~ "ueo''
would not be A candidate for the presidency many
thought that Mr. Elliott would retire TO Ne"-H''s
land Instead. ne is said TO have oeen s he was
making frantic efforts to induce ne L Teey 20
american wheelmen officials OF IN NeT po,ees Ac
cordng TO the same rurnor Mr.. Elliott VII make
tbat Mr. Gideon did not know what he was talking
about when he SAD that he was no, a 6s eeesed
Irrespective Of what he may think on the SUBJECT
An of,cial announcement was made YESTERDAY
that another bicycle track Is TO ne aid our io
this district. The track will be al Ambrose farh
South Brooklyn and the promoters promise that
I, Will be one o. the finest In the country Inc
track VIII be three APPS TO the mile. and 1t Will be
managed by W. J. Morgan assisted BY al Reeves
o, the Quill Club Wheclmen. There will be ample
training quarters, arranged for the convenience OF
ninih-st. ferry from the Battery. BY the elevatsa
railroad in Brooklyn and 6y several surface rGS Sa
work on the grounds will begin In a few days Inc
company will start an American brassara ,t dav
unil he is defeated Hc must, however accept all
challenges for a race for the trophy
Tho paced race at Madison Square Garden to-
morrow night between Michael and Tayore Will
probably be the last OF this sort In this neigh
borhood this winter. Michael has had hard cam
paign and after tho oontes, the litt.e fellow. &C.
eordng to his rsinsrs VII IKE Ons sSs o rfs.
side OF the Atlantic. and return here In time for
the outdoor racnS season Sas !" b m" nrct predict
that Michael will again win easily. The lite fe!-
low has a biz advantage in his seasoned and we'll
trained p1cemakers.
The Harlem Wheelmen have entered protest
with the Race Committee OF the Associated Cy-
cling clubs against the decision start the
midnight race TO Yonkcrs and Tarrytown at Fifty
nnth-st instead OF at One hundred ambient n St.
as In former years. They give as their reasons
why the old starting Place should be maintained
rom one hundreds -,enth-st. and that chane
F viii ssS;h he" race. s<0T BEING IN necesay 20
hare one should not be made several miles LONGER
ever before and they point 10 me rae, ma at
the additional miles being on city streets VIII oe
against city ordinances.
Slrco 1893 the Riverside Wheelmen have hst
n, victories to their credit In the annual New-fear
race as follows: 1893. Franklin House bottle. al
T,rrvtown. won by J. ". Judge; second e. F.
Granger; 1854 Getty House bottle at Yonkers won
by r j Titus second. G. F: Granger; third. & =,
Bahan: 1895. Getty House bottle. won by :. NJ
ETtz. second C. s Cox: 1896. Getty House bottle,
won BY f. f. Goodman; second. w: A Baroeau'
franklin House and Mott House bottles. at Tarry-
Town Won bv C. NJ Ertz and w. A. Brown; 1897:
Tho GETTY House bottle. won by W. A Brown ana
3 p Goodman, who also captured the FRANKLIN
House and Mott House bottles at Tarrytown
The Senior Consul o. the Network Consulate
hos lust made the appended appointments: Streets
Uighways and Slgnboards Commlttee-C W.
Mason. A. H. Curtis. VIII r. Pitman. f. A. Crow
q F. Scher,er Charles G. Peters and Dr. F. A.
Nvrick Rights and Priveges-George 4 Heahey
"a " n Brown George c. Pencil. 7. 7. Eckhert.
g. " &; Oppcnheim. NJ. NJ Beld!ng j.. and Or:
a NJ Jacobus Press-P, 8. Tiden WAYS ana
Weans-Joscph j. O'Donohue. j.. Isaac b. Potter.
Jefferson Seligman and DR.. Il. V. Brendon
Several OF the out-of-town surface car companies
have adopted the new bicycle hangers for use on
their cars The hanger is said to hold the wheel
satisfactorily
Cyclists desiring to Join the League Of American
Nheemen may obtain full printed information and
membership blanks by sending names and ad-
dresses TO the cycling Editor. The Tribune