The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-02

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The Racing Board Of the l.. A. w, has boon
relieved from a great doal OF work through tho
Of tho outdoor racing season. Few
complaints arc now received against riders for
violation OF tho rules, and tho bonrd Ia enabled
to start to work on notifications to tho racing
rules for next season. Chairman Mott issued
the following bulletin yesterday:
Many claims against racing mon nrc being pro-
sented 10 mo that have no equitable foundation, and
no reason In apparent but q hope that they will be
paid without question rather than to have trouble"
with the board. Racing men viii not DO required to
pay claims unless the Indebtedness Is proven or 40
knoviedged. In this connection. the attention OF
manAgers and paoomakers Is called TO the fact that q
pencil memorandum agreement ia usually possible.
and their own SAFETY lies In making such agrecnon,a
In all cases,
The Waco wheel club, Waco, Tex, will bo refused
further sanctions until the prizes duo from tho meet
OF July D aud 0 are paid.
Butler, Gloucester, N. j., Teddy Goodman. New YORK
eityi H.. D; h,lis, Jr. prSyidsnee' Leo Lansfclt, Gov
Transferred to the Professional Glass;. d. Mills,
Bunalo; II, u Hills, .Jr., Providence; Bert Forrest,
Centre Rutland, VT; W. 3. Lowe, Nashville. and IL.
Suspended Tor False Entry-clinord c. coppln, Gov.
Bicycle racing has attained great, popularity
duc psas on q high rbhV stssdard, and Keen interest soh Il
manifested in ali bicycle contests. Arrange.
ments are now being. perfected for an intornn.
tionnl tournament, to be held at Brussels in
July next at the Bois do Ia Cambn track, in
which purses amounting to $6, 800 will be dis
tributed. Tho following programme Is proposed:
heat, two srmi.nnnls and a final. six men in hrst
heat, six in arss ssmi.qnai, four y las second &C. em Man !;
second, and 5000 to third.
oli MH,s!'y To- ,a hsaRa'c' tt,,p aSs t'H%s.s" .G SSiS y"Sr saG
s~eEtuplet ~teams.-Prlzes. first. $500; second. $500;
ons,aoar Rae. 'PP~iassed.rrlues, frat. $1,000; second,
5000; third. 500. II the record Of 3s miles I.0si
salI Prize oroSft.San5 S. i winner Ae VIM 'e'''' 1'pO'
one:Mile Handicap. Prosc.sionsl-LPri5e nrst. $500.
Prizes & hrst. $500; second. $500; third, $50; fourth,
The wheelmen of Boston have taken the first
steps toward securing the l.. A. w. meet for
nent wheessImen, held on Tuesday oyeningl."Th The
following officers:
President, F. H. Porter; First Vice. President, g. Z.
President, ii. B. Morlne; secretary. a. W. Pease, As.
sistant Secretary. Ralph Moses; Treasurer. George A.
1t wes decided to draft an invitation to send
to the executive officers Of the League. request
ing their support. There is a strong feeling
chance OF getting the meet for next season, in
spite Of the efforts Of the Indianapolis wheel.
men to secure this privilege. Tho new club will
tion OF the various clubs and division officers in
relation to the proposal.
The L. A. w. has been annoyed during the
past season by parties travelling around the
country and securing concessions from hotels
League. In Pennsylvania this practice became
quite common, and the division officers now an
against any Unauthorized person wearing the
badge or button Of the L. 4. w, It is expected
that similar steps will DO taken in all other divi'
linn N r fhA i pn DlR
The new officers Of the New York State diyi
sion of the l.. A.. w. intend to form localL. A. w.
consulates in all the leading cities throughout
the State, in order to build up the membership
the organization. The local consulate in this
city has been instrumental in securing thou,
Consul Jenkins maintains that there Is a large
field for similar operations throughout the
State.
/ Since the experiments testing draught and
friction In bicycles were made by Prot. Carpen.
ter at Cornell University, an English expert hal
been making some similar tests to show how
great is the Increased friction caused by grit or
the chain. He found that with a clean chain thu
rather than over, while with a chain in it's aver
age condition of dirt the loss is from 80 to Il
per cent.
Whether or not moral standards change with
the latitude, it is positive that bicycle behavior
varies with the weather, A decidedly comely
about twenty minutes Tuesday waiting to Dor
stESaiHhtspinf ana .fIsh,sains he saddle Of hsI
With that look Of not eo@prehendinng a man
Of a standing woman, The men were riding te
keep warm, and the idea of handling a wrench
s wich BARE %Itb myers fSe sr wss too N m1 4 n to be oye ms@ ne
quaintance. The fair one in distress finally
found a person to assist her, but, gallant as he
was, he ad vised her to learn how to do such
things herself and then carry q tool bag.
Owing to the large number of accidents thai
annually occur to riders upon the road, the
L; A, w. officials have provided signs to b
placed at dangerous sections OF country roads
With wHiie ]oapt Il The Signs n u are 81 BY 20 20 lhpe sSesf Il
size, and arc made OF thin sheet steel with {
bright yellow enamelled surface. They contain
the following warning in black letters:
The Danger sign.-To Cyclists: Ride with caution
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN WHREInEH.
The League will give the signs to individual
wheelmen or cycling organizations.
NOTES.
A San Francisco paper says: TT looks as Il oharie
Naturalization the associated clubs viii probably re
the jIl.sdvi;ed attempt was made to Control tract
Two Harlemites.-i A mile has been ridden. will
pacemakers, in l minute SO SO seconds. g. j
sossrod a ri %iie. n ensed 81 d Iosomo Il sai ID , 70 S, hST
. seconds. 8. There ia no record OF any performanc,
under one minute.
CT. RI. Yes. g. He is go years old.
Metropolitan-The width at the turns differ. woul,
suggest that you communicate with the track owner
for particulars.
J. II. RI. Yes. 2. Yes.
A. II. Chase. the English professional. sailed from
southampton for this country yesterday.
II. W. OFT Of the Harlem Wheelmen has rtddel
over II 900 miles this year.
The Riverside wheolmen will present medals to al
~ fhs Sns h,@ioE v;fSS %,,a' % q s Syss isl' iii formal.
open their new clubhouse this evening.
The Bowling Green Wheelmrn will hold an annua
election on Dec. T.. The candidates are: President
". Murphy vice-President, John, Mahoney and Johl
Kcnney; Treasurer, Maurice Nesbitt; Financial Score
tary, Joseph Harris; Recording Secretary. John Ken
neyi Corresponding Secretary, Alfred Moran and J
o'Neil; Captain, q. Atweli and Thomas Ryan; girs
Lieut. nant. Frank Mullane; Color Bearer. II. Lemcol
and W. J. Cassidy Bugler. Charles EzelouA.
y. Q. Bald. a. A, Zimmerman, and Nat Butler will
ride In the short distance races at the Madison Squar
Garden ON Saturday evening.
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