The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-08
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
THE CHARGE AGAINST ALEXANDER
AT MuLBURN D~ISMIsSED. o.

M VD UT III w HEDuMEN.
THE CHARGE AGAINsT ALEXANDER
AT MILLBURN DISMIsSED.
shephard, However. mas Been Fsuna Guilty OF
Unfair RidinE. ana she Coumittee Wants
Him HAIRED Out or Future Competitions-
Michael 60 ne suspended By the 4. A. ".
The perennial question Of pacing is again in
full bloom, and the different phases presented by
the subject are provoking widespread Discus
sion. In Europe, where motor cycling Is being
experimental with, the rival racing mon claim
that tho facilities are not equable. as
one machine 10 liable to prove much faster than
another and furnish an undue advantage to it's
follower. In this country the pacing 10
done by human power, but even this
docs not prevent complications. SO much
Importance Is attached to this factor of racing
that nearly all the articles governing the forth
coming match between Michael and McDufie
arc devoted to tho subject. They stipulato that
each man shall have his own pacemakcrs, and
not attempt to make use OF his rivals pilots.
He can, however, hang on to tho rear wheel Of
his opponent II opportunity arises. Should tho
paoemakcrs get mixed up, AZ Is probable in tho
event OF ono contestant ~ovorhauling tho othcr,
the officials will have their hands full.
The trouble arising from the recent Millburn
race In largely due to tho pacing problem, and
while the apparent complications are quite
clcar to tho initiated, they get the general
public sadly tangled up. All.round sporting
patrons, who divide their enthusiasm impair
TALLY between athletics, rowing, and other tests
Of physical prowess, find It hard to understand
why q man on o wheel must have extraneous
assistance any moro than o man in q boat or in
spiked shoes. Cycling exports reply that he gets
IL heCanan ha mazda a.. that ,wttha,,t 10 h. ill
loaf" and that 1t is the only practical way Of de-
veloping the acme Of speed for which rival riders,
manufacturers, and the public banker. When
rid ers are left to do their own thinking each one
never seems able to get beyond tho one idea
that he Is the personiication Of speed and that
the others are mere raters. The result is that
all wait and condense an ostensible struggle Of
q mile or moro to Q wild sprint down the homo
stretch. Once in a while o rider IL found with
originality enough to race for all he is worth
from tho start Such tactics made the late Bob
English q popular idol for years, but he eventu.
ally became a convert to tho theory that waiting
paid better. What no lost in popularity he made
up in pecuniary advantages. Perhaps this IL
one Of tho roots Of the whole question.
At a meeting yesterday Of the committee who
conducted the recent Millburn road race, r. M.
Alexander Of Hartford, the time prize winner,
was exonerated OF the charge OF accepting pace.
Tho accusation that A. N. Sheppard cut tho
course and violated the road racing rules was
fully investigated. Tho committee accordingly
passed the following resolution:
Whereas. 1t has been established that A. NJ. shep-
hard Of Meriden. Conn.,. has been guilty Of unfair rid.
ing in the ninth annual Miliburn road race. and said
Sheppard having failed 70 respond to the oficial In
quiry.
barred from competition In any and all events held
under the auspices Of the Associated Cycling Clubs OF
all papers Of the case and . copy OF this resolution DO
transmitted 70 the 1. A. ": Racing Board and action
requested under the resolution adopted.
mitted to tho 1. A. W.. board for action. The
latter this yoar recognizes violations of racing
in the race will also be reported to the Racing
at tho Aston House on June Is, when the prizes
won in the race will DO distributed.
from the National Cyclists Union Of England
that James Michael, the Welsh racer. still stands
fTI hiss oo@p neaes III the eui rac IN th SITUATION SIfian'fia Ia tSis
country, Chairman Mott Of the L. A.; W. has
notified Michael, but. in view Of the W%elshman's
II him 1n to @ 9Sse5 Mep 5s ! in Hu the ma match hh rae se on e Jnns
The League sSr sn IN perm pefmi ii nai M hsiSspsl t to race aSs'S 1p TO to
3 June Is is q problem. and 1t is not unlikely that
e shH sn HiSia Mt1 p pFG the sli asntn'i in w iUree tsSe syw me5
the two organizations.
Some months ago the League removed its sus.
RtensStGis U with an'' the NJ On e. Sh g. f had 6een ad dhss .sc
f1dIdS S.1 from To9 ,a Enslsna s M;cs. the reason a n the
fact that 1t wants him to appear before the com.
him. II the circumstance is Responsible for the
failure to reinstate the long-distance rider, it is
Ing such action. Michael Intends to reside in
English racing authorities are ch"srin e" over
this fact and are disposed to put him to as much
trouble as possible.
The status of the college riders in relation to
the Sma stt. racing rules h has been 90 80, somswhat in
Racing Board sets forth the position of riders as
'"Nothins in tho rules requires any college
rider TO obtain a permit to ride in sanctioned
events II he pays his own expenses and completes
any State other than the one in which the race Il
hold. living more than 100 miles from the meet,
must have permit. Colleges may pay the ex.
other college meet open only to college riders,
and do not require permits to travel. At all
and expenses and conform to the rules exactly
as u they were not college riders"
The opinion Spu 10 m maintained ANITA !" >, BY oitl the Racing
leRe own is the legal residence of the student,
but that during vacations the home q the rider
is his legal residence. Distances will be meas
urcd from either point according to the season
OF the year.
A party Of members Of the bicycle corps Of
start on a trip over Long Island in charge OF
Capt. Leon. The object of the ride is to test the
efficiency of the bicycle as, an adjunct to the
army on,a long trip. 1t is planned to take forty
riders along. Each man will carry 100 rounds
OF ammunition and q full equipment for
a long journey. The corps will camp out at va
rious places and strict military discipline
will be maintained throughout tho trip. The
most Inaccessible points for wheelmen on Long
Island will be visited in order that every OBJ,
Btacle likely to be encountered on a trip through
q strange and unimproved section may DO met.
The average ride VIM be fifty miles a day.
The Intercollegiate riders feel that the growth
of cycling In the various colleges and the posi-
ton attained In intercollegiate competition en-
| titles the annual meet to a moro equitable recOg.
milton In the consideration Of points. At the
present time the championships, including Ave
events. counts as only one event, At the meet
ing on last Saturday the Columbia riders
scored thirty.four points out of a possible
forty. but according to the existing rules
claimed that each race should be credited
| ahnnld ha Nnunta1 In tha an0ranata with tha