The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-15
NEWS OF THE wHEELMEN.
a on UTToN TO RAoE-MEET PROM0T-
ERs FROM CHAIRMAN MOTT.

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ERS FROM CHAfRMl NOTE.
Psrscs Must Not ne In Gxrcs sr the Pre-
fc.s,ouaI Prise L~imit-Riaern Punished
Tor Violations of the Ruies-CycIeu,eters
Ne Vet Always Rasistsr Accurately.
The desire OF meet promoters to arrange
match races and offor purses In competition
events In excess OF the prize value 10 resulting
In u great many cases In a disregard for the L.
A. w. ruloA Chairman Mott Of the Racing
Board says:
1.-THE permit BY a member Of the board to OK
coed ths professional prize limit does not carry
with II the consent Of the Chairman for n special
event. Permits Tor special events, or 10 exceed
the prize limit. will not be given TO applicants
whom either conflict In interest or date with the
National Cirruit; the Chairman to determine.
Before engaging In u special event racing men
for their own safety should demand Of the pro
moters 70 DO shown the special permits TO au-
tborizo II and the prize or purse connected with
1t. Every special event must be printed on the
entry blank. programme. or score card. The
prize or purse must also b stated. Spectators,
public, racing men, and all interested must
know the full facts connected with each event.
Regarding infract one Of the rules. Chairman
Mott thus talks:
In trial heats pacemakers cannot qualify for
finals unless they start from scratch and finish
over the tape. When this method 10 used II
must be- printed In the entry blank and pro-
gramine. One or two events, or one or several
record trials, require official sanction from the
board In the same manner as q race meet En-.
tries must contain some n,ormation 10 guido
the handicapper. Whore tho form is left blank,
ami the handicapped receives no knowledge OF
the ability OF tho entry. he Is instructed TO
throw 1t out altogether.
"It 10 the practice OF the board not to give
permits Ior multicycle pacing In open coupe
tition races. In match and invitation raoes.
where the cont estants do not exceed lour, IL 10
cilstOiharI 10 gave consult Tor multicyCle pacing
when application is maze. When IN tch races
are run IN hca's Judges are instructed 10 Oh
serve The RUE Tor heAt races and assign the po-
si.ions at The iinish,s in accordnn,e herewith,
unless the promoter can display the authority Of
the board 70 count the hn,shes differently"
Every export cycllst uses a cyclometer now
adays. nd II Is generally tho trsl ana last thing
examined upon the start ana nniSh OF a ride.
Somo persons. mostly women, claim that They
find a great (. scinat.on in watching tn, ir cycIom.
however. some part OF one Of The oesI.maie
bicycles viii 10 wrong. ANA frequently cyciurn.
courture OF ri icrs. A party OF wneeiwomen rode
down the cycle path yesterday morn.nE. and
path, I'm examination OF three cyclomelers In Tho
party showed q discrepdnCy in the distance
travelled. One riuer exclaimed upon examin.
aWhy, girls, w have ridden close to fifteen
miles this morning"
This announcement created some excitement,
beca use the party started out from an academy
on Flatbusn avenue within thr,o oio, ks oil The
J park, and went direct TO the island. An exam.
ination Of the other Two cyclometers disclosed
the fact that II lutte over seven miles b VI been
e eSs.oSe,cr a''t ths III W, Whose se'u rssis, eI t shos ssS
over ,ourteen mics doclareN that she knew she
was right. The ride down the path seemel 10
quito iatigued. n circumstance that had never
occurred before during such a jaunI
NnI.a a1Isan ...t,At - nuy a. q hArrU
from exposure 20 the sun, who was The proud
owner OF a diAmond-frau,e wheel. overheard tho
discussion. Anu. stepping up 70 The party, said
10 the rider whose tyc.oneter bad registered the
Greatest distances:
"Ithink you will lind that some spring In the
mechanism OF The little distance re, order has
Slipped, anu 10 revolving twice instead uI once
TO every revolution OF your wheel. J have ex-
pvrien, Ell the same trouble, anu have at times
been soreiy puzzled TO know exactly how tar l
have ridden. In your case II Is easy TO See that
your ryctoineter 10 out OF order. My experience
Is that IN riding long distances registers ire.
quently gel out OF repair. II you are doubtful
as 10 The accuracy OF your cyclou,eter. l
would suggest that you place a m.rK on The
hoor ut the centre OF ibe rear wheel when Que
FORK. Then roll The machine aheal until the
crank comes IN the same position again, Make
nno her marx anu Then measure The distance
be. ween the two. For AN example Say that the
dislAn,e is sixteen feet. Then II Is evident III 1t
Gauge your cyclomcter, reyoive the VIII. els the
requirci nuniocr Oh times, and you Will Ind out
wheIher your register is right or wrong"
The riuer whose mileage Indicator r gistered
over ,ouriecn mi!es expressed IA determination
10 try the experiment upon arriving home.
The official bulletin of the Racing Board con.
tains the following announcements:
No furth r sanctions via b, granted to the follow
Ing organisations AID lniiv'udals IN Il they comply
with sr,t.ou E. para. riph |. %. IN Facing ruies. WHICH
requires a msr.ed pro ramme aud referees report "
Joens hopkins University A. A.. Baltimore; Prince
S sSh on'i ri n 4 ira s.b : A. s To'r ram ~ A! h a.. nd c so. :. 70 .
catnolI; l!lfi. $ hoo al Of rnl a'!eiptia; wa'hing IN
W,ES.harr". p; jobs Ho'il ns wort. no It'd se. p.
The meet 81 the Atlanta Wurein,en OF NewArI on
July "a ass b on chsn ed 10 a "i.sed meet.
viii b. held At tn. BArHl" Ami. tic Pied, July IL.
For con .uct d trim Ltal to tn ra.ins mt rebts Of
my capacity to June 70, TisSS: :. Lsrs'n. {. =: Gais..
Angeles; W. =. M+alty, phvsntH. Aria. Is suspended
For Unfair dealing in csnn'Stion Ii cycle racing,
II: + ; tsrrett. T,tusy;tis. a; Is herman ntiy sus.
iusn threatens to race und r assumed names. irJ
motrrs are warmed against him. an racing men. also,
II the IL ter compete with him. either under his own
or under an 70 nm"d name; thy WIN receive a
inr nen must know something Of TIVE men WHO entor
the r merts,
peaos OF = rae. meet. Paul Moii,or. chat.sm' \. J. is
ralel on all tracks IN any capaaity to Sept, 80. and c.
tn suspelus on vi Fred B.ruet. Mahanoy City. Pa.
expired on July = AID that Of E u. aonlass. New
tu. md Fs%,Ins Ipsss ,sA,,pn-o;E Z, Ersnands..
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tusp"Dsion X moved-W. NJ Randall. Rochester;
Wa ter Sny er. MaSsillun. o. Floyd DDugherty. q " ,
M"h.;. Joan ;. Johnson. Indianapolis; Jack sm. tn.
Fra ,kfort. Ind.
m mt, Col; u d rar,w II. i. n. Lii ev lie. Ross
c toS SG and Il tio i: MS'i / son. P A., O. >, Matt 4 ir Oh Il. + j, u i E iI",sI
West Bav city M.chs! J f ka he. Ne" ark. N. J.; Q.
smith. FIR nkfort, Ind; II. q. nal ,ux La. Jackson.
Vile, Ill +. q, He, mD0ld. Sax nburS, Pa; d W. Par
ker. New York; w. II. c. bud ey, Am r!cus. Ia: Ea n.
rst NJ Hard. West Bay CITY; Fty Doh nty. Glare.
Mich. D.. {. Perkins. Il +, snedrr and Oh rrs D. Or oh.
Inn Grand Rat iuasl ~ k.llannr > t,rlnunaII Ma,
A. A. WILSON. Brooklyn.
Susp ndrd-Art.Lr Moore. HArrisl urg, Pa, pend.
ing pay nieut OF r., s, mn for / irty days after; n. L,