New-York tribune., 1898-11-10
CYCLING.
ARRANGING FOR INDOOR RACING
THE FIRST MEBr TO BE HELD At THE MADISON
SQUARE GARDEN on DECEMBER 3--CyCLsTs

ARRANGING FOR INDOOR RACING
rHB FIRST ME,r TO BE HELD At TIVE MADISON
SQUARE GARDEN on DECEMBER 3-cYcLlsrs
APPRECIATED GEORGE Z. wARING
JR.-NOTEs AND COMMENTS.
The closing of the outdoor racing season at the
Parkway track Election Day was n success IL
every way and the meet went to show that c!cie
racing even when confined 10 amateur contests
can be made interesting, and that such contests can
be run off AZ profit TO the promoters The only
blunder of the management was in attempting 10
start many men ia The two-mile handicap. Nheh
over forty men start In one heat accidents arc
pretty 20 happen, particularly In an amateur
race The club interests appealed TO, ana
many people who were familiar figures at meets
before last were present lntorelub contests
are always interesting and the meet promoters nave
not encouraged this feature as much as they shouIu
have done The indoor racing season will begin
at the Madison Square Garden on December g. the
Saturday preceding the siX-day race. me feature
Of the hrst meet win be an hour race 9e'%sen '%Se,
more than thirionr niles IN an d hour b ana nne.mo
during the outdoor season, he was not such pro
nounced success The race VIII be paced II is an
nounced also that there will be shoIt Itdstance races
for amateur and professionals The meet, a; ne
American cycle Racing Association.
The late George T. Waring, jr.. endearod himself
20 cyclists of this city and since the death Of the
cyclists have discussed the ia of arranging suit
able memorial to be presented to the family of the
friend Of clean streets. IN informal gathering Of
cyclists who are prominent in the affairs of the
League Of American Wheelmen met at the local
headquarters of the League Of American Wheelmen
yesterday and arranged for the presentation OF a
memorial to the family oi Mr.. Waring. The docu,
viii be handsomely engrossed. and it Will
"cieorge r War.ns. IT, lSs3-lsss His work-hs
Of the League OF Incrican Wheenen for the Bor-
ough Of Manhattan and The Bronx. representing
Wheelmen therein resident ...
The memorial was signed by the secretary-tre2s-
Nrer OF the DIVISION the senior consul. the junior
consul and other members OF the consulate
According to a prominent cyclist who made tho
over the Perth Amboy Road on Tuesday,
game is plentiful in some sections OF Staten Island
this fall. The shooting season in New-Jersey opens
to-day. and many cyclists from this district pro-
pose 10 go out and take the first shot at the
quail and rabbits. The wheelman mentioned above
says that In his tours recently through New-Jersey
he has seen many quail and rabbits from the
roads. He says that on Tuesday he counted five
dead woodcock on the Perth Amboy Road lie eX-
plained their presence the theory that the birds
had afOul Of the telephone wires, and that they
had dropped dead in the road.
The proposed meeting Of the committee to inves-
tieaie into the affairs OF the Office OF a. d. Walt.
chairman OF the Racing Board OF this State was
not held Yesterday. The meeting was called
Gently by Louis Rosenfeld the chairman OF, the
committee Yesterday kilograms were received
from Messrs Cossum La Mamma and Fullerton that
other meetings would prevent their being present.
Mr.. Rosenfcd decided that. this would leave
only himself and Or. l.. {. Leroy ii would be
best to postpone the meeting to some future date.
During the first investigation IL developed that the
committee not positive TO what its authority
might be in the premises. but the desired informa-
ton has been secured since then from Messrs. Pot
ter and Mott.
The correspondence between the representatives
tor the International Cyclists Association OF Europe
md the L. A w OF this country would indicate
that the two organza lions intend 10 work in thor
oueh harmony In q Bulletin issued yesterday by
Albert Mott at Baltimore the statement IS made
that Henry Sturmey, secretary OF the international
Cyclists Association. had sent out notice 20 other
associations that William ''Plugger' Martin had
been suspended by the l.. y. W. and that he had
been nHed $25 Mr.. Sturmey calls upon al aalia'e 'eG
unions 10 allow Martin 70 start unless he pays
the fine shows documents that he is In gOod
that Martin had sailed from this country Europe.
The Harlem Wheelmen are busy preparing for
their third annual minstrel show which will be
held at the Lexington Opera House De
view OF the renovated clubhouse. The club has
spent 5000 in extending house for the comfort
of It's members The REGULAR housewaT ming will
take place November -
The Entertainment Committee Of he South
Brooklyn Wheelmen has arranged "huck stag" 20
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