The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-17
NEWS OF THE wHRELMEN.
PREsIDENT POTTER TALKS OF THE
INDIANAPOLIS MEET.

Ever Held in the Local
Organizations Necessary for the Success
ofNatiOnal Events-L. A. w. Membership.
Reports concerning the attendance at the
National Meet and the success Of the event
vary radically. Some members who went to
Indianapolis and whose statements should be
reliable have said that the attendance was very
light and that the general feeling was one of
disappointment. President Potter returned to
New York yesterday and pitched into a stack
OF mail two feet high. According to him the
meet was the largest ever held In the West, or
Middle West, with more visitors from the
eastern and western coast cities than we're at
Louisville in 1893.
THE attendance was all that could have
been expected" says the President OF the
League. Those with whom talked expressed
themselves as satisfied. We had a fine time,
and the Indiana Division added largely to its
membership. We had a meeting Of the Local
Organization Committee. and n number Of
plans were formulated for prosecuting the
work. II we had perfect local organizations.
national meets and all others would be rousing
affairs. Suppose the members Of the League
at New York. Indianapolis. Buffalo. Boston.
and all Of the large cities were in close touch
with each other. as the members Of a club are.
They would make UP large DELEGATIONS
to 90 to the meets, and being in, a body q
sRrSasl eStt sion slm sin MSgid r nov SPo ne 'S new II { fesE
men have to make u5 their minds, each one for
6 6perStea y ER %SaiG be- to ye E9 d III . nSsi i Th they %e Go.
Boston chaps. or Buffalo fellows. Or New York
iafRs Reid Gs tEer ns''' ne Es T league 81 4 ls toe R Iarse . %h @oT e
cept through local organizations. To every one
,XI who tried led to Ot talk politics with thine me, 4 ! t answered mrc6
InaJ l had l. n9Lm1ne 70 say' Inere y sa 700 DC m nv On
6amgered now By political talk. # is six
months and moro before election. and the best
WE'VE &Tef py Ne New eHYE o GsRm9'R who % P wa a0n as the meet
agrees that the hospitality profIered by the
the Visitors, and IN many respects the, Welcome
during all the week was the warmest ever re-
ceived at a national meet.
The official returns on the membership Of
the L, A. "; during the past week are ,excep-
ahead Of Indiana and the. slump Of. Pennsyi-
5 hers Tho o5 jOI1S9d rs at the N TSsT Ra2 Meet sI,t Ss Phi PRil n
which to do it; but as Is usual. many Of the re-
Gruits enlisted at such affairs DC not renew.
5 Peon6s during The fSkS weak g arT WRh III a New NeIIe YoqS f falIs
only 72. Because Of the meet Indiana shows 2
rrstarns from the HOLSTERS are not yet at hand.
week is SoS, and the total membership 81 zoe.
New York has 2o.1O2 members and Pennsyl-
vania 1874.
There will be a meeting Of the Board Of Dr.
rectors of the National Board OF Trade OF Cycle
after routine business has, been transacted, the
question OF holding a trade convention will be
doubt that the vote vii. be in favor; OF an
assembly. and probably Buffalo. Cleveland or
DETROIT will VII be be- selected ItG e df; "a as t the p haSero tn The 1s s9ar
part OF September.
Some siOniAcant renorts ware made on Mon
day night at the monthly meeting of the
Associated Cycling Clubs Of Long Island by
to cyclists on n the new East River bridge, As
for, extending the entire length Of the, struc.
ture. They are mapped out to be eight, feet
s Sids; sefsRt at Of Places s SrlsFe,. f 3heS are Of n she
ISSiH T. B vi ."I idea III. / u ii lsaT Sst The e
! g!as4s viii thru Pfete e%eSf Ca use the y 2o! 9 } rS SRalRlsY:
while that Of the cycle path is 8 per cont. An
idea of what this means can be gained from
r road way lisa IS a little It'll t less than Ri I per cent. Alter
the matter was discussed by the delegates from
the club s it was agreed that q 5 per cent; grade
was not much on q good roadway. and that the
bridge Commissioners should be urgedto COM
plete the cycle paths. A resolution to this ef-
feet was adopted.
Mayor Van Wyck is reported as having an
ment viii be made this year after the meeting
Of the Board of Estimate on Aug. y. and that
from departmental chiefs should be filed by
Aug; IL. Ace9Grding to Q this; # % yh eLldaa T Re to
get a cycle SgS Sth o oSorId ar BIro9 OK an BIFiiage; So far
the necessary funds at once. The Mayor is
privately reported to have some plans of his
vh Bssr be y H gSt f fS'GyT + dl HIsEss SE & eSs sPo Race,
ShaPles i River ssnS tracE. wiz IHr pr RSat SR RSve z, Be- Be-
MiShael to fulfil the contract and says he
ger Quicker Of the above track says that, un-
less Michael lives up to his, agreement. he
Dave shaier, manager Of Jimmy Michael;
terday afternoon. shafer says that he doe, not
care whether or not Michael ever meets Tom
retaining only twenty-seven. That Shaier had
&tG ItSSSsI Is u mse c gas e4t WEE EssSnsshEs e K. i t4 4. A.
and 1t has committed itself to races with I'M
liz. Limited s[dpe pace o and tbt ths sra men tsftRS g assd fran SPpf8 %
SSceode to these terms, Personally. Michael
a. he expects 70 out cycle riding for
beat MiShgeti and would aoeede 70 any
terms. He Is O thorough sportsman. but ID I'M
have been arranging these middle-distance
races have experienced SO much friction with
would not be. altogether surprising II some OF
them felt like quitting; Whatever matches
pretty well settled at yesterdays conference
that there will, be, no racing, either here or at
not previously lnteriered with any Of the ar
rangements OF the Racing Association. and II
object to the sanctions being vacated. The
failure to pull off races as advertised and the
running Of impromptu affairs have. not been
drawing forth any official fire during the season.
The victory of O.. w. Miller. the American. In
the seyenty-two-ho race at Paris on Tuesday
was not a popular one. The French crowd
showed itself to be intolerant of q triumph by a
foreigner and stopped the race. George Bank
or, the American crack. who with Jimmy car
ried the national colors to the front In France
and England a few years ago. was also In tho
race. but rs he was not victor tor he had plenty OF
fhe aix -daV race here In 1885,, was also a COM