The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
TrWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
lava CONTROL QUESTION A DE-
RAoir1cT,IT N17TER TO SETTLE


-,., VIII BECOME OF y 49,. ......--
W...,. Abnudons Hi in AsEea-A SuHkes-
-, that Chier Consu's asa onai"ehs -
ties ,..,,r boards re Placed In Control.
,.-oas great interest manifested In inc pro-
.I ,he L. A, w. to abandon tho control OK
posa4 Tho benefits that the League VIII dc-
s.om such a move have been so eNagser-
n's .h.t there Is q large following OF members
a'u oreanization who arc In FAVOR OF drop
o. 80 mart of the sport. The question that
pns those In favor Of racing Is what Is TO
oonlN.o =, the racing department IL abandoned
pecomo .omc An officer of the League, In
p,n yith A reporter Of THE L yesterday
,ho question of racing control, SAID:
On W. il Is true. can get along with
.0.,Iac,,,on with tho racing interests, but
wv a. ,ndisputable fact that racing cannot get
-,,hopt the L. \. w. In an organization
vn ,ho latter 1t is natural that there should ex-
nko S...nco. OF opinion. relative to the con-
n' s..,ro without q doubt there Is an ele-
uoIV i. ,hc organization NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
~. hut before the officers OF the Il. A. W..
S.e s,ona IN abandon its control over that
N..nont the sentiments Of the majority OF
N'uomhers should be considered. Inc anti
..,na men suggest that an organization should
Be formed to take up T rhs fMa Il. A.. ". Is now the
This Is mP Pndv over cycling. and just as soon
goV tbe L. A. w. withdraws from racing. trou-
S. IL going to result
..o,,her NJ the Executive Committee or the
"a ", who was in this city yesterday, MAD
II: 70 say in regard TO the racing controi Ques-
ton, .,.,rr question is going to be n difficult
,-obiam TO solve. Opinions are divided upon
he advisability Of giving up inc ma nac,ng ISili
~ roa great effect to influence the League IN us
.nycSnents. OF course, II we decide to with
draw from.the control OF racing, nhS Rroo nrbn
~, occsnt our undesirable responsibility,
VIII a.W aoneS' the l.. A. W. consider a plroposition
to place the control q a snsft tSe r FaS,ns IN tho
"HmC la G},rorssuch a move l think that the
A.. L. has its hands fIll IN governing thiggt M tb Het
ppassibiy the best solution OF the question, would
bo Tor the l.. A.. w. to form an organization
from its own members to govern G raging e. say;
l the Chairmen OF the state Racing Bonrds
n ZACH state and let them band themselves to-
gether and control oGnT p the s9 tSat Wiz M9 I deoi Ss'e al 4
onsstions in dispute, and act as a board OF up
mails for the association and riders
In order to enable the amateur riders to en-
,aue in pacing contests this year, Handicapped
!" NWetmore OF the New Jersey division OF the
/. A. ". offered the following suggestion to q
renorter OF The SUN yesterday.
f'gSVou know that all classes Of riders mani
,,s. great interest in paced races, and 1 am con-
WINGED that the organization OF pacing teams
sbouId he encouraged among amateurs. l
%onId suggest that clubs promoting tourna-
ments provide for a club race where each organ.
Nation Of any prominence would be. entitled to
pssed contest, and each rider would DO entitled
70 his own pacing teams. Make the race for Ave
or ten miles. Yon will see that the introduce
cal mn tandem:and tripletspacing crews. Such a
Step means increased interest In amateur con-
tests and will place the riders In the pacing
ifSat Inc Riverside, Harlem, Kings County, and
Greenwich Wheelmen would willingly enter
such races"
The Race Committee Of the Riverside Wheel
men has compiled tho appended table, showing
the work accomplished BY its racingsmen last
wear: