The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-27
WHEELME ABANDON |. A. v,
PROFESSIONALS ORGANIZE A
RIVAL ASSOCIATION.
New Organization Includes Many of
the Crack Riders-Say They Are
Out of the L. A. W. For Good.

Trenton, N. j., Sept. 26.-The American
| Racing Cyclists association was formed
| today as an opposition racing association
to the League of American Wheelmen,
| at meeting held in which a number of
star racers took part. Eddie c. Bald was
made chairman and f. Ed Spooner sec
| rotary. An executive committee, consist
! ing of SpOoner, Bald. Bathchelder and
/ Arthur Gardiner was appointed, and an
other meeting will be held in Philadelphia
| Wednesday evening next, when further
/ steps will be taken TO perfect the or@anl-
| Zation of the association. \ proposition 70
! exclude colored riders was voted down.
| An agreement was prepared Tor clrcula-
| ton among the cyclists before the races
| of today at the interstate fair, and a mo-
| ton was adopted that those who did not
| sign the agreement before the racing
| board could only become members of the
union through formal application.
Those who were at the meeting and VINO
signed the agreement were: Eddie Bald
Arthur Gardiner. Tom Cooper, Jay Eaton,
Orlando Stevens H. F. Terrill. j. b. An
derson, w. +. Becker, b. b. Stevens, John
Zimmerman, II. 7. Barrow, w. J. Wig
more. James p. Logue, John Ruel, r. A
Miller, E. Z. Thompson and ed Stout.
These men appointed themselves COM
mittee at large TO elreHIaje aohg rnS
for today's races and appeal TO them 10
sign the agreement.
Officers of the L. A: w are mere. 1hey
said that the order of suspension against
Bald and others would be lifted lyon pay
ment of SO each.
Gardiner and others say they are out of
the l.. A. w. for good and that the new
association viii be permanent
The Interstate Fair association this
afternoon paid the fines of the racing men
suspended by the L. a. w. and the lzces
will now go on under the American i. A.
w. auspices.
The trouble between the L. A. w. and
the men will therefore be matter for
future adjustment.
In paying the fines of the racing men,
the fair association sought to prevent the
l.. A. w. placing the track on the black
list The racing men were not consulted
in the matter.
RACES STARTED.
The races were started this AFTERNOON,
but rain interfered. The first and second
heats of the five-mile professional. We're
run of. The races will be finished to-
morrow morning.
The first heat of the five-mile race was
won by Arthur Gardiner Fred Simms sec
ond, Tom Butler third; Time-l2:4o 40.
Second heath. b. Freeman won, Bald
second W. Simms third. Time-12:lO.
A number of the men who met this
morning and took the initiative steps Tor
the formation of the American Racing
Cyclists union met again tonight at the
Trenton house and drew up the following
agreement
1--WE the undersigned. agree in future 10
ignore the Jurisdictions of the l.. a. w.
over professional cycle racing and we also
pledge ourselves not TO compete at any
L. A. w. This agreement will take effect
Immediately"
The agreement is signed by Eddie Bald,
Arthur Gardiner. +. A. Mcfarland. Tom
Cooper, Earl Kiser, Orlando Stevens, w.
A Martin. Howard Freeman, Jay Eaton
w. E. Becker. E. p. Thomas, w. A. Ter
rill. II. F. Terrill. e. S. Aker- Oscar He'd
strom Howard Mosher and Otto Maya;
Eddie Bald presided at the meeting.
Those who have signed the agreement in
clude nearly all of the star riders and 1t
is expected that the others will also sign
when they are seen. There is said to be
some doubt, however, as to whether
Major Taylor will join the men who are
attempting to take the management of the |
professional cycling racing out of the
hands of the l.. A. w.
A representative of Woodside park. |
Philadelphia, where a circuit meet is to |
be held on Thursday, was here and had a |
conference with the men. The latter said |
they would not race at Woodside park |
unless the Woodside park management |
broke away from the l.. A. w. This the |
would not agree TO and the !
matter was left in an unsettled condition |