New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-14

CYCLING.
REBELLION OF THE PROFESSIONALS
CAUSES MORE TROUBLE.
INTERFERENCE WITH THE FOOTBALL GAME AT
BERKELEY OVAL THREATENED, But AL
BERT MOTT. OF THE l.. A. w"
CLEARS THE SITUATION.

For time it looked If the trouble between the
! trocl-owners and the League OF American Wheel
men might interfere with the football game az
| Berkeley oval tomorrow between the Duquesne
/ Country and Athletic Club team OF Pittsburg anu
| the Knickerbocker Athletic Club eleven. Consii-
cradle correspondence has been INDUCED IN recently
between the Racing Board OF the League or Amer
| lean Wheemon the management at Berkeley oval
and the officials of the Amateur Athletic uhloh'
James T.. sullivan, for the Amateur Athletic Unloh'
wrote 10 Albert Mott. of the League Of American
| Whcelmen. and Nj Mott replied that, so far as ne
could see, the football game could not be nterfered
with. Berkeley oval Is one of the many tracks re-
Gently suspended by the League of American Wheel
| men because certain obligations were not lived up
! TO- No bicycle races can be held at the oval until
| the track IS renstated. The bicycle and athletic
| authorities have come the conclusion that the
] men and the Amateur Athletic Union does nor
| cover the tracks and grounds but that IL cos
compete there As of fhG 9Gp2d a{he here
GUESSING the matter YESTERDAY an official OF tne
thing of course. bu, | do not think 1t goes far
90 coynr both athletes and tracks As the rules are
interpreted at present suspensions cover only ''e
| The announcement IS made that the $4,000 appro-
! nr,ated by the last Legislature for highway I'M
provement in this State has been expended Under
This appropaton the State paid one-haf OF the cost
| OF the improvement and the county ana property
owners divided the other half OF the cost between
,her The little cum appropriated has been ex-
! uended so IL Is said in improving small parts OF
| the roads in Schenectady, Erie. Oneida Columbia
| and Monroe counties. Workers for the cause OF
| GOOD roads say that such an Appropriation is al
| 66oet forclcai in consideration Of the amount OF
work TO be There have already been MED WIN
the State Engineer appropriations tor roa9 %0rl'
| which will entail an expenditure OF aDou, S,i'"ov''
preparation which the next Legislature VIII allow
! Most NJ the bicycle clubs are becoming Interested
| in the proposed bicycle Jubilee parade which VIII
, take place In this city on October 81. The route
| ~ mo parade- will be from Washington Arch up
/ rtfth-ave TO Observation-Disclosures. \
meeting Of the Executive Committee. in charge Of
the preliminary ARRANGEMENTS will be held tonight
to perfect the details While practSaly az OF the
voinger or more recently organized bicycle clubs
iake considerable interest In the project several OF
the older clubs nave not as yet SEN aegsgS S
| taken hold ~ the protect ana IL Is proposed 10
| have a large trade exhibit IN the parade.
! II y FULLERTON who Is the regular candidate FOR
,.,ceco,sul OF the New-York State Division Of the
League OF American Wheelmen. has declined the
| office Of president Of tho Good Roads Association
~ Long Island 1t is thought that George T. Steb-
pms th opgenization Mr. Fullerton says he is much
| Interested in the work OF the organization, bat
| his business Will not allow MN W use tle
Tine necessary 10 make his administration a sue
cessful one.
pslers OF the wheel for the time being had bet
ter natronize some other thoroughfare than Lower
broadway. The excavations there are dangerous
10 cyclists Near Fulton-st. yesterday rider had
| a narrow escape from falling into one Of the holes
| hetween the car tracks As II was, horse fell
| into the excavation causing n blockade for nearly
an hour.
The annual twenty hve-me road race over the
| Springfield Elizabeth course in New-Jersey will be
| run tomorrow. The race 10 IN charge Of K. l.