The herald., 1898-03-21
THE BICYCLE WORLD

Information, says the Philadelphia Sport
ing Life, has reached the east of renewed
energy on the part Of the California Asso-
ciated Cycling clubs in opposing the League
of American Wheelmen on the Pacific
coast. This is believed to be the direct re-
suit of the action of the L. A. W. assembly
at ST. Louis in refusing to recognize the
c. A. c. c. and in turning down the local
option amendment in regard to Sunday
racing. The only action the assembly did
take in regard to the coast outlaws was
to reinstate a batch of sixty riders who
had been suspended for riding in races
unsanctioned by the l.. A. w. Many of
these men, however, thought SO little of
their reinstatement that they competed
in races on Washingt on's birthday pro
NOTED by the California Associated Cycling
clubs.
According to the latest reports the wheel
men of the coast are intriguing with the
discontented elements in other western
and northwestern states with a view to
forming an association to care for the in
terests of cycling west of the Missouri
river. Good roads and the rights of Wheel
men are to occupy more important part
in the campaign of the proposed associa-
ton than the racing interests, though it
was the latter that originally caused the
disruption in L. A. W. ranks in the west.
Those behind the movement expect to Sc
cure the recognition of the Canadian
Wheelmen's association, and through the
latter the recognition of other foreign cy-
Gle governing organizations.
In many circles it is believed that grave
mistake was made by the l.. A. W. as
sembly in selecting its entire staff of Off
GERS from the east, and the western move
ment will gain much strength on this ac-
count. When il is considered that the
president is of New York, the first vice
president of Pennsylvania, the second vice
president of Michigan, the treasurer of
New Jersey, the secretary of Massachu-
setts and the racing board chairman of
Maryland, it will be understood how much
the westerners may make of the cry that
the League of American Wheelmen is an
eastern organization.
President Potter, in an interview last
week, affected to believe that the western
secession movement had practically sue
cumbed to its own lack of vitality, but
there are evidences from other sources that
there is yet enough life in it to make a
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the Mississippi.
The National Cycle Track association
held an important meeting in Springfield
Mass, several weeks ago, when the racing
schedule was outlined and arrangements
completed for a series of the greatest races
ever run. Ten cities in the association.
including New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
Bridgeport Newark. Asbury Park, Buffa-
10, Washington and Louisville, will give
each a spring and a fall meeting, where
middledistance paced match race Will
be the feature For these events the mos
noted American and foreign racers have
been engaged while pacing complement
of thirty men has been engaged with fifteen
big pacing machines. The Track associa-
ton will be represented in the middle-dis-
tance class by Linton and McDuffee, and
in the sprint races by Cooper and Tom
Butler. Nat Butler and Tom Bamoy will
also be on the team, and the Track associa-
ton will back these men for any amount
and at any time against any rider in the
world.
The circuit will open in New York on
April 21st and will close in October. The
big event of the season will be a series of
match races between Michael and Linton
which will run in the fall in Philadelphia,
New York and Boston.
During the season the National Track as
socation will offer $4,000 In purses for the
mddle-distance races. A like amount for
the shorter ones.
The intended action of the c. A. c. C.
racing board in transferring Wing to the
professional class has been called off
Wing finally submitted an accounting of
his past actions as an amateur, and the
racing board has given him the usual dose
of whitewash for the time being. similar
action was taken in the case of Mott, and
once more everything is all sunshine with
these shrewd amateurs.
oscar Osen. the erstwhile racing man,
ana California's first professional, who
mas neen soJournins in Arizona for the past
year. mas again returned to his old home