New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-23
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
CREDuLoUs WHEEL FOLK CozENED BY
sPECIoUs STRANGER.

THE JUBILEE PARADE-PREsIpENT POTTER
ON sIx-pAY RAcEs-No REAL AMERl-
CAN cHAMPIoN-CYCLE NOTES.
zone would not think that this civilized COM
munity contained many creduious peopie'
said w. S. Bull, the secretary-treasurer OF 'he
New-York Division OF the League OF America"
wheelmen yesterday. For long time the
L. A. W. officials have been trying TO mo d
man who is using the organization 70 neece inc
unthinking but we have been unable 10 ca'c"
him. Considerable publicity has been given 10
the matter but the work goes on just the same
and even members OF the League who have oeeh
warned bite when the smooth talker comes
around The man uses various names III his
work, but the fraud is so apparent on the race
of the whole thing that l cannot understand
how a sensible man can be taken IN. Ihe latest
complaint made TO headquarters comes from
restaurant keeper named II. w. Phillips, who
is already an L. A. w member. ana whose pace
has been made an official l.. A. W. restaurant
He describes the individual young man
with brown mustache. who wears a sack suit
and square-topped derby hat. lie carries /"
satchel which opens at the TOP anu - sem
orally half-full Of road books The receipt gwen
for the So received is signed William r.. Ham
mond general solicitor. The number or the re-
ceipt blank is 112,24S. and 1t contains th eS
l. 1895 to October l. 1899 On another part OF
the receipt is printed American Wheelmah
Cycling Clubs. The association reserves me
right to reject all applications and refund the
amount advanced Here is q modest list or
what the duped are promised besides melnoer
ship in the L. A. w: The Bulletin ana the
road book one automatic supply machine. TWEEN
ty-fve duplicate checks, fifty storage cheeks.
fifty time checks. one hundred route BOOKS. one
tour book. one road book, one road map, one
timetable. one train form table. one pocket Tune
tab
signs. four stands lock racks, and sixteen stor-
age brackets. All this is for ~ or course tne
victim gets nothing, and no sensible man woulo
expect TO get anything from glib taIKer VINO
makes any such promises. The alleged Mr.
Hammond is said TO have done considerable
business throughout New-Jersey.
Stories have been told Of how certain city
Magistrates have treated cyclists but the sever
ity Of magistrates has been directed against the
scorcher class as a rule. and the general public
has little sympathy for the scorcher. The APP
pended Information, however. comes from a
lawyer who has an office in this city. and man
who is an enthusiastic cyclist. His is
William r. Page. Mr. Page lives in an apart
ment-h house uptown, and his wheel Is kept in
the basement Of the house, that is. 1t was kept
there until recently According TO Trustworthy
information a young man made diligent in
quries OF the janitor Of the building about that
bicycle A couple Of days later the bicycle was
missing. and the police were notified or the fact
Some time after that policeman saw young
man riding wheel at o'clock In the morning.
and he had no light. An investigation proved
that the wheel he was riding was the Identical
stolen from the apartment house. The
young arrested and taken TO court.
The man said that he had found the wheel in
St. Mary's Park. and that he was on his way TO
return the machine when he arrested. The
young taken before a Magistrate who,
after implying from his manner that a man
who rode a wheel ought to have 1t stolen. dis
charged the man. saying that there was not
sufficient evidence to hold him The exact
words of the Magistrate. according 10 Mr.. Page.
we're follows: This is what comes from rid
ing bicycle. This man wants to send this
Door boy to jail"
Lively interest is manifested in the Jubilee
bicycle parade which will be held in this city
on October 81. The cyclists desire incidentally
TO show their numerical strength and TO cele-
brate the conclusion Of the war, the return Of
the heroes and the completion Of the asphalting
OF Fifth-ave.-certainy cause enough for
demonstration of some sort. With fine weather
on the closing day of the month. the display
should be interesting. About all the organized
wheelmen Of the district have taken up the idea,
and there ought to be an army of unattached
riders as we'll The formation Of the parade
will be in the streets adjoining Fifth ave. below
feminist. and the wheelmen will he dismissed
at a point uptown to he decided at meeting
which will be held tomorrow night. There will
also be a womans division, for which special
prize will be offered. and juvenile division.
under the same conditions. Clubs desiring 10
enter should send entries 10 George n. Stout.
No SO Readest, Borough of Manhattan. The
conditions will be follows: % Any kind
OF bicycle motor vehicle is eligible In
the parade: (2) at least one decorative lighted
lamp besides the ordinance light must be car
ried CD clubs and individuals must retain place
assigned 10 them in line. The start will be made
at Washington Arch at $50 p. m. Clubs VIII
be charged an entry fee Of 3. and motor We,
hicles 30 cents each. For each trade display 81
will be charged No political device OF any Kind
Will be allowed In the parade.
When the League of American Wheelmen con-
cluded 10 have official repair shops the officials
made the move with the idea that it would be
for the best interests Of the members Of that or
ganization-that is. the L. A. w. members would
be able to get trustworthy work done at sight
decrease in price over the regular charges. The
experience of the average rider In this district IS
that l. A. W. members get no benefits not ac-
corded 10 the average wheelman who enters one
OF those places In speaking of the repair shops
the other day a prominent rider of the wheel
said: Il generally patronize League Of Amer-
can Wheelmen repair shop when can. SIMPLY
because expect 70 have good work done there
As for getting any rebate for being member Of
the l.. A. W. / have given up that idea FOR
many months The repair shops are supposed
70 have A regular rate for repairs, but nave
never been able 10 find out what the rate Is. ]
etopped In one place 10 get some tire tape put
over an old puncture, ard was charged ~ cents.
got pin puncture and went into shop 70 get
It repaired The repair man wanted to insert a
plug hut would not have 1t. and made him NIX
II with rubber solution. He charged me 81 cents
for the Job. II had had my repair XII with me.
as every sensible wheelman ought to nave Wheh
on the road / could have fXed that puncture Tor
less than a cents outlay. In some places they
charge 40 cents and I'm others % cents for put
Ting in a plug | had new tire ruined recently