The sun., 1898-03-03
NEWS OF THE wHEEIMEN.
PREsLDENT POTTER OF TIE u. a. ".
MAKES a sTRONG sTlTBMENT
Howard n Raynena niscusses several Phases
or the tsacisE Qaestten-Hisborate finns fsr
the Leagus,s Annuat Race Mset-Asbet'
usssett,n Views en- ths Stdktng oysten.

| ~ Nn 'nV'. 'iew WIN III s..,...s
osVo, y. S.'S .,,,t,o.rDer ana
49,. ~ i y. III 49,, actnat.d aolelv
-. ss.,- a. -. 49, -, ,ntorosta NJ tho or.
n,.s.iaa us III, go onIv sor honest rae
,as ,h,. - w. ssana his nos,tion ON this
or..,,o, =. ,.,,aS a. ,o,io,-,ns. stotemeut'yos.
eNs" s' "' '''u'N '"'
,csu 100000. -, ,,. ,t,;o.,o and sport-
, nn,,ns =, ,,,,s ~ 49, oon,m,tied 10 the
I re y, " ..,S 's U,hsa,,,,.n Inrisdiction
| ss a. -. - -. ..,r,s .na tni. tyust ,ye
80 a-.s,sa ~ .s.s,a,s,.. taI,hfuIlv impnr.
iii. "a lit -, h..s. To tbia cnd ,ve
snns,,. n,,u pao,n,, po.ra and bandioappera.
~ Co.. t,. ,,,snaae -, ,..,,;ng valnable official
..n,,io,s - ,h.r,s.,,., ,hoir o.uocates. or an
no,n,oos nor 90 anal h,o ,hon, IN nromote races or
,.r,sLn ,n ths ,,oc,,n,orv nrosts of race meets;
h,t .,,.- - ,,,,,..,;.. ,,a =, co ,,octs from an
oa,,iai .,,s ro,,trn, .tsn5,,o,nt and 70 maintain
~ ,...,.s ~ ~. 80. ~, e.. onforcom,nt of
s.I,tarv r,,,o, In tho Enforcement of these
! - ~, .,t,,,,s. ., o,,r pocing Roard toward
, i"io' 'ho e''isuuo . Vi oui 1919 ;. ar lit
Of censorship, and, in view Of tho power given
II os our oy"Ms AVE ,, 70 hs 40 ami ~ to saw
that either the Racing Board or its official APP
noints.a sbou,d noId rocs meets for their Der.
sonal gain and thus subject themselves to tho
penalty of their own disciplined That this
plain principle has been violated atone timo OF
another L VIII not dispute put .ne ", vivia.,on
carried Its attendant peril and finally ''' '0F''@
resu,. s.r, ~ ,rr
There was rindsy race sanet,onsa .nt =. ~ so Od ~
and paid thousands of dollars for the privilege
tins ,yere:issued and uublic interest was epor-
mously stimulated by the statement that mar, mar.
tho people became inquisitive. and then suspi-
oiou,, and finally the track was measured:
Then it turned out that the track was short
the records false the bulletins bogus, and tho the
people numouesed' ohe oi Inc pl0m e.s., -, .,'.
managers of this race was an official OF the
-0.s"0 .,, ~ ,,,s T. "a -, rovc,
sateu as wen es ~ couiu =. nAu Nv po"
ouir. anv nerson to testify. Tbe Racing Board
az. y, -. n,..or. h,d oi,h.r beeo
over.oonGdent or careless. and that the public
h,d beon inhaled Every member Of the board
was close and s0nsideiate friend Of this han
IN be- aiso II 20 ee race M promoter and gave to ths
connectfon with the race promoting association
and rcsignnG his:office. have never known to
of osr' hsmdie"ppsr nHs ef but have taken sko liberty
to nr ,sa ds IN WHICH bs
SaPpsr Sas served vt know that the League has been
@ hurt by the slxday race disclosures. and am
rannt;ton do mt believe that any officer of
f6p rarnS' enartment should be interested in
any ann @ IN 'ne az P tmes and IN every reS
so"ab,s % Way OPPOSE the appointment or reap
p9ntment Of any official IN thai deparsmenff rInenf
onsstien nor Question of friendship, nor
QUESTION of politics. 1t is a question of prinoi'
''s
cbirnnn mGWard II F. tbe OF Rseine Board was
in town Yesterday. In talking Of the condition
OF OF cycling in the West he said that everything
IS IN m9s rsoTe To te Epositon Of tho
W. toward racing, he was very emphatic In his
II do not think for one moment that the
ssuH ins It's W1 Ursdietion over the sport
soTernns sqd bodies les in ali Countries and I:tbink
that Just as soon as the officers Of the organize
VIII viii BET be for the reason that racing cannot be
conducted @ honestly; NY experience with the
frnntad With Questions Of secession, opposition
i9s fpli we its strength and power. was little
affected by these ruInors at that time, and |
en- that a Of arc
az conrse if the LeaSue finds that it cannot |
run racing p;9psry thinT Il t shond Siyo up %p
nrsanlatcn a5s is lacking in any Of the quaca.
tians essential to the good government OF the |
nnrt Is Il ever ahondnns ifs control have
spave doubts for tho fmture Of the sport. Pro:
olers plJ o. bnve no nficiaI Connection Win
The Fovernnent Of professional riders TO COM
n,,nt ba 1 conSpctei nv al, oreanzatior that is
nt ;nierestcd financially in The snort Cycie
recin@ "a taxing such prominent position that
r. y. 1v hy t6e enactment of the most rigid
rr,ss ~ thst Ike +. A. W. can hope to govern the |
i,,,vo t Liant prnuerv and deal with the men
aiming to disrupt the ORGANIZATIONS govern;
ment Or oicySie raStS: nc tk n,o,nt sn,-oP aaor1o
On the suo1c,cS oi .uo 20 r. potchoIaep
McCarthy as t1e sSGcessor ~ w th Spato Ra1
as the League handicapper ior tne Sta'e' ray
maPd fsiiy shia indorse the action of Messrs. Mott
fbs fns stSte Ser under tbe tRe re
appointment OF the OLD hahdicapper was OUT
OF Ihe Gnesmon. Povmo,d when asked for bts
opinion OF the pan 81 mr nnionsSn o, So rncae
the winners OF the hauoGhai G championship f"oeS
this year py poIhts' repiaeu; p :; a.,.r,,,,. tho
DO not thinR the plan 10 hn nonts Inc
tiohal prolossionai champiohtsnib M pi,ta % Vy bontS
good Scne1n6. III Is OplnioH tiihb L. a.