New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-14
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
suArrR.s VIEWS ON RACING PROSPECTS.
mn s,vs yr HAS RIDER WHO CAN BEAT
MICHAEI>-woRK AT BERKELEY oN"
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

t. ,h,s year with unusual interest Inc 'h''"'e"0
Intention OF the l.. A. W. 20 sive up 'ne eo"'.o.
the sport may not amount 10 ihuV"' o,o,,.
~ the members 10 think 'hs' '7 -.
should not only control racing IN 'hc iu''',,
,,ot :, should be more strict than ever. LAY ~
-, a.. v..,occr NJ Michael seems TO think tha'
..,,r,, r,,..oxcs have been made. lie DeheNes ''"'
,ba National Track Association mace a o'UI'"' "
',,on,n- riders end ne says the same Ga we 90" :,
tito, which conducted the recent sixth! ~
Madison SQUARE Garden. He says tAa' a. "a q.
49,, orS Michael are concerned they VIII ho'
sign with ANYBODY. but WIZ a''""e =, ,be
where they please. Shafer IL dispieaseo a. '"e
.o,rsn rr,suea by Michael IN going 20 GraVesehu "
i'd -acehorses and ntimates thet ne 1ocs U 800 az
i,evc that such work viii DO Mc nat, az ~ .Sinke
Ssis Sc Se 70 bea, even Michael but ne wouid n1}
mention his name. Ne believes sne n .''cnces this
wear or KIN IT, ard he does not know when Is 'n''e
iikely to be the result.
Close finishes and double victories were the iea'-
= =, L., r,oet.s games IN the South Brooklyn
,yAae,noen's nool tournament. At no time since te
c,en,rs of the tournament has the skill OF fi'n@'-
canner Mccormick been more apparent 'ha" u"'''e
these games. The most Interesting ooh'esl was va
Friday evening be;wec. k:rkland ana Dienei' .V
,,,rn nloce tho latter w'-rng by one point IN
ccn,Iog Iangdon tire scratch man, VINO now secn'
~ e,-a winner OF the first prize. no contestant oc-
crcies the same position as al the hnish OF iaF'
u.oat,s ga,1er Wlnsor has continued MS soo' "o' !"
and is now In second place Drener mas ram ~ go
~, . double win rcsancA 'h!rA position while a..
IoE WY Ite@T f.llen back to fourth place: Andet
son ono of the back rlai kcis mas ST. i,io oSs,ce
f'V w,nning place The standing o: ne ieaans
ten coatca:ants showing games WoA ara '"n = los,
tolS~s; L2 wSU lost Sp g. Fsek won lost Pea
won l. lost g. kirkland. won o. i2st = 49, los, s.
s. lest s. Emo, won 2. 1851 0''"''y' wv" =
stratton won 9. lost T.
Eau, ., the riders OF Bicycles OF the present day
are aware Of what they owe 10 cyc.c ra'lns' ~ ""
..o racing man who mace TIE lS1t road ~heei oi
to-day n possibility. He took personal rs%s IN seek
,n of,cr llrhtness and by coming out season efter
saoson vhout rishap he encouraged me makers 10
build the light machines Of to-day %hch are cdp~-
bic OF carrying heavy mon over al kiHos Vi '0"u'
The rev indoor track AT Antwerp. which was
onened last week Is said to he one OF the fastest
and safest indoor tracks I'm the world. II IL Hahhon
IN ever ten feet and IS Constructed in the turtle
back fashion Il is claimed that CUNTS ana even
sextcts will he able to maintain high speed upon II
with absolute safety.
The announcement that Berkeley oval would
have this season the finest bicycle track ever built
In addition to It's superior cinGer path and field Tor
general athletic sports. has stimulated the demand
for dates. Managing Director Pitman says tAe
outlook promises busy season for the oval oe-
spI,e the existence Of opposition tracks some OF
~ blgrest meets CT the year will be held there
Including the June tournament of the New-forK
state Division l.. a. W. For the early part OF ina
season dates have been booked or are being neSo-
ta;ed for by the College of the city Of New,York
and the following private Schools nn,gr nd Ne
la sale Cutler will have April 20 and Berkeley
April 90 Tho rst work on the P9aTd Seyce SG ta
II NH probably 6SSc sx lana WseN * ,6 no
mill will he of a size OGd IN TINS seclol III
Pitman ANNOUNCES mat ne VII 'Th an TlSs
business but until then communications reiating
to Berkeley Oval may be sent 10 MN al NO "
West Forty fourth-st
At a meeting Of the Committee on Public Action
of the Associated Cycling Clubs of Long Island the
following resolution was unanimously adopted:
whereas. The Hisbie-Armstrong Sill proposes
ine the public highways Of the state OF New YORK
and contains provisions for loca, oHton as to- OK
Whereas The effect Of similar legislation In
other States has been 10 promote I'll" general wei
fare OF the communities taking advantage Thereon
Resolved That In behalf o, the Associated Cy-
cling Clubs Of Long Island we do indorse and
urge the immediate passage OF the said higoie-
Resolved. That a copy of this resolution be
ransmitted to the members Of the Lssi, =, tr
from ,b hop S Island VII 9Sr Ff"G 10
Join i * F r. Brennan hiREEANSHN.
Committee on Public Action.
During the next few months the Road Committee
OF the Good Roads Associa tlon Of Brooklyn and
= Long Island will he kept busy in attending to the
work before II. G.. +. Siringer. chairman Of the
committee said yesterday that many OF the needed
little repairs 10 pavemcn,s Of city streets would Be
pushed at once, and the matters pertaining TO the
Coney Island Cycle Paths and other park roads
would come In for tho usual amour Of attention
The Road Committee has done cxcellen, work in
NAG aud do n con O
up 10 the record The Long Island Extension Com
mitee. headeg by H. B. Fullerton will so to Free
port Wednesday night 10 help organize tho
Freeport section Of the Good Roads Association.
4 new tire is made Of wire and some textile ma
terial-cotton hemp etc.-woven braided TO-
gether so that the textile threads run spiray
around the tire tube and the wires dlegonay
across the tread o.; the tire
The value Of covered gearing was illustrated
las, week. when only one man of twenty Brooklyn
ties who started o sixty-mile run In the mud
reached the destination, lie rode chain wheel
with rubber-jointed Gearcase.
The South American League has refused 10 re.
move the disqualification imposed upon William
Martin the American rider
The uncertainty Of the weather yesterday pre-
vented many Of the long runs scheduled by clubs
and individuals. However II was bright and clear
enough. during the early part Of the day 20 bring
out many riders, who contentcd themselves with
short runs in the city. The Boulevard, Riverside
Drive and Jercme-0ve. were filed with wheels mp
TO tho time IL began to rain. The Cycle Path I'm
Brooklyn also had rs share OF riders.
Cyclists def!rng to Join the League Of American
Wheelrnen may obtain full printed information and
me mbership blanks by sending names and addresses
10 the Cycling Editor Of The Tribune
J.. A W. BULLETIN ISSUED.
Baltimore. March l9.-Chairman Mott OF the
League of American Wheclmcn Racing Board has
ISSUED the following notice:
John S. Wlese Akron. Ohio is suspended from
all road and track racing and ruled of L. A w
tracks In every capacity 10 May i, 1893 for par,!c-
pating IN unsnnctioncd races.
suspended-W A. Flager, Greeley. Col. 20 Sep
tembcr J. 1928, fer competing In an unsGnctoneh
match race after warning. George t. Myers
Cleveland. Ohio 10 June for promoting INSANE
UOned races. II. s. MackieX. Cleveland OHIO