Evening star., 1898-12-01
TO MEEp NEXT WEEK
Call Issued to Those Interested in
Cyae Racing.
new ORGANIZATION TO CONTROL,
Riders and Tfainels Must Be REQ
astersd
DETAILS OF MANAGEMENT

ing of those interested in the orpaniza
ton OF d new association to control cycle
| racing in this country, taking the matte,
| entirely out of the hands of the Leasue ot
American Wheelmen. The call is not a sur.
prise as most OF the track owners knew
| that it would be made before the winter
, was over.
| The call has been sent to the owners and
! managers of the leading tracks in the east
| Not only have the tracks been included
| but the most prominent race-promotins
| bicycle clubs. The membership of the new
associate will be composed of bicycle
! track owners. managers clubs promotins
, race meets, and members of the organized
| bodies of racing men themselves. giving
! all interested a representation in the man
agement. The call is signed by Mr.. 7. d.
! Lasley OF this city, who has been most
! prominent III the matter representing the
| race track interests. John c. Wetmore
| chairman of the race committee of the
! Quill Club Wheelmen of America ore of
| the largest and most successful clubs i'm the
| country. and Eddie c. Bald president of
| the American Racing Cyclists Union are
the other sgners. The call is as follows.
! bearing the date of this city;
Demand for New Control.
| For reasons hereinafter set forth, it is
u
whichever the case may be- send a repre-
| sentative to u meeting of track associa-
| tons, incorporating clubs, and profess
sional riders dhe latter represented bv
duly accredited delegates from the Ameri
can Racing Cyclists Union) to be held
| Thursday, December 8, at 1890 a. m, at
! the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York city.
The object of the meeting is for the
! purpose of considering the advisa bilitv of
q St1DS iowa he
tion of "A body to assume control of cycle
racing in the states east of the Mississippi
river with the exception of louisiana such
body to direct the sport as soon as or
ganized or at such time as may be decided
upun by the meeting
Tho Signcrs of this call believe that the
time ha5 come when the associations whcn
have invested in tracks the clubs which
risk ihoir money in promoting meets. and
tlc professional riders who earn their live
, 'doad it, competition, should have some
- Gg 20 say in the government of a sport
il Nt'1h they are all so vitality Interested.
Necessity for a meeting of these inter-
estS * urgent for several reasons and the
futur" demands Immediate action of some
sort. -
The leading professional riders have
banded together In the formation of the
American Racing, Cyclists Union and de-
clared their Independence of a body which
denies them reDresen tatiOn and elects to
dictate their every movement, while OPEN
lliS it, membership TO "a II Other Wheelmen.
The sincerity Of ltt,e riders is. undoubted.
and only a couple of desertions have
strengthened rather than weakened their
cause. All they ask is that body other
than the u. A. WI should control the sport
and give them a voice in that portion of the
government which applies to them partic-
uiarly. ,. .e,.;,a,,s.
IN the l.. A W, the anti-racng element
as represented by such leaders Chief
Consul Sterling Elliott of Massachusetts,
Chief Consul-electa Milo NJ. Bedding, jr of
New York, SecretaFy-Treasurer p S. Col
Inns If PENNSYLVANIA, Chief Consul NJ. c.
Rou"r of Wisconsin, and many other
prominent meHrbersHis becoming so strong
that the likelihood of the leagues abandon
ing the sport is more than a probability.
Quoting Mr., Elliott from a recent signed
editorial by himself in the official l.. A w
Bulletin, he has this to say:
IF the l.. A. W. formally turns the con-
troll of racing over to some other body we
VIII be to a certain eXtent-in the eyes of
che public at least-responsble for the ac-
tions OF that body. don't believe in plac-
nS 1t on anybCdy's doorstep-any more
than man who has smoked his cigar
would insult another by offering him the
putt. Let US drop it in the middle of the
street, in broad daylight, not knowing who
VIII pick it up and feeling pleased that we
uon have 10 know anything about it
inc stand taken by the professionals
the attltude now apparent in the l.. A. w.
outside of those who are obtaining pecu-
MARY advantages by the governmt MT of
racing, and the fact that with the exception
Oh me eastern states the sport in all other
Parts OF the country has passed beyond
league control, only illustrate the impera-
1--WE need Tor Il new body to be in readiness
Tor any emergency
Ever hdthpered by an unresponsive ma
tiot'a' &Ssei-hiy, the l.. A. w. racing board
mas net been wholly bad in its direction of
cycle racing, but the sport requires more
attention than it can ever hope 10 receive
from body which uses il as 8 political
LOOT pan, and has no financial risk i'll any
form. Practical men are needed to place
me sport upon business yet sportsman
like basls, and government which does
hot cnange every year will the. become a
possibility.
copies OF this letter have been sent to
an track owners and race-promotins, clubs
IN IN 'ht states east of the Mississippi with
. tiIe exception of Louisiana. VIII you please
slShiiy your intention to attend this meet
ins py notifying j. ID. LasIey, Washington.
-, -, -, or VIII you kindly notify him at
once as to whether you are in sympathy
WIN WIN ana willing to join in forming this
"Details of Orsanizatiou
Inc cOuStitufipr, l.,