Evening star., 1898-09-29
FIRST OUTLAW RACES
Prominent Professional Cyclists Come
to Washington.
THE REVOLT AGAINST THE |. 4. ".
Contests on the Park Bicycle Club
Track.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

The first OUTLAW cycle races in the
present campaign against the League OF
American Wheelmen control of professional
racers will probably be held in this city
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The event
is attracting considerable attention all over
the country. more SO than in this city itself.
the local public hardly being aware of the
fact. The crusade which began last week
against the league by the leading riders of
the country and the national circuit has
eliminated in the perfecting of the organ
iZation known the American Racing
Cyclists Union. of which +. c. Bald, the
well-known rider, is the president. The
members of this organization are bound
not to ride again at any race meets which
under the rules of the League of
American Wheelmen. This is the begin
ming of an offensive war; and not a defen-
sive battle. The league has not yet
been given a chance to retaliate
Mr.. Lasley the Pioneer.
Mr.. J. D. Lasley of this city and the
president of the Park Bicycle Club is re-
garded as the pioneer of the movement
He has been elected an honorary member
of the union, and had other honors
ferred upon him. He took the helm at the
d
state bordering on chaos he offered the
use of the Park track for the first meet of
the outlaw union and this was gladly ac-
cepted. Seeing the example set by him
other track owners and race meet pro-
moters took heart and the offer of other
tracks for racing came soon after. Enough
tracks have now been secured to complete
the present national circuit, though at not
one of the meets will the league racing
rules be observed
AS soon the inforrna ton was received
in this city relative to the break from the
league Mr.. Lasley sent the following teie-
gram to Philadelphia:
E. c. Bald. president American Racing
Cyclists Union-The Park Bicycle Club.
Washington, ID. c., will hold race meet
Saturday, October 1. regardless of the L.
A. W. We are with you also for a cham
pionship meet on Wednesday, October 3,
ard give sixty points for the quarter mile
Meet me al 30 train, Pennsylvania rail-
road depot today j. D. LASLEY
The managers of the Baltimore track,
known as the Colosseum track, are also
with the movement but they are vet some
what afraid to throw off the yoke of the
League of American Wheelmen. Mr. Eine
enc of the managers was at Philadelphia
yesterday and seemed to be in accord with
the movement. but would not take any def
mite steps. He wanted consultation with
lis colleagues.
Inducements to baltimore.
Manager Lasley of the local track offered
to give the Baltimore people the race meet
for Saturday afternoon. which had been
unanimously given to the local track by
the new organization. provided the Balti-
more people would join the movement. The
racing men added the condition that the
championship race to be run should be for
two miles. and that the counting of the
score should be six for the winner, four for
the second man, three, two and one points
respectively, for the third fourth and fifth
man. The Baltimore people were to notify
the w NdSh1ngtOn DpODle this afternoon
whether or not they had decided to accept
the conditions. If satisfactory answer IS
not received the meet will be held in this
city, the first of the outlaw races. If Balfi-
more does not accept it will not have any
national circuit meet at all this season.
The entire party of professional riders is
expected in the city this afternoon. Bald
Cooper. Gardiner. Taylor. Martin Mac
Farland. and all of the other riders will be
here. and with them A. e. Batchelder for
merly handicapper of the league for New
York; F. Ed. SpoOner. the well-known cy-
Gle writer. and ]. G. Diddlebock of Phiiadel-
phia. with good many others The sue
cess of the first outlaw meet will encourage
many others to join the movement and
track owners to cater to the new condition
of affairs.
Under California Rules
Al of the races will be run under the rules
of the Associated Cycling Clubs of Califor-
mia, an organization that seeded from the
league last year. and which has since been
living on the Pacific coast This organiza-
ton has drafted up a set of rules governing
the subject of professional cycle racing in
thorough manner. Walt Wilson is the
eastern representative Of the organization
with headquarters at Buffalo. n. Y He
will be in this city, being expected to arrive
this afternoon and to him will be given the
honor of refereeing the first outlaw meet
in the east.
The other crack riders of the national
circuit are now at Philadelphia The meet
at the WoOdside track for today has been
thrown over, and at 1925 the men left for
this city, reaching town about D 0clock in
the afternoon.
The movement has gained great support
in Philadelphia, which is practically the
home of the new union, though the preiim-
mary steps at organization took place in
Trenton. n. ]. The papers are heartily in
favor of it, and ths union has the financial
support of many prominent concerns. The
st. Louis track has joined the organization
of outlaws. and on the 9th of October a
Sunday race meet will be held at ST Louis
The Pleasure Beach track, at Bridgeport,
tracks, which have been suspended by the
racing board of the league Will also Join
the movement The Manhattan Beach
track at New York city, is also to be
counted in.
Meeting of Track Owners
In order to meet the Changed condition of
affairs the following call has been sent to
all track owners of bicycle racing tracks:
Appreciating the fact that the present
existing state of affairs caused by the
clash Of the professional racing men and
the League of American Wheelmen has
placed the bicycle track owners in such a
position as to be uncertain of the outcome
or attendance at any particular meet or
| race. we, the undersigned, believe 1t would
be OF universal interest to all track owners
to hold a meeting in the near future TO
carefully formulate plans and devise some
means whereby We can have better protec-
ton of our money interest. We therefore
request your presence at a melting to be
held at the Broadway Central Hotel New
York city, Monday, October TO- 1898 at
o'clock in the afternoon. VIII you kindly
signify your intention as to whether YOU
will be present at the aforementioned
meeting by notifying A B. Wadleigh man