New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-27
CYCLING.
PROFESSIONAL RIDERS FORM AN Or
cANIzATION TO FIGHT L. A. W.
FA,R ASSOCIATION PAYS THE FINES OF so'-
PENDED MEN AND THEY ARE REINsrATED


THE RACING FAILURE
Trenton. n j., Sept. 2s.-Wheelmen's Day al 'ne
Interstate Fair this afternoon was a osnai IAN
ure It was thought for time that the ~a.''"s
professional riders the League Of American Wheei,
mon and the promoters would stop the races ana
cause a whole lot of trouble. but they did not Inc
failure was caused by the rain, the bowman
coming out OF a clear sky after several meats hau
been rum and while the rain ceased hainou
later it left the track. half-mile trott'ns oval ~
sucb condition that It impossible Tor the races
% no continued Fully ten thousand people were
present and the programme was par
attractive one some of the best sport Oh INC s'a.
uas anticpated The two championships VIII DC
run off in the morning ana tne o'hei '"'s' vs." ~
all probability be declared OH
The professional riders, as foreshado"eu III INC
Tr,hune had a meeting at the Trenton Rouse III
the morning and formally organized iheif OF
SANITATION will be called 1.-The American Naoe
cyclists Union" The riders affirm tnat they a'o
willing to race with or without the sanction OF 'he
I, A W. and they also come out IN ia'or Va 80
op,ion which applied to cycle racing "ean' 80
dav racing This las; clause will not hep ther
cause in the East. r. c. Bald was eiecte" pe'
dor. rro tom and f. D. Spooner secretary pro
tenn These men, with arthur 'afui"e' ~
A n Ratcheder will form the Executive Com-
,,t,oo Some Of the riders and trainers nave al
ready begun to protest that they are not o''''
holders ,
TIE professionals claim that they nave no' pee
,ro.ted with due consideration by the League OF
American Wheemen. and they say to-niSht that
will ha war 10 tho knife. The League or American
wheeImen officials say that diet or sno"oa''s
ard broken PROMISES during the winter VIII prihs
all the riders back into the League fold peioio
next spring Anothe; meeting OF the iiue,s W"
no held Mt the Bingham House In fhiiade'ppia y"
wednesday night. when further recruits "''
pected. -. chairman of the League Of
American Wheemen Racing Board was exp eouid
here n O Se.en but H. faSre to
peared TO be crisis In cycle ysorable terms
both bv the racing and by promnen. r.asI 70
Of American officials The racing men s ths issue
sausre WA and the league OF American Whetmen
aid Ra Mott ceEta1y made f M serious so1aed the
Fair 05 A1sociSon SUSPENDED sv r cSsd
had been nned SO e sGs S sPf s es PAID The
riders themselves refused TO pay the nannd
but the came asd 10 Su, 'f for The
meet would have been run of the same g. , Gq re
einn IN the soul OF nearly every rider on tne
circuit and when not shooting craps 'ne' W."
sf IKE OF rars and their advisers that the Lsses
OF American Wheelmen VIII dS quiz ,b x they. With
few prosessona promoters and I5aSk 'nStbnx
viii secure the control OF racing ;Son ,ooWIng the Ns
tonai circuit TO the end. unless the , a~as 'r.ber
sniIon Bald cooper Mcfarland Stevens Mosn sIs
Tarrni anderson Babcock and Hedstrofn ~ere
ne nne Isn oval track in New-York while that
track was under suspension py inc b'"e" -
At Ss meeting at the Trenton House this morn
,ng. the riders drew up the appended fnanhesn
W. Tho undersigned professional bicycle rldets
snG trainers Of America bind ourselves together
for mutual protection ana M TN r,,Ies Of any
oreanizaon which may he formed IN the FUTURE GS
meeting %h our Fe a pinned OF tracks clubs
promoting associations and profess,ohai ndy ,hss
Local option be embodied. and that In any par. o.
the country, whore the Local oR,. s WEEK pgt'''
Bad Arthur GarsinTsr c-r Tom 'SopMsf cfa ay
5I;o ps%. soul
Tnopsono OVEN pM Kimbe CHARLES Haded I1hn
Nom JON e s EsisTssr Sims H. R. s.en'on
copies OF the telssrams cent BY Albert MSSt.
chairman 81 ne M kseas Of 5fos he Fair
were as follows:
Albert Mott. Baltimore: ,.,o,.,or. ., IN. nro-
,4ssInnsls entered and advertised for our meet TO-
morrow II not, we shall si9" .nsr" ON, 70 Chances
er S6 future or Ne do not consider that have
ho.r -" fairiv treated and will not disappoint our
patrons no matter "hA' GT;IiD MUIRHEID.
This telegram was sent on Sunday and tho ap-
pended reply was received tna' "'e"''
y only b h sA men upon S2oae S.
rules and Is my duty 10 impose penaIty OF sp'
pension or nne. Abnr"i -"
Mr. Muirhed teiegraphed to-day as appended
Albert Mott, Baltimore: .
II men refuse TO pay fines We will bring suit 81
once against the l.. A. W for damages: Answer
Immediately. d. "
Motifs final telegram settled the matter the ~ ~,
ISOLATION paying tho nnes /, read as follows ~
Is my duty 70 enforce the rules. "heEe ruIes ai@
broken penalties must follow, ...
The heats in the one-thi mile Jersey champion
shin and two OF the four heats in the hve-mile Na-
fionaI championship had been run on. when the
rain stopped further races. Summaries foiIcw;
One.thrt mile (New Jersey l. A. W chsmpionsnlp,--
First heat won by Ray Dawson. Boonon; Il w Ausun'
TNIcLertnn second. C;oldy Worre Pufdeto~n. thrd j.
+, Thoman Trenton fourth. TimeSo.+4ts second neat
won hy Frank l.. Kramer. Newark. W G. Rome, jersey
CITY second W. 8 Trysr. Tucherton. thui l.. 'ham-
Mon cour, House fourth Time-o:2
FiVe- National l.. A. w. championship 'proiss-
sionnD-Firs, heat won by Gardner chieaso; F.
snt Washington second T Butler. Boston. third Time
|I225., second heat by II. II. Freeman. Portland;
Z g. FaId. Buffalo second; william sims washington.
third T.me-i2iC. The third and fourth heats VIII be
run this morning.
RACING MEN MEAN WAR.
WILL NOT RIDE ON ANY TRACK UNDER THE