The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-14
NEWS OF THE wHEELMEN.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT R~EVISIoNS IN
UE RdCIN6 RULES.

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The mild weather yesterday brought out a big
crowd OF riders. The roads in the suburbs were
in excellent condition and wero well patronizcd.
In Central Park and on Riverside Drive and
tho Boulevard there was n procession of wheel
men and wheclwomon all dny. Tho growing
popularity of tho tandem bicycle was evident
from tho number of machines of this type.
Among tho local clubs represented ON the
Drive and ut the cycling rendezvous on each sido
of tho city boundaries were the Riverside, Man
haitian, Ravens, Greenwich. Harlem, Morris.
Yorkvillc, and Bowling Green Wheelmcn. Large
parties of riders went up to Tarrytown, crossed
the river to Nyack and came down on the New
Jersey side us far as Fort Loe. Tho cycle re-
sorts in tho vicinity Of Brooklyn and further
out on Long Island were crowded A great num-
Der of club men, including members OF tho
Brooklyn. Kings County, Logan, Long Island,
Bushwick and Nassau Wheelmen. went out over
the Mcrrick pike to various towns. Thousands
of riders went down to Coney Island. In differ.
cnt sections OF New Jersey noted for fine mnc-
adam roads riders from Now York, Brooklyn
and Jersey City were largely In evidence. Tho
riding territory around Montclair, Rutherford.
Ridgewood, Orange, Millburn and Plainfeld
was tnronged. Throughout the day the Hudson
County Boulevard was crowded with wheelmen
and en-.
Chairman Mott Of the L. A. w. Racing Board
has issued the following bulletin:
The following is an extract from the 1893 racing
rules relating to tracks: Tracks sh all be measured
on a line drawn eighteen inches out from u wcll-dc.
fined. fixed; and continuous inner curo or pole. No
record shall BE- allowed on a track otherwise meas
sanctioned races that are run upon IT, or for the non.
delivery OF prizes for races Riven upon It. and when a
shall he ineligible for racing or training purposes.
TIC contrasts OF Henry +. pucker; mansE,r Ma.
flnn al 1IltE AAQntI n "a with A. III
and Dudley Parks. manager FOR Tom Linton, are APP
Reglstercl-No. 1000. New York district. Frank
waller; No. o,oDO: district =; W. W. Hamilton; No.
The National Racing Board of the L. A. w.
has effected some radical changes in the racing
rules and regulations for this year. The results
OF the race meets held last season showed that
tho League, racing rules were sadly in need of
revision. The new rules cover all. the racing
questions. The methods of conducting the ma
tional professional Championships have been
changed and, new rules for the protection OF
members of the national" boards have been in.
creased. For instance. each member will act for
the board in his own district under the direc.
that all professional riders must register with
the Racing Board and pay a fee Of -. The
registered riders will receive numbers, which
shall appear on all race meet programmes and
entry blanks. In order to settle beyond dispute
to make n race the following rule has been
adopted:
Promoters may make 1t a condition that a certain
number must start to make a race; but in that case,
to make 1t a contract. the entry blank must contain a
there must he four starters or they will not be run.
and in handtcaps there must be six starters or they
VIII not be run II his clause Is not inserted. every
race on the entry blank for which there are starters
must be run.
The old custom of running the championship
races has been changed about as follows:
The professional national championship shall he
determined by points won in the national champion.
ship races run on the national circuit. At least one
national cnanlllOnsnlDr race tsuD1pCt TO the apDrDval
OF the Chatrman) shall be run on each day OF a ma
the pronoterl ut any of the distances named in para.
graph l. The first prize must not be less than sij0.
When there are more than fve entries trial heats
shall be run until the, contestants are reduced
TO- not more than iv% Tor me fnal; The hrst to finish
the next four. the next three. the next two and the
to finish shall count sixty. the next forty. the next
thirty. the next twenty and the next ten Should
tanccs be omitted at the national meet, the omitted
races VIII be assigned to the national circuit and
at the national meet; The points to the credit OF
, ,he eco e"a irn1 .s sda ,bs DC PeSllIne :, IN nMe pun TN OF
number at ali distances at the end OF the national
sive time limits shall be placed on these races. and
they shall be open TO the world. In the trial heats
OF thes' races paccmakers shall not qualify for the
final. and no one shall be allowed to compete In the
final for any other reason than winning one OF the
qualifying positions; II there is a dead heat between
any two or more. those making the dead heat may
run it over or decide by lot, at the discretion OF the
referee.
The Racing Board, realizing that the amateur
riders will not follow the circuit, has drafted the
following rule TO govern the amateur champion
ships:
The amateur national championship races shall be
run AT the national meet. Tn" winners OF first and
half, two-mile. and fvemile cor any OF theinl shall
qualify for the one.mile. and the winner OF the one.
mile snail b. declared the champion. The trophies
for amateur national championships shalt be medals.
10 cost in no case moro than $50 per set of three.
gold, silver. and bronze. respectively. TO be struck
from dies owned by the league.
The board has decided that an entry cannot
be rejected by a promote SO long rs il is one
which complies with the racing rules and is &C.
companied by The fec required tor all entries
departure from the usual customs in adopting
tho following rule for the benefit of cash prize
riders:
When a professional makes an entry on the regular
blank seven days prior to date of contest. and thus
enables the promoter to advertise his attractions,
the wheel or tires he rides, and the promoter must
then insert the same. opposite his name. on the
from inserting name OF wheel or tires OF amateurs or
OF late entries
The duties of the referees at all the meets this
year arc defined in the following rule:
Referees Will report on meets direct to the member
granting the sanction all protests, foul riding. false
entries. attempts OF unregistered men to ride, uneN.
cused non'sthrters. and such other matters upon
which M, he y Tr rcn,, s Instructions ,ba from tine to time, In
port the number OF points won by each contestant In
panied by a score card. The referee may permit an
unregistered rider TO start provided III. riuer depos,
member for the district. together with the full name
and address OF thu rider.
The engagement of racing men on contract
will be governed by the GLOWING rule:
Promoters de,iring TO form teams for intercity
races or Tor pacrmnEing Will Lc permitted by the
Chairman, AT his discretion. 10 employ n limited mum.
Der OF professional racing men for n series OF months.
upon written contracts submitted for approval, one
copy of which Is to be Elsd with the board.
As n result of the controversy aroused by the
last siX.dhy race at Madison Square Garden. the
appended rule has been framed:
Unfair dealing includes. among other things. any
%'faking" OF the public, such Ms knowingly having a
short track. the length or which Ia unannounCed;
exaSgrrating purses and prizes. including alleged
side bets, or any iictiOns or deceptions to misleal the
public or racing men. Every prize OF every meet.
match race, exhibition, or Performance, must q vpcar
on the score card or be announced to spectators he.
fore the start,
Tho new rules regulating records stipulate
that records made with The assistance of other
than the recognized cycling machines must DO
recorded separately. In running oil trial and
final heats ~ tournaments IL has been decided
that IN the future only winners Of positions in
trial heats shall compete in the final. No rider
will be allowed in u final hoat because of n foul
or accident in n trial heat. In order to clearly
define the jurisdiction or the l.. 4. ". over rae
Ing the following new rule Will be enforced:
The start OF a man I'm any event of n sanctioned