The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-15
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
TRACE OWNERS oRITToLsE THE NEW
RULE OF THE RACING BOARD.

II Hs Het Beiievsd THAT the Beard VIII M
rsroe n. Except as = P~nnaity-Michaert
H1asaEor wants Hina 70 ouIt RidInE t'erse'
bicycle TrsIiey Cars fer the BridEe'
somo sharp criticisms are being made by
track owners upon tho new rule Of the L. A. w,
Racing Board, published in THE Sun yesterday
making them responsible for tho delivery Of
purses and prizes Of any races run on their 70
spective tracks. AS the rule roads 1t would
cover cases where n club hired q track for a fixed
sum and controlled It absolutely for its meet,
and then, because Of poor gate receipts or other
reasons, failed to pay tho prizes advertised
Naturally, owners Of cycle courses do not hke
their business methods dictated to them by the
L. A. w. Racing Board, and they claim that
the new rule amounts to that much. Ono
prominent member Of tho National Track As
ISOLATION said several uncomplimentary things
on tho subject yesterday, and then made the
bright suggestion that the beet thing tho l.. A.
w. Racing Board could do would be to gain
control OF tho tracks and run all the races on
its hook and scoop the profits. 1t is un-
derstood, however, that the rule was designed
to cover specific cases where fraudulent con-
nivance between truck owners and promoters
might be evident. and that the Racing Board
will not enforce the rule Unfortunately. As
cases Of c~ollusion such as those mentioned
have been suspected, the rule may not BIO alto
Rcther q bad one. The phrasing OF 1t, "A track
may be held responsible for any non.delivery of
prizes for races given upon 1t" permits the
Racing Board to enforce It at its pleasure. It
gives to the board the arbitrary right to hold the
track responsible, but it Is believed that ID will
be enforced only when deemed proper as q
penalty.
Dodging dogs in the streets is q diversion Of
cyclists that comes annually with tho rpring and
summer months. Like COWS to pasture tho ca.
n'"o Q y Il nousehoio oesih 10 run us sup
as the weather softens. So many whcelmen
tbro,,,h on,,,.,au ,-i,s = - -. ~ .sa,h
~. WIN q Jug . oouy VI at Veo'n
that some of tho club riders and members OF
influential organizations talk of an agitation In
fov,r -. .n ~ s....-
cept when in leash. There Is q city ordinance
making Il a misdomoanor for anv ono To allow
a dog to run free in the streets, whether the
forced It would create a howl from dog owners
and an anthem of thanksrivins from wheel
riders.
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taking on a nSo "o ,, tbar "a u mora s"rioms for ,r1se
Tho l2ye 70 tinRle oyer his performance awheeL
his horse arn m,"st n. no trs i ~ H. mercy H. hsco wli
p n eErae a aUa ace sne trSe To- u ne Is 9uS SeeSmi on.
lnnEpra from tho rfahI,a he in ,l,anAy , ,lA
aid how for Sno S.S,,se, ne 10 arsaoy d spier.-
day he gave a1 aShiEE;t sino rSShhm nyr .xc om 2th IL
t ro }HusnnenI OF speta. ne was up on one OF
MILE nwSer sSrlng, anu was nstructed 70 ride
quarter at a tWoeminute clip. The a1V wonderful 1nndS
me peaai pnsner le1 QUIZ ms mount exactly ee
in in in nsfes sS 99aseer POE Sna roae under M inc wire
have cSmn Mknah,aesSls an o q sS 40 MANI c Sith
the idea of riding horses. and Dave Sbafer. his
NO
Msicbael tho losss SI az y s aeser ~ Sa sso Si ! sSeSIr t toss
was paid to him BY a tire maker and # is not
tbmiProp paid b tn tbs ne 9a w,r a Sl5 5Hs lose 9sSss sn Ss s ri5asy
His mp paao u! ave sne R MinSea q ,Si 4 Mnsei a. . giaes =
Sim hn Of a hts oWn design and quilt to oraer for
foniirr ~, ,hs = ~ hIus.. uoos nSo !uithi
retire as Danseer ~ n'f'o' pf''s Soon' h' WI"
A G. Ratcbe,der er.hora,,,,n.r =, ~. s.ot.
division. arrived IN the city fpom Reiiair n VIA
on Sunday night. in comnanv with " alter VIII.
his home at Buffalo yesterday afternoon.
Batch spent most of the day ayisiting" in
he is not in any way identiaed with tho Amefi..
can Cycle Racing Association Of short-track
with it since the last indoor race meet in Madi.
son Square Garden. He declares Furthermore
that Chairman Mott Of the National Racing
severed his relations with race promutin1 and
that he also informed Chairman Wait Of the
Immediately aftor he had received the rrb6affce
between resigninc his bandicS nnersbin or eivfn9
up his racing interests' Beyond his state.
ment Batchelder says he does not care to enter
into the details OF the matter nor discuss League
League offices has greatly sururi.e ed him and
that his own failure to b rcappoined was a
sharp disappointment Batchelder predicts a
"s ''A''n LUZ Vi INTEREST," ana prosperity.
An ant illustrot,on NJ What Kind ., ud...
cyclist Who attemnts q cr u IN br "a q fin e 2
DO was fupnisbed Testerdas ~ fb osiS Me- sn Wo.
approach nv a man sbont Ok He.r m9 IA Q toES
started to snter r. rOod ~ searS oio. as no
from nnnoa;t. JSrnn q eoupie OF teams
SO as to Catch tbs cycIiat hat uo. anq eqrnea IN
The horses. As sH ono ey team p was nnl inc 9 did Of
t INV ri the o,h hS ~ y nc, tesu was puiihg alrectiy
III" rider nrovad eonet tn ~ q y ucRish one.
ever. He dpavsbt t 1su briS di ' of I'm Gbme naarS:y how now
he crashed The bPiSie NJ NE 6e eeu ne I'M Unset.
site side of him. In his w way he ro5o on fo Ine ooPppott
SiStanne and I.nt I us "iS 70 rSue lor u snort
him TOO cinscI X0p Pail 7 ona d dris = irolh pressing
team and Sronnad bnhfnS ori'er puiieo up MS
~ 49, oAo'peu oonihu.
who.,., uh ,oua.
Wheolnien VINO follow racing maintain that
Ihe e n : OF IN bnaG aM JUDGING Of finishes Is
so iarnely me tault OF the Judges as OF race.
meet managers. EVIDENCE OF the disad vantage