The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-28

With the approach Of spring interest in
exeIins takes fresh impetus During the
css. three days the air has been delight
fully soft and whee,m-n and wheetw omen
have taken advantage Of IL in all pa-fs
OF the city. All Of the stores where BIZ
cvcles are rented have had more business
than they could attend 10 and the de-
naand for new wheels has been unexpect-
ealy large Yesterday there was a large
number ~ wheels out. The Lake Wash
izxton pa:h came in for large share Of
attention but the ride 20 City park ap-
peared 10 be the special favorite. Supt
o. Parks and Streets Little had done a
great deal 10 make life pleasant for the
cycligt and In this work he has had the
hearty cooperation of City Comptroller
VIII II. Parry. The park has been
changed from d place seldom mentioned
ard little sought 70 one Of general atten-
flon and attractveness.
II the weather holds good all the paths
around the city VIE be in good condition
IL week or so. The Queen City Cycle
CIuo VIII goon take up the good work Il
commenced last year and extend the sys-
TEN Or paths that has already called
forth favora bic comment from visitors
II Is hard to tell al present what Seat
IL may expect this year in the .ine # BIZ
cycle racing. The Young Mems Chris
.ian Association Park has been iesnstat-
81 BY the League OF American Wheel
men. and this action IL hard blow az
the California Associated Cycling Clubs
- far as this city Is concerned Seattle
is opposed 10 Sunday bicycle racing,
which Is a special feature Of the Cali
fornia organization. IL mus, be Admit
ted that Seattle does nor cut much of a
figure in tho racing world so far as her
representatives. are concerned She has
fewer scoTchers by far than either Taco
ma o. Portland but she is important as a
city that supports race meets N fairly
good style II Portland and Tacoma cen
tlnue to hold fast with Caiiforni, he sea-
son will not have much Of interest In
store for those interested In racing. Fed
Merrill says that he is not going 20 nav
special attention TO this branch OF cycling
this year and as he was the backbone OF
the California Associated Cycling Clubs
n ths Pacific Northwest. IL would not be
a great surprise If the League of Arnari-
can Wheelmen should come 10 the front
again
confess that ! was disappointed with
the action of the annual meeting Of the
League Of American Wheelmen In reject
fng local option in the matter CT Sunday
racing and refusing 70 allow urofes-
SIGNALS membership IN the organ!za tion.
IL IS absird. In my way Of thinking. tFat
The League or American Whee.men should
make rules to control professional racing
and at the same time refuse profss slanaIs
representation OF any kind. How .his
condition OF affairs came about 10 rot
know. ! know. however that IL Is neither
founded on justice or right. A profess
sional rider has rights as well ss anna
tenr. but under the present rules he has
no rights that the organization is bound
70 respect
Local option on Sunday racing failed
10 carry and II seems 10 me that this
action should give the California Associ-
alton OF Cycling Clubs a new lease Of
Me- Personally I am opposed TO SUNDAY
racing but I do not believe that my dis
likes sho1ld prevent the people Of Cali
fornia from doing a certain thing that
they look upon as perfectly proper That
Is just what The East is doing TO the
West. New England does not like the
Idea or "desecrating'' the Sabbath with
a bicycle race. That is all right IL
New England does not desire Sunday
racing she need not have II. Let those
cities and stateF who do want II have the
power 10 do rs they see iii.
The League OF American wheelmen does
not seem over anxious 70 control racing
any longer than 10 actually necessary as
the executive committee WIS instructed
70 find some plan by which racing NAV
te transferred TO some other organiza-
ton.
There will be no more six dav races I'm
der sanction OF the League Of American
Wheemen. The adoption OF such rcso-
lutior was a move In the right direction
] only sorry that century runs were
not discouraged. \ six davs' race IS a
brutal disgusting AFFAIR There Is Moth
ing about IL that calls fer pralse ard much
that calls for condemnation and protest
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