New-York tribune., 1898-12-11
IN THE CYCLING WORLD
CONWAY W SANS AND THE L. A w.
PRESIDENCY.

CONWAY W. SANS AND THE l. A W.
PRESIDENCY.
ECHOES OF THE sIX-DAY MoNsTRoSii
yrsM,Nr AS AN EyE-oPENER~NorSs
AND COMMENTS
u-,ua 4, &c admitted that Isaac b. Pot'er VIII
M, ha candidate for the presidenc! oi ''e
Y.sgue of American Wheelmen there are so'''e
,oon,a who profess to believe tnat AT '"e @
vention to he held in February the "'a'o''s
tho delegates may stampede 10 'he Ne"
man Mr. Potter says he is not '"'
sn6 ,ba, he will not accept the office aEa'i ''.
my circumstances. He has WORKED "a'
The hes, interests OF the organization 'hai' "N'
man connected with the League ana he
,ba, I, is time for somebody else 10 conn
u.o,a end relieve him Of the WORK 1" '
tho name OF T J. Keenan,. OF fennSN''"".' 49,.
-. ,,,or,ioncd a. the logical candidate i"I - -. q
oe'f ~, ,no ..sIate makers promise 10 nay. "
Ni,. limo selecting the other men ..,ont oi,
1Ses-an ticket There Is a crowns should
.brorrho,lt the East that the preslusns. ,ast
.hro"su9" o,,on of the country. where Vast
,,a inritv Of the members I'VE ,,",,o ~. condi-
have been looking around for an d, ,1, hes heen
49, and while no positive SELECTION mas ,a
ca., a,', q. ,.o, rho chances point to the nomina
.ion Of CONWAY w Sans. or MarSia"u IVA hs
San,s 20 tho -hief consul Of Maryland anu -. ~
mas De-. 1 ule y, oon,e & FOR many years. He Is
law,e- and a man of pleasing aou,T9 80 his
chances are that Il Mi sans w, m,i for friends
name 10 be used he will not lack ioI as
nnt1e ns s,nror.er, when the voting time comes
around
y.Ao.. ., The s,x-dnv race which closed nt
Madison SQUARE Garden last night Will continue
a. r,,s for weeks to come With the chance
,ho, tho loca, authorities might interfere '"e
,,a,aear,ant triad in a measure TO eliminate
.o,os ~ the brutal features which were so con-
.nicu,us lac. wear Still the sigh' rlght throus"
,ha week was enough 10 disgust ever! laN-
abiding citizen who lowered his dlshi'y suu'-
ciently 10 attend the contest Simply because
the outlaws have been able to conduc' 'he s"o"
and make money without the sanSuoh VI "'e
League OF American Wheelmen some peop'e
seem disposed to argue that the League mas
lost hy the operation. Thinking men vii. look
at the matter in entirely diEereh' Hs"''
They can see that the League OF American
Wheelmen has strengthened itself al ieast WIN i
the better class 81 Wacelnen ana tile sehViu'
nub,ic hv frowltiI : upon such brutal contests
II is believed that the Legislature VIII ~ enaN'
laws forhiddins such contests IN the lu'ule
The number OF men who fell by the waysioe
>howed what nerve-wrecking contest the "n3e
thing was. or the score and a haI OF men "iio
started SUNDAY night only snalI pepcenS- eIs
age managed remain in the race 70 the emu
Now all of these starters trained fathluu! ioi
,hs race according to the statements or the
mon themselves and of the management nat
40 few Of Them finished is proof positive Of the
sufferings all Of them endured. Ihe League vi
American Wheemen will lose nothing by ngh'.
Ing such contests: II VIII gam membership anu
power
The ignorance stupidity and indifference OF
some Of the trainers can be estimated by 'he
appended item. which came under the personal
observation Of the writer on Thursday night a
nronnent trainer. who was handling one OF the
leaders in the race. was approached and asKed
what he was giving his man to keep him
awake "Oh it is easy so far. We have not
given him any dope at all. SO far have fed
him bountlfully black coffee, and have
rubbed peppermint in his eyes
What did you rub peppermint in his eyes
for?' asked.
"oh. 10 keep him from shutting them. Of
course
wag suggested TO the trainer that il would
he a good thing if he woald arrange prepara-
tion Of opium and brandy. and administer 1t 10
his charge. 'Woul1 it? SAID the trainer. He
was probably on the point OF going back to his
stand and securing such dose when the wag
continued Il on.y joking you fool. Don't
YOU know that the reac,.ve effects OF the brandy
would be bad ami that the effects OF the opium
would he worse. and that II would probably put
your man TO sleep well?'
Major Taylor the colorei rider who has
done we'll on the cycle track this year. prom
ses to enjoy to the fill the coming holidays.
Taylors records have been approved by Chair
man Mott, of the Racing Board OF the League
OF American Wheelmen. and even the carping
foreign critic viii hesitate 70 discredit them.
The records follows: One-quarter mile,
against time. paced. On November 3 1898 time,
o:22 -; one-third mile. November II time
O:iJ A.; threc-fourths mile. November l6. time,
los %: one mile. November lti time. l@l 4-5;
two miles. November =. time 3:133-5.
When discussing the bicycle in connection
with nili;a.w affairs the discussion generally
turre TO tire which will not punc;ure. A
Dresden expor: has invented tire which is
said 10 be made with an ordinary outer cover
which inclOses Il tire made as 10 It's lover half
of soft srongy rubber. sprlngy and resilient
while tina, hall nearcs, the rim is made Of solid
segments of cork. which are severed transverse
ly al places and act buffers receiving the
concus stGa ~ the tire neal est the ground. The
TIRE may be fitted 10 rim he cemcnted
thereto.
The managers ct the coming Winter Carnival
Of Sports be given Madison Square Garden
January 13, under tho aGsD!cea of the Kncker
hooker Athletic Ciuo. to celebrate the amaga-
nation between the New Jersey Athletic Club
and the Kncko~bocker Athlete Club. have de-
oided not TO add TO the prog anime any bicycle
races. The fat board floor in the Garden has
always proven dangerous. Those who have at
tended the New-Jcrsey games will admit tnat
fact. Therefore the cycling contests viii this
wear he Jeff off the list There is another reason
that Influenced IN" managers IN this decision
and THAI is that il has been rumorcl thai
Albert Mott. chairman of the League of Ameri-
can Whfelmen Racing Board will blacklist the
Garden Then II cycle races were given II would
bring the knickerDOcker Athletic Club into CON
fict with the League Of American Wheelmen
owing 10 the alliance between the Amateur Ath-
letic Union and the League Of American Wheel
men. For this reason the Knickcr booker Athletic
club has decided not to give cycling races.
Rehearsals for the minstrel show OF the Har
lem Wheelmon are being held every other even