New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-19
CYCLING.
FIRST HEARING IN THE WAIT 1NVEsrl'
CATION
THE CONFLICTING SANCTION MUoDLE AIRED
BEFORE THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF TILE
1yAorE OF AMERICAN wHEErMEN

BEFORE THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE
LEAorE OF AMERICAN wIiEE1MEN
RACING BOARD.
r,a CONTROVERSY between the Harlem Wheeimen
and A. D. Wait the chairman OF tho hac'ns Doai
NJ the League of American Wheeimen io' U,''
State came up for q special investigation a' 'ie
local bead1uarters Of the League oil ANY 10.
Ubeo.men I'm the Vanderbilt Building. iesl nblI.
Mr. Wait failed to protect the club atter the o''
GERS OF the division had formally Gran'eu ."e 0,"o
tho privilege Of holding the State meet al berheie.
Oval on juno IS. Tho Harlem Wheeirnen 'aH "e ~
Ia turn over 10 the division Is per cent or the pro
NJ the meet the club bearing all the expenses.
Mr. Wait In the face OF this agreement assigheo
the Riverside Wheelnen a sanction Tor the same
DAY at Ambrose Park. Efforts were mace 20 se'
Mr. Wait to recan the latter sanction ana as lie
refused the Harlem Wheemcn returned inc hano-
ton to hold the State meet and also resigned iro'n
Tia Ieague A special committee was appointed
10 Investigate the workings OF Mr. WATTS ONCE
and this copm.t.ee held q session last night
Tho committee was composed OF Louis Rosenfe'o.
chaiyman: H. g. Fullerton. n. NJ Bedding, IT, ana
C. F. Cossum of Poughkeepse. Others present
last night were w s. Bull. the secretary-ueasule'
Of the division. Will r. Pitman. George l.. NC
Carthy. State Handicapped. and Messrs. Rouse
Frederick Donohue and Roe OF the Harlem wheel
men.
Chairman Rosenfed disposed to give both
,rck W. House was the spokesman for the Har-
lem Wheelmen. and he TOOK hold or MI. wait IN
true legal fashion. lie led the uncomfor'apie ana
perspring racing official a merry dance Tor more
thsn two hours. Mr.. Waits excuses ior pertl'-
ting conflicting dates when they wouId I!'er'S c
with the receipts OF The division were IN tho man
10 the effect that no did not think Il conDl't ""u'"
l,iure either of the parties Interested -
A lively controversy ensued when a certain iet-
ter was asked for. Mr.. Wait refused 10 give up
the letter and the members of the committee were
much pu. ont. compromise was effected Wien
Mr.. Wait graciously permitted the stenographer
to make q copy OF the letter. Ii was the opinion
Of many Of those present that Mr. Walt thought
that tho National Racing Board would side win
him In the controversy. and that he did NOT care
much what tho State Board OF Officers thought or
bow ne conducted his Office. lie admitted that ne
had granted the opposition sanction TO the RIVER
side Wheelmcn two days after the state meet
sanction mad been granted. He admitted also
that @ disputed letter said TO have been written
BY him TO the Harlem Wheelmen, which was NOT
received might have been mislaid In his ONCE ana
never matted.
Mr.. Waits principal defence was absent docu-
ments. A large number OF papers In his possession
that would have made many points clear were not
forthcoming. He lid not even have copy OF the
racing rules when they were called for
The session lasted until midnight II was the
opinion OF the committe that further correspond
ence bearing tho controversy should be secured.
and this will be done later. Enough correspond
cnce and oral evidence was produced TO NIL