The sun., 1898-01-15
NEWS OF THE wHEELMEN.
n DEPARTMENT. To AID ToURIsTg
AHkED EOR IN THE LEAGUE.

10 IL Expected That tho Special Meeting OF the
Pennsylvania Divinion VIII Settle the Gideon
Presidential 0uestton-The Z. q. A. Vet
Likely 20 RecoEniHe Outinw orGnninations.
Attho headquarters Of the L. A. W. yesterday
l. b. Potter announced that there woro no new
developments in the Presidential campaign.
There 10 some talk Of Potter attending the spe-
cial meeting OF tho Pennsylvania division to be
held next Tuesday. HE friends claim that
they have assurances that at this meeting the
Gideon boom will be killed and tho Potter
Keenan, ticket indorsed. A well.known wheel
man says:
Tho exact attitude Of Gideon with respect to
the l.. A. w. Presidency is hard to get at 1t is
officially announced from Philadelphia that ho
is not in 1t and that keenan, for First Vice.
President 10 oil that Pennsylvania asks for.
Massachusetts,, however, 10 still shouting for
Gideon and some point out that 1t 10 within the
power of Keenan, to withdraw at any time.
leaving Gideon q candidate for the Presidency.
would not be greatly surprised II, at the last
moment, an attempt is made to stampede tho
assembly for Gideon with his full consent. He
is an able man. but he 10 not likely to become
President of the l.. A. W. yet awhile. Sterling
Elliott 10 tho logical antagonist Of Potter, but
for some reason, not satisfactorily explained, he
seems to be entirely out Of It."
The reports secured at the Road Bureau Of the
L. A. w. yesterday indicate that in some Of the
suburban sections the thoroughfares are being
contains the following advicei
New YORK s.s.Tns n ssph.s strip. on
also *. West Sarms road TN The % roads Of Wsss Yarns
are entirely out Of riding condition. Pelham Park.
ssychssssr l. IL fair oondleon The msSsdsm roads
Of Yonkers are good except in the low parts Gycls.
that Riverside avenue 10 much better for riding
than Tas ROAD a so1
two miles During the winter. whom the weather !,
around this % section viii V' Ss good but when Is.
weather e mild they arc wet and elippery. AZ and
Wheeling The roads Of Mount Vernon and Pelham
o spsss sis to
which completes this street jackson avenue. from
o
1n II s 10
whitestone in good condition. In Hempatead the
Ssw o
somewhat muddy Sidewalk riding ia prohibited @ II, IN
Rahwsy are very good Sd. tho earth roads are poor
The roads from Railway to Elizabeth can always DO
oendition Lamps % and beiis are reauired The mao:
adam roads Of Newark are in good condition but the
bury the ToHds roads are Tnat M FOR riding as ,,,,n,
some time, although bay street, from FORT HchmOnQ
TO Fort wadsworth, 10 badly in need Of the same.
Members of the L. A. w. in various sections
of tho country are urging the officers of the
national organization to create Q tour depart
ment. 1t Is felt that big majority Of tho new
members are riders who take no special interest
in the official management. or in racing. but are
interested In touring. In England and France
the largest and most influential cycling organi.
cations are the touring clubs. There is a great
demand for tour committee in the League.
One of the veterans indorses the new idea as
follows:
"The announcement of touring. while one of
Objects. is the most neglected Of them ALL unless
we consider the good roads agitation under this
own, but the need of careful and uniform ma
tonal supervision is apparent. A national com.
committees on the list and q new bureau Of in
formation for tourists established. At present
OF the country which to him may be new and
strange Work in this depastment par @ should lni be bo
some competent person placed at tho head Of 1t,
whose duty It should be to provide members
CO operation Of division officers 1t would not be
difficult task to maintain reliable central re.
pository Of facts essential to tho best interests
Inc new OIuC0rB OF inc ShlIOTnlh AbbOCldUeu
Cycling Clubs. who assumed control OF Sunday
racing on the Pacific coast last year. are await
ing the result Of the annual meeting Of the .. l.
year. 1t Is said that they are hopeful that the
League will adopt divisional option rule; and
into the League fold. A communication was re-
Gently sent to Secretary Sturney Of the Inter
as to the standing Of the outlaw cycling sssocia-
tion in California with foreign cycling. His re-
~ In rags I'd to tha secessionista from tho T.
W., do not think they stand any chance what:
ever of recognition by the !. c. A. The policy of
terfere in local quarrels, but to continue to
recognize az the governing body of any country
such such time that it is plainly and paipabiy shown
admitted by that body that either it is not n Z
to govern the territory over which 1t is supposed
TO rule or that 1t has consented to hand over
any particular portion of its territory to another
association. We can see no reason to 80 back
governing body in the United States.
The Indianapolis Meet Club. under whose
auspices the national l.. A. w. championships
the selection Of dates from Aug, 2 to, 8 for the
League tho meet must be held in August. and
Its promoters feel that an early date VIII be the
dates to the Executive COMMITTEES and Racing
Board Of the L. A. w. for their approval.
Tho annual meeting of the Associated Cycling
night. The financial statement showed q
balance OF $3.50. 20 on hand: designations were
the East Orange Q. @. The Record Club OF
Newark, q new organization. was admitted to
for the year: President, George b. Minshull.
Montclair Wheelmeni First Vice-President, w.
D. Smith. Belleyille Wheelmen; Second Vice
Secretary, Arthur 8. kimball, Record Club.
Senator Mason Will Ask for Money for the
Paris Exposition Games.
The ambitious scheme outlined at tho A. A. u.
conference on last Saturday Is taking practical
shape, and the Indications arc that American
athletes will play prominent part at the Paris
Exposition of 1900. 1t was proposed at the
b. al L. In hIr thn A