The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-21
NErs on rnr rnFErrnn.
Ciususen piseuss Tse,r erisvnscss-Threats -
Revolt from the west.

Revolt froW the west.
A special meeting Of tho Board Of odiccrs oil
the New York State division Of the l.. A. w.
will be hold In this city on March 10. The
meeting has been called with tho object OF con-
sidering the formation Of q Junior membership
department in this State. At the recent annual
meeting Of tho l. A. w. II was decided that the
Board Of Officers Of any State division shall have
the power to establish q Junior membership of
the League OF American Wheelmen. to be sub
ject to the control and management Of the
Board Of Officers Of the State division In which
tho junior member resides. This Junior men,
bership shall consist Of persons between the
ages Of IL and 10 years, and each must DO q
member Of tho family or the ward Of a regular
member Of the L.. A. w in good standing at the
timo.os application. Tho introduction Of this
new membership classification in the l.. A. w.
originated with a member Of the New York
State division. The officers OF the division are
s~anguine that q membership Of from 1000 to
5000 juniors can be secured in thiF State, and
they propose to put the plan in operation at
once.
Advices received in the East from the camp
Of the advocates of Sunday racing state that the
wheclmcn on the Pacific coast are very much
dissatisfied over the action Of the National As
sembly Of the l.. A. w. in refusing to grant
local option on the Sunday racing question. An
officer Of the Associated Cycling Clubs Of Cali
fornia criticises the ruling of the National Ar
sembly as follows:
After tho action Of the National Assembly
In refusing admittance as members to the pro-
fessionais. II was generally conceded that the
local option amendment was doomed. The ad-
vocates Of this measure were, however. much
in reinstating the California amateurs who had
competed on Sundays was sustained 6y the as.
panfinlRnt nf fhn convention UNA In fnVnr nf thu
shown itself to BIO q most unreliable body and
minded ain sdd'r policy aHs O Of the he Eastern members Of the
League will cause its ultimate destruction before
change is not made. Tho West viii soon wake
up to the fact that 1t cuts very little figure in
s sna t tSeR tb wseR viii Il genes Se g s 1G im sRSf aiif % opsn sns
eyes of the controlling delegations of New York,
Pennsylvania, and Now Jersey"
The questions Of the'award OF the State divis-
ion meet and the appointment OF an official han;
S S,cap NSs., f0r TINS Iss s.afe were ef t widely esygd d,seu ni,Si
Members Of the local bicycle clubs who are
League politics forms too important q feature Of
the official deliberations Of the L. A. w. Riders
New York State division to turn over the man.
agement and control of:the State meet to pro.
meters 1OSss calls for Ipn a vIgorG;5ss protest ;, est from .es the
who control the affairs of the division. the opin.
ion Is unanimous that the League clubs must
State meet. Regarding the other.question, the
claim is made that II the present Handicapped is
race, Walter Wilson OF the State Racing Board
affair.
II. B. Fullerton Of the Brooklyn Good Roads
aS ranshes tSrU whG Us en TonE ls In aoF% Is %ee ,sGsl
with gratifying success. In explaining the
work .!n Of his committee. he says:
full even beyond my most enthusiastic hopes.
Some Of the new sections start Off with eighteen
has been awfwar work to get the proper mon
to- take hold Of it, but the first of next month
% snrol Snfou uhssr the fss s sSsFy r tSSn 9 Snn the island AMID
the League OF American Wheelmen. we shall
tee on L. A. w. signboards Is at work now pre-
pairing to extend the signs eastward beyond
ing season is thoroughly opened we will un.
doubtedly have the leland IN such shape that
cyclists can find their way with perfect ease"
The Manhattan Bicycle Club will hold its
regular monthly meeting tonight. Among the
L. A. w. club. and the selection Of o how club
cd the following Committees to serve during
the current year,:
House-A. Kimmerle. z. N. crandelI. n. A. King. A.
ment-E. n. Crandell. A. Kimmerle, and W. C. st.
John. Reception-W. H. Winans. ]. T. Dougherty,C G.
F. Fraenkle. EN-. Crandell. and @. H. wessel.
NOTES.
A. Greasy Morrison Ia q candidate for membership
in the Brooklyn Bicycle Club.
The Whirling Dervishes Of Brooklyn have called .
A meeting of the Associated Cycling Clubs OF Long
Island will be held tonight.
A meeting OF tho Brooklyn Bicycle Club will DO
held on March 8. when q nominating committee will
be appointed to select candidates for the annual
election OF Officers, to be held1in April.
The Tourist Cycle Club. the leading wheeling or
Ranization in Paterson, elected the following officers
at its semi-annnal meeting: President, Edwin n.
Hopson; First Vice.P resident Alexander Van Wag-
oner; Second Vice.President. Charles @. Beattie;
Financial Secretary; Henry Il; Tattersall; Recording
II. Norwood: Lieutenant, Arthur ]. Colburn: Color
Bearer. /. D. Hopper: Bugler. Sidney Jones; Govern.
ors. Robert =. Dowell. Harry Paul, Carlton Herrick,
Samuel b. Farnum, Richard Chiswell. and Edward
s. Miller.
Yaie's FiHturea FOR Her Track Athletes.
NEW HAVEN. Feb. 2o.-Yale's track athletics |
have been completing plans for their