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are watching his interests, and 1t Is be-
lieved he could secure Potter's support
1t is not thought that either George D.
Gideon or Sterling Elicit. previous can
will be nominated. as they are
now among those who do not take an ae-
tive interest in the. organization. Other
who are being mentioned are
w. A. Connolly, of Illinois, and Walter
of Indiana.
The Six Dnys' Grind.
The announcement has been made that
the six days race will be held. as usual.
at Madison Square Garden, commencing
December ;. The managers state that tire
race will be run as heretofore. 142 hours
continuously. despite the rule passed by
the League of American Wheelmen at
the last assembly, forbidding any race of
that kind longer than twenty-four hours.
AS the American Cycle Racing Assoc.a-
tion is the promoter of this affair, 1t can
be stated that an attempt will be made to
run the race without sanction. 1t is said
that contracts have already been signed
by some of the leading long distance
riders and that one of the promoters Is
now in Europe for the purpose of engag-
ing others. This attempted defiance OIL
the league has caused an interesting
phase of the matter.
The league could not prevent the pro-
moters from conducting the race but 1t
could. and would. suspend all the riders
engaged in it, and the track would be
bIack-listed, but this would not have the
effect of stopping the race, as sufficient
riders could be found who would not
care for the suspension, and the owners
of the Garden would not object to the
blacklist. But the league has another
card up its sleeve. 1t Is now preparing q
municipal ordinance against such brutal
performances, and in asking for its pas
sage is supported by all the organized
wheelmen in Greater New York. These
number nearly $50, 900, and the city law
makers cannot refuse a request com ng
from them The ordinance VIII unques-
tionably be passed. and that will put an
end to the 'grinds' in New York. This
is result greatly desired, for there is no
worse blot on the cause of cycling than
these man-killing contests.
wheeImen in Politics.
The importance. politically, of wheel
men was never better shown than In the
campaign now in progress in the State
of New York Both parties are making
a strong bid for the cycling patronage
and they are doing 1t on a scale and in
way that it has never been done before
In the State campaign COMMITTEES head
quarters of each party there-ts wheel
mems bureau, which Is making CANVAS:
of wheelmen in a methodical manner
These bureaus are in charge of promi-
nent wheelmen, and include stan 'o1
newspaper correspondents, stenographers
mailing clerks and other employees, max
ing a force in this department alone
which would have been ample TO conduc
an entire State campaign few years ago
The work of these bureaus is mainly de
voted TO sending out circulars showing tn,
respective merits of the candidates a.
friends of good roads. Both parties will
send out nearly quarter of million cir
culars each. and they will be devoted en-
tirely to the subject of road improvement
and the candidates. Both sides, of course
claim to be the only genuine friend o.
wheelmen, and the choice Is left to the in
dividual. But the important part of thi.
campaign is that whichever side wins
the cause of cycling will be benz flied Ii
either case the successful candidate will
have to make good his ante-electior
promises, and the wheelmen of the Stat,
anticipate that they will shortly have tn,
improvements SO much desired and 81
much needed. New York State is far be
AiAiu III llic 6Opu WOEh, Dut INl.
campaign should cause a different aspec
to the situation.
Outlaws Returning.
As was predicted by the friends of tn,
League of American wheelmen, and a:
was denied by the friends of the profes
sional racing men who defied league au
thority, the outlaw movement is already
on the verge of collapse. Major Taylor /.
the first to return to the fold, havint
paid his fine and been reinstated OweI
Kimble, who led the outlaw percentag
table at the end of the season, is nov
negotiating with the racing board to TIL,
same end. These two men are amonl
the leading professionals who started ou
on their own account recently and thei
action is but forecast of what will sool
be done by the others.
The riders have tasted of the fruits o
their own folly and have decided tina
they did not know when they were beini
well treated. They now realize that tn
league has been a protector to them II
a manner which they did not appreciate
They had to have this fact thumped int
them by experience, however, and tha
experience has been anything but pleas
ant They were handled unscrupulousl.
almost from the start of their movement
but had no recourse as they had whel
riding under league auspices. They nov
realize that Held under sanction o
League of American Wheelmen' at TIL
head of a race meet program means tha
| they are to get their just deserts and tina
is what they are after.
1t is now freely predicted that the out
| law movement is practically thing O
the past. There may be a few unsanc
toned races in New York this winter
| ,l,. T. l1,,t ft,1 af.t.I
| men know when they have enough. The
| have had 1t in their recent movement.
international COurtesies.
The last official note sent out from Co
| ventry, England by the secretary of th
| International Cyclists Association, Henr.
| Sturmey, contains most significant par
agraph. 1t relates to the six-day rae
which is proposed for this city in De
| cember. 'The League of American
| Wheelmen," states the official document
tissues a warning respecting an unsanc
| toned six-day race, which is being pro
NOTED in the States, and remarks tha
! even if the riders of other countries de
| sire to risk suspension by entering 70
| this race, 1t is absolutely necessary 70
| them to demand payment in advance 70
| any remuneration they may be prom
| ised.'
| This shows concIusively that the Inter
national Cyclists Association is deter
mined to punish those who have rebelle'
against the rulings of the American par
| ent organization. AS the Internaiona
! Cyclists Association has representative
| in every country in the world where cycl
racing is practiced, it is quite reasonabl
to assume that the racing men of eacl
country will hardly dare risk suspension
| not only from their own unions, but b.