New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-11
CYCLING.
NO MEETING OF TRACK MANAGERS AND
RACE PROMOTERS.

ONLY A FEW DELEGATES RESPOND TO THE
CALL-LocAL TRACK-owNERs APPARENTLY
SATISFIED TO LEAVE THE LEAGUE OF
AMERICAN wHEELMEN IN CONTROL.
The proposed meeting OF the track managers.
promoters racing and others who desire to
control cycle racing in this country was izzle.
Some time ago a call issued for meeting
which was TO have been held yesterday afternoon
at the Broadway Central Hotel The meeting
was called by j. D. Lasley Of Washington, and
J T. Eline of Baltimore. II was expected that
most OF the prominent tracks of the country
would send delegates but those delegates failed
to appear in any considerable number and the
meeting was postponed indefinitely. The repre-
sentatives of the newly organized cycling riders
brotherhood were present Both the Mannatta1n
but It Is believed that both tracks Will settle their
Indebtedness and that their respective oW b WI
dicton OF the League Of American Wheelmen.
that there was no occasion haste in organizing.
as they had eight months to think the matter over
before another outdoor racing season would come
around. The movement against the League OF
American Wheelmen seems to lack substance and
financial responsibility.
When the officials of the League of American
Wheelmen decided to have nothing 70 do with road
racing, It saved itself great deal OF trouble.
There has not been race of this sort held about
New-York for long time over which there has
not been more or less trouble The committee In
charge of the annual ten-mile road race Of the
Associated Cycling Clubs of Long Island seems
disposed to have the race next Saturday. The
contest was TO have taken place last Saturday,
but only one team appeared. The Kings County
some of the of that club favor Claiming
the cup. In case the race Is held next Saturday
w enter fe tHe There Was s spa
ton In the entry conditions that in case of rain
saturday Ii was not raining on Saturday when
the Kings County Wheelmen team reached the
starting point. Participants still fighting over
the recent road races held in nearby New Jersey.
Regarding the road races Of the Logan Wheelmen
We're informed that the races would take place and
that they had told the club officials to go ahead as
long the policemen near the course did not tell
them to stop. Captain w. A. Norris who was Sc
erey hurt in GosG9 in that s s the
jury was a broken collarbone.
President Delaney. Of the Bushwick Wheclmen.
has appointed the following committees for the
year:
House Commttec-w. Urquhar,, chairman; S. w.
Wood II. H. Hills, j, Lammerdin W Dyqtt. G.
seR RG Chairman chair NH f. Rudd r. Richter c Tg:
ner, 7. Morgan. Road c9mmitteerR - f. Hlis
Kettner. Membership Commitee-F. Andrews.
chairman; G. Christman. II Sehaefer. G. Mahlap
LemmeTdin. n. f. spaulding. Delegates to the
Associated cycling, Clubs Of Long lsland-J. t.
Delaney, b. Anchell, j. A. Hellowen
One of the latest ideas is an elastic spoke which
Is said to increase the strength and avoid uneven
tension and breakage The usual round spoke wire
* placed between corrugated dies, which impart
have a certain elasticity which is impaired 10 the
whole wheel when the latter comes IN contact with
to absorb a certain amount Of vibration and TO
check breakages.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Associated
Cycling Clubs of Long Island will be held on Oc-
tober II n hotel the Coney Island Cycle Path.
This meeting will end the associations summer
season I'm view Of which a sociable and general
jollifcation will follow the business of the evening
Something new has appeared In lamp construction
which promises TO attract more or less attention
from wheemen. IT is electric light of neat ap
pearance and It can be attached to either the
front forks or to the hSadPost When IN the later Yer
mounting by simply turning IA little knob on top of
n ne as is the case in ordinary electric lamps
The lamp gives clear penetrating light and IL IS
When Exhausted new batteries can be secured at
a nominal cost
f. C. Edwards who started out ride a century
day for 1865 consecutive days and gave up the task
on account OF Illness will pace the century run
TO Oakdale next Sunday.
Fourteenth-st. Brooklyn. Is one of the popular
wheelways to Prospect Park and the Cycle Path.
For months the street was Uttered with building
material. Now the half-dozen double-fat buildings
removed six deep holes have been left in the asphalt
Some OF the structures now occupied, but 1t
seems to be nobodys business to fill in the gullies
and holes.
ASSOCIATED CYCLING CLUBS MEETING.
business meeting of the Associated Cycling
Clubs of the city was held last night at Fifty
eighth-st and Eighth-avc, and large number or
delegates was present. 1t was resolved TO con-
denim siX-day bicycle races unless measures are
taken to properly care for the riders.
The Road Committee reported that asphalt strips
are being placed on One-hunAr thirty eighth,
that Eighth-ave from Fifty-ninth-st. north VIII
soon be lighted by Wesbach lamps.
The clubs voted not to hold cOasting contest on
Election Day. had been proposed committee
OF five was appointed to confer with general COM
n,ittce 10 arrange for mammoth bicycle parade on