New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-13
CYCLING.
ORDINANCE REGARDING COLLISIONS TO
BE TESTED.
THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN wHEELMEN TO
Push TEST CASE TO DECISIVE RE-
sU1T-TRoUBIg IN THE PROBES
SIGNALS BROTHERHOOD OVER

SDNDA1 EAClNb.
rb. League Of American Wheelnen will make n
| test OF the ordinance requiring that IN case OF
collision the persons involved must stop and give
| their names and IL necessary render assistance
The case on which the test Is to be based happened
last Junc when the driver OF vehicle ran into
woman on a bicycle. and then whipped up his horse
| and escaped for the time being. Later he Was ar
rested but nothing decisive was done In regard 10
the matter Considerable pressure was brought 10
have the case dropped but Il came 10 the ears OF
| nrominent local official OF the League Of American
Whcclmen and he decided 10 have 1t pushed to the
| limit Some politics has entered into tho case.
which was to have como up to-day, but has been
postponed. This will be the first case under this
| ordnance" said Louis Rosenfed. OF the New
York Consulate yesterday land feel inclined to
| make a test of IT, The ordinance, which should be
understood by riders drivers and pedestrians. is az
'If any accident or injury shall happen IN any
person or any carriage. vehicle or other thing ~
| reason OF coming IN contact with any pubic carr
or other vehicle or the morse OF horses atlachco
thereto or anything loaded thereon while the sams
having charge of the same to Immediately stop.
and II necessary render his assistance and give his
cart or t Other vecls he was driving and the name
and residence of the owner thereof under penalty
OF $50. TO ne recovered from me driver or owner
OF such cart or vehicle"
F. G. Bald. tho president 81 the Cyclists Brother
hood was I'm the city yesterday afternoon. Bald
believes that the professional racing Will stick
together and that their will win in the end.
lie seemed to think that the little differences be-
tween the riders and tho promoters at ST. Louis
would he amicably adjusted. He thought that all
of the racing men would feel satisfied with their
position. There is some doubt what the riders
will do about counting the points IN the races held
ut st. Louis last Sunday. Gardiner and Taylor two
and they and their friends claim that they did
not compete the points scored by Bald and Cooper
If they do not count Raid Will still have slleSt
lead over MAJOR Taylor, tho dusky rider.
The proposcd opposition ticket TO the rcgslsr
nominees in the New-Jersey division OF the League
or American Wheelmen has petered out so it was
said yesterday. The independents had arranged
ticket with considerable care with the name OF
Robert Gentle, OF Elizabeth chief consul. In OPP
position to G. Frank Kireker. the present chief
consul IT Is said by the friends OF the present
names used ny the opposition were men who were
not really members OF the League OF American
was namd According to the rules the names of
independent candidates must be IN the hands OF
secretary-Treasurer Tattersa OF Paterson, by Oc-
tober !.
They are still squabhng over in Brooklyn over
tho outcome OF ,he proposed annual ten-mc road
race OF the Associated Cycling Clubs Of Long ISL
and. which was to have taken place last Saturday
on the Merrick Road The Kings County Wheel
mons team went over the course and feel dis
men come to the front and say that their entry.
although sent 10 the chairman of the Race Conn
mittee. has been ignored. Many OF the racing men
OF the different clubs Of tho opinion that the
most sensible thing TO do would nc TO have tho
on October -. which would give the different clubs
time enough to prepare for II.
According 10 the figures issued annually by Sec
rotary Bassett, the Massachusetts division OF the
League Of American Wheelmen ls the only one
which has held its own this year. In round mum.
bers the League lost lT3+2 this year. The mem
bershlp IN this State dropped 73l. and in PennsyI-
vana f02I
The Harlem Wheelmen will have their annual
road race at Astoria on November g. In the club
mileage contest John Becker leads with e56 miles
to his credit. William Porr is second and Melvin A.
Smith third.
The proposed paced race between job, son and
Gibson at Cincinnati has been declared Off. john
son Joined the Riders Brotherhood and Gibson de-