The herald., 1898-10-31
CONTROL OF CYCLE RACING

The recent secession of professional rae
ing men from the l.. A. W. appears to be
widespread and likely to result in the con-
troll of racing passing out of the hands of
the old organization. Floyd Mcfarland Of
San Francisco, the well known racing man,
has recently returned from the east, where
he learned some of the program for the new
organization.
80 far as the League of American Wheel
men is concerned, that organization will
absolutely not control professional cycle
racing in the future" said California's FAM
GUS rider. THE opposition movement start
ed by the racing men a month ago has been
gaining strength right along the organizn-
ton now numbering seventy-seven of the
leading racing men in the United States.
'The method of governing racing affairs
next year will be entirely different from any
that has been in vogue in the past. 1t has
been demonstrated that no one organization
can control the racing game of the United
States. The control must be sectional; con-
sequently, the plan adopted by the Ameri-
can Racing Cyclists union at its recent ex
ecutive session at St. Louis is this: All rae
ing on the Pacific coast is to be under the
control of the California Associated Cycling
clubs. In the southern states the entire
game will be in charge of the Southern
Cyclists association, with headquarters at
Missouri river and the Rocky mountains
will be governed by the Denver association,
while the entire eastern territory is to be
governed by an organization now in course
of formation in New York. This will be
made up Of track owners, race meet pro-
moters, meet promoting clubs, racing asso.
Citations and professional and amateur rae
ing men. -,
the four organizations to constitute ma
tional assembly, which will meet every year
to discuss racing affairs in general This
will be the supreme power in race control.
Our first reform will be in connection with
the national circuit. This will be shortened
materially next year, commencing July lst
and ending October 1st.''
On November Goth John E. Wing of the
Olympic wheelmen will make what promises
to be the most ambitious attempt at cycle
record breaking of the season. Under the
direction of Mcfarland he will 90 for all
amateur records from one to twenty-five
miles and also the hour record. These will
be made with pacemaking on the San Jose
track, Mcfarland bringing several multi
cycles out from the east, which will be used
specially for this attempt. The records
Wing is most desirous of obtaining are the
distances up to five miles and above that
the ten, fifteen, twenty and twenty-five
mile marks. If he gets these all the inter
mediate marks will fall also. The American
hour record stands at twenty-nine miles.
which Wing feels confident of bringing 20
an even thirty miles. All records above
five miles are held by Ralph Mussey of Los
Angeles.
Many of the entries are already in for next
Saturdays bicycle races at Athletic park,
and some of the local men are showing great
in speed from their training.
Arthur Bell, who created such furore in
cycling circles last year, and the season be-
fore, will now appear on the track again.
He gave up racing over year ago, and has
hardly ridden wheel since then, but the
old fever has come back. and he will be
seen in the professional races.
j. w. Austin, who has been mining out on
the desert, is now riding as fast as any of the
professionals, and with Bell will again don
a racing suit Mussey of the East Sides
and the Pasadena professionals have also
come out of their shells to contest the pro.
fessional races.
Among the amateurs the new riders are
boys, of course. and Fred Dee is the most
promising of the unknowns, although Muff,
the Boyle Heights champion, may outdo
Dee.
The amateur entries so far are: Ed Alex
ander. and brother. Will Furman. Ralph
Hamlin, A. G. Muff, Fred Dee, W. B. il.
Mueller John d. Todd, Max Paddock,
Wynne Demers, Herbert Valla, Jerome
Raleigh, f. Russell, of Los Angeles; Bert
Leslie of Pasadena. William McClintock of
Elsinore, Arthur Tabor of Corona, A. A.
(lrosslev of Pasadena, F. Y. Pearne and Row
Hylands of this city.
The professional entries are: w. NJ. AL
drich, J. W. Austin, +. G. Lacy, r. D. Mus
sey, Arthur Bell and Morris Cook of Los
Angeles, Frank Coty and Myron Hill Of
PASADENA Vaughan of San Diego is in the
city. but has not entered vet.
The entries of the race between the DO.
licemen and firemen have not yet been COM
pleted.
Prizes for the race meet of November 5th
are on exhibition in the windows at 432 South
Spring street.
The football game will be between the Los