The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-08
NEWS OF THE wHEELMEN.
PRECEDENT POTTER OF THE y. a. ".
CONFIDENT OF. RE-ELECTION.

Possibilities or Farther Changes In the TYPO Of
Observation-Disclosures for ACQUIRING wheels
Entoied By womeu In E~uEinnd-Omoini Rec
port or the Conditiop or Roads S~Hereabouts.
The latest developments In the L. A. W. cam
paign indicate that tho Now York and PeDnsyl-
vania votes will be caet at the annual meeting
next month for /. b. Potter for President and
I. J. Keenan,. Jr., for First vico-Presldent Of
the League. Potter was in Philadelphia on
Thursday and held q conference with the Penn
sylvania leaders, S. A. Boyle and Phil Collins.
While no official assurance was offered that
George Gideon's name will not DO presented to
the assembly in opposition to Potter. the
latter is confident that tho Pennsylvania vote
will be cast FOR him. w. S. Bull, who accompa-
Mod Potter to PHILADELPHIA. informed THE Sun
reporter that it is likely that Gideon will soon
make n statement declaring that he Ia not n can
didatc, and that he will not sanction the pros
~entation Of his name to the assembly. Potter
says that he Is indifferent whether, Gideon runs
or not. as he claims the Potter-Keenan ticket
will win.
Evidences that tho inaiity OF pattern in
wheels and tires Is still far in the future are
multiplying every day. Talk about types being
fixed is beginning to wane, and the opinion that
the bicycle Is again in q period Of change from
which 1t will emerge transformed 10 beginning
to take root In tho minds Of tho reflective. The
restlessness and uncertainty Of the trade and of
riders are taken as signs that something is
transpiring. II the activity is great here, 1t 10
still greater In England, aud riders wondering
what Is coming will do well % turn their gaze
occasionally toward Great Britain. FRAMES
with decidedly novel lines are reported to be APP
poaring there every week, az well as new styles
in gears. Experimenting in aluminium frames
is going on in several Of the largest factories.
A front driving chainless with 2S.inch wheels
and a square frame Is said to be selling IN
quantities. Something IN tires that is wholly
vacuum tire. 1t has a secondary air chamber
90 arranged that by pumping air into the tire
out, and. because of the construction. the walls
Of the secondary chamber are forced out against
1hs tiss , malls Is. e Fra as ,o to ffHPe 3 f In turn gi,t tss Si5
and air.tight tire with no compressed air in 1t.
ANOTHER feature OF this tire is an inflator on the
stem running through the rim.
In England there is an association. conducted
exclusively can rent wheels BY the quarter or
by the year. The rates are low and yet sched-
three, years rental the original price of the
credited to members Who rent tho wheels,
tie plan ssems much more suitable than
tho lnbtullllCuI uCluOu, WnlCH ChuSCo
regularity, In this cooperative plan member
wheels as they want them and can afford
it. yet all the time are laying up credit against
an ultimate purchase. Sometimes two girls. or
even three, combine to, hire a wheel and take
objection. To further protect the association
against loss and encourage members, higher
f owes r aIs sh the fol Ias ms! y ssas and excessively
Numerous inquiries relative to the condition
l. A. w. headquarters yesterday; The follow.
ing report, showing the condition of nearby
roads, was issued last night:
New York Stnte-Seventh avenue IS rather muddy,
Drive, good. The roads OF West Farms arc
In Port Jervis The roads sre muddy and wet. Ali
roads in the vicinity of KingsbridGe and Fordham
for some time to come. In Mount Vernon the roads
s ;ao in .n geyy good riding g: shape p a., The n 5OS N.u Of rd IrSiIE,
and Montgomery the macadam roads are in frst-class
Around Port Chester the earth roads are
Long I%sland-The roads in and around whitestone
are are =, good . Ee those SeS OF ' Psscho Fns r Sis r OF ssf F TSe %sS,
adam roads OF Hampstead are good. and the earth
muddy. The macadam roads OF Garden City and Law.
renee are fair. The Aerrick road is fair to good. At
Jamaica and Babylon are muddy. but are improving.
New Jersey-Newark. macadam roads good; earth
macadam roads of Roselle are fair; earth roads
muddy. In Paterson the roads are poor 20 fair. In
e"N hNN .tNo Nae "e hNaeNy
Tenahv. roads are very good.
good; the earth roads are slightly muddy and soft.
Tho mileage, contest, in progress among the
two years for the Pendleton Cup has been
brought TO q conclusion. In May. 1906. a cycling
member of the club offered Handsome silver cup
to the bicycle division, the condition governing
its possession being that each competitor must
ride five miles every day until Jan. ! 1897. A
but the contest finally narrowed down to Ihree
riders. ;Myrick. Alley. and Meinacht. These
off tb rSr9 Avs Issl miies dSSiI 10 IN SeG tbe fa aee Of eH sno pSGl! n
rain and warm and cold weather. At the end OF
tho year it was found that tho three riders had
then agreed that the prize should stand
for 1897. The enthusiasm manifested by
among '0% the eiab m nrSntsa R Daiiy ' repoTts
were rendered throughout last ycar, and in
the early part Of December 1t was found that
the men were still tied and that the prospect of
s%uitation was held with the donor Of the cup
tualiy agreed to end the contest and to present
a cup to each rider. The contest was one of the
most novel ever held by wheelmen. and the per-
miles daily for two years. in all conditions of
weather. showed marked devotion to cycling.
NOTES.
The Yorkville wheelmen have elected the following
officers: President, l.. Brudi; Vice.President. Henry
Lehman; Secretary. Charles p. Hanson; Treasurer.
Thomas pheIa; Sergeant at,A5ms, Fred Compass
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Color Bearer; r. Zohn; Trustees. II. A.
rummond and c. Roesch.
The hall. mile bicycle track at Hampden Park,
10 to be remodelled for next season.
The Century Wheelmen will offsr gold. silver. and
bronze medals for mileage records this year.
N. A. Hobbein. the English racing man. recently
met with an accident and broke his hip.
The Boston Wheelmen have elected the following
Officers: President. Ernest Schuacke: Vice. President,
F. ]. McCarrey; Treasurer. ]. p. Young; Secretary, II.
]. Barr; Captain. James L. Wall.
The Long Island Wheelmen elected these Officers on
Wednesday night: John J.. shepherd. President;
Frank +. Share. Vice. President; Thomas d. I.avcns.
Harry Y. Pierce. Treasurer; Hoard OF Gov.
rrnors. two years, Benjamin Adriance: three years.
Edward Ashforth. Thomas d. Lavens. w. Murray Say.
ers, and James II. Wood.
oiumSiA's Onrsmen Ready 20 Begin Training.
The candidates for the Columbia University
varsity and freshmen crews were weighed and
yesterday under the supervision OF
T.. Webb, the boatbuilder. Thirty-two can
iidates will try for the freshman crow. The
material is more promising than any which has
appeared in several years. A. NJ. Henderson
at st. Paul School. Concord, y, H.. aud &.
Dixon is n Crescent A. G. crew man. No p. and
: men ha va cnmn ont hut Spyhrol arc axnarto1