Evening star., 1898-02-23
Decision of Chairman Tilt Of the Cen
tury Road Club.
RECENT FREDERICK RACE RECALLED
Protest Of the Century Cycle Club
Upheld.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

Fred Tilt, chairman Of the road record
committee of the Century Road Club OF
Chicago. has written to Charles H. Coons.
president of the Century Cycle Club OF
this city, announcing the disqualification
OF Dykeman, one of the Arlington Wheel
mems riders In the Century-Arlngton road
race of November 20. Subtracting Dyke
mans score from the Arlington's total
would give the victory to the Century
Road Club. The result, it will be recalled,
was: Arlington. 1O8 points; Century, 1O4.
Chairman Tits letter follows:
Your appeal from the decision Of Ref
cree Simpson relative to his refusal to
consider your protest against the chang
ing of the lines and to disqualify Dykeman,
has been turned over to me by the former
chairman of the road records committee.
Mr.. McGarrett, and 1 have carefully con-
sidered all the facts as presented and de-
eide as follows:
Relative to changing the line at the
finish from the place it was at the start
/ cannot see how the change could make
any difference, and not only that, but 1t
was fair to all alike and unjust to all alike.
/ have carefully considered all the evidence
that 1 have at hand and do not think that
If the line had been at the original start
ing place that it would have made any
difference in the order of the finish.
"On this rule that Mr.. Simpsons ruling
was Just and proper.
Relative to Dykeman will say that the
statements of Referee Simpson and others
at the finish that they saw Dykeman
riders and also from Mr.. Wilson. who says
that he did help him some, but explains
why he did so, all tend to show that your
appeal has good grounds. Mr.. Dykeman' S
affidavit that he was not helped at the
finish and the affidavit of Mr.. Wilson that
he steadied Mr.. Dykeman's wheel do not
seem to balance.
II have had the use of all the affidavits
sent to Mr.. Simpson and can see no way
but to disqualify Dykenlan from any place
in the race for having received assistance
along the route. Such is my decision.
Il am sending copies of this letter to Mr..
Simpson and MIR. Gettinger.
Il am sorry that the matter could not
have been closed before, but it is evident
that Mr.. McGarrett was waiting 1or at
tention from the Arlington Club. ! find
that he wrote to the secretary of that
club January and 13, and to Mr.. Gettin-
ger January 23 but do not find any state
meDt from the Arlington Club to the ef-
feet chat they wish to put in any evidence
touching on the above appeal and so am
compelled to close up the matter as de-
cided above.
Il am thoroughly satisfied that the Dyke
man protest is valid ard that the protest
on the line is not.
Il note what you say about the Galeski
matter. but do not see how any protest on
his account can be of avail as he was
practically with his wheel all the time.
He surely could gain no distance or time
by throwing his wheel over the line ana
then following it on foot
A o. McGarrett, formerly chairman OF
the road record COMMITTEES, in letter 10
Chairman Tilt, upholds him In his decision
In his letter he says:
II have received the draft of your deci-
sion on the protest Of the c. c. c. against
the decision of referee and can freely sey
that i believe your decision is right
The 100-rnile road race between the Cen
tury Cycl. Club and the Arlington Wheel
men was run off over the Washington
Frederick course Saturday, November ~.
Referee f. E. Simpson awarded TIL, race to
the Arlington Wheelnen
Capt. Byrnas of the Century Club entered
a protest with the referee claiming tnat
w. II. Dykeman of the Arlington team had
been pushed for several miles and across
the tape by an outside rider. and also that
the tape had been moved ten or fifteen
yards further away after the start, causing
several of his men to lose in sprint a the
finish The referee overruled Capt Byrne's
protest
One of the three judges favored the Cen
tury Club. and another had expressed him.
self willing to be convinced if proof of
iIregularity sufficient to cause the Century
men to lose the race were produced.
On the other hand, the Arlingtons claim
ed that they had good grounds for pro-
tests, too. They also claimed at the time
riders. had not finished because he had not
ridden his wheel across the tape.
The stakeholder paid over to the Airing
tons the money held 10 buy medals for the
winners. The Century Club appealed to
the Century Road Club. with the result
ion. gives Galeski the thirteen points
scored by him.