The Anaconda standard., 1899-12-31
THE WHEEL
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Presidential Timber.

| Presidential Timber.
Candidates for the presidency of the
| L. A. w. are not as numerous as usual
| and very few are in training for the
| national assembly of that body, which
| will hold forth at Philadelphia early IN
! February. OF those recently mention
ed in connection with the Office no bet
ter qualified man has been suggested
| than Hal B. Fullerton, vice counsel Of
the New York division. and his name
has been linked with the presidency for
| the first time by several prominent
members, of the league. Fullerton is a
| business man who is a master of de-
tail, thoroughly understands the bene-
Hts of judicious press distribution, and
| is no novice in league matters. His
| selection would put at the head of the
organization a man capable of insti-
| tuting innovations and bringing about
| many requirements absolutely essen
| tial to the continued existence of the
| league. Mr.. Fullerton has been a pro-
| nounced anti-racing advocate for sew
eral years and this fact might interfere
| with his support from certain divisions.
The New York division delegation will
| go to the assembly unpledged, and
should Fullerton's candidacy meet with
a promising degree of favor from a
considerable number of the delegates
| it is certain that the New Yorker s
name will be presented.
ETeSluenl L. d. hePnuI, JT., Is hHONH
| to be desirous of succeeding himself
and obtaining the $500 allowance
| which goes with the office. It is prob
able that the Pennsylvania can car
| ry with him the support of his own III
| vision, but his success will hinge upon
| securing an alliance with the Massa-
chusetts delegation, should the New
York votes go to Fullerton. Keenan's
| racing ideas have undergone. a marked
change within the past fortnight, and
| he now seems inclined to allow the
| matter to go before the assembly with
out any recommendation from himself
| though he has stated in an interview
that the league at least should drop the
| professional class.
| Ex-Chief Consul Conway w. Sans of
| Maryland Is a probable starter in the
| presidential stakes, though he has ex-
pressed himself as absolutely declining
to be an active candidate against
| keenan,. Sterling Elliot draws atten-
ton to the fact that this does not pre-
olude Sans from being a passive can
didate in the hands of his friends. The
popularity of the Marylander is un-
| dounbted, and he would also run on an
anti-racing platform, in spite of the
| fact that he has been for years the per-
sonal friend of Albert Mott, ex-chair-
man of the l.. A. w. racing board
There is much to say in favor Of Sans,
| and he Is the most likely dark horse in
| the race.
What the L. A. w. solons will do with
the racing proposition 1t is utterly inn
possible to say, as remarkable legisla-
| ton emanates at times from bodies
which fail to respect the wishes of their
constituents. Professional racing seems
| to be slated for the erasing, and there
also appears to be fair probability
that the assembly will also decied to
| refrain from dabbling with the anna
teur side of the sport. The N. c. A.
officials will not consider any compro-
mise which would take away from
! them amateur racing.
| Next Years Medals.
Both chain and chainless models of
| the 1900 wheels are on exhibition in
eastern cities. The most important
| fact noticeable is that there is much
difference in weight between the chain
less model and that of the current year,
| The new machine is about two and one
| half pounds lighter The main frame
tubing is Ia inches in diameter, which
| is reduction of an eighth of an inch,
The handle-har binder is of the inter-
nal expander type, but the seat-post
| fastening is devised with view to Sc
| curing the advantages of the bolt prin-
| ciple with those of the wedge and ex
| pander devices as well, slight press
ure upon the wrench being sufficient to
secure the post SO that it is immov
able. The box fork crown of last year
|
! made from a drop forging. This fork
| crown admits of closer forward con-
| struction that increases the trim ap-
| pearapce of the wheel.
| The hubs express q new idea. Chan
nels for receiving the spokes are made
| tangentially in the outer portions of
| the hub, each groove widening at one
end into spherical recess for receiving
| the spokes, which are made with a
small ball at the extremity, beyond
! which projects little curved pin. The
mechanism of the chainless has been
| improved in some important respects.
| The sleeve for carrying the 40 -toothed
| driving gear has been enlarged and
modified, so that the gear itself, with
| the ball, is form much better adapted
| to symmetrical tempering. The axis Of
| the sleeve has been made accura tely
| perpendicular to the plane of the disk
! that receives the gear and absou e
uniformity in the running Is assured
| The adjustment of the pinions back
ward and forward on the gear shaft
| has been provided for in connection
! with the crank bracket and rear hub
| adjustment SO that each pair of gears
working together may be separated or
| set into closer contact without diff
| Guilty. Any rider who will spend time
| enough to see the mechanism of the
new chainless dismembered and re-
| placed and listen TO the man who does
| 1t, should thereafter be able to keep
his wheel in perfect adjustment. The
| improvements being made in the bevel
| gear machines are parallel with what
| was in progress a few years ago in
| relation to chain cycles.
Resistance and Centrifucal Force.
| Bicycle experts have been trying to
| find out why a man can ride IL mile
on the straight faster than on the
| curved track, In riding on a straight,