The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
rHo RACES ron BOTTLES OF WINE
SCHEDULED ron NEW TEARS.

In Addition to the Usual Scramble to larry
town There VIII He q Race on Long
Isisnd-A Peculiar Accident in which n
wheel Gets the Better of n Carriage.
When tomorrow IL one minute old thoro will DO
started on the girdlo OF Pine p anks that cons IL
tuies q te1-iaps. to tho-milo track In Madison
Square Garden. nineteen seasoned bicycle racers
who, In q ride for glory and gold. will travel at
their utmost speed for twelve hours out OF every
twenty. four from then un Ill next Saturday night
The men will represent nineteen teams OF two
riders Zach that have entered In this winters ak
day raco Thonams entered are:
Loui, Glmm. a German. Of Piitsburs. and Burns
Harley DAVIDSON and Alfred Boaks Of Toronto.
oscar kio % Sv.d.. n and George Kre.msr Of
r n5e, Ts :.u :nS under ss h. n. SI y
FREQ Sehinssr. Of Chicago. and Fred Forster. Of
EstiD stevens of Buffalo. and Charles Turviis OF
o.to Maya Of Erls. Pa. and Archie MoEsehren.
Jay Eaton of En,sbe,h and Robert wsi,hour of
Edwald Jhoms Of Reading and II. E. Dicksrso
OF Beaver Meadows. Pa
g V psbcoek and ". c s,n,on of New Yort.
Emil. Rivitrre. sFTenehmsn and Henry Pnhlnr-
" Es II PEABODY and A. J. p.lu.r
:, Andrew Johnssons and Norman comssu Of
:, Charlie, W. Miner of Chicago and Frank waller Of
oscar Julius and Jus Lawson. both swedeA
Instead OF ono midnigh t race for wine on the
nrst day Of the new year there will be two this
winter The old established race 10 Tnrry-
town. which is run annually BY, the associated
starting at IL o'clock on the night OF Dec 81,
but the Century Road Club. which has been
sons.s propa.es % ,ns2safa's Similar evs n
on Long Isl nd The compeutors in ,he Cen:
fury Club sasiI viii YER! from BIoOkiyn and md
wine will he given 70 the nrst rider who arrives,
by q hotel Keeper
A most ex extraordinary accident In which a
buggy was beaten by the bicycle occur red on
happened would seem inere iible, but IT is
youchod for by Capt II unter 81 Parkville, Who was
the victim, and Alexander Sch wnibn, h 10 whom
and there Il In II lesson concerning he super
ier,ty Of the ,angsnt.poked bicycle wheel, over
was va ~ crossing no tho syei. psth in a road road
wagon having four whocis with steel
srokc. and rims and Pneumatic tires when
site Of tho buggy. The four whccs OF the wag on
Vita their direc, spokos could not stand he
lateral strain they doubled up a. tho wheels u
the old ordinary used TO do, and tn wagon and
horse went to tho gronnd on their sides The
bicycle wheels were mol smashed The forks Of
the bicycles were bent back a bit but not go A.
70 disable them. and tn" cyclists went on. Tho
spokes Of the wagon wheels were rip d from
the steel rims and badly twisted, as were the
atcel rims themselves, For tho makers ard
users OF cycles and other vehicles the incident
was great denomination in favor OF tho "sus-
pension" wheel
.MILw.uKEE. Dec. 2 otto Dorner. Chairman
OF tho Good Roads Committee OF the League OF
American wheelm"n. has been brought for
ward by his. friends as a candidate, for the
presidency OF the L.ague. II is well settled
that President Keenan, cannot be reelected.
even n he should seek reelection. Frank Van
Valkenburg was favored candidate before his
resignation. In so doing Mr. Van yakenburg
made the road clear for the candidacy OF Mr..
assem- bly,. the Legislative body NJ the League,
as tho choIce Of the Western divisions for the
offce. Mr. Dorner has been at the head OF IN
Good Roads Com mittce fora number OF years
past and has rendered services Of inchlculahle
benef to the League The only competitor OF
any tangible strength at the present time
against Mr.. Dorner 10 Conway Sans OF Balt-