New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-05
THE FINDING IN THE WAIT CASE
l. A. W. OFFICERS INDoRsE THE BILL. TO PRE-
VENT sIX-DAY RACEs-GETTING READY
FOR THE CYCLE SHOW

I. A. W. OFFICERS INDORsE THE BILL TO PRE-
VENT srx-DAY RAcEs-GETTING READY
FOR THE CYCLE SHOW.
The Executive Committee of the Network State
Division Of the League Of American Wheelmen
held meeting at the local League OF American
Wheelmen headquarters yesterday and at last
dismissed the controversy which has beeen gong
on since last June between the Harlem Wheelmen
and A. D. Wait the eX-chairman OF the Racing
Board o; the State The quarrel arose out OF
Waits refusal to protect tho State meet which
was TO be run by the Harlem Wheelmen. ana II
resulted in the club refusing to hold the meet ana
its resignation from the League of American heel-
men as a league club. The report is as follows;
At the meeting Of the Executive Committee Of
EuaIDvIs Un "aiauai ; aonoointed a. the June
meeting of the Now-YOrk State Division boaTu OF
Yn.ers 10 h> VsV ~ Sal bV,sion was taken
up TIE Executive Committee found that the IN,
Gaze In consderinc his subject gathering inforna-
which when summed W. conNlnceS me ENeO r.
Committee that while The chairman of the STATE
Consul Of the New-York State Division, al sane.
the National Racing Board and all reports mace
by him made 10 the chairman Of the Natlona
man man o, tbe NewYork state Division Racing
Board. was solely under the control OF the mar
man o. the National Racing Board by yirtu 'e OF
being member Of that Board. Only through cour-
tesy could the State Division 0Hlcers secure IN
formation concerning matters which apparently APP
perIainel 10 the State Division Racing Board hut
In reality appertained only 10 the National Rsc my,
found that the racing rules definitely stated the
distance ~ ten miles the limit of confllct GOV
erning sanctions also that all questions not def
nitely provided for by the rules We're LETT 10 lle
Judgment OF the chairman OF the STATE boar S
Hence charges made against the chairman or NE
State Racing Board should be brought before me
chairman Of the National Racing Board as 10 nm,
alone Was the chairman of the State Racing Board
responsible This condition Of affairs adns 10 ,he
recent ac,on Of the Network State Division Board
f 70, Officers absolutely dropping E E B sGIT%'
Secretary Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee also adopted resou-
ton rledgng the aid and hearty support OF the
New-York State Division to the Collins bill pro
hibtng continuous slx-day races In WORK
State and limiting athletic endurance contests 10
torty-eght hours making ~ a HlNpe"c""'' ~
violate the provisions Of the Dill
Frank W Sanger Of the Madison Square Gar
den. is sanguine that the coming cycle snow 10
RI held IN the Garden from January Il 10 ~ IN
elusive Will be one OF the most interesting exhlDl-
lions of the sort ever held in this city. To date
IA spaces out Of the 2i5 in the Garden have been
taken. and the management expects nttlt 'IVttn.o
in renting The remainder The exhibit Of chain
less wheels automobiles and bicycle sundrles prom
ises TO be particularly interesting
The appended information has Just been roceiVeo
from G II. Clapp At johannesburg. AFRICA
"On Saturday December ?. j. Il. McLachan. at
the Wanderers track, went for the one-quar'er-
mic. flying start, paced record. amateur, ana ne
did the first IN % seconds Half hour later, WIN
faster quad crew. he did the one-quarter IN ~ 10
seconds and shouting for more pace an ,he
Later he did standing start. mile, III fhlii.lo
% rs seconds losing ground on the PICK up, ,-
worlds record