The sun., 1899-02-05

in character but will not be, conducted as a
business enterprise; i is said Letters from rom
ride wheels were read at the meetinR:snd they
were 80 encouraging. that the: prime moyers
names % rs soon as site % ca can be selected and
house built. 1t is expected that work viii be
March March + l. An Among IN W those Interested in the
movement are;
,yice.oonsul H; B. Fullerton New York State D
!ss.$ aSs f9s Gaa1 ciaB. ma BsSaSR BSss 2t sS
The Long Island R,ilGond; g Henderson % c1 Gen; y;
Hmocs Si o. aud i waFdo SH Binsicy % Century %SsenSn
A5umoT is nisrcplstionJ 81 that e.. Sterling Elicit dDd
| Invited to accept the Presidency Of the Ma
t6cRng TO tsst the % VIII S S%Se
anew:publisher after the National Assembly
| in Providence.
Although there were a. number OF race-pro;
| last week at the Fifth Avenue Hotel when the
! National Cycling Association was formed, not
sworn allegiance to the new org9nIzatIon that
seeks to control cycle rncinR whether the l..
have dee8sS to declare Sf their % policy uP ateP
the National Assembly OF the l.: A W.. which
Ts Se nss & Il The Ss
| has created factions In almost all tho clubs
that ever held race meet The eare,nn arg,Hmenft t
League control or government by the new
association as it does upon the old controversy
of amHteurism versus professionalism. 1t is
not without some reason that this 10 made the
point, Of conception among the members in
tions are strictly amateur in character. Their
constitution provides amateurism as con-
Sae e doppeS men E SnG
niable that oil the movements Ia cycle
ns nSns H'Rs cSng oes
not pretend to be an amateur orRanization.
i declares itself to be in the aeld t9r profit
S9H GssS%S S9, ceSaa %aa Es5
moter. trainer or rubber, The question Of
with the decision not to Join the new body.
however. II Is generally believed that the
VIII be- by the
next week. 1t will be supported by those who
favor the League continuing; in .d.In n9IminGlly at
amendment the League will lose its pure ANA
teur character and It will be no better 4, for the
for Tor them to aiilIate With the National Cycling
Association. A It is for the reasons stated aztec
ncction with the, League intend to
make their, fight Their argument at the
and professionals are allowed to Join. the l.. A.
W.. which has done so much for wheelmen and
p % fb%d be T raenE
and promoters and wears a yoke. The conten-
ton is that the League had far better retain
its amateur standing. abandon racing. and
work on in the cause of good roads and equal
rights for cyclists.
A little more than two months ago Chief Con-
sui lieldiDE OF the New York State division OF
ing for suggestions, for the advancement OF
League interests in the state; The letter was
:" the old guard" members who Joined before
1so5 There were l73lo ID letters mailed. The
OF ss %ns the one % OF hf
opS9 ean m h or the he control OF
should control racing. The remain ing 33a
either said that racing should be abandoned or
classification.
II have learned something that will help the
Years, You Know that in 1sSe and an 1888 the
tern, mean. Increased greatly, There was.
sure enough. big increase in the number Of
to MO"iS account FOR S the dsproporton OF the
sales in the two kinds Of wheels. You
have no o, doubt sa. seen. as as, / have, men
frame. tho machines they bought for their
wives. who use them on week days Now
out alone because of there being only one BIZ
cycle in the family. The fact remains. and 1t
Still. there is not enough OF that sort of thing
done hereabouts to make any appreciable dif-
cana e fda the S story story is different.
Every one there rides the drop frame woman's
Pnsrq Of SGgSe The he Thss Is Pfee q
dining table and the dog; 1t belongs to no one
in particular and all use use it. This custom is not
the more prosperous OF the farming classes and
villagers follow i. The cycle there Is more a
eral way. It is employed for visiting and shop
EinG much more faithfully, than in the cities
very fair; some Of the roads. In fact. are
ideal because the clay, packs, as hard and
parts Of the south besides Florida from what
! can gather. and II explains the wonderful in
crease in The nr9duct01 m aPf sale Of Tomsns
OF a, Northerner to see lanky. parchmenntt-
insSd eT9eEeT fomInf to 1 town S on little
too small for him. His knees almost strike his
chin ns he pedals along and his arms look like
ia made spectacle by the appearance of q wife
following in the wake of the cycling husband
the woman driving an OK harnessed to home
Arthur W. Robinson OF Boston has been appointed
Cha rman OF the Racing Board Of the Massachusetts
The retirement Of Fred Titus. Walter Sanger and
@. Coulter from the racetrark removes three of tho
faitest nnpaced riders in this &c country u,,.,
The BrooEiyH D cycle lie Club viii move into new
May l. The Bainr % GO commtte mite % Of the Ems on6 ha.
secured lease OF this property for hye years and
and imuIoyements.
]. Platt-Detts the crack English sprint rider. who
was hadly injured by fall from his wheel while
training last has recovered, and proposes to
take mp racing again this
The executive officers Of the Century Road Club OF
America will hold their annual meeting on Feb. 2d
in Chicago.
A neeiinR of the Brooklyn Bicycle Club will be
held on Feb IL.
J. W Stocks, the English professional. who at ono
time held the hour and mile world records has
decided to resume racing this year aud ride for
ord hOnOrs,
The Pierce wheelmen have elected the following
oicers for the current year: President. j. p Lsib;
NicePresdent. r. J. Ritter Secretary, A. Wkinnon;
Financial Secretary. NJ. +. Pope; Treasurer T. ].
hurst and ", RUSSELL Color Bearer. y. Hoecklerl
Bugler. II. Clarke; Race Committee, II. i. Mullins
and ". Sack.
simonson Loses to Janowski.
Gus Simonson was Janowski's opponent In