New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-06

DIVISION LEAGUE OF AMERICAS WHEEL
MEN WORK-NOTES AND COMMENTS.

MEN WORK-NOTES AND toMhfN -
NJ N. Boldins. ir the chief consul Of tho New
York Division Of the League o. American Nh""l'
mon is rot \ racing enthusiast by any means lie
and his friends. however, are working jealousy J"
the cause OF good roads and for legislation which
promises 10 be of interest to the average rider 81
the wheel Mr. Bedding issued circular yesterday
calling upou al wheelmen 10 WORK Tor the sIuF-
path cause and for the passage of tue 'oll'"S
I'm which when passed will pre- vent The holding
or six-dav races such were held last "nle'
i'm this city and more recently In san Fr'n''sco'
Mr. Relding requests all wheelmen 10 write 10 their
Senators and Assemblymcn to vote for the passage
Of the Collins bill In speaking Of the sdopan law
Mr. Bedding says:
As result Of the passage Of the sldepsth law.
which Governor Roosevelt signed sldepath com
,rissioners have been appointed IN seNerlI Couh-
ties notably In Oneida ana torthlhsIr. " 80 .hc
day after the bill became Jaw; ne iOOinr y"hne
counties are also actively * WORK: o t,s.
i1er saratoga Schenectady and Warren. rms IS a
most remarkable show ing IN view OF INC - ,hon
a week after the bill became law Consals s9o ,
itv for their counties We cannot urge too strong
v the importance Of selecting only men VI ~
character and standing in the community as conn
unless The commissioners meet such questions l,,
eiiis drgdited and lose public confidence: The
powers conferred upon the , nsIdeTa,ion
law should be used win inc u'"'oS'
and discretion.
IN the opinion OF those we'll Informed on RI" sub
too, tho nos,tion of the Canadian Wheelnen Asso-
iation in regard 10 the contest for the control ~
racing between the League of American Wheemeh
and the outlaws really amounts to little me IN
ternational Association holds the key to the sltua
lion as far as permitting the outlaws 10 rice a.
tho international meet is concerned. +. Howard
Porter the president of the Boston Meet 'lup'
where the annual championships will be held This
wear. says that the work on the meet has gone
along more than satisfactorily. and that wheeme men
in New England are entirely satised WIN ,o III
iitons as they exist. Mr.. Porter was IN the CITY
yesterday
The viglant Cycle Club held ts first club run 10
Nth Reach last Sunday, despite the cold weather.
A large number of members attended the run Next
sunday the club will have rs run TO Valley stream
leaving the clubhouse No, 81 East Ope-hundreS ,,
nouejties IN cycling for the coming season, The
drst viii be hare and hound chase on April 80
The Crescent Wheelmen of New-lork VIII hoin
their first run Of 1899 next Sunday.
Eighth-ave opposite the car stables ia again in
had condition. and wheemen are loud IN their com
plants regarding the condition Of the thoroushtare'
Charles Earl. OF the Kings County Wheelmen.
will make a speciality Of paced racing this year lie
will have between twenty and thirty Kings County
wheeInnen to pace him. and he is convinced that
no will he more than able to hold his own with
all of the amateurs. Earl will stick by tho League
Of American Wheelmen. so his friends say and !!
&C. exnectcd that his club will do the same. Earl
expects 10 have his first race on Decoration Day.
The announcement was made yesterday that Mr..
Aldridee ex-Superintc Of Public Works. had
bought the first sldepath tag issued at Rochester
for $2l 7j. No. brought S2l.
Chief Consul Belding OF the New-York Division,
is credited with saying yesterday that he hoped
the outlaws would defeat the League OF American
Wheemen this year. His friends decline to think
that any League Of American Wheelmen official
who has the interest Of the organization at heart
could make any such statement.