New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-03
CYCLING.

4CLlNG.
GATHERING OF THE ORIGINAL BICYCLE
CLUB OF THIS COUNTRY
sAruRpAY-A L. aARFoRp ON THE RAG
ING sITUATIoN-HE BELIEVES IN
HONEST AMATEUR SPORTS.
What promises to be an interesting meeting OF
/ veteran wheelmen will take place In this city on
! Saturday The Boston Bicycle Club, the pioneer
| wheeling organization Of the country has arranged
for a two days Long Island, ana the start
will be made from the Memorial Arch, Prospect
| Park Brooklyn, at 2:45 p. III. The run VIII De IN
charge Of W s Bull and II. b. Fullerton The
Boston Bicycle Club is unique organization. for
! the reason that to become Il member an applicant
must have been regularly rider Of the bicycle
for ten years. AS Of the members expressed II
Yesterday: And even at that It Is worse than
! Joining a secret society" The trip Saturday
/ will be what Is designated IAN overnight trip
and blind run" The party will be back In this
the New England members will be able to be back
to their places OF business on Monday morning
irp are the following: NJ NJ Bedding. IT., Elliott
: '' pavo George D. Gideon, Joseph T. Hi Henry
! b. Ingraham, Herbert W. knight Walter Z; Law
S WI G. over overman VIII r. Fman T. 9, Powell
! r p Prial George {. Pennell ". w. Stall, 5. n
WnoGward and Henry A. Woodward, The vet
Grams, or most OF them will have another reunion !Gn
time Of The League Of American Wheelmen National
! meet The run Saturday will be the 5iSth taken
by the club
The fact that comparatively few Of the bicycle
| manufacturers have this year supported racing
teams has proved a eevere blow TO the professional
riders This fact, coupled with the foolish with
! drawal from the protection Of the League OF
! American Wheemen has caused much uneasihess'
This withdrawal OF riders has shut them out OF the
two big meets Of the year. where richer prizes VIII
be given than ever before. a. L. Garford. the head
OF the Saddle Trust. and one of the strong members
| Of the American Bicycle Company, was seen yes
! terday and expressed the opinion That the ouua"
movement would fade away, Just as all other
such movements have failed In every branch OF
snort where they have been attempted. Il think
! that the League Of American Wheelnen can wei.
eHord 10 allow these fellows 20 20 ahead ana not
Pay any gf IN" prafessonai Insurgents really
standing In the Hght OF youhstI ~" t mo- ,ory day
! am a Arm believer in amateur sport ana believe
that IL should be encouraged, but when cachpenny
ibcn have no further use for It. believe that
IL is tho duty OF all organizatons TO enc'ui"sbs
GOOD work and II can wei AFFORD TO ignore we
plratca attacks Of ~ snemcs nanufactrers
GG h1 are viii san for Europe in few days to Join
his family which is on the other side OF the Az
antic Ocean
=. 10. ,o., uno,acally announced that there Will
ho n mating OF those Interested IA the American
Bicycle Company IN this city to-day Many OF 'ne
prominent manufacturers arc IN the CITY pu' "'',
n, then, show a disposition 70 discuss the aHa'S OK
the company at this time. one OF the makers ""o
wes seen Yesterday said that there would not IN an
,robahui,y be a general meeting OF all concerned
until early In September lie did not care 10 SAP
lust what the underwriters Intended 20 40 re
animated however that ne thought INC od"N'''
would get together soon and announce the h"''''
Of the directors VINO Will be In charge tetnPorai"l
~ rho Affairs OF the company Ho intimated 'hH'
come OF the manufacturer had submitted the
Names q, certain makers 10 the bankers to nj
th,se places In the trade It seems 10 be me 3pit
ION that the new oh.eI' 40 ,bat later regular
orir,ols viii be selected. Another manutartuit"r
~ tho COMPANY and think that It will be good
thing for tho Industry al. nr"', makers viii con-
nue IN W" Ine eooc, 10 turn over my entire plan,
10 The bankers ana take my money ana invest IL
in some other enterprise. II is hard work ms
T TSysS 81 9i. Il. troaS S and
Some % the officers OF tho Associated Cycling
Cubs OF Long Island appear TO be OF the opinion
that before their road race Is held on Labor Day
In Brooklyn there Will be no longer controversy
over the control OF racing Some Of the most
prominent officials in the organization who were
seen Yesterday said that the organization was IN
entire accord with tho /. \. w, ana that no'hi'b
would 10 done 70 antagonizc that organization
rherc IL considerable speculation as TO what tho
poclnq Roard will do IN case riders are allowed to
compete who are not eligible TO ride In regularly
sanctioned meets. Tho l.. A. w. does not SANCTION
road races and ntcrfcres only when protossional
gether As in all organizations riders VINO compete
against professionals become themseivcs proIGs-
c eSns'T Path in BTookyn and as there win pc wide
turns as well az perfect surface iTr yne miles
ought to he materially lowered.
Al the National meet Of tho l.. A. W. at Boston
many OF the National and State officers will meet
They have not been together since last February,
and the occasion will be taken advantage OF for
many conferences which will result In benefit to
The chief consuls from East Of the Mississippi will
attend and as the largest percentage 0i inc mem
business importance almost equal to that or the
annual assembly.
II does not necessarily follow because your
tire needs pumping every two days or so that there
is puncture. The perfect valve has yet TO be IN
vented Therefore, before you start searching for
a puncture II would be we'll 10 get glass OF water
and then turn the wheel 80 that the valve can dip
into II. II you spy escaping nuooles you may take
It that the valve Is Imperfect.
To-day the Row. Ewyn Lewis. Of Fyheld Rectory,
Ongar. throws his grounds open 10 wheelmen from
3 o'clock TIL $3.50. The Chelmsford Band Is TO play,
and I'm the evening there be dancing the
rectory lawn. A small sum for admission will be
charged and the money IL to go toward providing
new organ.-0ondon Chronicle.
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INTERNATIONAL MEET.
SOME OF THE MEN WHO WILL COMPETE AT
MONTREAL NEXT wEEK-oUTLAws
NOT WANTED.
Montreal, Aug with the champions from all |
cnrnnra Of the enrih both amateur md nrnfea- |