The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-12
NEWS OF THE WHEEL MEN.
An Old l.. A. W. Member Talks About the
Racing situation.


". VI. Brewster. known 10 l. A. W. men all
over the country as Top" brewster. formerly
a treasurer o! the League aud one OF It's
staunchest supporters from the DAY 1t Was
organized. was In town yesterday. He was
asked what he thought OF the racing situation.
He answered that any statement t. the effect
that the MAJ GRITTY OF L. A. W. members favored
the abandonment OF that branch OF the
sport was outrageous. In his opinion they
are In favor OF continuing the ight
In fact. he scoIed at tho idea % there being
any fight. because he thought the y. c. A. con-
troll OF racing had nothing in It," Another
prediction made by Brewster that Is Of more
consequence was that the l.. A. W. National
Assembly will probably be held at Philadelphia.
Tho decision rests with President keenan, That
city is u stronghold Of those WHO favor l.. 4. w.
racn. aud III, Is selected II will leave no doubt
about Keenan, seeking 70 succeed himself
dacy. II is probable ths' II Koonan DECIDES 20
run ha will b. elected. because IN spite Of the
ship the League has lost halt its membership.
personal irsndships are very strong IN the
are M nomG er n in this Stat. though. who think
that secnni Year o. seN:Ttnltifica,i?nth through
9s 9 Of FIR" ,nS + s"S q vii rfDs
ON Webster avenue near the Pelham road
IN front OF a bicycle store a few days ago
| They placed their machines In the rack in
T TSs + the %hS asd III 1SSn S
Inside OF the store tho proprietor stood with
Ieeonpe q irISnds %otcn'nG the proceSdinsT.
most flint. sn'd the rerairman. who stood watt
Ing for business
there. Let's watch them and see what they
do. III bet they'll use, my rock and half
murder the tire trying 10 fix II before they con-
clude t. come In and get II properly fixed for
10 cents
' '"n mir Ute Still nc'thsT one o"sed j:
to 1 Wa,eh The AS wrsss While ~" no went
turned with a Gve-ccnt package Of chewing
gum. Opening II, he gave slice to tie woman
and put ,Saa On II" h
which wou be the llsst to work out Of i the
w S1i act act Ikea rubber solution. The woman
won and her wad Of gum was carefully poksd
smoSred on the surface Of tho tire, over the
aperture. The man then took from his pocket
%n .h Ser u stScchns about tho tr. Over the
gum several times tuSsGd u in ID dc the rim
TN They vi did / not. however. The woman pro;
the so man n"I ondei tho S Ire They waited ia
minute TO ace II this novel repair had checked
the flow OF air. and finding that II had. rode
That beats NO." remarked tho cycle man to
his r. ends h mn F pre- =, iot OF nersS1s GidHG
the line Of first a,d to Injured tires but never
saw anything worse than that. Used ny. cycle
tire i fixed only on the outside nnd will be
porous and leaking all over in an hour Well.
Several officers and members Of the. Now
m, hi. l.al.
Of AMERICA BECAME yesterday, the 'ncorporu-
tors 81 The Century Road Club Association,
T stn'sd worc 10 sscoqr" rae ana protect cycps
pnpcr. q, iqG9rp ration Iic,l a, AiIboTy were;
t rNSrt q. 7. slauSp"N. Join =, Wall CiarissE /,
Yo o1l''TS and Il; Daae II Adse Of d"c'ns VI
The men who rode rode IN The tho sIx;aay rocs cnd
fS Sroc "9 Tne anp@1' s"du f S*SSSt
ororCI, however,, A., thc finish Of Tho. race
500 On Friiag at midnight, tw"ntv.two
h0urs from tho finish. IN" olil"lal figures
| showed Pierce to have the second best indivih-
uai sc"re: ~
The CSrrct whcclmen have elected tho following
G dent Joh 2 j. Pa Pa; ScSfrs lent Ross Maion
| Ice 'rdns So rettry, lama Whdi Financial 5ecrc.
| Tvs Joscph J. Riley, Martin +. Nee and Joseph
| Wynno: Road officers Captain, Theodore lliebnk
! Tir,t I.rutonun'. .ouis Rar-; S.rlnd Lieutenant
j rel Mooscr: Fir-t Sergeant J. II, Bnssrr; Second
/ Sergeant, T.. :. Paris; color Bearer, o, HGmre.
a W u-Mller was married in Madison Square
Garden while the race Of last year IN progress
Thai was the second rae lac won,
jaime, H. Harrison -Elksss competitor was Albert
+ ChlInuinI lie is commonly referred 10 as young
. Clam ion" because OF his youth. There was an
( rrtur Of rUpctuatinn ON the programme,
1 S.--,oe The answer luJ, II. HARRISON.
il H. piNr-The track IN Madison square Garden
/ WAC ten lap, to the mile
! Horses, Harness and Carriages.
! No haitian ct IL omen 10 Won nrOyidlnR