Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-18
IN THE WHEELING WORLD.

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variety OF rumors are afoat concerning
! the projected bicycle trust, some indicating
/ that serious hitch in the negotiations
threatens the movement with collapse. Inc
foundation for the latter rumor is the oeliet
in trade circles in New York that the pro-
motors Of the trust will not accept all the
/ factories on which options have been given
at the terms demanded. The New York
! Tribune reports that the Pope Manufacture
ing company has closed with the trust,
| Colonel Pope being given as authority for
the statement. other large concerns will
! be in It, but number of the small fry are
to be shut out and left to hustle by them
selves. THE dropping out Of the little
Makers" says the New York Sun, will
help the strong concerns remaining outside
of the trust as well as the combine, and
the makers who are now not certain that
they will be inside and are going ahead in
dependently are relieved OF all doubts OF
their being able to continue an existence,
! AS an evidence that it is ready for night
one concern, which at no time gave its op-
tion, has brought out a s25 model and put
it on the market in quantities That the
trust will be launched by August l is be-
lieved to be beyond doubt
| The League OF American Wheelmen press
agents announce that "all professional rid
ers who were suspended last fall pending
| payment of fines assessed against them, and
who have ridden in race meets this season,
have been indefinitely suspended by the
racing board This is intended as a
crusher for the "profesh," but few of them
seem to worry about It. Most of them are
hustling for purses at the National Cycle
| association meets in the east.
From the same source comes this addi-
| tional information:
| Amateur registration, as required under
the rules of the League of American Wheel
men, is being complied with in every state
in the union. Although 1t is early in the
season nearly 800 amateurs have registered.
| So far Massachusetts, heads the list with
| 1888, Pennsylvania has 160, Ohio 110. New
York so, Illinois AZ, New Jersey 6S, Con-
necticut So, Michigan "a, and many scatter
ing. All the returns from Decoration day
meets are not yet in. printed list of reg
istered riders will be distributed among the
| promoters within few days. champion
ship interdivision team race will be held
at the national meet. Each division will be
represented by team of three riders,
| chosen by competition under the direction
| of the division racing board. The winning
| team will be known as the championship
| team. Division racing boards may pay the
| actual expenses Of such teams to and from
the national meet"
| On June Is the regular registration fee Of
| 81 80 was restored.
The membership of the League Of Ameri-
can Wheelmen is now down to $500.
| Detroit has a racing marvel in the person
| of 16year-old P. b Bland. His mile on the
board track on Memorial day in 40 1-5 was
| wonderful performance, yet at the same
! time. he was capable of going much faster,
| but his pacemakers were not equal to the
| effort. Well informed and experienced men
in racing affairs think he is capable Of
| breaking the worlds mile record, and an
attempt will probably be made If a fast
| enough pacing crew can be secured to pull
him the required distance. In addition to
| being a wonderful follower of pace he has
| a sprint second to no amateur in the state.
| Arthur Gardiner of Chicago. in training
| for his match races at twenty and thirty
| miles with Harry Elkes at Manhattan
| Beach and Waltham, Mass, is credited with
| remarkable time at the Berkeley oval cycle
| track. Riding without pace there one day
| last week ne was caught by Two watches In
| 22:04 for ten miles. The watch holders
| were trainers, neither of them in any way
| connected with Gardiner, and both expert
| enced in cockng fast trials. Watches held
| by several spectators are said not to have
| varied more than fraction Of a second
! from the time given. The American record,
| likewise claimed as the worlds record. for
| ten miles unpaced is held by w. w. Hamil-
| ton of Denver. Colo, at 23:09 2-5.
| Laws of the Road" is the title of val
| liable pocket pamphlet compiled by promi-
| nent member of the Hartford bar. The
much discussed question of road rights is
| concisely stated and brief summaries of
court decisions are given. We quote a few
paragraphs
"a bicycle is vehicle. 1t therefore
comes under the common law principles
and riders of wheels have the same privi-
leges and are under the same burdens as
drivers of all other vehicles
Each person using a highway must use
ordinary care and prudence. AS the right
to use the highway is personal 1t follows
that no one class of persons has rights su-
peTior to other classes.
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