The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-07
NEWS or THE WHEELMEN.
Trouble Experienced by an l.. A. w. Cam
Rdian Wheelman.


Hundreds OF wheelmen avail themselves OF
the privilege provided by the L. a. W. oitaking
their bicycles into Canada and bringing them
back without leaving deposit or paying duty.
On the whole there has not been much trouble
between the League and the Government
onlclals in consequence Of the arrangement.
A Few tourists have neglected to have
their wheels checked of on their return.
and the l.. A. W. has paid the tariff
charges on their machines. An example has
lust been made Of one Of these derelict
riders. and tho case furnishes timely
Illustration OF tho benefits OF L. A. W. member
ship. besides serving as warning to members
inclined to be careless. The man referred to
is Bostonian, who went on a cycling tour into
Canada Had he not been an l.. A. W mem
Der he would have had to pay duty on his ma
chine or leave guarantee OF SO that he would
take his wheel out OF the country within tho
specified time allotted to bona lde tourists.
As II League member tho Boston man pre-
scnted his caro- to the customs officials.
signed certificate and pass aud went on
without further delay or expense. For this
marked advantage all that he was asked to do
was to comply with the promise made by sign
ing the certificate and bring his wheel back
across the border and redeem his l.. A. w.
membership card. He did not have his wheel
checked of on his return and did not redeem
his membership card. The Canadian GUS
toms officials called upon the L. A. W. to
nay the charges of duty on the ma
chine thus lost to the records. Secretary
Bassett Of the l.. A. W. found the man and
asked him to make an affidavit that he had
brought the wheel back from Canada. The
Boston member refused to do this because Of
the charge Of 80 cents for notary fees. Secre-
tary Bassctt paid the fees OF the notary to
avoid complications and the churlish mem
9 c %s to tbs Of
made, when entering the Dominion he
simply because of his L. A. " memhership
This man is undoubtedly, one Of the class. who.
with regard to the annual dues OF the l.. A W.
asks: What do | get for my dollar2" The
next time he goes to Canada he will be minus
the l.. A. W. benefits and will discover at con-
siderable financial Inconvenience what mem
hers of the l." A. W. receive
cycle pacing and tho interest in it shown by
the public is to bring about new feature at
Arrangements are now under way for meet
ING late ip the summer to which every maker
cal machine, whether operated by electricity.
nStTo leu fasoeqe; steam or Other power
pitted against one another.
HARTFORD, July 0.-The bicycle races were
run of immcda civ after the horse races at
Charter Oak Park this afternoon and furnished
Interesting sport for a parntivpIv small!
number OF spectators The ira ok was in prime
breeze that Handicapped the riders at times;
Charles Murphy appeared or the ira, and
rode an eNhititio- mile. supposedly in an
tandem ridden by Thayer and Goodwin Of the
Bristol Wheel Club. and covered the mile in
2:O2 summary:
one: Mile Open finrl heat won by George H. Col.
tHird R. n NssSnds, ' fonrtG Tin Time. Minutes H
1sLe seconds
:, One. Mile Ha-dtcap-Final beat won by George H.
second: W. A. Rutz scratch. third; J. =. Jacobson,
Is yards, fourth. Time. minutes - seconds.
sT, LOUIS. July GThe national circuit m eet.
postponed til to-day from the Fourth was run
Maiot Taylor. the coored youth from Indian lan':
apolis, won the mile open champion ship race
ward Detroit. second; Charles Mccarthy
St Louis. third. Canada captured tho
two-mile professional handicap with Alfred
onds. Fred Dunbar. also from the Dom nion,
22O yerds, second Tom Butler. Boston. scratch.
third The one mile amateur handicap was
10 20 seconds: George T.. Tvy 1873 yards,
second: Wentworth Steele. 40 yards third.
Stockton also broke the Missouri State record
for helt-mi!e paced by going the distance in
"a 2-5 secon Is.
match race at on, mile has been made between
July % at vasSn,r The men vii he paced G to to, S
last quarter and there dropped and l"t' t" finish
"Dute" CabAnne Of St Louis who was one Of the
foremost men on the track few years ago will re.
enter the game on saturday. Cahanne vas one o:
the other two that were suspenlsl for life BY the
l.. A. W aud subscauently reins tated.
omorr"w afternooa to the Brish on Arms. on tho
Coney Island path. where there will bo reception