The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-23
NEWS or The WHEEL MEN.
Cycle Trust Will he Largely Represented
Mt the Coming Cycle Show.

President A. @. spaldinG OF the American
Bicycle Company settled yesterday the gossip
concerning whether or not the trust" would
support the bicycle show 10 be held at Madison
square Garden during the week beginning
Jan. 20. He Informed SuS reporter that the
company would participate In tho show and
had engaged space ample for the forty odd
concerns In the combination. He further said
thatthe company. having decided that the show
would be beneficial. would not 60 into II In any
half-hearted way but would participate en-
Enthusiastically and revive the gories OF the
shows OF other years. or the 224 spaces laid
out for the show the A. B. c. has engaged 1o5.
With these at the disposal Of the company the
individuality OF the different manufacturers
and their products will bs preserved. The A.
B. C. will be represented also in the automobile
department OF the show.
At its annual meeting on Tuesday night the
Good Roads Association OF Brooklyn elected
Col. James u. Bell. ex-Police Commissioner
and present COMMISSIONER OF the new East
River Bridge; as its President. by a unanimous
vote. Col, Be represents the driving, fra
as Bridge Commiss oner ii, the bicycle paths IN
S o HTS
First viss,irssiaSnt AiseIt H. Anssn; See2nd
Stevens Secretary; Eiward schwslb;,h Ir EIesu:
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7. Nottingham.
The pTTHmoters Of the sIS;;day bicycle race
T. T.. Towers OF the A. c. J.. A. said yesterday
that he considered the action piece of mus
tse and p"ISecn,lon' but that he was confident
cause It conflicts with the State law.
the IF Fr.n c AST' VII
twenty five mile paced race against Harry
n nfE wss on {" rns
pion record A. tho hour Is 30 yards better
Maryland has Joined New York. Ncw Jersey
and Connecticut in the list 81 states that arc
nS s 10 S 10 Ev We rnq Wos
taken Tor new oaeor: = the MSTyyTTana DIVISION
az optn1n on The raSHg question was nsfed
majority IN favor Of disseminating the control.
That S h't 81 ,,o ,nG oGor n ne En'%no
Baltimore. who has served ne Chtef Consul for
Maryland for scvnrnl terms. IL pronounced
opposed to the continuation % IN effort to con-
troll racInE. and will make his canvass upon a
good ronas and sidepnth platform. IL hs de-
cidcs Ia run for the ofllcN. l. appears he will
have his STATE lchinl him. and probably as y
unit, With tho states named ms opposed 20
racing. Massachusetts, and PENNSYLVANIA .di-
vidcd. an the SOLD Wet" split w into fac
tions. the chances Of the politicians being ahIs
20 continue the Racing Board another year
seem further away than ever.
Bicycle riders arc becoming more super.
stt,ous about tho luck o. the numbers they
wear in races. There Is more or less ~ thiS
noticeable in short contests. but II comes out
/ most strongly when the tim" for the sN-day
race approaches L.. II stevens Of Buffalo has
written to the promoters. asking that No. Is
be awarded 10 him. Oscar Aronson has mgdo
q personal appeal for No : Stevens wore No.
CISCO sy.day races. bp' could r11t pr;
in both contrats, In tho san francisco
twenty. foug-hGur race No. puit, and stevens
was tho only rider " all tho large
field TO GO through the entire race without Il
fall or dismount No. I IN siN-day races has
been tho number OF winners for long time
the number wears age. Teddy Hale cam" -
America IN 1906 AMI under w I defeated
SchOck and won the championship Then
Miller came here, after running second to Errd
Srhnacrnt Chicago, secured N" lucky num-
her. and won the contest ~ tuut year With
and going To san francisco as spring again
won with No. ! on his back. In that race Oscar
Aronson. with No =. took second,
The Canadian Wheemon's Association. at
the noxt session Of the Ontario Legislature, will
submit b'll proylipG Tor the con Struction ot
side paths. II Will he modelled on the lines OF
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