The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-14

First Clash tvs the l.. A.. ". and Its
Rival viii Occur Soon.

The J.. A. W. having decided that u ~ SUI
dictator over the fortunes Of track men ano
bicycle racing promoters. has thereby accepted
tho challenge Of the National Cycling Associa-
ton 10 do or he done" The attemDt 10 break
tho controlling grin Of lthe j. A. W. on the
snort has been made before. but no previous
movement has looked duite 50 formidable as
that now on under the name Of the y. c. n.
Technically. the new organization IL on the
same footing as the League. because neitner ~
a promoter of racing. The Y. {. A.. however.
is largely composed Of promoters who think
thev ran exercise self-control better than thcJ
can submit 10 government OF an organization
that is not interested financially and has only
the purity Of the sport at heart. The nrst i'm
portant clash and test OF strength IL e1-
pected TO occur next month during the milf
| tary tournament at Madison Square Garden.
| The cycle races there will be under Il. 4.
W. sanction. Prizes worth riding for will be
| offered. but no entry will be received from any
man who has been blacklisted by the League.
Any OF the pros" or amateurs who
have been fined by the League will have
10 settle before they can ride. The same
situation will DO repeated at intercollegiate
meets and athletic games, and at these
events the powerful hand Of the League will be
felt. The great strength Of the l.. A. W. In
lighting the " outlaw" movement will be de-
rived from it's alliance with the A. A. o.. the In
tercollegiate Association. aud the foreign
cycling organizations There Is a general de-
mand for fast American racing men during the
Paris Exposition in 1900. but no OUTLAW can
break faith with the L A. W.. and
that is considered, to be improbable
a Big heid for speculation, The " outlay as.
s s%SSI Sh9Frm rs as q 5ft Ia. lHsFSSl Board rp@ 81 Pa 6RSnir0 a'}hn has ese
tablished Offices and begun to work. num-
Der Of Influential clubs tv the he names nr0,not 9l w baTe
not, however. handed. in their declaration q
allegiance. and most Of them it Is thought IIi,c will
fore deciding which way 20 go. The new hac-
Inv Board Chairman OF tie l. 4, W, wiz R6o9i s
and knows the men and their peculiarities.
cured nP T last WeeR. W When heH delegates from seyeral
clubs met at the invitation OF the National
'gSGiS Whs are The tiS a amateur line p should BB! Be- one
q compelling human honesty by law: The dis
aud the bylaws be filed with bnoys 10. show
racing men how TO steer in different tides. 1t was
was one who had nothing to gain. and that
therefore no man could be an amateur and ac-
GePt from - 9i S Sii6 6 any a aga IN # .ra tRis h or w 1ne e
forth that the collegians. who have got train
ers. a training table and other advantages. such
a. professionals have. are considered by inc
public as the purest OF amateurs. and that unless
cycle clubs could be allowed some latitude In the
way OF helping their racing men,the iatter could
not compete against the college students. AS
the argument progressed several amusing ad-
corning the "pures''' who had ridden under the
club colors. One. who advocated more LIBERAL
pass s%tricter laws. that means only that we viii
have to ind new Ways OF getting around them
when a nplRplts in disrnzGinR the Snhlapt Of
clubs taking in racing men without dues. said:
"Ironclad rules only put a premium on dis
honesty. / remember a few years ago. when
two Of our men who had won in q team race
and were, protested on the ground that they
Secretary. and we made a compiefe set OF don-
ble-entry books. which proved that the men
had paid their dues regularly for twoy years
Chief Consul. Milos NJ. Belding OF the New
York state Division, l.. A. W. has issued a let
ter 10 the local Consuls. In which occurs the fol-
lowing matters Of interest to all members:
There viii be a public hearing on the Collins bill
day bicycle races before III. A~sssmbly Committee
vision be as largely represented as possible by mem
Der - present e mt, IN x nsTs9 u a, mis- aeSrin :; nj II yom can an
COMMITTEE e, on Codes reGuesting the passage Of A.
and now is the tilnelto start the agitation for improved
highways in every town and county In the State.
n nsGs i BY aEe Z It 4 isEss h4,f to- Be- IN d ihf iBRSSPr' "nGsr
the state Aid law heinz rhapt,r Ia, Laws Of 1893.
eHs 49, ~ te"' Wv bhA'
the State PAYS 30 Yer cent. and the county 80 per
Ssa aT ,b the entire II ps ,6S Ssn, '6 re ina4sassa s Ss.9 s Slstr +hs ted
methods, of building an improved road amonnts, to
20 little that all that is needed is TO call the attention
Armstrong law. Figure out in your own vicin.
through 't the 4 town. 1Mpt and tntr cd pFa a simple nT tKieSriyy
TWorded rssGintioii at TIE next meeting Of the :, Lown
i will cost the town per dollar OF assessed valuation.
strong resolution. backed by a good majority. can
undonbtedly be passed. and there will be no dim.
the plane Of civilization Of European countries. and
Of MASSACHUSETTS and New Jersey. While the LA. W.
should not FORGET that il the highxays wers i'm;
Exist, nc cycle pains "0u'a not
Al the annual meeting Of the Associated Cy-
cling Clubs Of New Jersey he following officers
were elected: President, lido F, Rocker. ,Ho-
]B BHSST fits' Second WEEP Vice, resident A' F. =.
aeiidi.' W. ''e'N''s' A. "eSe'0'9' N'ase-
The, officers Of the Century Road Club OF
compiling the mileage records of the year. J.
Hsryey Jennings q Philadelphia. q member
captured tile Pennsylvania State record with
22.lS? miles. He maintained q daily average
during September and October. lie c COW
cred sssyenty-eight centuries, during the
$$,%i33ii S j%91s; $ y 3 ,S AK H";E: 5a o. .Aps sHSs,
-'1pp' DfILful utI. ..Dob' otLDDtT, ..I0D. NO.
MEMBER, 1,749; Decem Der. 1850. Total. 22. ls5.
W. q Howe Of the, Chicago Cycling Club has
received the Illinois record. He covered 2 {. 5dj
miles, lowering the record OF 1920 miles held
by X T.. OGonnor. Out Of the $50 days In the
year he rode 313 and averaged sixty-fve miles
daily, His monthly record follows: January.
WES; fe4RnpsgarE; ~; March, 773; April .226;
1884: September. 3.230: October. 3'4a7:
November. 2.4S2; December. 725. Total, 20,558'
SAN Francisco, Feb. 13,-Fiye thousand per-
sons Witnessed the opening Of the two weeks
cycling tournament in Mechanics Pavilion Sat
urday night: The features were the lowering ~
the worlds indoor record for ono mile, paced, |
by Harry Fixes. 10 l:54, and the indoor tan
dem record for one mile. to ] 20, by McFar-
land and stevens, Summary Of the events
one-Miie Handicap. Profcssional-Final heat won
by Barnaby, Cott"r second, Downing third. Time.
2:o4 46. ~
One-Mile EEhibition-Pacrd, by Harry Baby"
Gibson ~ Cincinnati. Time, I;5s. ~
Two. Mile Exhibition by Henry Fournier. on a
on" Nile ENhihition-PAcc by Harry Fixes.