The evening times., 1899-12-15

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a list has been issued Of the number
of delegates to be allowed each State and
| Territory at the coming National Assem-
| bly, Of the L. A. W., which meets on the
second Wednesday in February. There
! are 210 representatives of the various dis
tricts. twenty nine from among the former
/ presidents, the A. A. u, and the profess
sional racing men, in all, 239.
One of the big questions which will be
| decided ct the meeting is the discontinue
| ance Of the racing board Of the league.
The matter has been widely discussed for
| years. and has been brought forward for
consideration at several Of the national
| meetings but it has never been decided.
An effort is being made to have the final
| action Of the league on this matter taken
by the new assembly, A canvass has been
made of the various States by persons in
terested in the question and 1t has been
| found that the delegates from New York,
Maryland, and Ohio are solid for the dis
continuance of racing. The other States,
with big representations In the national
body, will be divided upon the question.
This division, it is claimed, will be in
favor Of the anti-racing party.
The fight is going to be a hard one and
the two factions have prepared for the
struggle. To abolish the system 1t will
be necessary to secure a two-thirds vote
OF all the representatives. The antis are
working hard distributing their tracts, but
1t Is not believed that the real struggle will
commence until the delegates get together.
The list of delegates In the order Of their
representation with the members of the
league in the various States and Terrific
ries Is as follows:
Alabama, 19 members, no delegates; Ari-
zona, members. no delegates; Arkansas,
10 members, no delegates; Colorado, 266
members, 3 delegates; Connecticut, 1922
members, delegates; Delaware, 129 men,
bers. delegates; District OF Columbia, 326
members. delegates; Florida, So mem
bers, delegates: Georgia, Sc members, 2
delegates; Idaho, members, no delegates;
Illinois, 1,150 membe;s. delegates; Indi-
ana, $40 members 4 delegates; Iowa, 405
members, 4 delegates; Kansas. 147 mem
bers, delegates; Kentucky. 476 members,
delegates; Louisiana, II members, no
delegates; Maine. 467 members. dele
gates; Maryland, 977 members delegates;
MASSACHUSETTS,, 10.07S members, 2s dele
gates; Michigan, 1,6S4 members, dele
gates; Minnesota, -253 members, 8 dele
gates; Mississippi, IA members no dele
gates; Missouri, 1886 members, delegates;
Montana. 4s members, delegate; Nebras-
ka, 1873 members, delegates; New Hamp-
shire. 5Sc members. delegates: New Jer-
sey, 2.946 members. 10 delegates; New
York, 10,623 members. 20 delegates; North
California, 81 members. delegates; North
Carolina, 10 members, no delegates; North
Dakota. IL members, no delegates; Ohio,
2.i26 members. delegates; Oklahoma, l
member. no delegates; Oregon, So members
2 delegates; Pennsylvania, 12, 03s members
SO delegates; Rhode Island, / 1886 members.
6 delegates; South California, 81 members.
1 delegate; South, Dakota, II members. no
delegates; Tennessee, So members, dele
gates; Texas, 6S members. delegates;
Utah, Il members, no delegates; Vermont,
ITO members, 3 delegates; Virginia, ISL
members, delegates; Washington. 45
members, ! delegate; West Virginia, Sc
members. 2 delegates; Wisconsin, S37
members, 8 delegates; miscellaneous, 50
members, no delegates; ex-ofiicios, 10 dele
gates; former presidents. II delegates: a.
A u, delegate; professionals, l delegate.
Totals, s1,14s members; 239 delegates.
Two of the seasons cycle kings, Harry
Elkes and Johnny Ross, have their eyes on
Europe and are going to take try at the
prizes to be offered across the pond during
the coming year Elkes holds The profess
sionai middle distance championship and Ia
matched to race Taylore, the French whirl-
wind, at Madison Square Garden tomorrow
night and Ross will race Duer for fifteen
miles at the same place In the afternoon.
Both of these men have made great records
in the past and it is said that If they ever
do get to Europe they viii cause stir il
cycling circles there.
Ross will probably have the hardest
proposition he has ever been up against
when he tackles Duer. The latter is in the
best Of form and has been preparing for
this event for some time Ross desires to
capture all The amateur championships but
it is believed he is rushing things. He is
undoubtedly swift wheelman and he has
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