The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-28
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
TALK OF CONSOLIDATING THE CYCLE
TRUST AND AUTOMOBILE COMBINE.

All the Tire business of the Biz Trust VIII
lie Handled by Fiinps Rubber Goods
Manufacturing Company - waltham to
Washington on a Novel Motor Cycle.
A meeting OF the men who are back OF the
Cycle Trust will DO held In this city on Mon
day. Tho publication In THE Sun that the
tire companies would be absorbed by the Rub
Der Trust loosened the tongues Of como who
are supposed to know, and yesterday II was
freely admitted that Flint's Rubber Goods
Misunderstanding Company will handle the tire
business Of the Cycle Trust. IL 10 calculated
by the mon taking stock in the bicycle COM
bine that there will be a! least II per cent
profit on the S40.0Q).000 capital the first year
The Dunlop plant thht was bought in by the
Rubber Trust is said to have coat $75O,OOO
With this, the rubpsr combine will control
enough OF the American business to be ensly
dictator. for the United Statos Rubber Com
pany. OF which Flint Is the head, embraces
the New Brunswick Tire Company and Ia a
bigger concern than Is popularity imaRl ned.
In fact, the United States Rubber Company
has been for several years practically trust
In ITSELF
The newest development Of general interest
In conn seton with the Cycle Trust 10 that there
Is movement TO consolidate II with the AUTO
mobile combine. c. +. Smith Of the Indiana
Bicycle Company ia said to DO the leader In
this scheme. As several OF the cycle makers
In the new trust are already involved in the
automobile combination an amalgamation OF
interests does not seem altogether improba-
Bile. 1t hns been circulated rs II rumor that
the consolidation OF all the motnr-ve hicle. BIZ
cycle aud nneumatic tire makers Is being
hind the $40. 100000 Cycle Trust. While such
matters are simply, talk. the circumstance
make the talk sound more plausiblo the more
IL 10 thought about.
Frank I. Clark. a wheelman OF Baltimore.
arrived here yesterday afternoon on a motor
cycle OF a construction that Is u novelty here.
although common in France. He came from
built Of tubing on the bicycle. plan and has
four wheels or three. as may be desired and
two eushioned seats. like those OF buggy,
one behind hIt The Other: and four Whees BE-
With ONE .s It IS bs
nsEhths With AZ or .xplpdinS tnsrk but has
estins poin! in connscfon With Clark an his
trip is that he is Bovice who wanted 10 buy
test p.rformance. He lett Waitham V on july il,
and his cyclometer last night registered 800
ton with the motor vehicls converted into a
tricycle. and trying to est9bllsh record OF Jour
Gays for the diitance His agtom !.h which
v. r.. r. writes to THE Sun asking whether
in one mile or whether the race will be run IN
heats, adding that there are others who would
like. to know Because of;the com mon prao-
tIce In having match races decided by the nest
two heats OF three there has been a popular
| mlsapprehension concerning the Bald thinner;
man match. The ehamrtons OF the past and
present viii! meet at Nailsburg on sunday, in a
mills race OF one heat only. They will no
| sprint 1t out. 1t will be all over with one or
| the other after the single heat II may be OF
Zimmnrman hia
know that there Is quite a little betting on the
RAGE and Jimmy" is the tayorite. n,r,
tin raced against Harry Fixes last year and de-
| !eatsd him in q ffty-mile paced race.
Albert Qlin.,,There is no go'as you neare
any will be run next winter.
one-mlle match race has hesn arranged
between Robert Wilt Of New York and Will
n ot Win 70 b be run on ,0 d
games Of tho livingstone =. O. at Queens County
| Park. Maspeth.
me nlenmoqd t1nnty Mheelmsn nave have made
1t Will be held at the Cove field staten Island.
| on Aug. ~. The events will include one
%e dSss sbs
| Gle race. two.mile handicap. a Ave- mile han
| dican. fve-mile pursuit race and hve- mile
n9rsuit team race Entries VII close on Amg.
Over 500 entries have been received for the
veterans invitation century run. which will
ther entries. It has been necessary to add an
/ Other division. This will be known a. the
Earl division" In honor Of the Kings County
Earl, Earl will be the chief pace ker.. and
| will be assisted by J. b. Post OF the New York
4; G. and Z; T. White Of the X. G. W. Four
scented In the entry lists. Entries close with
Capt O. p. Staubaoh. 6S Warren street.