The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-02
VIEWS OF THE wBKELMKN.
An Ehert to Reform the l.. A. WIS Of
fetal organ and It's Management.

ldSl received from ITeblUenL hoeINn u COPY vi
the contract under which the BuiIeiin IL pub
lshcd. and he declares that there is no iustin-
cation whatever for the present conduct OF the
official organ. uhle has taken TO collecting
letters from members who have declined TO re.
new their membe shir because OF the BUlietin
= One OF the latest and tersost OF his com NUM-
/ cations puts the trouble very plainly as fol-
! lows:
| II seems to ne that paper, Icing tile Official
Spokesman Of the l.. A. W. should have very wide
circulation and great deal " influence; that there
arc great many abuses that IL could stand out to
correct and ~ at many things which it could he
foremost TO suggest. and that the Bus',h. as pub.
lshed in the past is too much taken up with poetry
| aud gags and jokes.
| The indoor rae ny season will begin at Madi-
| son square Garden on the night oi Doc .. with
| open md handicap events for both Professionals
! aud Amateurs. In the professional events sew
crnl European riders who vii! como over cspe-
| cialy for the winters racing will compete. The
annual siN-day racc begins at Ave minutes
| after midnight on Dec l. In order to cvadr
| the law It will be made team race this year.
WIN each mem Der of each team riding only
w. hours ~ the twenty four f. u. stevens.
, ~ the san Francisco twenty -four hour int-rna-
tl3nal race Of last spring. have united n, team
Oscar Julius. the Swedish skaters and cycle
riders. also have tied up and will rido as mates.
The old saving Of ask a policeman" does
not apply TO cyclists travelling in rural districts
The motto IN such instances should he: Ask
mnon city rider who essaycd a trip IN New
England recently. He arrived at on" village
70 learn from them the best way TO proc."d to
the next town on his n1ute, because ~ other
pST we're tho s'y chic. h Of s sHs t a
'S sni II" f' e. him F'"y to roads ss
In TNTR A.
chief and gave another route whicn. he said
was shorter; The rhie, ,contenied that his way
They got into a lively dispute aud the tourist
won't away Mt an utter loss to know what road
S E s G ,s TdSF f.ns ths
guided over different route entirely from
either Of those mentioned hv the Police De-
NJ the police routes were rough and hilly and
almost unrideabl".
Prices aggrcGating $4,000. will be offered
for tho various races during "bicycle week" at
the PARIS Exposition next summer, Tho
IExpositOn for which the prizes amount to
sd.OOo In twenty-four hour race the prizes
value ~ tho prizes. under specIal sanction.
Tho controversy between the Park officials
and he nutomohilists recalls 10 the mind OF
ricvr!es were adni,ted to the parks. the rx.
clu-ion being on the sameErounds OF frighten-
ing hur'es ihht are urged against tho motor
carriages This was one 81 the most interest
ing contests for common rights ever made by
wheclmen. but as It occurred in tho eighties. II
nnfant liar With. As saTy as ls7S and i"i fS S0
~" cyclists began to try to get into Central
Park. but they were riG,dly deoarr-d;
tn" smooth roads % the Park nt that
mc n, m sHnfrs' ~. nII snH mum HSoT
tho spring Of 1881 the League OF American
Mhr"l men nnd tho local clubs presented
al Inn 70 IA Fk q,
Permission to enter the sacred precincts This
or thy lst Of Jnne was Iop,2}rtsh upon favor.
majority Of the boari opposed 1t. Sevrra' sim.
Liar .t'mI,s failed, snt W." lar Arranged to
msSs Sc,norSe IN. ssoo MI ni frs.I.n
iisrioid. il ii Walker Of the Manhattan 81.
GS eS ' rode ns .s srf at
Sixth avenue and llOth street. Walker was
on a high wheel. white the other two
IL. nSr and we're raroilei pending an APPEAL
More than year later Judge Lawrence of tho
supreme Court decided the case hv saying
~. he w9%d no; .:riIs MN The he @4s"a
grct..En'e1 ~ hhsoG1dIng 1nh'r 'nShsw"nt In
G"n iSF: nnrinsd TIN. decision, techn caiY. by
refusing I" giant q writ OF habeas CORPUS. In
n. meantime public Gn.ntnn hal .esun 10
change 81 commissioners now efforts were put
ioTthhy III. rIdsrs. and captItat"s Tor po!iit-
enthusiasm at the polls, but only ,parts
concessions were oetancd: ON Nav ~ when
New York. the conImissi9ners rGIrmitted pa.
rsd- of 900 to 60 through the Fark IL was
many in which there was no runaway accident
in the Park. This vas q wedge that opened up
III" Nest Drive to cyclists from Flity-ninth
street To- ll"th street "hctwrsn midnl ght, ana
- NJ" to such member. OF the l.. \. W As
were recommended tho leagu" President to
he 1T 10 receive permits; and the I.ensu" eN"cu;
tive held rtSlpuslDle Tor the conduct OF
III" riders. This privilege was subsequently
extended 50 a. to Incl R,eri.Is nrTe sN,
=. lS~:}. that thi' first privilege was granted.
In neo-mhsr, iSsi, the privilege was changed
never wels included. The battle went on W n
one set 81 comm ssipn"rs after another until
through no Leg. stature. chiefly by u. Potter
and GsnrGe Il Bitw.l' nov t",lrr. or o. The
i wa. sxn,"I Iw GOV iii on June y. iSS7,
In this bill, which j. q rnr, 81 tho cHi',l.d
Ing only PERSONS. And Park commi s,,oners.
rs Vel as Other NwTihnr';rs, G nrs forbdicn
wa. pr. WS'' much s same o's sopd hEFn
sfun d"" Of N Whe.i%pn ' in is~i i. well Dc.
sctibed 10y rider OF that time. Alex So hwnl-
sn ~ 'h to ride G@r on hs
walks. hut not N" ro,ds. We were admitted
only between c"rtn in hours, md not then un.
oO, cents for = license, badge. almost as big as
n dinner plate. we'll remember going to get
my badge went to the sergeant ~ the park
police. gavcl my name; age and address and 30
cents. Then came tho question: Can you
ride?' ] replied Nfrlrma,ive'y; and II. ser.
lad outside and see Il he i. goo,
cop who know no more about a hicvrl. ami
its limitations than he did about lipnil air,
through drill M and down the, road lie
gave orders In imitation Of a Colonel on LIrnde.
II was: Mount! Turin ,ar-r-ound! For
r-wnr-r.d marriott several times and then
came tho astonishing command: 'Stha-n-nd
sthiilr explained that II was not the nature
o. the hsast to stand and We went Inside. whore
Mike said 70 the sergeant, 'Shure. the young
mon can ride all right, md then go: my bic
round tin badge. II was tho queerest bit OF
civil service examination that | ever saw.
with the most remarkable Judge"
CordanR. the Dutch crack. has been so dis
gusted by the refusal TO accspt his twanty-four-
hour record that he SAYS he will never again
enter n race or 70 for record Hereafter hn
will represent an automobile firm OF Holland
and may compete in motorcycle and motor
vehicle contests.
A single bicycle with q ga solne m o. or attach