The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-11
VIEWS OF THE WHEELMEs.
Tho Quarrel between the l.. A. w. an,
n. G, A. Has Hurt Rnciug.

rhe quarrel between the l.. A. w. and
n. G. A. Has Hurt RacinE.
The quarrel OF this season between the
l." A. W. and the n. c. A. concerning the con-
troll OF racing has unquestionably hurt the
sport Two things. however, seem to have
been demonstrated. One IL that amateur
meets draw better proportionatsly to their
cost than do professional race events. The
other demonstration 10 that Sunday racing
Pays. There two propositions in the nature
OF things are paradoxical. Upon tho frat the
L. A. W. bases its argument. and upon the
second the n. c. A. bases its financial state
ments. The L. A. W. conservatives believe
that 1t possibly might be able to control anna
tour racing. The N. c. A. radicals say that
Sunday racing 10 an essential OF the sport.
Inc League men who are saaried by the Rae
ing Board. are lite radicals, and II IL creditably
reported that they will ask for the ad m isslon
OF professional racers iu tho organization.
They argue that the tens OF Thousands Of anna
teurs, who never 70 TO sompe titions. should lend
their names to the control OF all racing for the
sake Of those 10 the League who depend upon
Its revenues for living. The conservatives Of
the n {. A. believe In making money out OF
amateur meets. but depIors Sunday racing
ana think 1t - mistaken policy. Tho facts
that amateur and Sunday racing have both
n
knotty one for any ones Judgment
II 10 In company Of well Informed and en-
thusiastlc omobilists that ono will be led to
think the least OF the talk OF a national COM
bination embracing all makers. and re-
gard such projects as visionary. Nothing
moro impressss the fact that tho
ag'omo6,e I" In tn. swsddlinV clothes
eSponents OF different motors, each arguing
in favor OF his own type. and yet all admitting
upset the calculations Of every one Under
snch circumstances i does not sesm praotica-
ton with the talk OF com Rinatious that m.
names OF those who are now managing tho
s,sss sus,moS u, business ia ne epvntry
yshiels. &. tsit = combine" ' hs /" lf i,ts
Is what kind TO buy and how m uoh IL will cost.
10; them tho advice is very much what Il had
to c IL h. ,nS 4 G0 SSG gsi That study
his machine IS The best and adyi.. you to get
thing, Trade papers arc often biased. The
advertisements Of reliable concerns and an in.
,ssi,igent inv.,tlgatIon are about the safest
rerienc-. the same old expensive. school I, tho
only thing for absolute learning, In relat on to
Ascend meeting Of the makers who moan
cycle trust" has been held at isntslo and the
otsHni2ati"n OF the Cycle Trades Protective
ms SsTa "f Fred SsF 5"bn.Sn YIN isst?2T
Idridge, Nics.Prcdnnt: " II. crosby. Treas
H'fT; sampn' a Mlei; SIec,sIary: Trustees
snyder The association was organized with
100000 capital, and Will. It viii not walk
SG %oy 9T iO ,hs vnn' b s
ctowding. on the rart ~ the trust Forty
mad ha ia Of
ment
urpsr Fin avenue saw IA cycist knocked over
Nv grocery wagon horse yesterday The
corner slowly and so wa. the grocery
wagon and the cyelist was simply pushed
who lad n,ssm dGs nut an 5h' dSSsn
The Frsnshmsq, who is racing af man.
grabbing his whes.. seemed anIious to get
away. II ,6oy N the grocery wagon was
Flenchnan why he did not cal a POLICEMAN
The eve ist who had been kaoctsd down
laughed hear lv and forgot his hast. 70 get
Of a policeman who would arrest him Tor being
way things are done in Paris II a psdes,
,risn Or cycl''t 10 Knocked down
explained IN. French rider bccaus. the horses
and automobiles have the right ~ way
They are n! ,GgIo,sa TO l,oG out ~ cyoI.is3r
foot trhVs srs, hut the latter must look out for
the biz vehicles 10 then luo.ei Max O'Relrs
SAYING about the ChhsSeurs: In IondOn they
try To- avoid YOU: In New York thev DO not care
whether they hit you or not: In pari. thsy try
4 run you down" II was his apUr.rla'ion OF
the Parin conditions that made him GLAD TO he
able 'ogst away and notthink Of complaining
explained the lr-uekmau and q osr " no had
watched and listened wondered how long be.
fore it would be tho same here.
Announcsment has !u-t he.n nada regard.
ing the cycle and automobile show To be he Id
At Maiisoa Square Garden during tho week
following Jan %. 100 A Number az mAkers
have applied for SPACE and thr-e IL every adj
cation that the nth annual exhibition will I've
success The amph'thsstr. will be divided
into li3 spaces on the main floor. devoted az
clusiyey to BICYCLES and Autonobi.ss with
IL additional spaces on the first balcony