The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-07
CYCLING NOTES.

/ WHeSlIIleH ueSii lllS " Jolli tle Lea
que of American Wheelmen SHOULD
make application to Abbot Bassett
secretary, Boston, Mass.
Secretary Basseett Of the League O.
American Wheelmen received AIT re
newals of expired membership and s.
new applicants last week.
| The Ohio Division of the League Of
| American Wheelmen will present tc
| the Legislature of that state a bill pro
| vidng for side pathes, similar TO the
| New York law which has been SO con-
| spicuous a success in practical opera
| ton
Chief Consul Boyle of the Pennsyl-
vana Division of the L, A. W., has
been nominated unanimously to sue
coed himself. He has already served
ten years in the executive position and
his eleventh nomination is all the evil
dence of his ability that is needed.
There are thousands of wheelmen
who make tours of varying distance
and occupying from day to weeks at
time, and heretofore they have had
to depend upon their own resources for
routes. The new touring department
will supply these in detail, and they
are so ar@anged as to work in with
the hotel and Consul systems of the
state divisions. The preparation of
these routes has entailed a vast
amount of labor and the entire winter
will be occupied with it, so that the
opening of next season will see il
practically ready to furnish any kind
of touring information.
The detail work of properly organic
ing the new and old departments has
been given much of the attention of
the xecutive committee, but their pres
ent condition would seem to warrant
it,
The Maine division of the l.. A. W.
is turning its attention to cycle-path
building and will endeavor to accom-
plish it's purpose without asking for
financial assistance from the state or
municipal authorities. II will endeav-
or to biuld a path from Portland to
Bangor, with side paths to other lead
ing cities. The several clubs of the
state will be asked to build the sec
lions path in their vicinity and every
riders contributing assistance will be
furnished with tag emitting him to
use the paths
The New York division of the L. A.
w. Is taking an active part in coop
Grating with the other cycling organi-
cations of the metropolitan district to
secure a cycle path across the Brook
Ign bridge. The question of this wheel
way as the present roadway is unsafe
for cycling owing TO the numerous
trolley cars and other vehicles con-
stantly using it. Several serious acct
dents and one death have resulted re-
Gently and the wheelmen Of New York
and Brooklyn intend to fight for the
path until they get it.
The first candidate for one of the ma
tional vice presdencies of the L. A.
w to appear is George L. Cooke, chief
consul of Rhode Island Division. He
has been placed in omination by the
Board OF Officers of his division in an
official resolution. Mr. Cooke has held
his present position for several years
and during that time has succeeded
in making his division one. of the most
parts of the organization. He
is known in the national assembly as
one Of the most conservative, yet pro-
gressive, members of the national body
and in serving as executive pro tenn.
he has earned the reputation of being
one of the best presiding officers in
the league.
Wheelmen who think the only or
object of the l.. A. w. is the
control of cycle racing, and that they
are not interested in the organization
because they may not be Interested IN
the government of the sport. should
know this is but one of a dozen or
more departments of the league, The |
others are those working for
highway Improvement, rights and |
privileges for cyclists touring. hotel |
md repair shop accommodations road !
books, periodicals and various others. |
IN these there can be no disagreement |
% the opinion that they are deserving |
If the fullest support. and even those
Who disagree with the league in its |
control of racing are not slow in cav
ng the organization is deserving OF the
upport of eyery wheelman in it's other
The only way that these
branches of cycling can ever accom-
,lish ANYTHING ia nv organization and
hic tho T. w ft1rpirbao opJ aelsc