The sun., 1899-03-22
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
RACING BOARD or THE l.. a. ". RE-
JNSTAIES SUSPENDED IRLCKS.

| oCOFENOED IhAthHs
| Hitch In the Formation of n Great Manu-
featuring Trust-Ex- champion Iimmcr-
man Will Try Racing Again This Year
| Further Decrease in League Membership.
The first announcement indicative OF the
policy OF Fred W. Gerlach. the new Chairman
of the L. A. W. Racing Board, was made yester-
day. in which the tracks at Manhattan Beach.
| Berkeley Oval and others were reinstated II
was intended to be a torpedo in the outlaw
| camp. but the n c. A. men examined it curl
ously and discovered that 1t did not have any
| warhead on it, According to one official Of the
| so-called outlaws" 1t was "a sloppy mess of
| crawflsh." The tracks reinstatod were sus-
| pended. most OF them. because of the nom
settlement with the track association to
which they belonged Of certain bills for pacing
and other expenses The official announce
ment Is artistically vague. the purpose OF de-
claring the reinstatement with as few explana-
tions as possible being seemingly plain. 1t
| reads:
Attorney Dickson of Boston the legal representa-
tive of certain riders in the matter of their claim
| against the n. I. A. for the non-paymcnt Of
which the hereinafter stated tracks suspended
by the L. A. W. having effected settlement salts
factory to the riders having such claims, and hav
ing accepted payment on their behalf the cause for
| which suspension was imposed upon such tracks
has been removed. In view Of such satisfactory set
tlement Of these claims. the tracks at the follow
| ing places-sprtng gneld Berkeley Oval. Manhattan
| Beach. Newark and Bridgeport-are reinstated and
| restored to sanction privileges.
| The hitch that Is delaying the proceedings for
| the formation Of great bicycle manufacturing
trust is said on good authority TO be due to the
fact that one OF the largest concerns has motor
| carriage plant and the terms upon which 1t
| shall be absorbed or separated cannot be
| agreed upon. The capital for the trust will be
furnished. 1t is said. by the Mercantile Trust
| Company Of this city. 1t Is reported to be rail
G waGh ssas g. To- @
Is the working leader OF the movement. The
following concerns are all that are known to
| have fixed their prices and given an option on
| their plants:
Monarch Cycle Manufacturing Company; Chicago;
stone / Co. Chicago Imes 1 Frost Company. Chi
saaas fSsa: f59e
sSra. Ss Psnss I baso Co GSss
SSmRG.nS E estnss es:
turing Company. Reading. Pa; Crawford Manufac-
ms SSm
featuring Company, Shelby. Ind.
Arthur 4, 4, zI%msrman. INN the iorme5S champion
Fd of % ss. xSn /. Rshep s N the bsS ST
T ride w III dspsnd sns what hat
he has not trained Systematically for any Of his
sporadic appearances. end neither he nor his
him. TSe Jessy never been
3absd .bs il ssprpH of 100 nss or 5o a1 yards
is n' sad d.''snd and IT viii viii be sS ms aueston sRtor
his ayhs Thn b he
day. II he can hang on to the bunch until the
final sprint for the tape ,hy is likely to make
ss star it msst In edrsn tE S tho S
the headaparTters T q The y g A. Yesterday and
my H did mean as it. but It the eeaf oeas se of the he
n. c. 4. want to d!ssuade HIM. Some years
ststsrSop No. is' ssf wore S thSt nun namber IN in
Ing on some track in the, metropolitan district
about April l. but will Immediately begin to
The weekly report Of the Secretary % E sh2ws yY
applications received and the total member
suss o The Sg s m states as
ss. +. S.l64; PennsylSania. 20. i8.Ss7; New
| IS. Edwards the holder OF the worlds rec
ord OF 2S9 consecutive sec centuries IN as many
|
says that he, will not return to this country un-
| less unusual inducements are offered to him in
| his mother. who is i'll.
| Mccoy n 3 to 1 Fayorite Over Choynski.
SAN Francisco. March 21.-The betting to-
day on the Mccoy -Choynski fight. which will
be decided here on Friday night. was 10 to in
favor OF Mccoy With some Choynski money in
! sight. Sam Greenfield. a New York sporting
man who arrived here on Saturday. lost no time
in gettir z into the thick OF the betting battle.
Yesterday he offered to wager $2500-on Choyn-
ski. but could find no takers up to a late hour
last night. II came out here expecting to get
good odds on thislfight," saidiGreenfeld. " but
| these Mccoy men want everything in sight.
dsy Ss odd on h
than ose sSod
matched matched with Mccoy at catch weights f mime H
dlately concluded that ChoynsEi was my man;
that win go up on the Frisco boy II Il can 'g get
any kind OF M reas2n9I3le son prorosltlon am not
Xii | want is fair shake, tell You It's going
| to be the greatest fight OF the year"
morrow On Friday he will leave his training
| quarters In Inglesde and come into town.
hs fsvou be M rest MSSoH p It tune np in hs
| work to morrow. but 1t is probable that he will
remain at his ,, quarters until AIN almost ring time e.
! form as any fighters that ever donned mtts.
| The advance sale OF seats has been the largest
to date OF any fight ever held IN this city. Up
| to last night $500 worth OF seats had been
| sold.
| Sharkey Wants to Fight FitZsimmons.
| Just now Tom Sharkey seems full OF fight
and is prepared to meet all comers. As a
| starter, he wishes to face Champion FitZsim-
mons. His manager, who could have had a
match with "Lanky Bob" only short time
ago. says that Sharkey is in earnest about
clashing with the formidable Cornishman. and
ready to undertake the lob In five weeks
time. or course the champion will not
pay, any attention to him. as he has
| battle with Jeffries his hands.
Meanwhile negotiate Ions ore, on Tor q return