The Jersey City news., 1899-11-03


and James Hunter, of Newark; unliapftef
+ team pursuit race between Archie Mac.
Fachern. the pursuit champion and
Bobby Thompson, of Canada, against Otto
Maya ana Fred Sims. representing
America; 5-mile motor tandem race be
tween the Devil Catcher, Harry Elkes'
Internal machine and the Flying Demon
owned by Rutz and Hausmann. on
crack amateur riders. Archie MacEachern
will ride against the New Jersey State
records, and there will be a race for
employees besides quarer-mile novice
race.
The L. A. W. is beginning to receive
applications for membership from auto
mobiliss, who are as much interested in
the cause of good roads as the wheelmen
and farmers.
Among the nominations for Chief Consul
of L. A. w. Divisions are:-C w. Mears, 5.
L. Ghaster, Ohio; w. H. Arthur, Illinois;
f. w. Starr, Connecticut; I. H. Gist,
Colorado; Josiah Quincy, Massachusetts;
M NJ Belding, Jr., New York; ). A.
Boyle, Pennsylvania; w B. Hassan,
Indiana; H. S. Earle, Michigan; and g
Frank Kireker, New Jersey.
The alliance between the League OF
American Wheelmen and the Cyclists
Touring Club of England is now absolute
ly complete the membership tickets for
use by members of the L. A. w having
arrived from the c. T. C. These tickets
are now in possession OF Secretary Bas-
sett, Of the L. A W., and will be issued
to members who will make tours OF
Europe.
The interchange of membership tickets
is made for the purpose of obyiaung any
misunderstanding on the part OF thou-
sands of official hotels and repair shops
and the hundreds of representatives OF the
two organizations. Under the plan adopt
cd member of the L. A. w. touring
EUROPE viii have the same credentials as
a resident member of the c. 7. G. ana
will be entitled to all the privileges Oh
the membership, and the same is the case
with G. T. c. members who visit the
United States
This completed alliance is one of the
strongest actions of the League and alone
creditably acquits the present executive
committee of the League. This fact Will
be most appreciated next year when
thousands of wheelmen will visit Europe
on account of the Paris Exposition. Many
of these visitors of course will make their
cycling trips of secondary consideration
to the great show, but they will make a
most pleasurable part of the foreign visit
and now that the League has furnished
its members with every advantage for
touring under the most favorable auspices
many more of these trips awheel VIII pc
taken.
The official announcement by the Ex-
nosition authorities shows that every ac-
commodation for wheelmen will be made
on the grounds, but in addition the L. A.
w. has arranged for a special headquar-
ters for its members and there they will
be able to ascertain all the knowledge
necessary for tours on any part of the
continent. The membership cards IN ne ne
road books, hotel and reoair shnp arc,.''-- :
modations and the services of the official
represent "a tive located in almost Every ylt-
lage, as well as the large cities, OF Europe
In the headquarters established by Presl-
dent Keenan, tours of the principal sight
seeing districts will be arranged and the
temporary headquarters on the grounds
Will be as well supplied with information
as the permanent offices.