Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-13
THE CYCLING WORLD.
Matters Of Interest to wheeImen an6
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Matters Of Interest to wheelmen and
Others.
Chairman Henry e. Quicker IL hard at
work arranging the program OF races
for the National Meet, which promises
to eclipse anything Of its kind ever at
tempted on previous occasions. The
same can be said OF the chairmen OF
the other committees, who are exerting
every effort in their power to arrange
Tor a week OF royal entertainments at
the Twentieth Annual Meet Of the
League of American Wheelmen. Al
though the skeleton program has been
outlined. 1t appears that there Will be
numerous additions in the way Of even
ing entertainment. Among the prcmi-
Eent organizations that will take an
active part in this direction, arc tho
Newton Bicycle Club and the Charles.
town Rovers' Cycle Club, two OF tha
Oldest cycle organizations In the coun-
Try Inc committees having in charge
the tours to points OF historical Inter-
test are selecting details of escorts and
guides to take charge OF the visitors
VINO wish to participate in these trips.
Chairman Henry c. Nickersan, OF the
l.. A. w. national transportation conn
mittee, has succeeded in perrectinc the
most satisfactory arrangement that has
ever been secured for Transportation TO
ana from the National Meet By his
arrangement visitors from distant
points West and South will have op-
portunity to visit the seashore ana
mountains following the week Of the
meet and avail themselves of the rates
which he has secured.
AT the last meeting of the executive
committee OF the Boston '99 Meet Club.
IN - man Nickerson announced that he
mad secured the following rates:
One limited fare by route travelled
gong and returning the same way from
T H. outside a radius of 200 miles from
Boston short line mileage. tickets linn
tied to continuous passage in hoth a..
retions. to be sold and good going
through New England from August Ia
-, inclusive; returning August 1870.
From points 200 miles or less from
Boston, convention rates, good going
August 1919. inclusive, and good res
turning August 1920. inclusive. one
wheel 10 be carried free to Boston at
owners fisk on any OF the preceding
| forms of tickets.
Thls arrangement gives the meet at
session advantages, as far as TRANSPORT
.ation Is concerned, which have never
oeen granted to the L. A. w. for nre-
NO national meets. The extension Of
the limit for the return portion Of tho
ticket to August 81 allows not onjv
an opportunity for league members 70
ENJOY The meet. but also ample time to
VISIT the seashore and mountain resorts
OF New England. after the meet ia
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confident that this ARRANGEMENT will ho
appreciated by members and that many
| VIII take advantage of the same
| CANADIAN SITUATION.
recent advices from Montreal from
me canadian Wheelmens Association
indicate that there will be a satisfac-
tory adjustment OF any difficulty or anyS
Misunderstanding that arose from the
Interpretation by the c. w. A.. or Nv
the Boston '99 Meet Club, of rumors
Which were unfounded. President F.
LOW Porter. of the Boston 90 Meet
CLUB. states that there Is no doubt that.
When the time comes. the Boston 100
Meet Club and the c. w. A. will work
III union to make a success of the inter-
national and national championships so
tar as lies In their power. The attitude
or the c. w. a. is shown by the fol-
lowing abstract of n letter from score.
tary II. B. Donly, OF the c. w. A.. tn
| President Porter: ~
must admit that you appear tn
understand our position with n fair
aegree OF accuracy. The one error that
you seem to have fallen into Is that we
the c. w. A. will allow your outlaw
| rioers to ride at the Montreal Worlds
Meet. We never contemplated such n
| thing, and would not have the power 70
permit 1t IL We desired. The I. c. a 10
| me only body that would grant the
necessary permission, and our onIv ac-
| tion has been to ask that tho q A
VIII come to decision in sufficient time
10 protect its meet from Montreal sss
IL is not the easiest thing in the world
tor us here in Canada to Judge between
statements so much at variance. If we
were absolutely sure that one or the
otner OF you were all right and tbs
otner all wrong (referring to the N. &.
Al. our plan would be simple indeed
what we aim at is this, to prevent dir
| peing left at the last moment without
any racing men from the United States
~ secretary Sturmey says that recoeni-
| .ion VIII certainly not be granted. ana
t ,hae compromise is out of the aues-
~, III H.. me y. w. A. is not going to kick
up Its heels or attempt to RIM corn+a.
10 the decision OF The International
The Rogers Screw Co., recently incor-
porateo at Providence, r. l.. is canItai-