The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-20
FRESH CYCLING NEWS
PRESIDENT MACE WILL ATTEND
THE NATIONAL BOARD
OF c. r.. G..
SOME LEGISLATION ON HAND
of Importance Needing Attention
Place of the Next Annual Meet
ing-Mr. McIlrnth's Appointment
Meets With Much Satisfac ton
A "SurvfVOrs' Century.

The annual meeting of the national
board of the Century Road Club of
America will be held this year at Chi
cago, Feb. 26 and 27. President A. l..
Mace will leave Saturday and will at
tend all the sessions of the board.
Messrs. F. G. Clark and g. H. Alex
ander, Chicago and R. NJ. Davis, CIeve-
land, report that every indication
points to a large attendance of mem
bers from all sections Of the United
States. This annual meeting of the ma
tional board always brings large num-
bers of cyclists in it's wake, who are
interested in cycling legislation and
who have ideas to advance as to how
the organization should be managed
Others are attracted from the fact that
the opportunity to meet and become
acquainted with ad-riding cyclists
from all sections of the country is ap-
preciated. Milwaukee, Chicago and
Detroit will have committees on hand
to urge the selection of the place Of
the next annual meeting for their re-
spective cities. Detroit entered the
field rather late in the day, but the
Business Mems league of that wide
awake city are doing some tall hus-
Ting and have hopes to secure the &C.
ceptance of their invitation to the
board to meet in that city in 1900.
Several Minnesota members have in
CURED why ST. Paul or MINNEAPOLIS
are not In the field with invitations to
the national board to hold its next an
nual meeting in Minnesota No city in
the country is better able to care for
a gathering of this nature or is better
qualified to entertain them than ST.
Paul. and it is to be regretted that no
| invitation from this city will be pre-
scented to the convention at Chicago
next week
The business to be conducted this
year is largely of routine nature. No
questions of particular importance to
the cycling world will come up for set
tlement. The constitution and bylaws
will be revised and amended and
brought up to date. National commit
tees will be assigned to new duties in
several instances. and some old official
positions will be abolished, if, after
discussion, it is deemed for the gen
eral interest of the organization to
take this step. Travelling and
recruiting centurious will be recos-
nlzed and their duties clearly defined
IN order that no unnecessary friction
snail occur between them and the state
officers of the divisions through which
they pass in the course of their trav-
els. The outlook for the season of 1899
is very bright for the club, the addf-
ton of new members throughout the
winter season has been more numerous
than usual and indicates an active in
terest in the club among road riding
cyclists throughout all parts of the
country. Road records will be handled
with promptneSs, CONSTANT with thor
oughneSS and the new system of di-
viding the United States into three
districts. each presided over by mem
Der of the road record committee, is
expected to greatly facilitate the con-
tn hing 90 +l,i-
important committee of the club.
The appointment of Jas. McGrath as
local centurion for the c. r. C. at st.
| Paul is received with favor by the
| local division. Mr.. McGrath Is an ac-
| tive rider and enthusiastic in his eff
forts to advance the interest in club
| affairs throughout this section The
| practice of giving club runs once q
month and extending a general invita-
ton to the cycying public will be con-
tinued this season. Mr.. McGrath will
| also 1naugurate q survivors century
| run to be conducted on the same plan
| as has become popular in New York,
chicago and other Eastern cities Sew
eral medals will be hung up by local
| ana state offlcers for competition
among Z. K. c. members. and alto
! getner the prospects for an unusually
| active season among century riders is
| very bright. West St Paul shol1ld he
represented by a club officer. as that
| section of the city is becoming quite
prominent as a cycling center. The
state centurion will no doubt make the
necessary appointments at an early
| date. Hans Madison, Thos. Void and
DR.. II. c. Johnson have each been
mentioned in this connection, either of
| whom would make a flrSt-c1aSS local
| centurion for the West side.