Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27
BOMB IN CYCLEDOM.
Detection Of the Kings County
Wheelmen is a Thunderclap.
BROOKLYN CLUB NOW n. G. A.
The tsreatway Of the X. q. ". I. n
Hard ffiow Ca League OF Amer
lean vbccimcn.

In the face Of the fact that the Utah
whcclmcn have lifted their nrs, love.
tho l.. \. W. and gone over practically
IN a body to the National cyclists ns.
ISOLATION. tho following comments In
the H. Louis Daily Oiobc.Dcmocrat
viii BE- read with interest.
About the hardest blow the l.. a. W.
has received In H. rght with the y. c.
A. was the detection 81 the Kings
County whocimon. This brooklyn
club r. the strongest In New York. and
IN annual race meeting has been one
that has brought champions toac,hcr.
II has always been an l.. 4. W. body,
but ~ meeting this year. which has
been oct Tor June q. win be- under the
auspices % tho y. g. a. The announce.
mcnt came like thundcrcinp TO New
York cyclcdum and has created inter-
Get all over the cycling world. In cx-
planntinn ~ the action u the club.
Chairman Van Week. % the race COM
mittee. wfitcri
IT was only after careful and ma
turc consideration that the race meet
committee decided 10 take this step.
and the decision was q unanimous one.
because for n time tho committee was
inclined almost 10 a man 10 declare for
the L.. a. W. The change was brought
about by thorough Investigation,
Primarily the committee was inclined
20 apply for an l.. a. W. sanction
largely for sentimental rcaHuna The
minmanaEement-to use no harnher
tofm-of racing affairs BY the league
last year dlsEuntod most patrons ~ the
sport End added largely TO the Hcnti.
ment already existing In and around
New York. fnvnrinr the relinquishment
~ the control ~ racing by the league.
/ There II little doubt that this renii-
mcnt would have controlled matters
at the last meeting ~ the national 49,.
rcmhly had not politics. involving the
election OF president Of the league.
/ prevented the elimination ~ all refer
enco 10 racing from the league conuii-
tuition.
IT II very apparent 10 even super.
fcihl observer that the vast majority
81 league members care nothing about
racing. In 10 far ~ the control % Il
" concerned. This almost universal
sentiment Il hound to be- recognized
eventually. 20 u would b. only aucs.
tlun 81 time when the league would
/ give up the control 0f racing % ~
own accord and turn H. attention "a
more important matters, such NJ good
| roads, N Nhlch direction " mas made .
magnificent record IN this state. This
members 81 this club have CAREFUL,
watched the organization and conduct
81 affairs ~ tho y. q. 4. and are thor,
uurhiy satisfied herewith There arr
no older men In the bicycle game than
'he members ~ the Kings Count,
whecimon. nnd they are satisfied thn
the y. 9, n II an honest and above
board organization. and that the mon a
the head ~ II arr actually, AMI u
fact. In real control NJ %. These met
are known 10 the members ~ the King
| county whcelmsn ana are trusted, w
have not q word 10 say nraina the lhch
l.. A. W. racing officials hut this rec
ord ~ their organization II against
them. because the Kings Count,
whcelmeu believe there n better chnnc'
~ getting good, clean, wcll.managc,
sport under the direction OF the n. g. A
than under the l., 4, W. We have dccld
cd 10 SO with the former