The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
yEvy OF TnE WHEELMES.
A Paris Report on the Happenings Mt the
]. &. 4. Meeting.

According to n long story In Le Ve!0, tho
d,lly cycllng paper of Paris. Of which copies
were received here Yesterday. tho meeting OF
The / G. A. was something more than lively, as
was implied in the brief cable report publlshei
I'm The Sun, From a translation that was maze
list might for the officers OF tho y. {. A. IL
seems that Secretary Henry Sturmey OF
England did not proifer his resignation. but
that q vote OF censure was passed upon MN
with only one dissenting voice. The a-
ton Of the French and Italian unions in
November last. IN recognizing the n, C. A..
in this country. aroused the nntagonlsin OF
Sturmey. who had opposed tho n, {. A.. ysor-
ously from the outset. Early in the Paris
meeting. Secretary Sturmey ATTEMPTED TO have
a vote OF censure passed against the L.. v, /.
This failed and the delegates decided that the
French and Italian unions were justified In tho
course pursued by them. The associations
represented were as follows: n. c. U. OF Eng
land, d. b. c.. OF Denmark. X. '. X. OF Norway.
L.. V. b.. Of Belgium. A. n. W. Of Holland. |. '.
I. Of Italy. L.. V. +. and u. 1. S. c, A. OF France.
g. W. A. OF Canada, n. c.. A. and L. A. W. OF tho
United States. and the Union of Switzerland.
The c. W. A. delegate was Major Llsles. and
Paul Oaker represented the l.. A. ". The y.
c. A. interests were looked after by President
John A.. Blaurock and Victor Breyer.
As no official communicative had been re.
ccived from the l. A.. W. announcing that it had
| retired from racing. the delegate OF that body
was a Allowed t. appeari IN the mcating. BiauroyE
moved that the y. &. A.. be substituted in the
place OF the l.. A. W. but It was decided TO cabl"
| tired. though the delegates favorable to the y.
c. A. could have overruled this plan OF pro-
cednre had they desired Acable vas sGptto
Pittsburg, and an adjournment taken awaiting
his reply. The. answer, came that the League
nad d,sp0sSI Of th its raei e. d?n9r,mG cf rn SrISntG,
moved tn I. although th' !" wv. had ceased
to govern racing IN the United states. Il should
lean riders be laced IN the same relation to the
| G.. A. "a are hose OF Germany AT the. present
time, where no organization exists. This was
Of the ". +. novel that the y. c. 4. be substi.
tuted for the L. A. W.. the vote again being y
The consideration Of IA proposition reducing
Great Britaln's representation in the |. {. A;
from six votes to two votes, II being considered
that England. Scotland and Ireland were not
entitled to two delegates each. aroused tn"
anger OF SECRETARY Sturmey and Mr.. Rritt"n
and they left the meeting Though this action
was tabled and POSTPONED until the regular
spring meeting. Il vote ~ ceusuro was passed
upon Sturmey. and his action canr IN for con-
demnation. a resolution granting amn"sty 70
controversy was adopted. which means that all
American riders will be- ci,sit,e to compete
abroad. Though the divlstDu in tho meeting
j. not published. it IL taken Tor granted that
Ii" two French organizations | esides those OF
Italy. Belgium. Holland and Sw tzcrland were
opposed to E4sIanlw; c9 TS lyenHark S9+.
acted contrary to III" wishes OF the orSan!2a.
ton as expressed last year.
Arder WHO'S by no means stupid vas complain.
ing To a dealer that Ire had taken an ugly fan
that WIGS due 10 his bearings having run M tight
aad damned, They did So lac Said because ih"re
explained how To adjust the bearings and lock
them and he had failed to perceive the locking
dayi,e. The whctiman contcndod that the man
Nhu sold tie wheel should hay" been bound by
contract 'u the maker Ia explain the WoTklnS
Il every part 10 every buyer ~ else the manu-.
]faGturrr should pui IN The l4nl hag 81 every ma
ing every detail Of construction and adj ustlnent
Of it, So that the rider could learn from it how
to take il apart as comfortably aS II under the eye
Uf an Instructor without making a n mistake The
rider added a. his Argument the statement that
hecause he did not know a certain nut was set
an With a left hand thread he had turned it 10 the
night in trying to unscrew it and seti I up 80 light
that he buried all the edges and ruined the nut
IN undoin; it. The dealer who listened 10 tho
complaint agreed with the rider concerning the
pamphlet 'I ln>tLuchons Ia the tool bag ne
excused the retail men by saying that many
buyers simply, ordered wheels shipped and few
would stop and let n salesman take a wheel apart
for them even II the salesman had Tim" To- do So,
\ couple II years ago 1t was advocated in THE
SUN that manufacturer should print In their cat
alugurs a graphic recital II how 10 take apart
and put together their own particular Wheels,
with illustrations and cautions Of what not 10 do
and also some hints on cleaning ard repairing
and the general care OF. the machine \ very
few makers have adopted this suggestion IN part
and Urint in their catalogues some useful hints;
one or two others issue separate pamphlets which
are distributed by their agents, but these, Ike
the catalogues, are overlooked by riders, who do
not have them when they want them as often
as they would II there was a pamphlet in the tool
bag If such size that II would be kept there.
While England and France both have them
ON the roads in numbers, this country has been
rIiculuusly backward in turning out single BICYCLES
propelled by a motor The demand for these
machines, According TO retail de9lers WI" can,
says he has an order for two at practically any
price from a wealthy cyclist. 1t is said. by the
attachments would create instantly a new boom,
because the luxurious well. to-do classes want a
machine, on which they can get exercise without
work, whereas "n q common bicycle they have
TO work going up hill. What is in Demand is
a motor cycle good for sixty or eighty miles that
is not too heavy to be pedalled on a smooth and
level road. One SUCH is said To have been produced
in California, but it has not been seenin the Fast.
\ small maker Of this city has been working on
one that Is about completed which he saysvill
Ill these requirements These two have been
heard about and meanwhile thousands are wait
ing 10 see one,
The Associated Cycling Clubs Of Long Island
which decided that a path across the Bridge IS
a hopeless project. have prepared 70 be intro
due, | In the Assembly Il bill ahOlishing the
extra toll for bicycles by the ferries. The bill
which is latheccd by Assemblyman Adams Of
the Twenty-frst district IL as follows:
An act to regulate the fares Tor foot passengers
boroughs Of Manhattan and Brooklyn and the Dor.
ougns OF Manhattan and queens N New iors ely,
Senate and Assembly. do enact a. follows:
section ! Tho rate or fare for foo, passengers
Sarun.Rs Of Manhattan and Braokiyn and between
the boroughs of Manhattan aud Queens in New York
city, shall be the same a. tho fare for foot passen.
gers without bicycles, and no extra fare or change
shall he collected or received for the carrying OF any
bicycle on any OF said ferries.
Sec. 2,-All acts or parts OF acts so far as in.
con slstent with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3.-This act shall take effect Immediately,
NOTES.
J. v. B.-The address Of tho Greenwich wheel
men IL 5 Abingdon square, New York city.
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