The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-08
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEM
Amateur Riders Reinstatsd by the n. G.. A.
Board of Control.

Following the annual meeting Of the N. c. A.
on Tuesday, there was an all day session Of the
Board Of Control yesterday. The time was given
chiefly to consideration Of the racing rules, 20
pecially those to be framed for motor cycles The
American Racing Cyclists Union has been asked
to submit suggestions for changes in the pro
fessional rules and a revised set will he adopted
at a meeting of the board early in April The
following riders were reinstated In the amateur
class: II J.. Wehrle. South Norwalk. Conn;
r. de Martini, Brooklyn; J. j Gregory. Newark,
N. j. The following applications for reinstats'
ment were rejected. John j Burns, Ieominister.
Mass; ". r. Tenzler, Waterbury, Conn: J. T.
Kelleher, Springfield; ". G.. Anderson, East
Greenwich. Conn; S J. Harvey, New Haven
In accordance with his own request Franz J.
Kramer was formally transferred IN the pro
fessionel ranks 4 number Of other additions
u the professionals will be made before the out
door season opens 1t was decided that all rders
who register between Feb. | and May | will re
ceive registration tickets good until May !, 1901.
, The special meeting Of 1.-THE International Cyclists
Association that was to be held at Paris, but was
postponed until after the l. A. W. Assembly,
will take place on next Saturday. three days after
the League legislators meet
1t is now known that Conway W. Sans ia In
the field for the J.. \ ". presidency and as he
is the only prominent candidate at present he is
likely Of election. This makes IL pretty certain
that the !. \ " will abandon all effort and pre-
tence TO the control Of racing. for Sans has de-
Clared himself emphntic1lly as opposed 10 the
sport in the organization.
Peculiar fashions and fancies are to be no
ticed among the contingent Of winter cyclists
by one who will watch from q hotel piazza and
lounge about the racks Of a favored road
house. In one rack yesterday was found a
wheel the toe-clips on which were .elaborately
bound about with paper and stout thread. The
owner was asked by q friend i the clips were
Nope. that's to keep the ~footsies warm. my
greene, Got newspaper in my shoes. too. and
It's something like the shotgun dose OF medl.
cine when you try a little OF everything. l
don't know whether it's the paper in the shoes.
] tried both on at the same time and find my
toes keep warmer, so I'm letting well enough
alone, 1t is not perfect, though. and doubt y
one has sensitive toes. It is the ,numbness
caused by the pressure OF the pedals and the
clip that affect the feet, The paper is soite.
big the pressure will be worse, / have spread
mine open, Some new kind OF, clip that will
riding. Last year | tried a pair Of big mittens
pulled over my shoes. They were warming. but
YARD Ti@ Of twin sfe bes snHs they 9m a caMssa more : es spor :
than ! could stand for, iguess rubber pedals
and no clips is about the best thing. but |
haven't the rubbers and this rigging is a
Another oddly OF the road was the appear.
ance Of one Of. those riders who had started
out without his gloves, forgetting. how much
increases. This careless man had picked up
somewhere a couple OF the straw coverings In
which wine, bottles are packed. and with
one on each handle bar 50 that they covered
his hands and wrists was making his way
along with a smirk on his face that betokened
pride in his originality. A rider who could
hardly be accused Of trying to set q fashion
saddle fastened to. his handle bars. while his
coat tightly wound and tied about the seat post
served him as n substitute on his trip.
It was after midnight before the first good
roads meeting OF the Automobile Club at the
Waldorf Astoria on saturday was. adjourned.
The late Speakers were, Assem- bIyman J. A.
Aids, Charles T.. Simms. .fr. and ]. b. Potter.
OId-time work ers for good roads declared the
meeting one Of the most notable they ever had
attended. not only because OF the union OF the
cyclists and motorists. hut on account OF the
on the subject and their addresses being filed
Of how the tax would be felt by
that II the state Appropriated s5OO,OOO, with
the counties 10 make up the other S50O,OO0, as
the law provides. this would mean for West
ofproperty. according to the valuation Of 1900.
Albany county would have to pay s.. O}5 on this
basis. W ,ich ia less than Westchester. A mile
q macadam road costs about $1,000. and with
Sl,OoO.OOO one hundred and twenty-five miles
than two miles for each county Il il was dis,
tributed that way Thus, for instance, Albany
than Slt.OOO worth OF good roads. More than
thirty new state roads have been laid out by
engineers and are, now waiting for the funds