New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-01
CYCLING.
M'FARLAND. STEVENS AND EATON sra
PENDED AND MICHAEL's MANAGER
FINED s10O-TROUBLE BETWEEN
THE RIDERS ASSOCIATION
An THE y r.
AID THE y. c. A

There are some people who predict that an 49,.
rupture Is about 20 take place between the azsocs
ton Of professional bicycle racing men ard -
National Cycling Association. which has had cba-~a
Of bicycle racing since the League OF An,ersos
Wheelmsn withdrew from the active ranaza,,s-.
Of racing The National Cycling Association ~,
agenent has at last found II necessary N -,
delayed but. according TO those IN position -
know. deserved discipline 20 some OF the leader.
Of the racing mems association What the ultimate
outcome VIII be can onv be conjsctured. To thoss
who in favor OF honest sport the manaEems,.
OF the National Cycling Association must be CON-
mended. Those who have watched certain races
closely both this year and last year believe that
National Cycling Association treated the
delinquents with due consideration. Some % the
professional riders have for some time shown
disposition 70 throw OF all restraint and race o7
not race. they saw 1T
meeting Of the Board OF Control OF the Ma
tional Cycling Association held az the Hotel
HeubIein. Hartford. Conn. yesterday and the dele
gates decided that drastic measures were needed
The first case taken Up that OF Jay Eaton and
Orlando l. Stevens who INDUCED in a race at the
VaiIsburg track. near Newark. July a One OF
the riders disqualified for fouIing the other
In the nnal heat II is said that there were ugiv
runors afoat regarding betting tle race ard
that the riders and the friends OF the riders came
to blows over the result. When Mcfarland. Ste
vens and Cooper were about TO sail for France the
other day Eaton followed the men 20 the steam
ship. and Is said have tried 20 assault Stevens
asserting that he owed him CEaton) money. The
Board suspended both Eaton and Stevens from all
connection with bicycle racing pending an invss-
tigation Of that race at Newark The race IN qles-
ton took place at night, and the gates were not
thrown open TO the public.
Floyd Mcfarland Is the rider who raced re-
Gently with Sfichasls and was beaten in two OF
the three races 1t is charged that Mcfarland with
or without the consent Of the American Racing
Cyclists Union. arranged TO have several riders OF
the professional class appear at meets recently az
Washington and Baltimore. Mcfarland agreed tina,
Eaton. Stevens Cooper. Kiser. Taylor. himself and
others would race az Baltimore on July % and a.
Washington on the following day McFarland
1ailed 70 rulIH nis part OF the contract and II Is
meets in those cities lost heavily. The Board de-
Cided that Mcfarland must pay fine OF $50. and
Hsdy tn. The Eanager OF Jimmy Mtcnael vas also
nroe rf aIfse fo9s2a ne ne. ssns a1,s q n
Michael-MunIo contest. held at the Hills Grove
r. l.. track on July % Kennedy must pay the ins
to-day. Babcock and vetter, the pacemakers IN
the Michael-Munro race. were also fined IS each
for refusing 70 obey the referees Instructions
And now the question comes up. What viii me
stevens are Two Of the three riders senT sbr5sI
last week by the combination 70 represent THIS
foreign racing associations will harken 70 the
rulings OF the National Cycling Association ard
and suspeson may be fsd f he PsSs his M
is said has decided to ABANDON racing for EoOd
The tansle among the racing men reminds veterans
OF the old fight between the Racing Board o. the
League OF American Wheelmen and Sanger, Titus
and Caoanne. The assertion made that the
sion followed. All Of the in the
pioy Of Spaldtng at the time, and the fight
bitter one.
The National Cycling Association Board also
made the following rulings:
Voted. that the National amateur characteristics
for the season Of 1900 be contested in Buffalo ne
arrangements and supervision Of the same to Be
District 3.
Voted that water jackets are permissible on
motor pacing machines within regula ton width.
not necessarily revolvs. Voted that a referee may
use MS discretion about taking action agains,
riders who delay a programme by not promptly
appearing on the track.
William Smith. Of Buffalo is transferred 10 the
professional class for selling a prize Franchise
rights for city OF Los Angeles. Cal are granted
the Nelodrome Cycle Track Company. Of thar civ.
are granted Nelodrome Cycle Track Company. o.
that city. Franchise rights for the city Of New
Haven, Conn, are granted New-Haven Coliseum
Company, OF that city. Franchise rights for the
city OF Worcester. Mass, are granted worcester
Coliseum Track Association. OF that city
ReinStsted to the amateur class: \. ". ZinbrtCh.
Rochester. y. Y; Lloyd 5. Beve-ln Philadelphia.
Roscoe. Pittsheld, Mass. and Dave COburn, New
ark. N ].
Applications for reinstatement to amateur class
refused: Harry J. Ruble. BuffaIo. n. Y; James
CrQuhart. Dorchester, Mass; E c. FerTes SPRING
held, Mass; Hollis A Adams. Clinton Mass, ".
r. Teuzler, Broad Brook Conn. T z Tsrment.
Foxboro. Mass. and Daniel Daley. Taunton. Mass