New-York tribune., 1900-08-28
CYCLING.
: u OFFICIALS TO MEET IN PHILADEL-
PHTA ON FRDAY-ELKES RE-
TURNS TO-DAY.

TURNS TO-DAY.
Members Of the League Of American Wheelnen
throughout the country are taking lively interest
IN the coming meeting Of the Revision COMMITTEES.
which was scheduled 10 be held IN this city Fri
day At the last minute the committee decided 70
hold the meeting in Philadelphia President Con-
wav W Sans OF Maryland. will visit this city TO-
morrow as originally intended. and discuss League
issues with the officials OF the State division He
will then hasten 10 Philadelphia 10 attend the meet
ing OF the committee. While Secretary Bassett
seems to have his heart upon having the League
abolish the divisions. far as Is known compare
lively few division of1cials favor such plan, Il
the committee should decide TO recommend that the
divisions be abolished at the meeting Friday the
suggestion will go before the National assembly.
either its regular session az special meeting
II is not believed that the committee a whole
viii recommend any such action, and even u IL
does veteran officials OF the organization believe
that Il Will be impossible for those who favor the
plan TO secure the two-thirds vote necessary 70
carry such an amendment through. Some OF those
strongest advocates for the a5oIishing OF racing
from the League In the opinion OF many people
Wheelmen succeed. the sooner some Of the trouble
makers voted OF Office the better II viii be
for the organization
The lack OF interest in cycle racing in this district
IS due largely TO the fact. pointed last year
that the clubs not conducting meets Such
conducted this year have been run by promoters.
Under old conditions races held at the Man
haitian Beach track every holiday and Saturday.
Now the few and far between. With
the clubs conducting meets club rivalry
couraged. Il Is expected that the arrival %
Harry Elkes. who is on the steamship Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse. which Is due to-day. will srim-
ulate interest. Elkes has been abroad where ne
has met with less success II is believed
that he suddenly decided return 70 this country
TO arrange for a series OF with John Nelson,
the middle distance champion Nelson has
practically every contest in which he has raced
Jimmy Michael 10 the woods and broken
ords would indicate that he Is in ElkeS's class.
ought 10 attract goodly attendance, in spite or
the Sunday meets which have done much
detract interest from racing this year Ross is also
on his way across the ocean on tire steamship
La Touraine
According report Just issued by the Asso-
ciated Cycling Clubs OF New-York. the various
committees OF the organization have been hard az
work recently. Commissioner Keating has advised
the association that al builders should file bond
70 put the streets hack in good condition
they md them. seventy-second-st- and the Boule-
ward viii be improved the tracks az
that point have been finished West One-hundred-
the gutter al once Commissioners Clausen has prom
ised TO make improvements az EiShth-ave- and
F1fIy-ninth-st and regulations Will be made rel4-
tive TO the direction OF traffic across the circle II
anxious cooperate with the association, and re-
quests members 20 make complaints 70 the street
Sprtnkltng Association OF excessive sprinAlihs OF
carelessness or drivers The association has sche
uled the following century runs Eoyai Arc24euIn
Wheelnnen September 2. Madison Wheelrnens sep
temher O. Associated Cycling Cubs september 10