New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
CYCLING.
VIGOROUS PROTEST AGAINST CUTTING
OUT STATE DIVISIONS OF THE LEAGUE
OF AMERICAN wHEELMBN

Al meeting Of the Executive Committee OF the
New-York State Division OF the League OF Aruerf-
can Wheelmen yesterday vigorous protest was
made against the suggestion that the organization
dispense with its State divisions At the meeting
were the following: Chief Consul Milo NJ Belding
3r-. John B. Uhle. John F Clark, Waiter NJ Mese-
role and c. J. Obermeyer. The suggestion advauced
In certain League OF American Wheelrnsn circles
that al the business OF the organization shouId
be transacted through the National body brought
out the opinion that the officials OF the State
division were unanimously opposed 10 any such
action AFTER the meeting the delegates said that
In their opinion the organization would sign Its
death warrant II Secretary Bassetts idea was car-
ried out Chief Consul Belding said: ITO perpetu-
ate the League OF American wheemen we must
preserve the State divisions. In a measure. to be
successful, must follow the National order OF
things In State divisions the local interest is
worked up as it could not be by the National
organization As the conditions are to-day we are
able to work local pride With State divisions
we are able to get certain legislation which would
be impossible TO get under a National organiza-
ton alone II the suggestion to do away with the
membership Of the organization Would dWindie de
down to few old time members, who would re-
do not believe that We would have Ave hundred
members IN Two yeare II the divisions are thrown
better than we could do without State divisions
since April NewsTork state shows smaller per
centage than any Of the other leading divisions"
Speaking Of lights on bicycles an English au-
thority says: Are wheelmen suffering from mid
summer madness, that from all parts OF the coun-
try come udings OF sumrnonses innumerabls
account of their riding without lights? In these
days q cheap light efficient cycle lamps a wheel
plays the fool 70 the utterrnost when he sets
out for an evening ride without a lamp. We have
no pity for the wight who IS haled before the au-
thor4ties and fined for breaking the law in this
respect. for IN these days Of candle aoetylene OF
and electric cycle lamps no sort Of excuse can be
accepted for him AS for the learned headnaster
Of a well known school whose endeavors 70 slump
the cycle lamp trade by an attempt to legalise
the exhibition OF q trio Of gIowworus. we rejoice
that the Winchester bench having outgrown the
fear Of headmasters, declared that glowworrns did
not constitute light within the meaning OF the
act, and mulcted him in the sum Of nine shilIings
II three glowworms had been allowed a light the
headmaster might have persevered in his act evad
nose @ With phoSo 20 to s see If Ter I Rorsb1s ms
would aeoede that r successful, this would have
meaning mean little OF nothing to the chemists for
A tourist says that the proper place for luggage
Is supposed to be Immediately over the rear wheel
but chance occurrence the other day altered his
ideas about this. 'T had strapped heavy hand
bag behind my saddle" he says, but Il would
keep in place. took It OF and carried II at
the end OF the handlebar. To my surprise the ma
chine Immediately felt lighter and ran more easily
The change was too marked TO be mistaken. 7
had often noticed that the machine ran heavily
when I had my touring bag on but never having
had occasion to change its position imagined it
was simply the weight. The trouble is 10 find
enough the front Of the machine. fairly
large roll be carried the handlebar but It
is rather IN the way, and If much weight is put
over the front wheel i affects the steering IN
pleasantly; The bags which At IN the frame are
Objectionable, as they get IN the way OF the knees
and compel q bowlegged action. I shall Try TO
compromise by putting the light portion OF nv
impedinenta behind and the rest on the handle
bar"
Jane Yatman who was the first woman TO try
for q. long distance record over the Century Road
Club triangular Long Island course and covered
700 miles in less than eighty hours, started on Sun
day morning TO ride a wheel from New-York to
Chicago She expects to cover the distance In nine
days Members Of the Century Road Club will
pace her most Of the way.