New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-02
CYCLING.
L. a ". LOCAL OFFICIALS TO DECIDE ON
PLAN OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
WORK NEEDED.

The officials of the League OF American Wheel
men in this district realize that much work must
be dore TO bring up the membership in this district,
The representatives held a meeting ar the Grand
Union Hotel on Wednesday night and a result
the consuls OF he district to be called together
at a meeting TO Sc held next Wednesday evening.
wien a plan of action will be decided upon. The
delegates made a wise move when they appointed
Isaac B. Potter chairman. Mr.. Potter has been. to
al! tntents and purposes out Of League of Amer
lean Wheennen affairs for the last year and he has
been missed. Among those present at the meeting
on Wednesday night NJ. NJ Bedding, jr, W.
5 Bun. H, O. Ackerly Paul P. ]. Donvan. F. NJ
Frobtsher, DR.. L. c. lie Roy, Q. J. Obermayer,
George c, Pennen. Dr. H C PiTard, I. B. Potter
James A. Rooney. J. A. Stiyers. ]. B. Uhla and H.
9 White.
Ihe meeting was called by Chief Consul Bedding
for the purpose of discussing and outlining plan
OF action for the formation of local consuates
An informal discussion ensued. in which the ma
gestions for the future work Of the consulate were
opS6nh T9 IN its opinion, the sdepath movement
OK % the CT fhe good o T0r so 0ns enrT 5
been found bV actual exnerience thai Where cvrIe
paths have been constructed they act as object
Urged that the local consulate should take active
iaferest IN the construction OF trunk line cycle
nately continuous paths from New-York 70 Chi
ton of local organizations or consulates in every
town in the State and by interesting these bodies
more general interest might be aroused in the con:
stIuCtlon or Trunk line cycle paths II meeting or
all the consuates in the State were held in this
city The local work Of the consulate was also
thoroughly discussed, including the urgent need OF
a more vigorous enforcement of the rules of the
road by the city authorities.
The following motions were adopted
Resolved. That this meeting requests the chief
consul TO at once call a meeting OF those members
OF the League Of American Wheenen who have
oeen appointed TO act as consuls; the time and
place OF the meeting TO be fixed by the chief consul
outline plan OF work TO be submitted 10 the
ing OF consus."
A committee consisting OF the chief consul sec
rotary treasurer, Dr. L. .. lie Roy George c Pen
nell, Isaac z. Potter and James Rooney. ap-
pointed.
Metropolitan members OF the Century Road Club
OF America will have incentive enough this year
IN the prizes offered for mileage records Besides
the regular club prizes there the Mackey gold
medals and comes the offer OF Frank 2
Weston, of Elmra He will give a coaster brake
10 each leader in February and March and one each
10 the centurion ma king the mos- mileage every
week in April and May This contest is only open
TO the Century Club members in the metropolitan
district
Owing TO the objections fled with the Board OF
Directors OF the Agricultural Society OF Queens and
Nassau counties several changes have been made
IN the programme for the annual spring exhibition
the most notable being the entire elimination from
( the programme OF the usual bicycle races.
The resent election Of officers OF the Bay Ridge
A c Wheelmen resulted as follows: CAPTAIN Rob
ert J. Smith; first lieutenant James j. Murphy:
second lieutenant, Harry wurch: color bearers
Frank Freel and William Il. Stetcher and bugler
George Dill 1'~''