New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-01
CYCLING.
BELDING BELIEVES IN FURNISHING AC-
COMMODATIONS FOR LEAGUE OF
AMERICAN WHEEI.MEN MEMBERS
ONLY-NOTES AND COMMENTS

Milor NJ Belding IT.. the chief consul of the New
York State Division of the League of American
Wheelmen. believes in furnishing accommodations
for League members only With this object In
view. Mr.. Bedding yesterday gave orders that in
future the sidepath tags for sale at League head
quarters should be sold only TO League members.
Heretofore these sidepath tags, which are neces-
sary part of bicycle equipment II one wishes 10
tour in comfort through the State. have been sold
anybody who presented 80 cents with his request
Mr.. Bedding Is echoing the sentiment OF many
other members of the veteran wheelmans or
ganizaton. who have been maintaining for a
long time that the the membership In the
organization dwndling that the associa-
ton did as much for unattached wheeimen as IL
did for its own members In some parts OF me
state certain percentage. generally per cent IS
Possibly this ARRANGEMENT is unknown 10 the Side
path Commissioners. but that the percentage mas
showed his interest in League of American Wheel.
men work yesterday by forwarding his renewal OF
membership.
A prominent official of the Good Roads Associa-
tion and who instrumental in distribut-
ing road maps TO wheelnen throughout the state
two years ago. of the many thousand
wheelmen who made the trip down the cycle path
TO Coney Island Memorial Day He was met
the Rest in Prospect Park. on his return and
he was mad all the way through II was one OF
those who attended the dinner given at the Mon
tauk Club last winter said he. and Park Com
had kept all the promises he made that night the
Theemen might today think as We 9t nun B 5e
has not kept them few loads OF traprock hdve
ENFORCEMENT has S' been m" made suppose he had the
stuff on hand and did not know any other use 70
tirey and to make solid foundation The &c, eondi,
0ns n at the the see are snd
should be made there at once the main nr g rscs
ADDED, yet nothing is done. our organization is
continually working to bring about such reforms
falls upon deaf indifferent ears
In the intercollegiate cycling championships de-
cided at Philadelphia Wednesday. Princeton
carried the honors. scoring % points. to Il oy
YALE by Columbia and by Pennsylvania Bert
Ripeys fine riding the day for the Tigers
Ripley captured both the half mile and mile cham ham
and Rose of Columbia. the i've mile pr Iaa
%U third and Pennsyivana fourth Ripley finished
second in the five mile race and Farley third
The concluding day of the International Bowling
Tournament has been designated by the managers
of that carnival "Wheelmens Day" This has
been done because the day, Sunday, has many ad-
vantages for wheelmen. and as many of the pros
riders They have signifed their intention OF at
ten6ng sh aG ARE members turn out for
club run The destination will be schttzen Park
Two prizes will be given to clubs having the
largest representation at the PARK ana one prize
The Bicycle Committee of the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club announces that the initial club run
of the season will be held Sunday. The course
will be from the clubhouse, by way of the Forty
second-st ferry to Weehawken. then around the
loop to the Hudson County Boulevard. thence to
the country clubhouse at Bayonne. Members VIII
assemble at the city clubhouse at 9:45 a m "A
dinner will be served at the country clubhouse on
arrival. of the day will be a members
baseball game between the Tires and the
'Sprockets. The tennis courts will be In condltion
for use. Members desiring to invite male guests to
join the run may do so.
On Sunday will occur what promises to be one OF
the largest century of the season. 1t Will be
held under the auspices Of the Century Road Club
of America This is the spring of that organi-
cation, originally scheduled for May Is. put post
poned three weeks account of rain on the or1g1-
nal date and so as conflict with the Of
the Vigilant Cycle Club and the Prospect Wheel
men on the following two Sundays.
Frank Kramer and Jay Eaton will meet H B.
Freeman and Hardy Downing IN a team match
race at the Vailsburg board track on Sunday. The
winning team will get $50.