The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-24
VIEWS or the uHEELMEN.
A Crisis In Affairs OF the New York state
DIyision-Ncw On'.IIoGr Record.

A critical point I'm the difficulties Of the New
York state Division OF the l. A. W, In relation
to the national organization, is to be reached
to-day, when President Conway W Sans viii
come here from Baltimore To- confer with the
leaders In anticipation of this tho Executive
Committee had an extended meeting last night
to agree upon what position should be taken.
what demands insisted upon and what couce--
sion, made II was in the nature OF a family
pow-wow and no Information was authorize
lively given out. Areporter Of THE SuN cleaned
enough, however. to feel assured that therA
would be- no compromise In the defiant position
taken hv the officers Of this stat, in opposition
to any change, that would wipe out ur beltuo
the division ~ an entity Those pre-cut AZ The
meeting were Chief Consul Milo NJ Bedding.
George c Pcuucl. Dr. } l. I'LL, John b THE.
c. Obcrmayer and John F Clark.
The best thing that the coming indoor season
can furnish will be- matches between the rivals
for the supreme midd.e-iistanc honors. Never
was the championship at the paced game in
gravor doubt. StIusou's rccurd-brelkiu per
Torrance at BrOcktuu on last Saturday added
auothcr tu the Held sut competitors. When
record, lat summer it seemed d. u the limit
must be reached, but then came Moran, VINO
beat Nelson's figures. Many began 10 mink
that ElKo- was out OF II, but his resourceiuIue~s
wa, shown on oct. . by his rae Of 80 miles
and I,UI5 yard, in one hour. ne made a new
worlds records for every NILE IRON. Two on.
II was on the track az Brocktou that Stuson
welt Fixes a little better with his record 81
80 miles and 1883 yards Ia the Luur. inns
lacks only io1 Yards OF being tqrty mdi'- an
nomeual jump from the thirty miles an hour OF
a couple Of years ago.
The ballot, for the annual election Of the Now
YORK state division l. \ W have been sent out
and Nov / has been set ~ the last day for re-
gaIvITr tho mail vote Ballots showing tNp
pO-tmark of that date will Toe counted Their"
have been no independent h"muatlph>' -" ne
ticket headed 10y the present chlet consul l.
sure Of election.
This i the season when riders should change
their gears 10 something lower than The ones
used during the summer lho~" VINO continue
TO ride with high gears lose much Of he pleasure
and benefit of wheeling IN ihe i,ill when NE
winds are brisk and steady Last sunday
many women we're seen pushing againsi Ga"
wind with a labor that left no doubt buy what
a.. rI.,.llr, ~ tt.ir rutInv was being -prIri
hy the hard work II i the testimony Of "N-
perienced riders that for some reason a breeze
Ot a given volume and speed seems - N''.t
the. cyoll-i NOR" N IN" laii iIah . n'', u, ,m'
spring This porh1p, l. due 10 teinlrrillI"
Alower gear which give, a more r'pid leg alton
produces more bodily warmth, "ul'h Is q SEQ
uud good reason for a change me lelngn'y
toward high gears, which began by initiating
racing men, has spread too ml,oh among tho''
u.ze that high geared machines nave
driven many Women 1,r1 out ridlr % mora ors
work tlln FUN For those who 40 out
n m ~ every day and Keep them elves In con-
att.on the high gears are ali night, uIt tie = ra-
dc riders make a grave mistake III trNiilG 70
pattern after them. Several Years ago when
women first began 10 take to the sport a gear
OF 50 or Gu was thought high enough. Cor them,
While now they are given ~ or -. II Is mair-
tanned by veterans that there should
be "A return and that only the experienced CEN
fury riders among women should rld" over q
a. gear. For men no rule Is INSslhIc 10 De iald
down. but there are undoubtedly many riding
gears In the SOS who 20 OUT only now and then
and who would enjoy the exercise much more
a thcv got gears In the 7us. The hardest rid
err lover tier gears for winter work. the same
uS racing men do for q windy day In summer.