New-York tribune., 1900-04-23
CYCLING.
TWENTY-MILE ROAD RACE-THE CENTURY
CLUBS RUN

AiiA>A@ Ni@-'
CLUBS RUN.
The threatening weather yesterday held many
riders in town, although the roads around the city
were In excellent condition. The Merrick Road and
the Cycle Path We're fairly well patronized. The
Park and an BouIeyard drew large numbers of riders
The twenty-rnile road race over the Merrlck Road
was won by w Mckenzie in hfty-seven minutes.
His victory brought success to his team also. 1t
consisted of John Walsh j. w. DENLY and Fl. Gal
hares MoeF and e cus Egho % Ther her HpVa fme Was
and s. l. steWar .e" The race @ Roy Was from Tnog
q@ar aDo 5q to od and return
before the race.
The Century Road Club held It's regular weekly
century run yesterday over the Century Road Club
course; C. P. Stauback and c. E. Nylander went
over the course for their century run of May H.
Chairman Schel of the League OF American
Wheelmen Touring Committee is at work on three
through routes from the East Milwaukee. where
the National meet will be held in August One will
be via Central Pennsylvania New-York and Can
ada; another via Buffalo, Cleveland and Toledo and
third further south, taking in Wheeling, Column
bus and Indianapolis These routes will be set in
type and kept standing, and proofs from them will
De given to applicants of whom there will doubt
be a large number when the weather settles enough
70 warrant wheelmen thinking of taking long rides
a-wheel or in making plans for their summer vaca-
tions. In providing these through routes it Is the
intention of Mr. Schell direct the applicant to the
the printed slip Will carry the full directions % FOR for
the balance of the tour.
Gold, silver and bronze medals are offered for the
mileage competition of the Century Wheelmen. In
addition to these prizes a gold bar Is offered for
every 5000 miles ridden by a member during the
season, and silver bar Cor every 900 miles ridden
The present leaders in the competition c. H.
Fessenden, r. F. Jurker. G. C, Garraway. S. Mehr-
ia 6afb IL and nd c E. Nylander The ambulance corps
OF the cIub gave ITS second annual dinner on Satur
day evening at the Hotel Cadillac.
One OF the most important International races
ever held In Paris hours journey was de-
cided at tho Pare des Princes track recently the
competitors including Linton Bonhours. Walters,
Taylor Ross Bauge. Fossier, Andresse, Leonard
who 35 miles 1886 yards in the hour thus ere re,
atlng new worlds record. BonhOurs second
and BauEc third
Henri Fcurner the French motor cycst who
introduced motor pacing in this country is now in
France again. and serving an assistant to Char
ron the automobile crack. in his races.
The officials of the New-YorI State Division of
the League of American Wheelmen are arranging
for good roads and cycle patti carnival to be held
In Elmira III June. The Executive Committee of
the division will hold its summer meeting at Ell
mira on June 15, and it is proposed to make this
an outing which wheelmen generally, as well as the
Sidepath Commissioners of the State will be in
vited to attend. Chief Consul Bedding said yes
terday that he convinced that all the board
of officers of the division would be present. well
as most of the Sdepath Commissioners and many
wheeimen. The annual meeting this year will be
unlike any of the others which went before in
that there will be no racing at the meet The mem
bers of the Board seem convinced that the attend
ance will be just large if a racing programme
was arranged. The good roads and cycle pat dis
cussons will take place at Convention Hail. Elmira
on June 15 and the Mayor of Elmira will deliver
a speech of welcome TO the wheeImen. Lieutenant
G0sernor c0s W9odTH m W is expected be the prig
advocate. On Sunday the visiting wheelmen will
addition they will inspect all the cycle paths around
Elmira.
Will r. Pitman, the veteran wheeman, who won
the first -hundred-mile road race contested in
America many years ago on cumbersome tricycle.,
has been busy In the last week receiving
entries for the unique century run of Saturday,
May s. in which the souvenir is to be bicycle Ian
tern instead of the customary medal Divisions
are being formed for members of the
League of American Wheelmen Associated Cycling
Clubs of New-York and Long Island. the Century
Road Club and telegraph messenger boys fire
men and other groups of riders. For the conven-
ence of the iremen and others who desire it late
If sufficient number Of riders wish it there will
be special half-holiday division starting at
O'Clock n the afternoon and finishing soon after
10 o'clock in the evening.
erstwhie road record holder, believes in plenty of
hard riding on the highway throughout the win
ter months chiefly. and during the summer period
occasionally, preliminary and a variant to
speed work on the track.
The Ambulance Corp of the Century Wheemen
gave their second annual dinner at Hotel Cadillac
on Saturday evening. 1t was very pleasant social
success, and reflected great credit on the members
of the corps. Covers were laid for thirty. F. j.
hughes ". H Mackey, P j. Murray, w II.
klinker, W. f: Frost. l. NJ. Palmer, w. P. Hep
burn. George Kramer. V. P. Donher and DR.. a. S.
Liebster made addresses.
The Howard Wheemen of Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, will hold their annual entertainment and
reception at De Kalb Assembly Rooms De Kalb
and Bedford aves. this evening. The committee in
charge of the entertainment, of which Captain
James Gallagher is chairman is working hard to
make it S'NcceSS.
CHANGES IN n. c. A. RULES.
Buffalo, April 22-An adjourned meeting of the
Board of Control of the National Cycling Assoca-