The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-10
CYCLISTS CHAT.


The South Boston wheelmen will hold
It's first century run next Sunday. wealth
er permitting II will be held over the
providence course, starting from cop'ey
SQUARE any time after a. m, and nn-
ishins az tho Same point not later than
y. m There will be three divisions. the
first TO start at $50 a. m. second at $50
a. M. and the third at a. m.
More legislation Will be proposed by the
various divisions OF the League OF Arneri-
can whelmen during tho next session Of
the state legislatures than any other one
time in the history OF the organiza ton A
majority of them, VIII be In the interest
OF good roads and side paths.
Charles Turville, the Frenchman who
rode in the last six-day race, made a new
worlds record for an unpaced mile few
days ago. at Salt Lake City. He rode the
mile I'm ] minute. 90 seconds. The best
previous record was l minute. 20 az Sec
onds. by Iver lawson
| The renewed interest In cycling taken
| by so many wheelmen who have allowed
| their enthusiasm 10 wane during the pasf
| year or two Is becoming uanfcs, 70 Of
| ficials of the League of Amcricau Wheel
garding renewals Of expired member
ships. There is sentimental desire on
| the part OF n large number OF these rid
ers TO retain their original membership
numbers, and their records OF enrolment
may be unbroken. To provide for this the
League allows for all renewals by the
simple payment of back dues, fltl
Johnny Nelson has his work cut out for
| him for the next four weeks Manager
| Ed. l.. Spooner has arranged the follow
| ing dates Saturday he win meet
] Wathour or some OF the other flyers at
Brockton. On September 10 hs will meet
| Stinson at New Bedford: i1th. Hardy
/ Downing at Worcester; 18th. Caldwell at
Baltimore; 18th, Miller at Waterbury:
18th, Ross at Manhattan Beach: nth.
| Fixes. place undecided: 18th. Ross at
| Worcester: 18th. Caldwell at Sprirrae'd:
10Th. Collette or Walthour at New Haven:
I'D Ross. place undecided; 24th EIkes.
place undecided: 27th at New Bedford:
18th. Elkes, place undecided.
The Pennsylvania division OF the League
| of American Wheelmen succeeded. last
year. In securing the appointment of
! road commission by the state Legislature.
| In accordance with instructions given by
the legislature. the road commissioners
are gathering information throughout the
state upon which to base road meas
ure to be submitted to the legislature Of
1901 The method adopted bids fair TO
place In the hands OF the commission VAL
| liable data as to the condition OF roads
| throughout the state, and the wishes and
needs OF each section.
No plan for the securing Of the League
of American Wheemen meet for Minnc-
| apolls I'm 1902 will be formulated until af-
ter the cycling season is over One OF the
first things that will be done will be the
organization OF League meet club. TO
secure the meet II will he quite necessary
for Minneapolis to make a good showing
at the meet In Buffalo. N. ". next Au-
gust. This can undoubtedly be done. for
aside from the meet. the Pan-American
exposition will be an extra inducemenf
for Minneapolitanse to make the trip. The
matter has been quite generally talked
over by the wheelmen who will take the
initiative in the matter. and they do not
anticipate any greater difficulty In secur-
Ing the meet.
A meeting OF the revision committee or
the League OF American Wheelmen. ap-
pointed by the last national assembly to
| construct new constitution ard bylaws.
| was held on Thursday night at Philadel-
phia The effect of the positive remon-
strance and threatened rebellion OF tho
| New York state division OF the League
was plainly apparent In what happened.
| The question of making the offices OF
| secretary and treasurer elective annually
by the national assembly. or appointed
by the executive committee. was dis
cussed at length. and II was decided to
make the offices elective. This will do
away with the perpetuity In office OF any
one particular man. which is what the
New Workers have avowedly opposed.
The proposition to have the president
elected by popular vote was defeated. X
was Incorporated that only certain d.
visions. not having n membership Of a
certain number. should be abolished. This
is virtually a victory for the New York
ers What was done by the revision COM
mittee will have to he ratified by the ma
tional assembly. but as President Sans
and others who represent the party In